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Can someone else pay for won item?

Hi, am thinking of bidding for an item which my son has said he will pay for as I do not have the dosh. Can he pay for an item I win? How?

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  • Hi there
    does the person accept postal orders as payment?? this would be a way round it.
    am not sure if you can use another paypal account or not..... MMMmmm actually i don't think that is possible.
    Hope that helped
  • StaffsSW
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    If your son has a paypal account, then all you need to do is use the Pay Now button from the ebay summary page, then log in with his account.

    I do this regularly with my own two paypal accounts when making personal and business purchases on ebay.

    If the address is different, he will need to add your address into his paypal account - that will ensure that it shows as a confirmed to the seller.
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  • stevew8975 wrote: »
    If your son has a paypal account, then all you need to do is use the Pay Now button from the ebay summary page, then log in with his account.

    I do this regularly with my own two paypal accounts when making personal and business purchases on ebay.

    If the address is different, he will need to add your address into his paypal account - that will ensure that it shows as a confirmed to the seller.

    oohh i didn't know you could do that. Thanks.... will keep that in mind as my other half has more in his paypal than mine:rotfl:
  • soolin
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    Oh yes, using paypal is easy..when my sons run out of money I often have to get them to log into their ebay and let me pay using my paypal.
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