For Modee, or whomever else wants to give input...this will be the Paypal self-contained "ultimate" thread on how to use Paypal to buy and sell on ebay. But we'll start with 3 important points which any new or returning seller-to-be should know:
Let's say for a moment that using checkout with an unsuspended email does in fact link you and cause suspension (I don't believe this has ever been proven but for the sake of argument let's say it's true). In that case, you'll want to send your payment direct from paypal to the seller.
That leads us to the first problem: How do you get the email?
How do you get the seller to give up their email address to send that payment? Most will just tell you to use the ebay checkout, and if you don't temper your question just right, you may arouse suspicion. That's never good. Anyone have a good solution to this that will work 99% of the time?
The second problem: Once you have that email, how do you send payment?
When you are paying a seller through Paypal, do you make mention of the auction #? Obviously you want to cover yourself in case you have to chargeback if the item isn't delivered and it's worth the effort. I assume to do this you will need some record of the item purchase through ebay. It's been mentioned that the best way to go about this is to send as "goods" and only mention the item in the description area. This is where it gets vague. Are you still ok to mention the item number and the item in this area? How descriptive should you be in order to retain your right to a chargeback if it's needed?
The third problem: Immediate payment or Paypal Required
This is where it really gets tricky. There has been talk that all you need to do is create a paypal account and link to ebay. Simple? Well, yes but this only applies to selling. So what do you do when you need to buy? You'll need a real address for this. If indeed Paypal keeps all the old addresses, you can't link an old address or have it mentioned anywhere in that account. And if that address happens to be your address for receiving, you're out of luck. So what do you then use? PO Box maybe? Email the seller and tell them the address hasn't been updated? Tell them it's a gift address? Good question. In many cases, the seller will only ship to a CONFIRMED address, so this becomes a real problem. Feel free to share your ideas here so we can learn to deal with this increasing everyday ebay issue.
I'm sure there will be many more questions to come, but these are the 3 that come to immediate mind when needing to build feedback by buying, and I think it's about time we get some definate plan together regarding them.
Ok, ready? Discuss!