Stealth PayPal & AirBnb

[Rick10]

Hi guys,

quick question.

I would like to book some holidays for the next months and I was wondering what is your experience with AirBnb and stealth PayPal?

Have you had any issues or positive experiences?

Cheers

[MM78]

Never done Airbnb with PayPal, are there any Identification procedures with AirBnb?

[nickopedia]

Be careful with AirBnb and read their Terms of Service. They do want you to link your social media accounts, google, etc and use the information from those profiles for their own use. It's best to have "throw away" accounts with little to no user info on them. Other apps are just as invasive, so again refer to the ToS if unsure.

From a privacy standpoint, these apps are a disaster.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by nickopedia

Be careful with AirBnb and read their Terms of Service. They do want you to link your social media accounts, google, etc and use the information from those profiles for their own use. It's best to have "throw away" accounts with little to no user info on them. Other apps are just as invasive, so again refer to the ToS if unsure.

From a privacy standpoint, these apps are a disaster.

Wait, doesn't Aspkin.com fall under Social Media?

[nickopedia]

Originally Posted by MM78

Wait, doesn't Aspkin.com fall under Social Media?

I'm referring to the apps mainly. They collect and share tons of info for other services (such as Airbnb) so was making the OP aware of that.

It could be a possible linking factor later on, but no harm if all the info is ⊗⊗⊗⊗ anyway, right?

[aspkin]

Originally Posted by Rick10

Hi guys,

quick question.

I would like to book some holidays for the next months and I was wondering what is your experience with AirBnb and stealth PayPal?

Have you had any issues or positive experiences?

Cheers

Using a stealth Paypal? That may be an issue.

Why not use a credit card?

[Rick10]

Originally Posted by aspkin

Using a stealth Paypal? That may be an issue.

Why not use a credit card?

Yes you are right, credit card seems to be the safer choice.
I just currently had some funds in a paypal account thinking to spend, but it doesnt make sense.

Thanks everyone for the hints

[romancelife]

Decided to bump this since I'm looking for the same. Has anyone tried using stealth PayPal to pay for Airbnb rental?

[agent006140]

Can you file INR?

[romancelife]

Originally Posted by agent006140

Can you file INR?

You can file an INR claim with PayPal for an Airbnb payment, but PayPal will almost certainly deny or close it, because Airbnb transactions are not covered under PayPal’s Purchase Protection.

But how's this relevant exactly?

[agent006140]

I am just curious ,in the past masseurs,barber,shrink,plumber,wedding caterer accept Paypal and end up losing INR disputes .
The only ones which ended in seller favor are website designers,who have paperwork,email correspondence and website link to show it was delivered .

[rsot]

Originally Posted by romancelife

Decided to bump this since I'm looking for the same. Has anyone tried using stealth PayPal to pay for Airbnb rental?

I haven't tried - I would prefer using credit card for protection. That being said, does AirBnB accept paypal? If so...I don't foresee an issue unless you decide to force a chargeback or your pp is identified as compromised.

[romancelife]

Originally Posted by rsot

I haven't tried - I would prefer using credit card for protection. That being said, does AirBnB accept paypal? If so...I don't foresee an issue unless you decide to force a chargeback or your pp is identified as compromised.

Yes, Airbnb accept PayPal.

" I would prefer using credit card for protection."

I think you misunderstand me. I have a stealth business PP account, and I have very few options to cash out. I'm looking for ways to maximize expenses.

[agent006140]

how about buying gold or silver,large precious metal dealers like APMEX .
You can also sell it back to them.
Pretty much all the major precious metal dealers are selling on Ebay and Walmart.
Not sure how it verifies your Paypal account?

[romancelife]

Originally Posted by agent006140

how about buying gold or silver,large precious metal dealers like APMEX .
You can also sell it back to them.
Pretty much all the major precious metal dealers are selling on Ebay and Walmart.

I tried to buy gold on Ebay, but the transaction was declined + they'll see your actual name and address for delivery.

I found this on apmex: "PayPal is only available for orders shipped to a valid U.S. address and for U.S. dollar (USD) transactions only."

So that's not an option either. The stealth PP account is in the UK, but I'm a nomad, mostly in European countries.

Edit: I checked around other bullion dealers who accept PP. All of them are strict with this. "JM Bullion goes to great lengths to ensure the security of your PayPal account. In order to reduce incidents of fraud, we will only ship to the “PayPal Verified Shipping Address” associated with your account. Customers whose shipping addresses have not been verified by PayPal will not be permitted to use this method of payment and will be required to select one of the other alternative payment options."

I had created another thread where a couple of users mentioned ebay and gold as well. There seem to be a lot of outdated info on this forum.

[agent006140]

How about some non USA sites?UK,Panama,EU?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by romancelife

I had created another thread where a couple of users mentioned ebay and gold as well. There seem to be a lot of outdated info on this forum.

There is a lot of outdated info - lot of wise posters have been inactive. Some other sites exist for this kind of buying activity but takes searching.

[UngatingBeast]

Originally Posted by romancelife

Decided to bump this since I'm looking for the same. Has anyone tried using stealth PayPal to pay for Airbnb rental?

looks like u can get into trouble with that only in case of a chargeback / fraud complaint (as RSOT has already metioned before)
tbh I don't see any other bad scenario either

[agent006140]

Originally Posted by UngatingBeast

looks like u can get into trouble with that only in case of a chargeback / fraud complaint (as RSOT has already metioned before)
tbh I don't see any other bad scenario either

he is the one who wants to use Paypal as payment,why would he want to do a chargeback?

[UngatingBeast]

Originally Posted by agent006140

he is the one who wants to use Paypal as payment,why would he want to do a chargeback?

in case he wants to get his money back idk
I understand that he wants to spend PP funds mate

[romancelife]

Originally Posted by UngatingBeast

in case he wants to get his money back idk
I understand that he wants to spend PP funds mate

I've never done a CB in my life and I probably never will either. This is for maximising expenses, not being a fraudster scumbag.

Is there anyone here who's tried using stealth PP for airbnb? Like does Airbnb send PP details about the rentals and my personal name? Can this jeopardize my Airbnb account?

[UngatingBeast]

Originally Posted by romancelife

This is for maximising expenses, not being a fraudster scumbag.

I know mate, didn't even mean it