⚠️ DO NOT PAY WITH VENMO/PAYPAL (GIFTED/FRIENDS&FAMILY), APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY, ZELLE, ...⚠️

1t2golf · May 2

*...or any other payment service/method that does not provide buyer protection. We will remove ads that advertises these forms of payments.

Venmo Goods&Services is OK.

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Report anyone who uses an excuse like "My Paypal account is frozen."

Being a long time member with good feedback does not matter. Accounts can be hacked, especially ones that have been inactive for a while.

Report members who request or insist on these payment types.

Edited June 14 by GwrxMod

Green Lit · June 14

On 5/2/2025 at 4:11 PM, 1t2golf said:

*...or any other payment service/method that does not provide buyer protection. We will remove ads that advertises these forms of payments.

Venmo Goods&Services is OK.

**

Report anyone who uses an excuse like "My Paypal account is frozen."

Being a long time member with good feedback does not matter. Accounts can be hacked, especially ones that have been inactive for a while.

Report members who request or insist on these payment types.

I use Venmo goods & services instead of PayPal. Both offer the same protections. It’s a personal preference. My feedback speaks for itself.

I can’t tell you how many enthusiastic buyers back out the second I mention Venmo. They admit that they believe Venmo = scam.
I think a lot of this inaccurate perception is because how the title of this pinned post reads at initial glance.

Can you please change the title of this to something along the line of:

⚠️ DO NOT PAY WITH FRIENDS&FAMILY: PAYPAL, VENMO APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY, ZELLE

GwrxMod · June 14

3 minutes ago, Green Lit said:

I use Venmo goods & services instead of PayPal. Both offer the same protections. It’s a personal preference. My feedback speaks for itself.

I can’t tell you how many enthusiastic buyers back out the second I mention Venmo. They admit that they believe Venmo = scam.
I think a lot of this inaccurate perception is because how the title of this pinned post reads at initial glance.

Can you please change the title of this to something along the line of:

⚠️ DO NOT PAY WITH FRIENDS&FAMILY: PAYPAL, VENMO APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY, ZELLE

Edited for clarity.

Venmo did not have a G&S payment option initially and was used by scammers exclusively.

vsabre · June 20

Don't mean to threadjack, but I plan on using the BST in the near future. Do I have the ability to designate PayPal G&S Only in my listings? Just want the most efficient way to protect both the buyer and myself.

Edited June 20 by vsabre

houseoftk · July 10

What do you recommend using then?

ForeGeorgia · July 10

On 6/20/2025 at 4:00 PM, vsabre said:

Don't mean to threadjack, but I plan on using the BST in the near future. Do I have the ability to designate PayPal G&S Only in my listings? Just want the most efficient way to protect both the buyer and myself.

Make sure to read

34 minutes ago, houseoftk said:

What do you recommend using then?

When the person goes to pay, there are only two options: "For goods and services" and "For friends and family". Choose goods and services. It protects seller and buyer.

Seller pays a fee.

Here's a calculator https://www.salecalc.com/paypal

Here's an example of $50.00: the amount that will go to fees is $2.24 and the recipient (seller) will receive $47.76. That's 4.48% going to fees, effectively. The buyer will pay no fees.

Edited July 10 by ForeGeorgia

houseoftk · July 10

Okay, so Venmo and PayPal are good to use. Cool. Thanks.

vsabre · July 10

47 minutes ago, ForeGeorgia said:

Make sure to read

When the person goes to pay, there are only two options: "For goods and services" and "For friends and family". Choose goods and services. It protects seller and buyer.

Seller pays a fee.

Here's a calculator https://www.salecalc.com/paypal

Here's an example of $50.00: the amount that will go to fees is $2.24 and the recipient (seller) will receive $47.76. That's 4.48% going to fees, effectively. The buyer will pay no fees.

Awesome, thanks..

BENNYSUPREME · July 25

On 6/14/2025 at 2:21 PM, Green Lit said:

I use Venmo goods & services instead of PayPal. Both offer the same protections. It’s a personal preference. My feedback speaks for itself.

I can’t tell you how many enthusiastic buyers back out the second I mention Venmo. They admit that they believe Venmo = scam.
I think a lot of this inaccurate perception is because how the title of this pinned post reads at initial glance.

Can you please change the title of this to something along the line of:

⚠️ DO NOT PAY WITH FRIENDS&FAMILY: PAYPAL, VENMO APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY, ZELLE