mo2 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Do you all have your paypal accounts linked to your bank account? I am always wary of giving out my bank account number, but you're not allowed to use your paypal account unless you have a bank account linked to it. I have some money in my paypal account from selling some used curriculum, and I'm just dying to order Song School Latin, but paypal won't let me until I give them a bank account number! Is this safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I understand your concern. It was years before I finally used Paypal to pay for books I ordered, but now I love the convenience. Dh is really good about keeping an eye on all of our expenses and such, so he would notice right away if something inappropriate were happening with our account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeOnTheRanch Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I have a bank account from where we used to live that I've kept open just for paypal. I keep just enough in that account so that we don't incur any fees + any paypal purchases I might make, but not enough that I'm overly worried about being cleaned out. We've never had any bad issues. Most of the people that I know that have had problems have been scammed by emails into given their info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Jen in Mississippi Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Ours is linked too. I find it very convenient when I want to transfer funds from Paypal (when I've sold things) into my bank account. I've had a Paypal account for many years and have not had any issues. The only time I had a problem, a seller of something I bought died before I got my item! Paypal refunded my money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 a second account to link to paypal. I'm almost certain paypal is safe, but it just made me feel better. :001_smile: Also, I was able to put my mad money in there and not be tempted to tap into anything more. I'm not good at fighting the spending temptation, so a small balance helps things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I use my Pay Pal to pay for things and I don't have a bank account attached to it. I just use what is in the account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I've had a paypal account for years and have never had any trouble. I've had 3 different bank accounts in the 9 years I've had a paypal account and haven't had trouble with any of the accounts! I love the convenience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I use my Pay Pal to pay for things and I don't have a bank account attached to it. I just use what is in the account. Really? They won't let me do that. They say in order to raise my sending limit, I have to link to a bank account. Maybe they've changed something in their policies since you opened your account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 You don't need a bank account if you link it to a credit card. How safe you feel about depends onyour credit card's policies. BTW, this forum is the only place I've seen people ask for a non-credit card Paypal and I just don't buy from them unless thye'll take a check in the mail instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I just opened my account in the past 3 months. Maybe I haven't spent enough out of it for them to make me link a checking account yet. I don't know. I just know I use the money in it to purchase online things and have done it several times with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbac Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 We've had a checking account linked to paypal for probably a good 8 or 9 years. I think we've had about 3 different checking accounts over the years, between moving and then a change of banks. We've never had any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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