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5867Dude
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 21:07 Edited at: 14th Jul 2008 21:08
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Hi,
Ok I am not 18 and am intending on selling stuff such as models on my site. Now I'm wondering is there a way to receive payment without being 18?
I check paypal and they require you to be 18 and google checkout requires a credit card. And as I don't have a credit card
Any advice. I don't want to use my Dads pay-pal as it would be confusing!

So any-one know of a service that doesn't require you to be 18 years of age?

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Sunflash
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 21:10
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I would get a debit card, then lock it in a safe so you couldn't use it whenever you wanted to

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soapyfish
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 21:13 Edited at: 14th Jul 2008 21:14
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The only idea the comes to mind is nochex, have a look at the site and see if it's what you're looking for, I imagine the majority of online payment systems will require the user to be 18+ though.

Quote: "I check paypal and they require you to be 18"


Do they actually ask for proof of age? I set up a paypal account for use on ebay before I was 18 and it's still going fine today. Perhaps you could try setting one up and see if it works regardless of age?

http://www.nochex.com/


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5867Dude
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 21:33
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Well they do in their T&C's

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David R
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 21:45
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Quote: "So any-one know of a service that doesn't require you to be 18 years of age?"


Presumably anything that doesn't need an age 18 requirement will either be an illegitimate operation, or will require some confirmation from parents/guardian


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tha_rami
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Posted: 14th Jul 2008 23:10
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At 18, you're actually not allowed to make any financial transaction with full legal validity at all - as far as I remember. Anything involving reasonable amounts of money will require parental confirmation. David R is right, at least as far as Dutch law is concerned.


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Sunflash
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 00:39
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Yeah I guess it really depends on your country's laws on the matter.

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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 01:04
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In America, 18 is considered adult and needs no parental confirmation for just about anything.

Anyways, as I am not quite 18 yet either, I use Visa Gift Cards.

Check them out


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bitJericho
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 01:44
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Aye, you can sign up for paypal or whatever, but your parents would be responsible until you turn 18.

IE, you should have no problem using paypal, or have your dad sign up a second account for your use.

According to paypal's terms, (last I checked years ago), you can have 2 paypal accounts, one for personal and one for business.


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Michael S
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 02:05
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Get a debit card. And learn how to use Paypal

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Punk13
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 03:53
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Im not 18, but i have a credit card here is what you do.
Go to Rite Aid and get a Green Dot Card, You must put at least $20 on it and they charge a $10 activation fee. after that you call and have your parent say its alright then when you want to put some money on it go to rite aid and bring an extra $5 thats there charge for putting money on it. You cant over Draw or anything its Great you'll get your card in a about a week. its Great i have a Spiffy Black Visa Card its great. i hope this helps

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JoelJ
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 08:09 Edited at: 15th Jul 2008 08:09
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ask your dad to make a paypal in your name.

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Dazzag
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Out of interest, isn't it against forum rules to post your age if under 18, and even to indicate that you are under 18? Pretty sure, thanks to those millions of "how old are you?" threads.

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@Punk13
It's not a credit card if you have to put money on it, and can't overdraw...

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 14:18
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Quote: "@Punk13
It's not a credit card if you have to put money on it, and can't overdraw...
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Sounds like one of those 'Pay as you go credit cards' which I think are pretty handy, not spending money you don't have, plus they can be used online (I think. I have a Virgin one, though I haven't used it)

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Dazzag
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Quote: "plus they can be used online"
I have one, but it only allows you to use online. Not bad really as cannot be ripped off for more than you put on the card. When you get right down to it though, surely all it is is another account with the same bank that has less functionality than a proper account. They give you the reject if nothing left in account functionality (would just give you an overdraft in a normal account) over giving you nice things like interest.

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5867Dude
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 18:12
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Quote: "Aye, you can sign up for paypal or whatever, but your parents would be responsible until you turn 18."

Oh thats great cause I don't think selling models would cause my parents to get in any trouble. My own models with my own textures of course

Quote: "Out of interest, isn't it against forum rules to post your age if under 18, and even to indicate that you are under 18? Pretty sure, thanks to those millions of "how old are you?" threads."

Well I don't know but isn't say posting about school saying you are under 18?

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Alucard94
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Quote: "Quote: "Out of interest, isn't it against forum rules to post your age if under 18, and even to indicate that you are under 18? Pretty sure, thanks to those millions of "how old are you?" threads."
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Well so if I say that I am under 99 it isn't allowed?


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 19:14
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I used to sell models through paypal when I was 17.

It's called "Lie on the sign-up page". Not that hard of a concept.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 15th Jul 2008 19:39
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I think these laws intended to protect people are too rigid; 15,16, yeah, but 18?


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Posted: 16th Jul 2008 03:14
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Locked.

Some of the members went too far in the end and I deleted your posts.

For the record, if you're under 18, don't post your age. Don't say you're "a few years" or "a lot of years" under 18, because we're not morons and neither are creepy people who might be interested in knowing that kind of detail. Use your brain.


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