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If I link my credit card with paypal will things I buy be "PURCHASES" ?

I have a Halifax Credit Card (got offered it for being a customer there). It's not a Halifax One card as I have one of those too. This one I have now has 0% on balance transfers for about 6 months, and 0% on purchases for 12 months.
I have always used my debit card for linking up with paypal but I want to use my credit card as well. If I pay someone money into their paypal account using my credit card, will it be recorded as a purchase so I get the 0%? I'm not talking just using ebay, what if I just want to pay someone money outside of ebay using it?

Finally, is there a way to pay someone money/transfer money to them from my credit card not even using paypal, and it still get recorded as a purchase? I'm 99% sure there is not a way and this would be considered a cash advance?

Thanks for the help I'm a noob with credit cards

Comments

  • williham
    williham Posts: 1,223 Forumite
    Yes paypal transactions are purchases.
  • Innocent_Guy
    Innocent_Guy Posts: 5,369 Forumite
    You should get an SBT card, you can trasnfer directly into your bank account
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  • Many thanks :)
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