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Topic: Do you use PayPal to convert Bitcoins? (Read 1197 times)

full member
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March 28, 2015, 07:08:18 PM
#20
I was scammed twice on PayPal with Bitcoin and would never use them to sell.
I would even hate to sell bitcoin using paper or other method.

If the buyer complains you will lose your bitcoins.
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Big Bit Mine
March 28, 2015, 06:45:59 PM
#19
and you use WIRE to input or output.
not me ... and that why i always have a valid bank account.

When I withdraw the funds they are transferred via swift payment to my bank account.  Takes 3 days.
legendary
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March 28, 2015, 06:43:28 PM
#18
and you use WIRE to input or output.
not me ... and that why i always have a valid bank account.
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Big Bit Mine
March 28, 2015, 06:40:52 PM
#17
Why would you use Paypal?  If you sold them through ebay using paypal the fees would be ridiculous.  I use ANX.  It's a good exchange and although they charge a fee for a withdrawal it a fixed amount regardless of the amount.  Mind you I still don't fully trust them (Or anyone) and only exchange max 10 BTC at a time.
legendary
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March 28, 2015, 06:35:54 PM
#16
i prefer fees over bank blacklist ... in europe, it's the normal way to blacklist client.
see tracfin for example and the 1000 euro limit before report you to this "society" (yes, tracfin is not a part of any gov. in Europa).
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Infleum
March 28, 2015, 06:33:37 PM
#15
No, I stay away from PayPal and advise others to boycott them. Their fees are pure theft and I don't agree with some of their policies. The sooner people stop using them, the better.
legendary
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March 28, 2015, 06:30:07 PM
#14
yes, i use paypal to buy bitcoins.
from 1 years and 4 months now ...  Grin

no restriction from my stupid and professional bank.
surprisly, paypal is much more easy to spend (in bitcoins) than a SEPA wire or CASH money.

 Roll Eyes
legendary
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March 27, 2015, 08:32:41 PM
#13
paypal is ricky only use paypal when you have some trust with that person you aresending bitcoins to or receiving bitcoins over paypal in both cases it is change back able
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hee-ho.
March 27, 2015, 03:18:26 PM
#12
only used paypal a few times, and got scammed once. now I use Payza mostly
legendary
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March 27, 2015, 03:10:54 PM
#11
I exchange Bitcoins for Perfect Money/Payza on the forum and then exchange the PM/Payza funds to PayPal with my trusted exchangers. That's the only method I have found reliable and safe for me.
Q7
sr. member
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March 27, 2015, 08:33:47 AM
#10
There are a lot of sellers or even buyer accepting paypal in exchange for btc but having said that, usually i would avoid using that payment method. If you can find someone within your locality for the exchanges, it's better to set up a meeting place to do instant transfer on the spot. That was what i did.
legendary
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March 27, 2015, 08:32:30 AM
#9
no, to many fees, i use a standard exchange(kraken) to convert them to btc

circle is good also
newbie
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March 27, 2015, 08:30:37 AM
#8
I don' t use paypal and probably never will after hearing some of the  experience that people have with it.
legendary
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March 27, 2015, 08:27:44 AM
#7
It's unwise to use paypal to sell Bitcoin for mainly three reasons:

1. Risk of chargebacks.

2. Supporting a mud hole of crooks.

3. The correct mode of conversion is: fiat -> Bitcoin.


ya.ya.yo!
legendary
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#Free market
March 27, 2015, 06:58:06 AM
#6
If I can reply, I don't use paypal when I manage some to sell or buy some bitcoin (here in the forum I have bought/sold bitcoin for paypal only 2 times, and especially only with trusted users). I have heard about some problem with it, because if you write "bitcoin" or "cryptocurrency" in a paypal dispute they will bock both the accounts (of the buyer & seller) for ~ 180 days. So at the end it is not "wise" use paypal as method of payment.
hero member
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March 27, 2015, 06:46:32 AM
#5
Exchanging BTC for Paypal is like throwing your BTC away because when the other person charges back his Paypal funds you'll be left with nothing!

I don't use Paypal and I will never use it to convert any of my BTC period.
And I'd advice you to do the same.
legendary
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Merit: 1000
March 27, 2015, 06:45:02 AM
#4
I wouldn't touch Paypal with a ten foot pole if I want to buy/sell BTC. To many scammers abusing their protection system, the support worth shit, and they also a have a grumpy attitude towards BTC.
newbie
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March 27, 2015, 06:03:44 AM
#3
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sr. member
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Good bye Blockchain , you were hacked
March 27, 2015, 06:02:12 AM
#2
You can sell your Bitcoins for Paypal at ebay or buy Bitcoins via Paypal, also at ebay.

My case.
newbie
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March 27, 2015, 06:00:14 AM
#1
Hello I was wondering how many people use PayPal to convert Bitcoins?
Please also state a use case if the answer is positive.
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