ebay question?

Question

I have just paced few bids on 3-4 ebay items.
the seller mentions in payment methods :
-Paypal pereferred
-personal check
-Money order
-Other

a) I do not have paypal account. I want to pay with my credit card
--does't this "other" includde credit card??
b) Let's say I am wining those items , do I have to do something else? by which way sellers is getting money from my credit card?

Thanks in advance for your help

Answer 1

I'm a Seller/buyer on eBay and Paypal is easy to join...that's where you can use your credit card. I haven't had any problems with anyone getting my info from there...it's secured. Paypal IS the credit card system. Good luck winning your items...the first time you win...it's cool! LOL :)

Answer 2

Payment methods used by eBay sellers include:

PayPal - PayPal is the fast, easy, and secure way to pay on eBay. When you list your item with PayPal as a payment method, your buyers can securely pay you online with a credit card or checking account. Buyers pay from the item listing page and payment is deposited directly into your seller account. When you use PayPal, you don’t need to wait for checks to arrive in the mail, to be processed, or to deal with processing buyer credit cards. PayPal also helps protect you against fraud. For more information, see Selling with PayPal.

Merchant credit card - You can set up eBay Checkout to take credit card payments and require buyers to provide their credit card information. If the buyer is using a credit card, contact the card issuer and verify that the name on the card matches both the shipping information and contact information. If you have any doubt about the identity of the buyer, you should contact the credit card company to validate payment before shipping the item. If you have a commercial business that accepts credit cards from customers (not just through eBay), using eBay Checkout, you can select the cards you accept.

Other methods of payment include personal checks, cashiers checks, and money orders. These methods are traceable to a particular mailing address, but most sellers wait for the funds to clear before they ship the item to the buyer. The advantage of these methods is that there is no additional fee to the seller.

Escrow - For high-priced items, eBay recommends eBay's approved escrow service, http://www.escrow.com/. For more information, see Using an Escrow Service.

Cash - eBay does not recommend cash or cash wire transfers as a payment method. The lack of transaction protections, and traceability represent major risks with little to no remedy for transaction problems (see Sending Payments: Benefits and Risks).

Important: You should never accept overpayments from buyers for items where the buyer is asking to be reimbursed for overpayment. These requests could be part of a counterfeit cashier's check scheme (see Receiving Payments).

BEWARE: eBay DOESN'T RECOMMEND CASH WIRE TRANSFER LIKE WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.. PLZ NEVER DEAL WITH ANY SELLER WHO ACCEPTS ONLY PAYMENT METHOD AS WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM

Answer 3

Paypal is a way to use your credit card so you could go that route. I wouldn't link my checking account to Paypal but you can link a credit card very easily.
Or you could purchase your money orders with your credit card, but some places require cash only to buy them.
You might want to email the seller and ask what 'other' means to them. Possibly they have a vendors credit sysem set up, but I doubt it.

Answer 4

I am a seller of 6 years on ebay. Paying by paypal is one of the safest ways to pay for your auction.

It doesn't take long to create a paypal account and you will receive your items quicker if you use paypal.

Answer 5

Just set up a pay pal account. That's how you use your card on eBay. It's easy, and really the safest way to buy and sell on eBay.

Answer 6

i would suggest using money order by western union.
do you know a seller selling a convertable notebook for under $500

Answer 7

Under NO circumstances use your
CREDIT CARD !

There are more SENSIBLE options
than e-bay .

LEAVE IT ALONE (bin there , done that)

Buyer Beware !