Question about PayPal

[RayJay]

Hi,

I am selling to a member in Singapore and he is trying to send me a payment via gift and he says that there is no option to send as a gift.
Is this normal? And is there a way he can send the payment as a gift?
I have heard that some people in China can't accept/send gift payments? Would this be the same for Singapore?

Thanks guys.

 

[Thejoker301]

Hi,

I am selling to a member in Singapore and he is trying to send me a payment via gift and he says that there is no option to send as a gift.
Is this normal? And is there a way he can send the payment as a gift?
I have heard that some people in China can't accept/send gift payments? Would this be the same for Singapore?

Thanks guys.

I think that people outside the US can not do that anymore. I can not send payments as gifts too and I am from Israel.

:beer:

 

[Things]

Sending a payment as a gift means you have no protection if he scams you, not a good idea.

 

[RayJay]

I think that people outside the US can not do that anymore. I can not send payments as gifts too and I am from Israel.

:beer:

I am in Australia and can send as gift?

 

[RayJay]

Sending a payment as a gift means you have no protection if he scams you, not a good idea.

Lol, its actually the other way around. He's sending to me.


Also, the only reason I am asking for it as a gift is it's being sent to my Gf's new paypal account and if it is sent any other way than gift it gets held up for 30 days as its a new account.


Also, sorry about the double post.. I thought your post was after my last one.

 

[Grix]

It is not called "gift" anymore, but he should have the option of sending it as a "personal payment" or "payment owed" which is basically the same thing.

 

[RayJay]

It is not called "gift" anymore, but he should have the option of sending it as a "personal payment" or "payment owed" which is basically the same thing.

Ok, I will let him know. He also sent me some screen shots and none of them had any other option. It did it automatically?

I know they are all reversible. Hence why I sent the items registered with tracking, signature and return signed card by receiver delivery confirmation.

Also, I have a "gift" option.

 

[grainde]

In the UK and France there are still gift options, you just have to pay for the privilege ie they charge a fee for sending gift payments...:tsk:

 

[crazyspaz]

When I sold to a member in Singapore, that's how it was. Not really a big deal in the end, just have to account for fees

 

[RYDorDIE278]

Here In NZ the options are quite limited, When People tell me to send payment as a "Gift" I Select "Send Money to family or friends" and I Have to Pay Fees
But when they are keen to accept the fees I Select "Im Paying For goods or services"
Even If they dont want to accept the fees i prefer to add fees on top and still select "Im Paying For goods or services" just to give me some sort of protection,
hope that helped in some way?

 

[busman2]

Here you can send payment to family or friend. Some people want that when purchasing from a private individual so that the PayPal fee is bypassed. I went to do this for a forum member recently and PayPal was going to charge a fee anyway, I guess they are in business to make MONEY!