Mastercard Gift Card doesnt work with Paypal?

[JeremiahA]

im a new member as of a few hours ago.

i have 2 Mastercard Gift cards linked to my new paypal, and was hopping to use them BOTH together to buy somthing thats worth more than a single card. however~

A. i cant add funds using them

and

B. i cant seem to buy with them ether (tells me theres a problem with my account..but there sint ._.)

i will not add a bank account or my real Credit Card/Debit Card to paypal..heard to many horror storries...

anything i can do?

((also hoping this isnt ignored like so many other posts ive seen on this forum))

[Misty11]

Hello JeremiahA,

Welcome to the Forums.

PayPal does not recommend adding a gift card, prepaid card, virtual card, or one time use credit cards to your PayPal account as a funding source. Although some of these cards may be accepted, most will not function correctly with our system due to the security checks we have in place. PayPal is not an online store, where these types of cards were intended to be used, and in order to properly facilitate our service, the traditional credit card or debit card is preferred. I hope this helps.

Misty

[endlessoddities]

Hi there, there is a way to use prepaid *gift* credit cards on paypal, we do it all the time. You must go to the online site listed usually on the sticker, package or back of the card, and register it in your name. Use your full name and address that is on your paypal account. Then try it again. Now it must have the visa/mastercard/discover/american express symbol on the front to work. I've never had a problem with using any of them as long as they were registered. Infact, my wifes cards work on my account even though they are only in her name.

Also, my wife and I have never had a horror story with paypal...and we both use our bank accounts and real credit cards as well as prepaids/gift cards. Infact when we first started we had a mixup on ebay and typed the wrong email address in our paypal box. several items that sold were paid for to the wrong email address. Luckily it was a wierd enough mistake that paypal spent all day helping us fix it. We were able to add the wrong email address to our accounts and still recieve all of our payments that may of been lost in internet land. They were extremely helpful and did not leave us to deal with it...but actually worked on it with us all day. Like any company they have rules or policies and sometimes those can be strict to avoid fraud/theft etc. Yet not all ppl are going to agree with those rules and thats why you get those unhappy stories. I think most ppl are satisfied with paypal or they would use it. Good Luck and I hope this helps...the best gift card to use btw is PowerPay, you can actually reload this one and it's got fund protection from theft/fraud that backs up your funds no problems. Plus you can add $ anytime at most stores so you never have to buy another card again. 🙂

Mr. H

[Phantom_Dragon]

I was wondering if there was a way to transfer the balance on a pre-paid credit card into my paypal balance. Does anyone know a way to do this?