Can I use Alipay on eBay? Why can't I pay?

eBay is a cross-border e-commerce platform, but now more and more people have certain requirements for the brand of goods. For products that cannot be bought domestically, everyone can directly choose to buy them on cross-border e-commerce platforms. Can eBay use Alipay?

1. Can I use Alipay on eBay?

No way!

eBay does not allow payment via any payment method other than PayPal.

2. What happens if eBay cannot pay?

1. Shopping quantity restrictions

eBay also places a conservative limit on the number of items that buyers can purchase in a single transaction. If we buy too many items at once, we will definitely not be able to pay. This situation is not PayPal's fault. We can buy fewer items first, wait until the first batch of items is shipped, and then go back to buy more. In this way, we can pay without any worries.

2. PayPal account is not authenticated

When you use PayPal to pay, the buyer also needs to authenticate the account first. For PayPal account authentication, the seller only needs to add the bank account and confirm it. PayPal will send two small deposits to our account, and then enter the two deposits on the PayPal website. After answering the phone call and verifying our information, the authentication is completed.

3. Domestic PayPal payment is not supported

Because eBay shopping is mainly aimed at European and American sites such as the US and UK sites, sellers on some brand official websites may impose restrictions on this and not support PayPal payments registered in China. In this case, you will have to change stores to make your purchase.

4. Network issues

The last possible situation is that there is a problem with the PayPal payment network environment, for example, partly due to the use of a proxy server. In this case, the buyer should contact PayPal customer service to check what the situation is, and resubmit after the problem is resolved.

eBay is a cross-border platform and requires the use of cross-border payment methods. It all depends on what payment methods the merchants on this platform have opened up. Generally speaking, Alipay can only be used to pay for domestic e-commerce platforms.

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