If your Australian and using PayPal.

[minimalistik]

I am having a bit of trouble setting up an account. Got the personal info done but I am up to adding the debit card information. I am using my Commonwealth Bank bank card. Theres 17 digits on the front and then PayPal asks for 3 security digits in the back, theres nothing on the back, just the black strip and my signature... :puzzled: I tried typing all 17 digits in the "credit card" field but says i am "missing digits". Could I get help please?

[Skinny_T]

Have you tried going to the Commonwealth and asking them. (not that they'll help you)

[minimalistik]

I am going to ask them now and I know what you mean.

[love police]

i used my credit card.. sorry dude.

[minimalistik]

Does you credit card have some 3 digits in the back of the card?

[Byrnzie]

each credit card has a three digit security code to help stop unotharised trasnaction as far as i know it isn't on the card. And sorry can't help you as i haven't set up a pay pall acount. try emailing the suport staff at pay pal.

[minimalistik]

Thanks for that Byrnzie :) Ok that clears some issues up. I did email PayPal Staff yesterday, received an email back today but they just ran me through the setting up. However, I clearly stated it was a debit card but... I have also emailed Commbank so Ill see what happens.

[frozenRage]

by debit card do you mean use use it for eftpos and bank withdrawals or a credit card with a debit a/c attached? i think paypal are reffering to the latter

[.soulty]

i didnt think that paypal allowed Australian bank cards.

[frozenRage]

they don't.....

[.soulty]

yeah thought so, you can only set up a bank account where you can withdraw money from. back when i was trying it didnt have the australian bank option, i m pretty sure its got that feature now.

[frozenRage]

yeah but you can't put money into paypal with it :( only take money out ot paypal into your banck a/c

[.soulty]

you sure? it looks like you can set up a australian bank for withdraw to your paypal account, and where else would the money go?

:: oh i see withdraw from paypal to the allocated bank account, ok..

[frozenRage]

painful isn't it?

[.soulty]

yeah sucks... oh well.

[minimalistik]

A credit card that is linked to a debit account? omg. But then that means if I were to use a Visa or Mastercard/ American Express, it would work? Think so.

[frozenRage]

yeah it would work. they accept cc's from anywhere but bank a/c's only from the us

[minimalistik]

Thats gives me a better picture, thanks for the explanation FrozenRage ;) Anyway, hows your hosting problems?

[frozenRage]

:) solved, i am going with www.micfo.com it turned out www.hostexcellence.com was a scam. thank god we figured it out b4 signing up :angry:

[minimalistik]

Nice to know ;)

ohh btw, one thing with the cc, if a cc is linked to a bank account, would that mean the cc is just a gateway to allow purchase of things or is there a % fee also taken into account?

[.soulty]

just a update on this, paypal.au allows you to add funds from your australian bank account now :)

[brownie]

about bloody time
I have been waiting for that

[minimalistik]

It has been yeah - I emailed them a while ago and they said they would implement the same system in Australia. So it's good for those needing to use it.

[.soulty]

just a little update, the system was pushed back a few weeks and to add funds from an australian bank account should be implemented either tomorrow or in a few days time.