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Paypal help: cheapest way to do Paypal-to-Paypal credit transfer?

post #1 of 17
1/27/09 at 6:25pm
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Hey everybody,

so the Live Cashback thing finally deposited the money into my old Paypal account. The "old" Paypal account is in my father's name, and recently I have made an account with my own name on it.

I know from past experience that Paypal likes to take a chunk out of transfers, and I'm trying to see if I can avoid that this time. The "old" account is now Unverified, while my account is Verified. Both are of the "Premier" type, if that means anything.

So is their a way to bypass Paypal's greed, or am I just going to have to deal with it once more?

Thanks in advance.
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post #2 of 17
1/27/09 at 6:45pm
Use echeck. It doesn't matter how much money you send, 1$ or 1000$, the fee is always 5$. It will take 5 days for the payment clears though.
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post #3 of 17
1/27/09 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight View Post
Use echeck. It doesn't matter how much money you send, 1$ or 1000$, the fee is always 5$. It will take 5 days for the payment clears though.
Is that possible? I only ask that because the credit I want to transfer is in the "Unverified" account, and it's not linked to the bank account.
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post #4 of 17
1/27/09 at 7:35pm
Hmm, if it doesn't link to a bank account, I don't think it's possible. You can try the PayPal Masspay. I haven't tried it but the fee is supposed to be very low, 1$ or so I think.
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post #5 of 17
1/27/09 at 7:42pm
send it over to me, and I'll see what I can do.
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post #6 of 17
1/27/09 at 7:48pm
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Argh, I just looked over that Mass Payment option, and the thing that went through my head was "wuuut?"

I guess at this rate I'll just take the percentage hit. I forgot, is it 5% or 7%. I think last time I checked it was close to 8%.

@Rednamalas1: Glad to see you're still making your rounds around here.
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post #7 of 17
1/27/09 at 7:53pm
so that's a no?

I've been busy stalking Maggie Smith lately, she's very sneaky.

Back on topic, You could always buy random audio gear. Or buy me a romantic dinner.
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post #8 of 17
1/27/09 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule View Post
Argh, I just looked over that Mass Payment option, and the thing that went through my head was "wuuut?"

I guess at this rate I'll just take the percentage hit. I forgot, is it 5% or 7%. I think last time I checked it was close to 8%.
Yeah, it's kinda complicated and I never use it lol. But what is 8%?
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. Or buy me a romantic dinner.
only you and him?
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post #9 of 17
1/27/09 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 View Post
so that's a no?

I've been busy stalking Maggie Smith lately, she's very sneaky.

Back on topic, You could always buy random audio gear. Or buy me a romantic dinner.
I would look up who that person is (sounds familiar), but the Internet right now is flimsier than a BOSE headband.

And no, I was going to use this money for selfish purposes; makes me feel better a lot easier.
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post #10 of 17
1/27/09 at 8:08pm
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Originally Posted by Lil' Knight View Post
Yeah, it's kinda complicated and I never use it lol. But what is 8%?
This cashback is from the Westone 3, so it's ~$120. Eight percent of that would be ~$10 gone in the transition process.
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post #11 of 17
1/27/09 at 8:21pm
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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule View Post
I would look up who that person is (sounds familiar), but the Internet right now is flimsier than a BOSE headband.

And no, I was going to use this money for selfish purposes; makes me feel better a lot easier.
Maggie Smith:


How about romantic dinner for 3?
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post #12 of 17
1/27/09 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 View Post
Maggie Smith:


How about romantic dinner for 3?
If it was a reference to anything, it still flies over my head. But hey, it's all the about the dessert in the end, no?
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post #13 of 17
1/27/09 at 9:27pm
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Oh, one more question. Does it really matter what option you pick:
  • Goods
  • Services/Other
  • eBay Items
  • Cash Advance
As in, does it have an impact on the percentage hit, or are those choices there just for kicks, or...?
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post #14 of 17
1/28/09 at 4:51am
Not sure if it matters, but I'd do goods / services and not ebay items.
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post #15 of 17
1/28/09 at 5:15am
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Originally Posted by LostOne.TR View Post
Not sure if it matters, but I'd do goods / services and not ebay items.
Mm, good idea, because there could be more delays in the transfer due to security (anti-scamming) steps.

Of course this is all speculation, and I can't find squat about this on Google.
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