[MipRippoomamn]

when u sign up for an ebay account, does that autmatically come with a paypal account? if not, y do u have to give ur credit card number to get an ebay account?

[yarita]

when u sign up for an ebay account, does that autmatically come with a paypal account? if not, y do u have to give ur credit card number to get an ebay account?

You have to sign up for both separately. I can't remember why you have to give a credit card number, but I believe it's for security reasons and you're really who you say you are. I signed up in 2001 and PayPal afterward. Right now I'm going ebay crazy selling most of my DVDs and games.

[teodaschwartia]

when u sign up for an ebay account, does that autmatically come with a paypal account? if not, y do u have to give ur credit card number to get an ebay account?

security checks I guess, they can get home address and things to verify who you are. It is a good thing otherwise you get all sorts of scammers signing up easily.

[nd90t3sf]

With regards Paypal and verification, the process certainly used to work in the following way:

Sign up with Paypal - give them credit/debit card information.
They make two small charges against your card for less than £1 each.
When your statement arrives you go back to Paypal online, click "Verify Account" and you then enter the amount of the two charges (as they are random amounts).
Your Paypal account is then finally creditted with the amount of the two charges.

This gets a method of payment officially attached to your Paypal account and also verifies you are who you say you are etc.
Slowish process to get an account set-up, but makes things a little more secure.

[xyupi]

With regards Paypal and verification, the process certainly used to work in the following way:

Sign up with Paypal - give them credit/debit card information.
They make two small charges against your card for less than £1 each.
When your statement arrives you go back to Paypal online, click "Verify Account" and you then enter the amount of the two charges (as they are random amounts).
Your Paypal account is then finally creditted with the amount of the two charges.

This gets a method of payment officially attached to your Paypal account and also verifies you are who you say you are etc.
Slowish process to get an account set-up, but makes things a little moren\ secure.

I think you are mixed up, the actually make two small deposits into the account, then you go to the website and enter the ammounts of the deposit to verify your account.

[MipRippoomamn]

wait, so i have to do more than just actually creating an account on their site(paypal)? cause i already started bidding lol.

[jhkjurter]

wait, so i have to do more than just actually creating an account on their site(paypal)? cause i already started bidding lol.

Indeed

When you log into your account, you will see the link for 'get verified' on the left. Follow what it says.

[MipRippoomamn]

its not mandatory to be verified though, right?

[griddle]

Some sellers require you to be PayPal Verified, its better protection for them and you, but not mandatory.

[jhkjurter]

its not mandatory to be verified though, right?

You will only have a limited account and only be able to use it for so long before you will have to be verified to keep using it. Verifying yourself is a good idea [yes]

[nd90t3sf]

I think you are mixed up, the actually make two small deposits into the account, then you go to the website and enter the ammounts of the deposit to verify your account.

Maybe they changed it then.
When I signed up for Paypal they made two small charges against the card I'd used to sign up.
The onyl way I could possibly know those charges were via my bank statement.
Once my bank statement arrived I followed the links, entered the two amounts that had been charged.
My Paypal account was then in credit for the amount of the two charges.

Yup - they have definitely changed it since I joined
From the Paypal site:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/ebayexp...fication4.html