Other Paypal question

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  1. Volund

    Volund Am I supposed to care?

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    Ok, I'm looking to buy something online, but I don't want my parents (who are cosigns on my checking acct), to see what. If I bought it via paypal, using my debit card, would the specifics of the purchase show up on my debit card statement?

    thanks.
     
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  2. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    No. It just says "Paypal Payment" on mine.

    Is someone buying pr0n? ;)
     
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  3. Volund

    Volund Am I supposed to care?

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    nah, that's why my parents yell at me after paying extra for the internet bill after I go over the download limit :D.

    It's a gift for my girlfriend that my parents wouldn't exactly approve of. :worried:

    thanks for the confirmation, that's what I thought would happen.
     
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  4. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Heh. Brown-bagged items Cheesecake. ;)
     
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  5. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    Be warned my PayPal stuff comes up with the seller's name in it. i.e. PAYPAL *DAMAGE INC or whatever. So to paraphrase Lock Stock, you wouldn't want to talk to your bank manager about a refund from PAYPAL *ASS TICKLERS INC.
     
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  6. badders

    badders Neuken in de Keuken

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    Be double-sneaky and set up another paypal account.

    Gift yourself the money into that one, and pay with the paypal balance of the new account?

    No PAYPAL *ASS TICKLERS INC on your bank statement then.
     
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  7. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    After further investigation (the things I will do for Bit-Tech!) it appears that paying by Debit/Credit card causes the name to be included, but direct debits from your bank accoutn show up as PAYPAL PAYMENT.

    As such:
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  8. Ryu_ookami

    Ryu_ookami I write therefore I suffer.

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    Just remember that if they decide to check your paypal account that they WILL be able to see the specifics of the item.
     
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  9. Angleus

    Angleus What's a Dremel?

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    I love the fact that bit has gone to this level of effort to hide stuff from parents, reminds me of the school days of 'OMG we've just got this new-fangled broadband thing, does this mean pr0n will show on the bill?!'
     
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  10. Volund

    Volund Am I supposed to care?

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    that would require them to know which payal I used :p

    thanks for the info capnPedro, big help.
     
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