please make this a sticky, people are asking to get scammed doing the gift thing then by simply just paying the 4 or 5%

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thanks alot this is great

Oh no! i was completely clueless, ive been sending gift paypal payments.. but i received all my packages.. but i gotta keep on the lookout! woooo! Thanks!

Thank you for letting us know <3

I don't think everyone who asks for a "gift" payment should be considered a scammer.. I think it should be determined on a case by case basis.. I've requested/used it a few times on other forums without a problem. I've also had to refund a person $280 that was sent to me as a gift.. I think it should be considered if the person has an excellent track record because obviously you wouldn't send a gift payment to someone with no sales history... I think it's more so an attempt to cut costs down.. even if some consider the extra 4-5% minimal..

Even I have heard of Gift Scam and it is important to check overpayment Scams. If you are about to sell some valuable thing than ask the buyer to write the check of the correct amount. Scams most probably are due to winnings from a lottery. Always know to whom you are dealing to.

Wait, I don't get it... how is it money that's being sent to them?
I'm confused.

via paypal as a gift

Thanks...very useful information!

There's also a possible way to get your money back when using a gift via Paypal. As you can file a unauthorized transaction with Paypal and from there on it is 50/50 on whether you get your money back from there.

^ it depends who you do business with, certain people can be trusted

Wow I had no idea about this at all and I've had someone ask me to pay through paypall as a gift but I didn't have a paypall account at the moment so I didn't do it but that I do its good to know this!

thanks alot for lookin out!