Does anybody have any experience using the new paypal gift certificates? I know that they can be sold through your own site but I can't figure out how to send my own gift certificates to people. The whole idea of the gift certificate is that people have to use them only your own stuff. I know I could aways send money through paypal acting as a gift certificate but people could just use the money on anything not just my items/services. I read through the Paypal gift certificate manual but couldn't find what I was looking for. I'll hit google too and see if I can find some answers.
Our store offers them, and from what I can tell they seem to be site specific (just like at a normal store). You purchase the gift certificate from that site, and then include the e-mail address of the person you're sending it to. You can also print one to give to them in an envelope, and then they can get online and make a purchase from that online retailer. Ian