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Published: 2009-08-06 20:10:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 98616; Favourites: 3969; Downloads: 267
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Please do NOT send me notes about this tutorial. Paypal has a great FAQ~~~~
Because paypal seems to be very confusing to a lot of people.
[Edit: Dec 5, 2011]
Many thanks for all the comments and favorites. I slightly updated the tutorial: New art, simplified some of the text! Enjoy!!
F.A.Q
Q. I don't have a credit card, can I still make a PAYPAL account?
A. Yes. You will need a bank account though! : )
Q. Do I need to put some money on my account before I start using it?
A. Nope. So you can just start with your account with no money in your account. c:
Q. Can I link this this tutorial in my journal?
A. Yes! Feel free to post it in your journal, the more people see it, the more people will learn how to use Paypal!
Q. If i'm the receiver, do I have to have Paypal as well..?
A. Yes! Both parties need a Paypal account to send/receive money.
Q. Can I send/receive different currencies?
A. Yes you can. You can select what type of currency you want to send! : )
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well u make tutorials about their website and help people out of ur own will
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Oh you mean work for Paypal? Haha, I don't think I know enough to work for them ^_^
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Oh and I LOVE YOUR PUPPIES!!!!
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This is sweet, I've been starting out with commissions lately and was wondering the best route to keep this going smoothly when I know I'll be accepting payment for adult work. Basically, don't mention anything about the adult artwork anywhere in the transaction?
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umm what is adult commission and why do you and artist get in trouble for it? ._. i am very sorry if this is silly question >.< but please answer ;n;
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Adult commissions are porn commissions. Paypal has it in their policy that you can't use their service to be paid for adult "services" including art. So, by bluntly saying "This payment is for my tentacle porn commission" can get the artist in trouble because it goes against their ToS.
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XDD;;; This comment made me lol.
Lovely tutorial by the way. 
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oh O_O' t..thank you for the explanation
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This tutorial will be suba helpful when I get a paypal account!
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I feel noobish for asking this but when I tried to buy some points from DA with this, it said that I needed a credit card. I'm not sure if this is just DAs way of working things or if I'm doing something wrong.
I have a different currency so I'm not sure how to go about things. Can you help?
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I will be using my parents Paypal for adoptables (Im only 14 xD) So all I have to do to recieve is give the buyer my email that I use for paypal (through note, of course)? Or what do I have to do/
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Yes, you will use the email that's linked to the Paypal you are using (in this care, your parents')
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Thanks for this tutorial. <3 I'm wondering, are you able to have a PayPal and bank account under 18 or 21?
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I think so. I was 16 when I created mine, but that was over 7 years ago (omg getting old 
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This tutorial seems useful, and it's simple. Gotta fav this just in case.
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thank you for this tutorial. I really need it since I'm about to make a paypal account to make commissions. Can I ask you a question? What if, in the send money section, I choose personal instead of purchase->goods when paying for a commission?
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ooooh this makes so much more sense
thaaaanak you from a noob at life
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's understandable and really useful!
I have one question though (which is totally ok if you don't know the answer to 
It's of course trivial that you need to have a bank account linked. But let's say.. with my case I could only link mine in March.
Could it be possible for me to get money to my PayPal account before that?
Damn... I'm bad at explaining. So what I mean is, can someone actually get money on their account BEFORE connecting in to their bank or credit card?
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"So what I mean is, can someone actually get money on their account BEFORE connecting in to their bank or credit card?"
I wish I could answer this, but I sadly don't know the answer. You might want to go to Paypal's helpdesk and ask! ^__^
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For the sake of sending money 
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Though I've never had any trouble, I still think I'll tote this around in my favorites just in case.
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Oh my god, thank you so much for making this.. I have a lot of trouble with this as well.
However, I have always asked my commissioners to select "Services" as the type of payment as it doesnt ask me to print a shipping label to prove that I am sending them something. I have heard other artists in the past have had troubles with giving the person their picture, and then they claim they never got it as it was never 'shipped' thus getting their money back. Dont know if this might be a problem or not.
Either way thank you, I will likely link this to users often.
