My experience is the same as Godfrey's. I've often chosen to use the credit card option even though I have a bank account linked to Pay Pal.
Maybe Pay Pal Australia is different, but the option has always been available here (well - for as long as I've been using Pal Pay for payments, anyway). Cheers, Brian +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia -- Quoting graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have no idea if what you say is true now. It wasn't six months > ago. I > had quite a fight with PayPal over that, which I lost. If you had > sufficient funds in your PayPal account the Credit card option was > > blanked out, however you could still select to have the funds taken > > directly from your bank account. I only discovered that after I had > > committed to buy on an eBay auction. Now I know better. In another > way > they lost, because they can no longer collect interest on my money > > sitting in their account. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:03 PM, graywolf wrote: > > > >> Yes, I have found to my sorrow that PayPal will not even let you > use a > >> credit card if you have funds in your account. > > > > That's not correct. You have to hit the option for "more funding > > > services" and add a credit card for purpose of funding payments. > It's > > twisty because they want you to use your Paypal.com funds, or > direct > > banking funds, but the option is there and can be used. > > > > I've done this many times with Paypal having standing funds, > although I > > generally try not to keep money in Paypal.com's hands too long. > > > > Godfrey > > > > > > > > > > --No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/324 - Release Date: > 4/25/2006 > > > > > >
