ebay -paypal questions

[Chip]

Im a new ebayer(international) and have absolutely no idea how paypal works.
I tried signing up to paypal but I couldnt find Philippines under the country list. I'm sure the answer is very simple but i cant figure it out. Do i use singapore, taiwan etc for the region? Any help would be appreciated

thanks

[BlueBimmer]

paypal does not accept philippine clients, either CC or money transfer lang choices mo nyan..

[zman]

paypal does not support the philippines. whatever region you use, your credit card's number is identified as a philippine based card and will not be allowed to register.

use bidpay

[Chip]

thanks for the quick replies guys

[zanch]

I plan to sell some stuffs sana sa ebay but i dont have a credit card and i dont know the ins and outs of the transactions.

Magbenta ka ng Targa ng $$$ dami kakagat kasi.

[konde]

paypal does not support the philippines. whatever region you use, your credit card's number is identified as a philippine based card and will not be allowed to register.

use bidpay

so, if i have a US based credit card, i can register at paypal?

how do paypal and bidpay work?

sensya na po, ignorante kasi ko dito.

[gwapito69]

yun ang safe na transaction kaysa sa check or money order. kasi kahit papano e kung di mo matanggap yung product mo e pwede mo reklamo sa paypal and they'll give your money back to your acct. pwede mo rin gamitin yun pero ang pagkakaalam ko e dapat ang mailing add mo e sa US din kasi pag pinas baka hindi rin tanggapin ng paypal. Ebay is good pero dami ng manloloko dyan kaya ingat ka lang sa pagbili ng gamit lalo na pag sinasabing brand new tapos ang price nya e way below the market value.

[mgbrillo]

just go to their website..
safe and secured ang paypal, and the fact na under sya ng ebay, so possible na pwede kang maghabol. you can just register your credit card number and they will give you an account. so all your transactions will be logged thru that 'account'. ingat lang sa mga fakes na kumakalat sa ebay (international). if you plan to sell your items, better na mag-pondo ka to 'up' your reputation (based on transactions and positive feedbacks from sellers). Usually, the first step (when buying) is to check the seller's reputation score and check their buying/selling history. please take note of how many negative and neutral feedback the seller got as well as bid retractions (and also, naka-indicate naman sa ebay kung the seller have [recently] changed his/her id.

haba na ba? hehehehe.. just trying to help you out. lintek yang ebay na yan.. nauubos pera ko dyan! hahahaha.

[mgbrillo]

and to add on that, tama ang sinabi ni mr. gwapito.. you need to have a valid US address kasi kasama sa registration mo yun. unfortunately, hindi nga kasama ang pinas in the list. I have emailed paypal (i think a year ago) and i got a response na (baka) idagdag daw nila ang philippines in the near future (well.. its been a year.. so, looking forward to it). the good thing is that, may ebay.com.ph na, since ebay owns paypal, baka (eventually), ipagamit din ang paypal for transactions involving philippines.

[mrpink]

unless our credit ratings go up .. the philippines won't be part of the paypal list ..

if you have a US issued CC, you're good to go .. just make sure you all the account info that you use when registering matches with your credit card info ..

[smooth]

I plan to sell some stuffs sana sa ebay but i dont have a credit card and i dont know the ins and outs of the transactions.

Magbenta ka ng Targa ng $$$ dami kakagat kasi.

hi zanch. you have PM

[CaMoTe!!!]

pwede na magregister ng philippine address using philippine issued credit cards.. kaka register ko lang kanina...

[theveed]

Guys, correction, pwede Phil, you just can't RECEIVE payment with it if you use a Phil CC... You can, however, make payments through your CC.

PAYPAL user since 1996 actually... it's safe (just like credit card), the only real threat you have are phishing emails.

I receive about 3-4 fake eBay and PAYPAL emails daily, asking you to update your PAYPAL/eBay info...

It's really easy to spot, because those two NEVER ask you to fill up anything hehe... Just ignore those emails and change your passwords often.

[userfriendly]

If you buy from ebay and have it shipped to the Phils, do you need to pay taxes? And di ba hassel sa customs?

[theveed]

User: Depends, most merchants will just ship it legally through FedEx, USPS, UPS, in that case, the items will be held up by the couriers (except USPS, since that'll go straight to the post office, the Phil post office will hold the items) and send you the bill for the tax...

Some smaller merchants will allow "requests" for misindicating the invoice hehe.