Purchasing Vape Items

[shamrocc317]

Now, I've been an ebay shopper for years and love the fact that PayPal is a safe way of purchasing items, also provides all the needed shipping information and so forth without constantly going in and filling out those annoying fields, lol. But I've been wondering why some of the vape sites don't use the PayPal method of paying. As I have heard that some sites or better yet some businesses have been dipping into buyers accounts after giving credit card information, to assure buyers, I think some stores and vendors with online sites should go the PayPal route for purchase. There are only a few sites I've visited that use that method of paying and wish there were more...IMO

 

[nebulas]

Because paypal has banned any transactions related to eliquids or vaping gear.

 

[Dakota Jim]

What nebulas said but with an addition to it

you can use paypal if you are buying from overseas like China (Fasttech)

It is only banned in the US

and now for my conspiracy theory on this, oh, nevermind, even I am getting tired of my conspiracy theories.

 

[p.opus]

PayPal is an ebay company and buying and selling e-cigs and vaping equipment is against it's Policy

Read here:

Tobacco policy

Also here is PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy. e-cigs fall under tobacco products as listed in number 5.

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/acceptableuse-full?bn_r=o

 

[shamrocc317]

the vape community has it tough.

 

[shamrocc317]

I guess that's why some ebay sellers add "this is not intended for tobacco but personal use" in their descriptions, lol...smh. sheesh

 

[Rickajho]

E-cigarettes, liquids etc. are banned from being sold in the US on Ebay or being purchased from US sites via PayPal in their respective TOS. That is why you don't see any US vendors with a PayPal check out option - except a couple few who are taking chances and asking you to do a "Send Money" PayPal transaction out of context of their actual retail site.

There is also a lot of dubious e-cig stuff on eBay. If you have a problem don't go complaining to either PayPal or eBay If it turns out to be a US seller to US buyer transaction mention the word "e-cigarette" in a dispute and you lose your buyer protection. And don't count on any warranty backing anything up. And other fun stuff like that.

 

[jnixon]

I use ebay a lot and yea just don't try saying anything e-cig realated or nicotine for that matter

 

[Ksprings]

I just ordered a itaste mvp 2.0 the other day along with my ego-w RBA along with ohm meter.... I hope my stuff arrives safely and i don't have to talk to ebay at all about it!!! I still don't understand why ebay is taking this route...

 

[Ksprings]

Would vaporizer be considered the same as e-cig.. hmmm. i wonder

 

[jnixon]

I don't know. it might be a conspiracy or it could just be because it is pretty easy for kids to get on ebay and buy stuff but I have bought a lot of vaping products on there and have yet to have a problem so good luck

 

[retired1]

Generally, cross posting the same topic in multiple forums is frowned upon. Going to close this one to keep responses to the original post which is here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ordering-ebay-cant-use-paypal-ecig-stuff.html