osram: Pls i use diamond visa card..my card was charged n a txt msg was sent to me bt i didnt see any code..afta abt 3weeks i went n colected my bank statement bt stil i didnt fynd any code...i only saw reference number n no code...wat kan i do?

Trut: I think Paypal is not ready to render services to Nigerians. Paypal limited my friend's account after he sent 50.00 USD to a foreign Paypal account, they requested for his Bank Statement and Identity Card (Int'l Passport, National ID or Drivers License).

legalwealth:

Do you operate Internet Banking with them?
I don't use Diamond bank but I'm sure someone that must have used the same card will reply you soon.

You can as well tell customer care to help look into the details of the transaction very well for the code since
they can access bank end.

legalwealth: It is no longer news that PayPal accepted Nigeria last month although
with the only feature which is ability to use it to send money and to
make payment(s) online.

It's a pity a thread on this same issue was raised up by me which made
frontpage before nairaland lost all the threads.I must say that the thread
was so educating as different questions and answers came in leaving most
of them solved.
For that reason,I've decided to come up with the same thread which I assume
will as well make frontpage so that everyone can benefit from questions and
answers that will posted in here either by me or other nairalanders which I will
try my best to modify if I see it/them not perfect.

Let's get started;
To open your Nigeria PayPal account for the first time,kindly cross-check
that you are on Nigeria IP because it is very paramount you open it on
Nigeria IP for the first time and as well be accessing it with Nigeria IP and
not just any IP.I've heard and seen Nigeria PayPal accounts limited and
permanently limited all because they opened it on IP different from that
of Nigeria which make use of Proxy Server technology that is strictly
against PayPal Terms of Service.
To always check and confirm your IP before and after opening it,do type
www.ip2location.com into the browser you want to use to make sure
you are on Nigeria IP.You can also train yourself with clearing all your
browsing histories including cookies on your browser before opening or
each time you want to access your PayPal account by clicking TOOLS >
CLEAR RECENT BROWSING HISTORY>Drop down the first item and select
EVERYTHING >Mark/tick all items in the item and finally click on CLEAR NOW
and allow it to load and then restart your browser if possible although that
is optional.

Once you've done that,you are ready to go and all you need to do is to
type www.paypal.com/ng into your browser.Once it opens,fill the form
with your real details & then click on "Agree and create account" button.
After doing that,go to your e-mail you submitted to get a link to activate
your PayPal that must have been sent to your e-mail.Update your security
questions and answers noting them somewhere safe because those are the
details you will need to do most things like changing of password,change of
names and many other things.
Once you've done those things,that means you've successfully opened and
activated your PayPal account of which the next thing is to verify it.

To verify your PayPal account,you need either Visa or Mastercard that you
are sure of it billing address(your address you submitted when filling the form
that was given to you by your bank in order to open an account for you and
as well give you ATM card).Should in case you don't know or can't remember,
kindly visit your bank for it because the adding of your card to your paypal
account won't go through if not correct and also make sure you have at least
withdrawable N500 on your card because your card will be charge less than $2
by PayPal which will also be returned to your account.

Once you are ready and set with all what I've listed above,you are ready and
set to verify your PayPal account by following the simple steps below:

Firstly, log in to your paypal account and make sure you entered the correct
billing address for your card as I've said earlier on.

Secondly, check your email for the 'Welcome to Paypal' email sent into

the email address you used in opening your paypal account. There is a

'Link Your Card' link inside that email; click on that link, follow the prompt

and log into your paypal account.

In your account follow the step by step instruction making sure your card

details and billing address are correct, then click 'Continue'.

If your card details are correct, Paypal will deduct $1.95 from your account

with an instruction to look out from an alert from your bank in 2-3 days time.

My GTB alert took less than 1 hour to arrive on my phone.

The message in the bank alert goes thus " Acct""""""""""""""""""""8899 The

naira equivalent of USD 1.95 has been approved for the transaction done

on PP"8899CODE 5674314577 LU

Thirdly, Log back into your Paypal account and click either the 'Verify' tab at

the top of your paypal account statement or 'Confirm your card' link in the

right hand column of your Papal account.

Doing either of the two will take you to a window where you'll be required

to enter the four digit code in the alert message sent to you by your bank.

Enter the 4 digit numbers preceding CODE in the SMS alert; its 8899 in

the sample SMS given above.

After entering the 4 digit code in the space provide, scroll down and click

the 'Confirm Card' tab.

That's it!You Nigeria PayPal account has been verified.

