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Darkkid09

Do you need a credit card registered in your PayPal to buy stuff or can you use money already on your account [without putting in a credit card] (i.e. money your friends gave you via PayPal.)?

Because quite frankly I don't trust them!

Also my Steam wallet needs me... http://imgur.com/9xy9T

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edse1991

Me neither. I don't have to use my credit card to register and that's good because I can't use it for online things.

I had problems with one account. They suddenly wanted me to confirm my account with my credit card because they thought someone had stole it and now I can't get it back. 15€ or so lost.

Therefore I don't like to have much money on my account which is bad when there is good sales on steam and I don't have any money.

13 years ago
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BlueLegion

If you don't trust paypal, you cannot trust any online payment service. To use money that is on your paypal account, you do need a bank account linked to it. It does NOT have to be a credit card. A debit bank account is fine, and you can get those for free if you're a student.

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virarneeda

This man is correct, listen to him.

13 years ago
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Pur3Bolt

Nope you don't need anything linked to your paypal to buy stuff

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S173NT54MUR41

Your account can be frozen for not having linking any finnacial thingy to your account. To unfreeze your account you need to link it. It can cause a charge back for a purchase on steam, which will result in disabled steam account. Steam has a zero tolorance policy for it.

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Restrife

^ please listen to this nice man over here.

PD. You DO need to have it if you want to feel 100% safe and secure when you buy/sell, there is something called Verified Paypal. Look into that. and then look into Unverified Paypal and see the differences.

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Darkkid09

K thanks guys!

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Pur3Bolt

I know there is a difference... I'm not a newbie to PP. He asked if he can buy on the web w/o a credit card and the answer is YES YOU CAN...

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Pur3Bolt

Wha-??

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BlueLegion

that may be correct, but earlier you said you could pay with PP without ANYTHING linked to the PP account, which is false.

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Pur3Bolt

Oh really? Then why can I pay for stuff without having a bank acc or a credit card on my PayPal?(or what did you have in mind?)

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BlueLegion

I once sent money to a friend from my PP acc to hers, but she could not do anything with it (neither payment nor transferral) until she got a debit card and verified it on paypal

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Pur3Bolt

I had no problems with such things. Well now my acc is limited anyway since I forgot to turn off my proxy <_<

Getting a debit card for this, thanks PayPal...thanks -.-

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JohnnyS

Yes you can use the money your friend sent to you without having credit card activated, but check if your country supports receiving funds.

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Darkkid09

Thanks!

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Pur3Bolt

You can use the money on your account on the web. You can put it on your bank account/credit card when/if you link them ;)

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nightwolf

I trust Steam Wallet much more then I trust PayPal.

Enter you credit card info once, buy credits, remove your credit card info. No one needs those numbers stored.

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Darkkid09

Yeah thanks. I use Steam Wallet more than PayPal also, but check this out http://imgur.com/9xy9T

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moyako1802

I don't understand why did you post that pic. Are you begging for a game?

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Darkkid09

Yeah, it was fairly random!

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nightwolf

Can't you transfer what you have on PayPal to Steam Wallet (buying credits)? As someone said previously, if you have an account, it shouldn't require a cc (although it is recommended).

By the way, there are some Windows Updates for you to install.

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Darkkid09

LOL, thanks. I shall install them!

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Closed 13 years ago by Darkkid09.