Does any one know what the minumem age is to sighn up for a paypal account?

From Here: http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua...outside&ed=weapons

it says (buttom of page) "In addition, as no one under the age of 18 is permitted to use the PayPal service, regardless of the jurisdiction, under no circumstances shall the use of PayPal be permitted by persons under the age of 18."

i use it

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Originally posted by Reaper
i use it

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if i were you, i would use my credit/debit card and sign up. i have been using since i got my debit card (15) and havnt been questioned about my age

Also, may i ask why you need it?

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Originally posted by Reaper
if i were you, i would use my credit/debit card and sign up. i have been using since i got my debit card (15) and havnt been questioned about my age

Also, may i ask why you need it?

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regards

it is linked to your card. but money that you recieve goes into your paypal account. to transfer it to your account you need to choose the option to do that, and then wait about 7 working days for the money to appear in your bank account. If you send money, it will take it from your papyal account first and then from your bank account but without any delay. and if you want to transfer money to your paypal account from your bank account, again you will need to wait about 7 working days for it to be complete

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Originally posted by Reaper
it is linked to your card. but money that you recieve goes into your paypal account. to transfer it to your account you need to choose the option to do that, and then wait about 7 working days for the money to appear in your bank account. If you send money, it will take it from your papyal account first and then from your bank account but without any delay. and if you want to transfer money to your paypal account from your bank account, again you will need to wait about 7 working days for it to be complete

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Originally posted by zaher1988
You can join Green ZAP, if u used the link i sent both of us will be rewarded!.

regards

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a debit card is linked to the money you have in your account. so if you use your debit card, money from your account is taken. if you have no money in your account then you cant use your debit card

a credit card is when you are given a spending limit and it must be paid back

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Originally posted by Reaper
a debit card is linked to the money you have in your account. so if you use your debit card, money from your account is taken. if you have no money in your account then you cant use your debit card

a credit card is when you are given a spending limit and it must be paid back

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lol, no
if anything, you probably be asked to stop using paypal. but i havnt heard anyone being stopped from using paypal due to age

[Edit] No problem

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Originally posted by Reaper
lol, no
if anything, you probably be asked to stop using paypal. but i havnt heard anyone being stopped from using paypal due to age

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You can't use your keycard (I'm assuming you know what I mean as you're Australian) with Paypal. (In Australia at least). You can only use actual credit cards, which you're not old enough to have.

You can add your Australian bank account, it generally takes a few days to add, then it takes a few days for transactions to be processed to and from it (3-4).

They put the age restriction up there because it is illegal to use such a service without being over that age. As you'll see, you are limited to the types of accounts you have at the bank at the moment because you aren't 18 yet - you can't have overdraft, raise your daily limit etc.

PayPal isn't a service for kids to use - things can go wrong, people can get into your account (and especially with being able to draw funds directly from your account using PayPal - you may not notice until the contents of your bank account is gone).

I'd recommend not signing up for it until you're of a legal age to sign up for it.

Just because people haven't been caught (which some have), doesn't make it right to sign up, or reason to question why they put the age restriction there in the first place.

They can't minors buy pornographic material (legally) or drink (legally)? Same sort of situation.

Well, we are not really kids... i think they should make the age limit 16 at the most.

You're a minor - which is the word I should have possibly used instead.

So they should make it so that at 16 you should be able to have a credit card too then?

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
You're a minor - which is the word I should have possibly used instead.

So they should make it so that at 16 you should be able to have a credit card too then?

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Minors cannot have a credit card in Australia. All they can have is a card which is linked to their parents, and 16 is the minimum age for that.

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton
Minors cannot have a credit card in Australia. All they can have is a card which is linked to their parents, and 16 is the minimum age for that.

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yer but im saying parents put credit cards in there name and then give it to there children and im saying the limit for owning your own credit card should be the age of 16.

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