Gift Cards

[elizabethr.west]

Where can I buy an ebay gift card? PayPal sucks and I would like to find a better way of payment. Please let me know asap. Thank you.

[dmil8030]

Paypal is fine?  A minute ago it 'sucked'. :^O  If you do not have a credit card, okay, not everyone does, and they're not for everyone.  So what most ebay shoppers with paypal accounts do is transfer money from their bank account into their paypal account before shopping.  That way the seller gets paid promptly.  Otherwise when paypal takes money from your account, that's an echeque and as you know, those can take up to 10 days to clear.

If you are thinking about a credit card but worried you might spend yourself down to Skid Row, you can tell your bank that you want a low limit card.  Well, as a first-time card, that is likely what you'll get, but you can explain that you don't want them 'upping' your limit all the time.  They do that if you're a good user, - up,up,up, until finally you're afraid to carry the thing in your wallet. 🙂 

That said, you can shop to beat the band on ebay with just a paypal account.  Simply dump a bunch of money into it, and if you don't use it, fine, the cash can just sit there.  And sit there, and sit there.  You won't lose it.  And if something comes up and you need to access it elsewhere, simply transfer it back to your bank.  You can't go wrong, really.