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You should also mention the issue with Paypal fees (totally annoying!) I know most artists now include the fee with the price of their image, and there's also a Paypal calculator here - [link]
Some people pay under Personal > Gift (so that there is no fee) but that's NOT recommended as it's against the rules. However, I've found getting people to pay via Personal > Payment Owed will include the fee in the transaction so that you (the artist) will receive the full amount of money without having a little taken out from Paypal fees.
This is a really useful tutorial though, I'll definitely be pointing people towards it when they're unfamiliar with how Paypal works haha.
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Hey Maygikal!
The reason I updated the tutorial is because I used to say "Send it as a gift" to avoid the fees. But, since you can't "refund" a gift you can get in trouble.
Let's say, you pay me $10 for a commission and you send it as a gift. Months later, I still haven't finished your commission and you want your money back. I keep refusing to reply to your many notes, how do you get your money? You can request your money back through Paypal! You can't when you send the money as a gift, so it's better to send it as "goods" or "Services" : )
I haven't used the Payment owed very much. I've noticed most people are too greedy to want to pay for the fees themselves ^__^'
You are not allowed to ask extra for fees. If they find out they will suspend your account. Something you don't want to happen n-n'
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Personal > Payment Owed isn't a gift though! But it does have the same effect as a gift (that you can't refund it or request for a refund haha). I think it's OK to use if you trust the person (I know a lot of people probably commission things from their friends, so in that case I think it'd be OK to use) but you're right, in other business transactions I'd probably just use goods or services.
Really?! I didn't know that! Lmao what ... how does that make any sense. What if you just include the price of the fee inside of your commission cost, anyway? I know a lot of artists do that - I don't think a lot of them know that you could get your account suspended over it.
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Thank you so much for this tutorial!!!
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OMG
THANK YOU!
That's so great....^__^ I'm thinking about doing commishes sometime, so this helped allot!
Wanted to make sure there was no way anyone could get my personal information...^__^'
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I am pretty sure you can select that none of your personal info is sent along with the paypal payment.
When paying someone they will receive your shipping info. When receiving money they won't see any of your personal info.
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You'll have to go see if you can do it in your personal preferences : )
I've never had a case that people abused the personal information they can see when you send a payment. It's only your address that shows : )
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I can't seem to find that, but there's a personal information place. The only option I have is to change me name, but I'd have to register that it's a real name. So that doesn't work.
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Why don't you want to use your real name? Everyone does for paypal, you should see it as an online bank in a way that allows you to transfer money to people easily.
You need to use your real name anyway.
I used my nickname/short (Maggie) for my Paypal and it was a pain in the rear to get my account activated because my nickname didn't match my full first name on my bank account card
No one cares about the full names or addresses shown in the Paypal notes. You will need to give an address anyway if you plan on using your account to order stuff : )
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Okay. c: You convinced me.
I guess it's alright, I just would rather it didn't. But it's not like I'd be the end of the world, so it's okay. :'3
Thank you so much for your help!
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Just a question, when you say if you receive too many gifts your account might be suspended, does that mean the amount of gifts you've ever received ever or in a certain amount of time? ; v ;
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Don't worry about the gifts. I should update this tutorial sometime.
It's better to just send it as a product/service than as a gift, then you can always refund people or request a refund if you send money yourself
Hope this clears it up a bit :3
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Is there a way for the seller to decide how the money is sent, other than just asking ? I am thinking of opening commissions and have this terrible fear of being tricked, I heard stories that say people can just withdraw their payment even after you recieved it, even months after, pretending you never sent the goods, even if you did. :S
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You can send an invoice, basically requesting the money. All you need is their paypal email address, and for them to accept the payment invoice when they receive it.
I've personally never been tricked, and I've been doing commissions for at least 6 years now
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Thanks for answering, I'm really glad to hear that ! I haven't even made a paypal account yet, and I was getting paranoid already...
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Oh, so it's alright?
xD All I use my paypal for is to receive commission money, so I figure I won't do much of sending for now.
Thank you!
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Ask your commissioners to send it as product/service though, not as a gift. Then it's easier to refund people just in case : )
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xD Thanks for the advice. I might do that.
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Aw, that's explain so well and that puppy just helps even more!
Thank you for such tutorial!
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