Sending and receiving money online for your eBay items on eBay.com.sg just got easier and safer with PayPal. When buying an item, you can now complete the eBay Checkout process quickly and securely using your credit card with PayPal. If you’re selling on eBay.com.sg, you can now effortlessly offer PayPal on all of your items, allowing you to accept credit cards at low cost and get paid conveniently and immediately – no matter where you are or when your item gets sold.

Don’t have a PayPal account? Don’t worry! You can still send and receive payments with PayPal. Buyers can enter credit card details securely during the eBay Checkout process with PayPal and sellers can select PayPal as a payment method on the ‘Sell Your Item’ form by entering the email address where the payment should be sent. (Note: You’ll be asked to sign up once you receive your first payment.)

To celebrate the launch of PayPal on eBay.com.sg, we’re giving you SG$10 in your PayPal account when you spend S$50 on eBay.com.sg and pay using PayPal. Learn more.

For buyers:

When shopping on eBay.com.sg, you can now pay for your items in just 3 easy and convenient steps with PayPal. Simply click on the ‘Pay Now’ button after winning an auction or the ‘Buy It Now’ button, choose PayPal as your payment option, and confirm your payment. It’s that simple! The faster you pay, the faster the seller can ship the item! Learn more about how to pay using PayPal.

Why use PayPal?
PayPal safeguards your credit card information against identity theft and fraud by never sharing your credit card details with the seller. We also offer 100% unauthorised coverage for unauthorised payments sent from your PayPal account. This makes PayPal the safer, easier, and smarter way to pay for your online purchases. Best of all, it’s free for buyers! Learn more about PayPal.

Remember, before you buy, always check to see if your seller offers PayPal. Simply look for the PayPal logo in your search results or payment details of your desired item.

For sellers:

Not only is PayPal seamlessly integrated in eBay.com.sg’s Checkout process, it’s also available on search result pages and your item pages, so that buyers know you accept PayPal. Plus, you can track your PayPal payments now from one central location by either logging in to 'My eBay' on eBay.com.sg or to the ‘History’ of your PayPal account.

PayPal is convenient and fast, allowing you to get paid anywhere, anytime. You can also accept credit cards at low cost – pay only when you receive money. Unlike merchant credit card accounts, there’s no set-up or monthly fees.

Other reasons why you should use PayPal*
It’s proven for some users to:
• Increase your chances of successful sales by 20%
• Generate higher selling prices by 16.7% on average
• Reduce your risk of non-paying buyers by 56%
• Increase your trade velocity - 25% of buyers paid within 5 minutes and 73% paid in less than 24 hrs after purchasing an item

Offering PayPal on your listings is just one click away! To learn how to integrate PayPal into your listings, click here.

Look out for more great changes coming up this year!

Regards,
The eBay and PayPal Teams

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Consumer advisory: The PayPal™ payment service is regarded as a stored value facility under Singapore law. PayPal Pte. Ltd., the Holder of the PayPal™ stored value facility, does not require the approval of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Consumers (users) are advised to read the terms and conditions of use carefully.

*eBay US insights and analytics Q1 2008