Unwanted Paypal Payment

reynolds500

I recently sold an item and listed Cheque or Postal Order as payment methods accepted. The buyer sent money by Paypal. I have refused payment and asked buyer to send a Cheque, but how has he been able to use Paypal if I haven't specified it in the description or on the invoice. Obviously I have a Paypal account but only use it for buying. Any help will be gratefully received, Thanks.

frivolous_fay

He has used your email address on the assumption that you have an account.

Do you *have* a PP account? If so, refund it. If not, he's made a stupid error.

reynolds500

Thanks for the reply, I do have a Paypal account, but I thought that unless I specified Paypal as payment method they wouldn't be able to use it. I have refused it, but is there any way to stop it happening. Thanks.

frivolous_fay

reynolds500 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I do have a Paypal account, but I thought that unless I specified Paypal as payment method they wouldn't be able to use it. I have refused it, but is there any way to stop it happening. Thanks.

As long as your listings don't show the paypal logos, and you make sure the address for paypal payments is left blank, *most* people will understand that you don't accept paypal.

reynolds500

Thanks for all the help.

Tirian

If the email address that you have registered with eBay is the same as the email address you have registered with Paypal then there's not much you can do to stop it, as some people may just send payment to the email address they get from eBay.

If you want to prevent this from happening, then you need to change your registered eBay email address so that it is different than the one that you use for Paypal.

reynolds500

Thanks, I think i'll change my eBay registered email address.