[SlowOne]

Received an e-mail from PayPal today, outlining changes in my agreement. No idea why I decided to read it, but this is what it says...

"Restricted Activities

A new Section 9.1.ff is being added to make it a restricted activity to request or send personal transaction payments for commercial transactions. Section 9.1ff will read as follows (presented in context with its root clauses):

“9.1 Restricted Activities. In connection with your use of our website, your Account, or the Services, or in the course of your interactions with PayPal, a User or a third party, you will not:

ff. Request or send a personal transaction payment for a commercial transaction.”

As far as I can make out, that would make it against the PayPal Rules to send money as a gift in payment for items sold on forums such as these, or indeed to ask for the payment as a gift. It's no biggie as far as I can see (simply raise the amount sent to cover the fee) but it does raise the possibility of having some sanctions against you. Also, the Buyer Protection is void if you do this.

13.2 What are the eligibility requirements for PayPal Buyer Protection?

You must meet all of these requirements to be eligible for a payment under PayPal Buyer Protection:

Your payment must be for an eligible item and made from your PayPal Account (see Section 13.3 for further details on item eligibility);
Pay the full amount of the eligible item in one payment. Items purchased with multiple payments – like a deposit followed by a final payment – are not eligible;
Send the payment to the seller through:
the eBay “Pay Now” button or the eBay invoice, or
the “Send Money” button of your PayPal account by selecting “eBay Item” and entering your eBay User ID and the eBay item number; or
for purchases made off eBay: the Send Money tab on the PayPal website by clicking the “Purchase” tab, or the seller’s PayPal checkout flow; and
Open a Dispute within 45 days of the date you sent the payment and follow the online dispute resolution process described below under “How do I resolve my problem?” in section 13.5.

Anyone out there know more about it, or have somewhere one can enquire as to what it exactly means? Thanks.