Author Topic: Paypal Philippines (Read 42510 times)

subtitle · « **on:** Oct 12, 2006 at 06:45 PM »

i just saw in another forum that we in the philippines can now open a send-only paypal account. i signed up a few minutes ago with my credit card issued here

firewired · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 12, 2006 at 07:53 PM »

Yup signed up as well and it works. Too bad merchants still can't use it as an online payment option. Would've been great for PinoyDVD Marketplace sellers.

clea · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 12, 2006 at 10:41 PM »

Sir, san po sign up nito?

firewired · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 12, 2006 at 11:14 PM »

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run

Make sure to choose "Philippines" from the dropdown menu.

Thunderball · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 12:39 AM »

what exactly is a "send-only" PayPal account? does it mean that we can now purchase items in eBay U.S. via PayPal?

firewired · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 06:29 AM »

Yes, "send-only" means you can now purchase goods and services from any Paypal merchant (including eBay sellers) using your Philippine credit card.

The limitation is that your account cannot be used to receive money. Online Philippine sellers with (presumably) Philippine bank accounts still won't able to use Paypal as a payment option on their respective sites.

notarius · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 08:29 AM »

Even if we are limited to the "send only" option, this opens up endless possibilities on ebay (U.S.)

Next questions is whether we have to synchronize credit card and paypal shipping addresses.

subtitle · « **Reply #7 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 09:42 AM »

^ yes, i would like to know that as well. a lot of ebay sellers only ship to paypal verified addresses.

firewired · « **Reply #8 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 10:12 AM »

Not sure about shipping addresses but you can always choose to verify your PayPal account and become part of their Expanded Use Program. It's a pretty straightforward procedure which can be accessed via a link under the My Account section.

PayPal charges US$1.95 to your credit card.
When that charge appears on your online statment (and on the printed statement if your credit card company isn't online), it will be accompanied by a 4-digit unique code.
Enter that code in your Paypal account to validate/verify your credit card.
PayPal automatically credits the US$1.95 charge to your account.

jojitv · « **Reply #9 on:** Oct 13, 2006 at 02:33 PM »

Verified my account, but will still have to wait a few days for the number to reflect on my statement.

subtitle · « **Reply #10 on:** Oct 16, 2006 at 10:00 AM »

got the verification number on my online credit card statement. now my paypal account is verified

turismo1997 · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 16, 2006 at 10:42 AM »

gusto ko sumali, pero, pwede po malaman kung ano benefits ng paypal lalo na pag bumibili ka online via ebay? pag meron paypal ba i che-check muna nya kung na send na yung goods papunta sayo? thanks

keilu · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 16, 2006 at 05:29 PM »

yay! verfied account na rin ako.....time to browse and see what i can bid on at ebay

Quote from: turismo1997 on Oct 16, 2006 at 10:42 AM

gusto ko sumali, pero, pwede po malaman kung ano benefits ng paypal lalo na pag bumibili ka online via ebay? pag meron paypal ba i che-check muna nya kung na send na yung goods papunta sayo? thanks

in answer to your query, only thing i could think of is ease of payment since most ebay sellers (outside of the phils that is) prefer paypal payments. With regards to paypal checking if the items you paid were sent to you, dont think that they do that. then again, might be wrong.

Artemis · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 16, 2006 at 07:00 PM »

verified na rin pero yikes! hirap na naman magpigil sa gastos nito! :'(

Quote from: turismo1997 on Oct 16, 2006 at 10:42 AM

gusto ko sumali, pero, pwede po malaman kung ano benefits ng paypal lalo na pag bumibili ka online via ebay?

tama si keilu about ease of payment and ebay sellers preferring paypal as method of payment for international buyers.

Quote from: turismo1997 on Oct 16, 2006 at 10:42 AM

pag meron paypal ba i che-check muna nya kung na send na yung goods papunta sayo? thanks

nope. it does not do that. sa experience ko, it only tells both the buyer and the seller that payment was sent, but it doesn't tell you whether the goods have been sent or not. You'll have to ask the seller about that. One of the major advantages of paypal is that it makes it possible to file a claim or dispute and refund your payment kung sakaling magkaproblema sa transaction like may damage or hindi mo na-receive yung items. Paypal gives you buyer protection. Read more about it here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pbp-info-outside

hope this helps.

turismo1997 · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 17, 2006 at 10:42 AM »

thanks

nixenzo · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 19, 2006 at 07:04 PM »

Yes! Verified na rin ako! Hello eBay, and hopefully DVDHeaven!

jojitv · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 26, 2006 at 02:47 PM »

Quote from: jojitv on Oct 13, 2006 at 02:33 PM

Verified my account, but will still have to wait a few days for the number to reflect on my statement.

After two weeks, verified na rin ako.

nixenzo · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 31, 2006 at 09:46 AM »

Ack! They need my proof of address through a utility bill. Problem is I don't pay bills...yet. I contacted them to no avail, they sent me an automated response.

