WoW Gold & Paypal: What Are The Risks?

Paypal is the most popular payment option for most WoW Gold providers, and quickly becoming the preferred options of many other online industries. However, there are some issues you should be aware of before using Paypal to buy WoW gold.

We hope the following information will answer your questions and give you the confidence to go ahead and make a purchase:

Credit/Debit Card or Your Paypal Balance?

Paypal allows you to choose the funding source for the payment you will send. The payment with either be sourced from your credit/debit card or Paypal balance (though you can also upload funds from a bank, but there is a delay of 3-5 days).

Sounds trivial? It’s far from it.

The first thing you should know is that using your debit card or Paypal balance does not provide you with any protection against fraudulent sellers. If you choose one of these payment options, you will need to go through a 4-6 week process to file a payment reversal if you do not receive your goods. But even in this situation, you are not guaranteed to get your money back.

Credit card payments, on the other hand, provide you (the buyer) with full protection against fraud or an unsatisfactory product. A quick call to your credit card company will ensure the payment is reversed immediately, without the need for the permission of Paypal or the seller.

The bottom line is simple – use your credit card!

What If I Don’t Have A Credit Card?

If you don’t have a credit card to make the purchase, you are at a disadvantage in terms of protecting yourself. However, there are some steps you can take and factors you can verify pre-purchase to ensure you’re buying WoW Gold safely:

1. Seller Location

The importance of location isn’t about time-zone, almost all companies are available 24/7 these days. What is important is accountability; if the company you buy from does meet your expectations, can you do something about it? There is much to say about legal accountability, international consumer law and various other factors, but our advice is simple – buy from a company based in the USA, Europe or your own country.

How can you be sure where the seller is from? Contact their Live Support, this will quickly tell you whether the company is a legitimate Western company or an outsourced Asian hub.

2. Verify Seller Credibility

Two independent comparison and review services that most sellers register to are MMOBux.com and BizRate.com. MMOBux provides excellent insider industry analysis, whereas BizRate is the most popular user review community for the WoW Gold market.

3. Is The Seller Paypal Verified?

This is a no-brainer whenever you use Paypal – make sure the person or company you’re sending money to is Paypal verified. This means the receiver has registered and verified their information, thus guaranteeing that they can be contacted and pursued by Paypal should things go wrong.
Our Conclusions

Whilst there are fraudulent WoW Gold sellers out there, the proportion is no higher than in any other online industry, and they are usually very easy to spot with a couple minutes of research. Use a credit card to fully protect yourself and rely on independent review and rating sources to find the best providers.

Good luck with your purchase!