A Question about PayPal Singapore

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi guys,

    A friend of mine has opened a PayPal Singapore account lately. Unfortunately, she's not very tech savvy and can't figure out how to verify her account. I'm not very keen on accessing it myself since I'm from a different country.

    Basically, what I want to ask is, what does one need to verify a PayPal Singapore account? Will a credit card do or will my friend also need a Sigapore bank account?

    Thanks a lot!
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  2. Nick...

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    #2
    all she needs is a VCC.
     
    Nick..., Aug 22, 2007 IP
  3. sepiaghostie

    sepiaghostie Peon

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    That's what I thought too, but she told me that to list her $1,600 SGD receiving limit, it says that she has to add a bank account. Still, I'm not too sure about this since I haven't seen it for myself.
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  4. Grumps

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    #4
    Its the standard verification method. You need to add a credit card, they will bill it with $1.99, display the activation code on the bill and refund the money to ur paypal account.
     
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  5. Nick...

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    $1.95 atualy, and if you ad a VCC you get that free from paypal :)
     
    Nick..., Aug 22, 2007 IP
  6. sepiaghostie

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    #6
    Yes, I am aware of the standard verification methods. What I really want to know is if PayPal Singapore needs a bank account like PayPal US does.
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  7. Nick...

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    #7
    No, she doesn't.
     
    Nick..., Aug 22, 2007 IP
  8. sepiaghostie

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    #8
    Really? Great, then. Are you from Singapore?
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  9. Nick...

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    #9
    No, but I have sold VCC to Singapore paypal's, all fine.
     
    Nick..., Aug 22, 2007 IP
  10. sepiaghostie

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    I see. Will adding the VCC raise the receiving limit?

    She said that according to PayPal, 1600 SGD is her receiving limit until she adds a bank account.
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  11. ::Mike::

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    can i quickly ask what vcc means?
     
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  12. Hellfire81

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    #12

    it´s Virtual credit card. for people who can´t get a real credit card.
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  13. Nick...

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    #13
    It will verify her paypal account so there is no limit.
     
    Nick..., Aug 22, 2007 IP
  14. sepiaghostie

    sepiaghostie Peon

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    #14
    Thanks for the answers. :)

    I got another question, though. My friend, who didn't read the instructions clearly, used her English nickname to sign up for PayPal instead of her legal Chinese name.

    I don't want her to get into trouble but I don't know how to go about it. Should she:

    1. Close her PayPal account and open a new one, this time using her real and legal Chinese name?
    2. OR since she used her real last name anyways (she only used her English first name), could she just leave it at that and only change her first name when adding a credit card (I logged into PayPal earlier and saw that you could change your first name when adding a credit card)

    Thanks!
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 22, 2007 IP
  15. alan_smithee

    alan_smithee Active Member

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    use the real name as stated in your ID to avoid limitation from paypal in later days
     
    alan_smithee, Aug 23, 2007 IP
  16. sepiaghostie

    sepiaghostie Peon

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    #16
    So you think she should close her current account and open another one? Is it easy closing an account?

    PS:

    Is it possible to just change the name of her current account? I logged into PayPal but didn't see any option to be able to do that. Please help!
     
    sepiaghostie, Aug 23, 2007 IP
  17. Nick...

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    Nope, it's not I don't think, close and reopen, due to the fact of paypal limits.
     
    Nick..., Aug 23, 2007 IP
  18. alan_smithee

    alan_smithee Active Member

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    #18
    you can close your account thru profile options :)
     
    alan_smithee, Aug 23, 2007 IP
  19. Hellfire81

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    No, you can´t change name. You can only change info like adress etc., but no name.
     
    Hellfire81, Aug 23, 2007 IP