How to sell accounts through paypal (Without getting screwed over)

[Dastard]

Sorry for the long post. Read it if you want to know how to sell account through paypal without losing your money and account!

As I'm sure many of you know already. Some people will purchase an account through Paypal which sounds like a sure-fire way to get things done. I recently sold 2 accounts through Paypal only to have the person go back and tell paypal that they did not authorize the transaction. Paypal is not a good place to sell virtual goods because it cannot be tracked (like with a tracking number), IE accounts. lol. Well, needless to say, the person got their money back from both of those sales. In return, I had to go through the whole Blizzard hotline and waiting forever to get the accounts back. I have found a way to sell those accounts and not get screwed.
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. When talking the deal over with a person, make sure that they know you are selling them a PIECE OF PAPER with account information and that you will ship it through either certified mail, FedEx, UPS or some other type of mail that can give you a tracking number, verifying that they got the item. Also, make sure when you send them a bill through Paypal that you put that you are selling them a piece of paper with account info on it. If you do this, when they try to go back on the deal (like has happened to many of us a lot), Paypal will do their investigation and you will win. I am just wanting to let everyone know so no one else gets screwed over here. Thank you and Good Luck!

[211k1dd]

that just helps you with an actual account holder.
alot of these guys are using jacked accounts.

[Cicutta]

It is a more safe way bud but, most people aren't patient enough when it comes to that, i've tried and they're discouraged. However, if they're not fond of the idea, it shows they are probably a scammer.

[darkspirit1984]

I have an ideea... stop using paypal for such things, anyway paypal it just a big scam, in my opinion...
And when someone will pay you for an virtual item (intagible goods) everytime they limit buyers account, sometimes happens that the account holder doesnt use paypal to much, and wont login to his account, if they got account limited after payd you, you will have that amount put on hold, and if they wont get an answer from the account holder(buyer) they will consider the tranzaction unauthorized, and will refund the money, or just keep them locked.

Thats what happened to me, and stopped using paypal, got screwed after i wanted to buy 5000mil eve isk from a site, payd for it, spoken with site operators(live chat/support) and after that was waiting for delivery, after 3 days of waiting, i was thinking that site was scam, or not capable to deliver the amount, but problem was that my payment was returned back, was opened an unauthorized claim, and... i never did that, paypal just opened that claim instead of me, and limited my accout in the same time, didnt got mail from paypal, and i dint know what is happening, only when someone from site where was buying isk told me that paypal returned the payment.

[Heiken]

WoW accounts always hold a risk if you're not the original owner. I generally only buy accounts that the sellers are able and willing to provide a scanned photocopy ID to the name attached to the account along with all the usual information. Selling-wise, I don't release the SQ/SA/E-mail until the money has cleared from Paypal to my bank account. I'm sure this has lost me a few legitimate customers, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[dark xeon]

Is sending post with account details on viable? If I try to suggest this to a buyer then I have no way to assure them that the details I have sent are indeed correct, so theoretically I could be scamming money from them (having tracking details so they cant claim money back) but they could have paid for nothing.

[darkrider55]

I remember a while back I paid for an item on Ebay, but the seller never shipped the item. When I contacted Paypal, they sided with me, but the seller had moved money out of his account so they said there was nothing they could do. Eventually I had the charge reversed directly on my credit card. I have no idea if things are still the same, but I'm assuming that if they buyer sends the money, as long as you transfer the funds out of the account, there's little that Paypal can do.

[miltown08]

Originally Posted by darkrider55

I remember a while back I paid for an item on Ebay, but the seller never shipped the item. When I contacted Paypal, they sided with me, but the seller had moved money out of his account so they said there was nothing they could do. Eventually I had the charge reversed directly on my credit card. I have no idea if things are still the same, but I'm assuming that if they buyer sends the money, as long as you transfer the funds out of the account, there's little that Paypal can do.

This is false, from what I understand PayPal will return the funds and your account will fall into a negative balance, which if you don't bring to zero has some serious repercussions.

[qdarkness]

Originally Posted by darkrider55

I remember a while back I paid for an item on Ebay, but the seller never shipped the item. When I contacted Paypal, they sided with me, but the seller had moved money out of his account so they said there was nothing they could do. Eventually I had the charge reversed directly on my credit card. I have no idea if things are still the same, but I'm assuming that if they buyer sends the money, as long as you transfer the funds out of the account, there's little that Paypal can do.

paypal usually puts on a hold on the money, so you cant do that.

[konahime]

Originally Posted by Heiken

I don't release the SQ/SA/E-mail until the money has cleared from Paypal to my bank account.

As someone above me already said, sellers can't even do this anymore since PP would simply put a negative on your account and have you deal with it (repo calling every other day about the money). Another thing if someone can clarify is, even if you do send a a piece of paper, what happens if the buyer simply cries foul and say the details provided were false/incorrect (ie a good that was damaged or DOA) or does PP not care about this part as long as the goods are delivered?