Getting Paid with Credit Cards to a Personal Paypal Account

[paulitahuerta]

Hi, I have an Airbnb Account connected to my personal paypal and it works excellent. 

Now I am working on a WEBSITE to be able to get people booking my accommodations without airbnb and I would like to be able to get paid with credit cards, SAME AS WHEN USING EBAY, but not really with Ebay.

How can I do that? 
I dont want to convert to a business account. 
Thanks

paula

[kernowlass]

@paulitahuerta

Are you a registered business?

[paulitahuerta]

Hi @kernowlass no, we only rent the house when we are gone during the summer. 
The house is in Indonesia so everything because a bit trickier. 

We only want to give potential clients the option of paying with credit card not only with Paypal. 

Is that possible?
Cheers

paula

[lancelotme]

Paypal has more than just Paypal account now,go to Paypal and see which one is suitable for you.

if you want to accept credit card direct ,you would need a merchant account,may be Paypal has such offer

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The conventional way of setting up a merchant account is expensive.

You can ask for wiretransfer and western union or money gram,there is no chargeback. 

[kernowlass]

@paulitahuerta

You should be able to accept credit card funded paypal payments with a personal account.

You only need a business account if you are a registered business.

[lancelotme]

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@kernowlass wrote:

@paulitahuerta

You should be able to accept credit card funded paypal payments with a personal account.

You only need a business account if you are a registered business.

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If she keeps using her personal account for business and accepting credit card payment is a piece of evidence she is running a business,Paypal will ask her  to upgrade to a business account. 

[kernowlass]

@lancelotme

Not now, paypal personal / premier accounts are fine, you only need to open a business account if you are a registered business.

[sharpiemarker]

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@paulitahuerta wrote:

Hi, I have an Airbnb Account connected to my personal paypal and it works excellent. 

Now I am working on a WEBSITE to be able to get people booking my accommodations without airbnb and I would like to be able to get paid with credit cards, SAME AS WHEN USING EBAY, but not really with Ebay.

How can I do that? 
I dont want to convert to a business account. 
Thanks

paula

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In your website preferences located in seller preferences, make sure you have PayPal account optional setting turned on.  Then you can make payment buttons for your site: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/get-started.

You don't have to convert your personal acct, you could just open a separate business account if you expect to do a lot of transactions.  If you are only casually renting your space out, here and there, could still use personal account.