You've successfully verified your Nigerian Paypal account and you can

now shop all over the world with that your ATM card without any merchant

turning you down each time you choose the Paypal payment option.

Verifying your account also lifts the limit off the $250 spending limit on

unverified accounts.

I hope this helps if you are having issues with verifying your Nigerian Paypal account.

Feel free to comment below if you need more explanation,support or assistance and I will be so much glad and available to be of great assistance to making sure that any of your PayPal wahala and issues are resolved be it on Nigeria PayPal or other countries PayPal account that can receive fund/payment like that of USA,UAE & lots more.

Best!
Adesida Olusegun a.k.a Presegs
Hotline: 0 8 0 9 1 8 3 3 8 6 6

guente02: Has anyone ever made payment on ebay with PayPal Nigeria?
Im asking because i want to order from ebay and use shippyme.

jonescyras: hi nairalanders. now that paypal has shown us the green light to use their services without iota of privacy. i want to know if ebay sellers will accept payment from 9ja and ship to nigeria.. i am prone to using shipping company which bring high cost burden on me..
I would love to know if its possible, if yes, hence, will i receive my item at my doorstep?. I am used to paying for inter-state delivery after a huge payment on shipping... I am in ondo state and i have a post office address... Thanks as u help.

jonescyras: hi nairalanders. now that paypal has shown us the green light to use their services without iota of privacy. i want to know if ebay sellers will accept payment from 9ja and ship to nigeria.. i am prone to using shipping company which bring high cost burden on me..
I would love to know if its possible, if yes, hence, will i receive my item at my doorstep?. I am used to paying for inter-state delivery after a huge payment on shipping... I am in ondo state and i have a post office address... Thanks as u help.

legalwealth:

Tonjeola has just said it all but do check and confirm their shipping fee to be compared with your previous mode.

tonjeola:
YES,alway check that. like a blackberry seller, who accept to ship worldwide, wen i check with direct shipping to Nigeria, is $20 while to US address is $6, but remember, ur third party agent will charge u $20 to Lagos, so judge it.

tonjeola:
some ebay sellers ship worldwide, so they will ship to ur door or nearest post office

legalwealth:

It depends though but there are enough free shipping to USA address.You must also consider the time it will take to get to you and as well the security of your item.

Consolidating items to be shipped and shipped securely I think is the best.

Dewze:

I would assume then that it's best to get the seller to ship for free to a shipping company of your preference first. This could mean cheaper shipping and more security for you goods.

tonjeola:
some ebay sellers ship worldwide, so they will ship to ur door or nearest post office

Nafizzey: will it pass through Us address or direct shipping from Seller to down to here Nigeria... Pls

tonjeola:
direct shipping to here

Nafizzey: please how does one opt for this without passing thru Us address? I thought they said in order to purchase from eBay, one has to open a us address with which it will be shipped to before sending down to Niger... or is it optional. HOW DOES ONE GO THRU DIRECT SHIPPING and is it less costly or otherwise? tnx

tonjeola:
opening US address was before paypal brought her service to Nigeria.
is simple, open ebay account with ur nigeria address, link ur nigeria paypal account to it to shipping directly to here. but is always good or advisable to compare using US forwarding agent and direct shipping to Nigeria before picking ur choice. that's what i do

legalwealth:

Thanks for the explantion laid down to his table.

Using forwarding agent is adviseable!

Nafizzey: Thanks guys for the break down... so that is to say, using forward agent is better to directzz? tnx legal wealth

osram: Pls o has any1 using diamond visa successfully activated his or her paypal account?mu na help me i need diz paypal badly.tnx

Ayodeleo3: Please have confirm my PayPal account but my money was not return and Please I want to know if I can receive money from other PayPal account in my Nigeria PayPal. Tnks

legalwealth:

I'm sure you got my message.
Taking for example,I won a bid for a chandelier and it was shipped to my USA address for free and it got there broken which I was alerted of.
Immediately,I returned the item just spending $7 for repackaging and I was refunded my $152.

What do you think the case must have been assuming the seller shipped directly to me in Nigeria.That aside,those consolidating my items in USA before being forwarded to me via DHL here in Nigeria are experts that know how to pack anything securely.

I got my new year laptop worth over $1,400,my S4,S5 and many other fragile goods and items which they shipped to me without any breakages or problem right to my door-step in Nigeria.That way,ones items are highly secure also in the sense that you can pay for insurance on your good if you see it neccessary.

In conclusion,I suggest Nigerians should follow the normal way for the main time everything will be okay.