Never get Scammed w/ PayPal again!

Well I've been scammed 3 times in the last day now with paypal... so I'd like to make a little guide on how to never get scammed with paypal. This is my first User Submitted Guide to Sythe so go easy.
Not many people will be willing to use this payment method, but if it's a large amount and their a legit buyer they shouldn't have a problem.

GUIDE:
This guide will be explaining how you can trade something for PayPal, weather it be an account, item or gold. The buyer will NOT be able to reverse the payment in any way.
This guide utilizes the MoneyPak from PayPal, which is available at stores worldwide.

Step 1: When selling anything worth a large amount you want to be sure you have a legitimate buyer. Advertise that the method of payment you take is only MoneyPak PayPal additions. If someone's not willing to do this, they're not a legitimate buyer, or they just don't want what you have to sell bad enough.

Step 2: After they've obtained the MoneyPak with the amount you specified on it, log into PayPal and hover over the Add Funds menu, then click Add Funds From MoneyPak. (as shown)


Step 3: Scroll down the page and see the textbox for the code. Have the buyer send you the code to use, or add the code in them self via TeamViewer or some sort of remote program.
Input the security code in the second box and click Continue.


Step 4: Another screen (can't provide pic sorry) will come up asking how much from the MoneyPak you'd like to add, and it'll say how much is available.
Put the number in for the trade specified, and click the continue button to get your money.

And there you have it... you got paid with PayPal and there's no way the buyer can dispute the payment because it was added on your computer, no second party was ever involved.

Sub-Guide (How to Obtain a MoneyPak)
To obtain a MoneyPak you need to go to a physical store in real life.
Wal-Mart is one of the biggest stores that you can get them from.
You buy one for ~4.50 or so and then you can load up to $1000 on it I'm pretty sure.
When you go to add funds to PayPal with it, you get to specify how much of the funds available you want to add. (as stated above in step 4)

 

Can you explain what MoneyPak is and how to obtain it for those of us who don't know

 

Whoa nice never knew there was such an option like this, i have already gotten into a little problem though. I first verified my PayPal with a credit card but i removed it and added my bank account after wards. When i click on add funds it comes up with..

"PayPal does not currently offer the ability to add funds from your bank account.

When you make a payment, PayPal charges the buyer's credit card and instantly credits the seller's PayPal account. "

My banks been on this paypal for months now so i really dont know what to do, if you can find a way around this for me it would be great =p

 

Thanks, i'll now accept MoneyPak payments in my future gold shop.

 

MoneyPak is the only way to add funds from cash to PayPal.
you can get them at many stores worldwide like Wal-Mart for example.
They cost ~4.50 to get, and you can load up to $1000 on them I'm pretty sure.

 

its a shame people do this, i bought your 117 off you for 200$ and im surprised you even trusted me to pay through paypal(due to me having a low ammount of posts and no vouches).

I was willing to pay through pokerstars,fulltilt,moneybrookers or any other online payment option. Any LEGITIMATE buyer should be willing to do the same.

Paypal is convienent but i think virtual dealers should go anti-paypal. If everyone declined accepting paypal then the scammer base of chargebackers would leave

 

Selling an empty account for paypal isn't a problem.
because if someone trys to scam you can just recover it.
But I get what you're saying

And to be honest if someone's a legitimate buyer and they want the item you're selling bad enough they shouldn't have a problem sending money via a MoneyPak... it's just the same as sending money via western union

 

very nice guide, thanks