[unsplosion]

I am wondering just that, if I could possibly sign up for paypal and earn money to my payal account, and then buy things online with that money.

[Livewire]

Yes it is possible - however you need a bank account to do it.


The other side-effect is without a credit card, it seems paypal likes to drag its feet by using an eCheck, which can take several business days to clear.


In any case, the answer in short is yes - get a checking/savings account, and have your bank give you their Routing Number and your Account Number - Paypal will make 2 small deposits to verify that it's your account (it makes the deposits, you have to tell them how much they are - its only pennies, but it's enough for them to verify that you control that account ).


I'd still recommend getting a CC, but if you've got the bank account that's enough to get some basic shopping done if you don't necessarily mind it being a bit slow.

[unsplosion]

Ah! I NEED a bank account or credit card? The funds cannot just stay in my account and then I spend them?

[Livewire]

Honestly I've never tried it without a bank acct or credit card, but I don't get why you'd want paypal without the bank account anyways.

If you can find a way to get the funds onto paypal, then it might let you spend them without a bank acct or cc, but again, I've not tried this.


If the issue is you being under 18 and thus unable to get either a cc or a bank account, then you'll have a problem anyways - Paypal only accepts users 18 or up. If you're under 18 and they find out, you'd likely have your acct suspended/frozen, and be unable to get to the funds whether they're yours or not.


Check the banks in your area though; the ones here are offering totally free checking, and if one in your area is as well, paypal's a heck of a lot easier once it's tied to a bank account.

[mlsoft]

Yes this is possible. That is how I started with PayPal. I use to do those PTC sites and got like $50 for 2-3 months clicks, with that money I was able to purchase something from a site that accepted PayPal. No credit card or bank account was needed, these are used to remove limits and verify your account.

[dknight3]

Originally Posted by mlsoft

Yes this is possible. That is how I started with PayPal. I use to do those PTC sites and got like $50 for 2-3 months clicks, with that money I was able to purchase something from a site that accepted PayPal. No credit card or bank account was needed, these are used to remove limits and verify your account.

i think your wrong, i still have 30 stuck in an old account of mine.

wait a sec, they must have chagned it! SWEET im 33 dollars richer!!
Edit:
nope nvm you cant do it, need to add bank account or debit.

[tittat]

i think paypal charges for tranfering payments to your bank.Is it?

[Soki]

It can't be done either way...I have tried it many times...unless you get a debit card...that is the only way..

[sunils]

Paypal account can be created without connecting your bank account.
You can use paypal money to buy things online which accepts payment by paypal.

[bigjoe4]

Does anybody know if money can be transfered from alertpay to paypal?