I didn't want to create a new topic for this, but I'm a paypal newbie. I want to sell on ebay here soon, and I basically have to offer it...so.....
I've sold on ebay plenty of times before, but my mother and I shared an account (under her name). She passed away last year and of course I can no longer use it...... So I had to re-register.
I don't want my paypal account connected to my actual bank account in any way, so I'd planned to open up a separate checking account and put some money into it to use for paypal fees and transactions.
I guess my two questions are:
01) Can I simply open up another account at my bank for the purpose of using paypal? Should I open up one at a different bank? I'm extremely paranoid about my normal checking accounts being online. I want to make sure there's no way for the new account to be connected to my regular one.
02) Do I have to put a credit card on file? I would much rather have the money transferred from the checking account than ever pay with my credit card. I would rather not put my credit card online.
Any help/advice would be appreciated. I've been to the paypal site, but I thought this would be a good place to ask.