other methods of online buying?

[laserwanabe]

Hi, i see things on LPF and other places all the time i want to buy. I don't have a paypal account or any other online payment source , so what can i do if i want to buy something off of LPF that is safe?

 

[phoenix77]

Open a Pay-Pal Account or a Google Account as soon as you can. It's not hard to do, & if you're a minor, ask a parent. ( IF YOU'RE A RESPONSIBLE PERSON ) A parent will be more likely to help you if you show responsibility, like getting & keeping a job, even if it's delivering newspapers. That was my 1st job, & I held it for 3 yrs. till I was old enough to get a job stocking grocery store shelves & doing carry-outs

 

[laserwanabe]

My dad 'did' have PayPal but it doesn't work now according to him... because he got a new card.

 

[Ace82]

You can offer to send a paper check, via mail, then the seller sends upon arrival of the check. Could be risky, but if you do your homework, could work.

 

[laserwanabe]

That sounds better then sending strait cash. I just need to open a checking account, but I'm extremely lazy.

 

[el-taco]

Well, one thing you could do is to get your cash, go to a participating store, and buy a virtual credit card. I know that in australia these are called Virtual V Cards and are done by Visa.

They have a small fee, but they load up the amount of money you want to the card and give you a CVV, a CC number, an expiry date etc.

These DO work with paypal.

 

[laserwanabe]

Sounds good, they have them around here but there called green dot cards. Thanks that will diffidently work.