The link alone should throw you off alone
If they were to officially lunch, you’d have full fledged support from their main website directly
If they were to officially lunch, you’d have full fledged support from their main website directly
PayPal Lebanon
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Rather than throwing out mere conjecture here, I actually have contacted the owner of that website and the business he does appears to be legitimate - there is no reason to think otherwise. He accepts payment by cash or mobile credit transfer. You would have to provide him with an account if one needs to be created for the item to be purchased. I haven't yet used his services though.
So I was checking the official Paypal website for the blocked countries list and this is how they refer to lebanon:
"Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions" what on earth does that mean?
Source: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/bigcommerce/security/prohibited-countries
Prohibited Countries
Governing bodies often have regulations and financial sanctions in place that prohibit transactions with certain high-risk countries. In most cases, the processing bank will decline transactions that originate from these countries. In the rare instance that the processing bank authorizes the transaction, the funding bank will prevent it from settling, and Braintree will let you know.
The restricted countries vary depending on the country where your business is domiciled. In the US, you can generally expect that payments will not be accepted from the following countries:
Belarus
Burma (Myanmar)
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Iran
Iraq
Liberia (Former Regime of Charles Taylor)
Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions
North Korea
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Syria
Western Balkans
Zimbabwe
"Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions" what on earth does that mean?
Source: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/bigcommerce/security/prohibited-countries
Prohibited Countries
Governing bodies often have regulations and financial sanctions in place that prohibit transactions with certain high-risk countries. In most cases, the processing bank will decline transactions that originate from these countries. In the rare instance that the processing bank authorizes the transaction, the funding bank will prevent it from settling, and Braintree will let you know.
The restricted countries vary depending on the country where your business is domiciled. In the US, you can generally expect that payments will not be accepted from the following countries:
Belarus
Burma (Myanmar)
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Iran
Iraq
Liberia (Former Regime of Charles Taylor)
Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions
North Korea
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Syria
Western Balkans
Zimbabwe
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=75641
US blocking the money of "risky people" and people associated to them. PayPal probably doesn't want to bother, and blocked the whole country.
US blocking the money of "risky people" and people associated to them. PayPal probably doesn't want to bother, and blocked the whole country.
Great, the whole world seems to know that Lebanon isn't exactly a country, but a bunch of "Democratic Processes and Institutions"
The best way to get a PayPal account is to link it to a credit card not issued in Lebanon. The only way to do that (and I'm gonna try it soon) is to apply for AMEX card, which appears to be issued from Bahrein as I was told.
According to their website, this is the criteria for applying for an American Express Card
Before registering your interest, make sure you can say 'Yes' to the following:
I am aged 21 or over
I have a UAE home address
I have an annual income of at least US$ 32,000 (employed), US$ 50,000 (self-employed) - or local currency equivalent
I have no history of bad debt
And if self-employed, I have been working for more than two years
Before registering your interest, make sure you can say 'Yes' to the following:
I am aged 21 or over
I have a UAE home address
I have an annual income of at least US$ 32,000 (employed), US$ 50,000 (self-employed) - or local currency equivalent
I have no history of bad debt
And if self-employed, I have been working for more than two years
Even if you apply for an Amex card from outside of Lebanon, if the shipping and billing addresses do not match especially if you put the lebanese address for shipping, they will ban you.. i have tried this. However, if you contact the seller and agree to ship it to you to Lebanon, it may work depending on the seller's decision.
Entropay was the way I used to use PayPal. They give you a virtual credit card, you load that as the payment for you PayPal profile. It was perfect until mid last year, where Entropay decided to stop supporting Lebanese cards. If we can find a legit virtual credit card service, it can work again.
We're talking about getting a PayPal account. No shipping and billing address yet. If you're referring about eBay then that's a problem for another day.Louis40 wroteEven if you apply for an Amex card from outside of Lebanon, if the shipping and billing addresses do not match especially if you put the lebanese address for shipping, they will ban you.. i have tried this. However, if you contact the seller and agree to ship it to you to Lebanon, it may work depending on the seller's decision.
10 days later
eBay to replace PayPal with Adyen for payment system. You will have to wait till mid 2020
11 days later
So I saw an ad in Facebook about a "company" called online services Lebanon claimimg to give you a PayPal account for 30$, 10$ of which will be added to the account.
And then there are fees for withdrawing or adding and stuff like that.