RNIverson · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 31, 2006 at 04:50 PM »

hmm... i got verified without any proof of address $:-\$ will the $1.95 amount (charged in your card to be verified) be added in your paypal balance?

nixenzo · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 01, 2006 at 10:57 AM »

Quote from: RNIverson on Oct 31, 2006 at 04:50 PM

hmm... i got verified without any proof of address $:-\$ will the $1.95 amount (charged in your card to be verified) be added in your paypal balance?

Lucky lucky. Anyway, the $1.95 will be added to your account after you send your first payment.

nixenzo · « **Reply #20 on:** Nov 02, 2006 at 08:49 PM »

Hmm...this is getting weirder. I tried to send a payment through PayPal a few days ago, but I assumed it didn't got through because of my limited access. I checked with my account, and true enough, it wasn't sent. But when I checked by debit card account, the payment got reflected.

I'm trying to contact them but they kept sending me automatic emails.

dobermaxx69 · « **Reply #21 on:** Nov 02, 2006 at 10:47 PM »

Quote from: nixenzo on Nov 02, 2006 at 08:49 PM

Hmm...this is getting weirder. I tried to send a payment through PayPal a few days ago, but I assumed it didn't got through because of my limited access. I checked with my account, and true enough, it wasn't sent. But when I checked by debit card account, the payment got reflected.

I'm trying to contact them but they kept sending me automatic emails.

i feel you man. same thing just happened to me. i tried to purchase an oppo dvd player. i thought the payment didn't go through but then i checked my credit statement online, the payment got reflected. however, i called up the bank and they told me if paypal does not forward them within 2 weeks. the transaction will be cancelled and they will refund the full amount to my card.

for now, the $268 charge to my card is still "floating".

boybi · « **Reply #22 on:** Nov 02, 2006 at 10:57 PM »

Quote from: firewired on Oct 13, 2006 at 06:29 AM

Yes, "send-only" means you can now purchase goods and services from any Paypal merchant (including eBay sellers) using your Philippine credit card.

The limitation is that your account cannot be used to receive money. Online Philippine sellers with (presumably) Philippine bank accounts still won't able to use Paypal as a payment option on their respective sites.

what if i won in a bid at ebay, then the seller failed to ship the item after transferring/paying him through paypal, will my payment be reverted back to me even if my account cannot receive money?

nixenzo · « **Reply #23 on:** Nov 03, 2006 at 11:07 AM »

Quote from: dobermaxx69 on Nov 02, 2006 at 10:47 PM

i feel you man. same thing just happened to me. i tried to purchase an oppo dvd player. i thought the payment didn't go through but then i checked my credit statement online, the payment got reflected. however, i called up the bank and they told me if paypal does not forward them within 2 weeks. the transaction will be cancelled and they will refund the full amount to my card.

for now, the $268 charge to my card is still "floating".

Please update us if anything happens. Still no word from PayPal for me. Terrible support talaga

It says, by the way, that limited access accounts can receive payments, but not send money. Pero it says in the previous posts, send only lang ang Philippines

lithium_deuteride · « **Reply #24 on:** Nov 03, 2006 at 12:19 PM »

Quote from: boybi on Nov 02, 2006 at 10:57 PM

what if i won in a bid at ebay, then the seller failed to ship the item after transferring/paying him through paypal, will my payment be reverted back to me even if my account cannot receive money?

Even if your account could receive money chances are, bye bye na ang payment mo. You can get items cheap at ebay but you have to accept the risk of not receiving the item you already paid for. It's the reason you have to check the reliability record of the seller. Another thing that can happen is the item gets lost during shipment. USA mailing is very reliable but if you live in a wide open neighborhood and your package arrives while no one is at home, delikado.

I once bought a $300 car stereo from ebay and the Fedex package sat on the porch for 3 days. OK naman kasi yung neighborhood but I can't imagine doing the same thing if I lived in Queens NYC or the Bronx for example.

nixenzo · « **Reply #25 on:** Nov 18, 2006 at 09:15 PM »

PayPal restored my account access again!

I really hope that there wouldn't be anymore problems. Plus the receiver confirmed that they already got my payment.

subtitle · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 11, 2007 at 01:37 PM »

nixenzo, what did you do to have your account restored? did you fax anything?

groucho · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 23, 2007 at 05:44 PM »

I apologize for my ignorance, but I'm a little confused.

I have signed up for a PayPal account using my billing address here in Manila. What if I would want to purchase something on eBay and have it sent to somebody in the US? Would that be possible using PayPal?

bumblebee · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 24, 2007 at 12:44 PM »

I guess you would have to ask the seller to send it to the US.

clea · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 24, 2007 at 03:00 PM »

I think this would depend on whom you're purchasing the item from.

I did this by specifying it on the notes or message area to have my package sent to Johnny Air - NY