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Paypal Question

Ziac45Ziac45 Registered User regular
edited April 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
So I started a paypal account to do some Ebay buying and I linked my debit card to it. Now I was looking through and it says my account balance on pay pal is zero, is this how it should be? If I win something on ebay and use that to pay will it just take it from my debit card? Didn't find this anywhere on the website and I already bid on something so time is something of an issue.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Yes the money will be taken straight from your debit account.

    Your paypal balance will always read zero unless you accept a payment with your paypal account, as a seller for example.

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  • xeviqxeviq Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Yes. Unless you sell something and take the payment via Paypal or request that money be sent from your bank account to your Paypal account, your balance will be zero.
    Just think of it as a seperate checking account that when needed will charge your linked debit card. 'Cause that's pretty much what it is.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    get your debit card off it asap and use a credit card instead

    debit cards provide no protection for the scammery and tomfoolery of paypal.

    Credit Cards do.

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