Paying ebay fees

[tent905345]

So recently I needed to pay ebay fees of £700 after accidentally not leaving enough in my paypal balance. Lots of people talk about using gift cards but I found it difficult to find one that would work in the UK, they seem to be way easier to acquire in the US.

I found a different way of doing it that works really well. On localbitcoins.com, you can sell bitcoins for paypal payments. So I bought bitcoins and then sold them in exchange for a payment to my stealth paypal, overall, to buy the bitcoins for a bank transfer it cost me about %5 in fees, but it saved me from using a credit card that might link to another account. Just thought I would share in case someone else had the same problem.

[JamesNorth101]

The one issue you may face is a charge back against the PayPal payment so just be careful with that

[tent905345]

Yes that is a potential risk, to minimize the chance of that happening one should only use a highly trusted seller, with 1000+ positive feedback.

[GreenBean]

Old saying, worms turn.

Only ever make a transaction with funds you can afford to lose.

Hoping all does go OK for you, tent'.

[frksmth]

Hope you checked the buyer's feedback and "verified" the buyer's documents, etc., before getting that payment. Very risky to trade bitcoins for paypal money.

I trade regularly on local bitcoins but have never used paypal yet!

[SimpleX]

Good old fashioned postal orders from the Post Office work great UK accounts. Takes 3-7 working days to clear, but its decent alternative.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by SimpleX

Good old fashioned postal orders from the Post Office work great UK accounts. Takes 3-7 working days to clear, but its decent alternative.

Great concept if buyer agrees