Paypal Gift Payments.

[icastle]

We have been made aware of a number of transactions where goods have been paid for using the Paypal Gift system and the goods are never delivered afterwards.

Please be very aware that if you use this payment method there is no way of getting your money back if the deal goes wrong.

[tremblap]

also, Paypal starts to investigate if you receive too much money that way...

[Lozz196]

I always pay for Goods/Services, find out what the fees are, then send a Gift for the fees amount alone. I also make sure on the message for the Goods/Services I state exactly what the item is that I`m buying.

[icastle]

Just a bit of a bump to remind people of the possible dangers of using this particular PayPal service.

We're still seeing complaints about non delivery of goods and 'sellers' disappearing once the money has been sent.

Please be very sure of what you are doing before using the gift option as there's no way of getting a refund once you've used it.

[fatwull]

Would it not be easier for people to deposit money in the paypal account so there are no fees, then you would have more proof of the transaction.

Edited January 28, 2016 by fatwull