paypal question

Philippines
September 11, 2009 4:00am CST
hi there. i'm a newbie so hope you could help me out. signing up for paypal is free, right? so when i sign up for paypal, do i have to have a debit card/credit card right away? how soon do i have to get one? or is it okay if i get a debit card at the time when i want to withdraw my earnings? i'm confused :( please help me out. thanks.
4 responses
• India
11 Sep 09
yes, a debit card or a credit card is needed for verification of the account. if your account is not verified, you cannot withdraw funds or make purchases with your paypal account. there is another way by which you can verify your account. that is by using a Virtual Credit Card. Most of them are available for under $10. but if paypal deems it illegal your account will be closed. just cheque at the FAQ section of paypal. they have all the details give out there.
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
upon signing up for paypal, am i required to have a debit card/credit card? or is it ok if i get one when i'm about to withdraw my earnings?
• India
11 Sep 09
you can get one just before you want to withdraw the amount and verify the account. many have verified their accounts with VCCs. you can choose from one amongst them.
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
You can sign up for PayPal without a debit/credit card, you just can't withdraw your earnings there for the meantime. Your account won't be verified yet, but you can already receive payment to your PayPal account. You can just verify your PayPal once you get your debit/credit card. That's what happened to me, and even without verifying my PayPal, I can still receive payments from my sideline jobs. I had it verified when I wanted to withdraw already. If you want to withdraw your PayPal earnings immediately, you need the debit/credit card.
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
thank you so much! :)
@samson1967 (7414)
• India
11 Sep 09
When You want to with drawmoney from pay pal, you need to have a debit/credit card. To make on line purchase from your paypal account you need not have a bankaccount/debitcard/creditcard. Hope it is clear to you.
11 Sep 09
I think you have to have a credit card or bank account linked up with Paypal. This is to verify if you are real. What I did I opened a seperate checking account only for paypal. That way you keep your online activities seperate from your other accounts. You can also use a credit card if you have one. If you are using a bank account make sure you have funds in your account when you are making purchases. You can request a check when you have enough money in your paypal account. They have a minimum and maximum limit. You should also browse your paypal membership area for more of paypal.