Here is the link.
Has anyone tried it?
You think its legit?
And then there are fees for withdrawing or adding and stuff like that.
Here is the link.
Has anyone tried it?
You think its legit?
AVOlio wroteSo I saw an ad in Facebook about a "company" called online services Lebanon claimimg to give you a PayPal account for 30$, 10$ of which will be added to the account.
And then there are fees for withdrawing or adding and stuff like that.
Here is the link.
Has anyone tried it?
You think its legit?
https://techgeek365.com/paypal-now-available-lebanon-dont-get-excited/
tl;dr it may work but it is against paypal rules and may get your account terminated/suspended
a month later
I have an Amex Gold CC and I have paypal since 2 years although I rarely use it but it worked couple of times.Mhdskr wroteWe're talking about getting a PayPal account. No shipping and billing address yet. If you're referring about eBay then that's a problem for another day.Louis40 wroteEven if you apply for an Amex card from outside of Lebanon, if the shipping and billing addresses do not match especially if you put the lebanese address for shipping, they will ban you.. i have tried this. However, if you contact the seller and agree to ship it to you to Lebanon, it may work depending on the seller's decision.
Few days ago, I ordered something on newegg and my trasaction was declined, my account was suspended and my Paypal account is permanently limited now.
Shipping was to California... not sure what's going on here but Amex cards are no longer working.
Quoting :
Dear Karim,
It appears that you currently reside in a country that we don't offer service in at this time. Establishing our service in each new country involves complex changes due to different regulations in each of these countries. We're working hard to expand our services as rapidly as possible.
Due to this, we'd like to begin parting ways in a manner that is least disruptive to your business.
You may use the remaining account balance to provide refunds to your buyers if necessary.
Due to the potential risk of chargebacks and other reversals, the money in your PayPal account balance will be held for 180 days from the date the limitation was originally placed on the account. After 180 days, you will be notified by email with information on how to collect your remaining money.
Unfortunately, there are no further appeals being allowed on your account.
Guys, vote by your money, and better support as you can alibaba/aliexpress/others, let deprecated and sluggish paypal/ebay with their crap policy die in history.
Otherwise they will keep laughing and discriminate people around the world, creating artificial barriers.
Otherwise they will keep laughing and discriminate people around the world, creating artificial barriers.
a month later
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I can confirm that AMEX cards issued in Lebanon (from Bahrain) no longer work with PayPal
UPDATE:
AMEX cards are working again with PayPal
UPDATE:
AMEX cards are working again with PayPal
I second this. But again, some products are only available through paypal only websites (e.g. ebay). In my case, these products were brands (so not really available on ali/other) and locally were silly expensive( at least 1.5x): victorinox, casio, Fragrances... I can live without these, but again what's something you ordered online and your life depends on...nuclearcat wroteGuys, vote by your money, and better support as you can alibaba/aliexpress/others, let deprecated and sluggish paypal/ebay with their crap policy die in history.
Otherwise they will keep laughing and discriminate people around the world, creating artificial barriers.
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Don't hold your breath. Paypal will only be coming to Lebanon when they will see a competitor growing in Lebanon and taking up their potential market growth opportunities and also only if it turns out to be a lucrative market. Then they will try to drive this (hypothetical) competitor out of business and take their place to secure their global position.
So that's not going to be any time soon.
So that's not going to be any time soon.
4 days later
Can anyone summarize to me the benefits of using Paypal compared of using an Internet Card (Example I use Audi Bank Orange Internet Card linked to my Debt Salary Account - for online purchases: Amazon (Shop&Ship) , Souq.com etc.. ).
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Mainly ebay. You can only use paypal on ebay.
Paypal has. very strict buyer oriented policy, So basically the seller has to be 100% precise, honest and unflawed, otherwise it's a return/your money back.
To get what i'm saying:
compare buying the same item on gearbest with a credit card/ with paypal.
As a member mentioned on another thread, they make you pay extra for insurance which I would do if i'm using a card, but not with paypal because they've got my back if anything happens.
Paypal has. very strict buyer oriented policy, So basically the seller has to be 100% precise, honest and unflawed, otherwise it's a return/your money back.
To get what i'm saying:
compare buying the same item on gearbest with a credit card/ with paypal.
As a member mentioned on another thread, they make you pay extra for insurance which I would do if i'm using a card, but not with paypal because they've got my back if anything happens.