PayPal is eBay's preferred way to pay. It is a system that lets anyone with an email address to securely send and receive online payments using their credit card or bank account. eBay members can use PayPal to quickly and easily pay for items on eBay.

PayPal Buyer Protection is designed to protect you while shopping on eBay.com.au. So if you pay for your item with PayPal and it's significantly different to its description or you don’t receive it at all, you may be eligible for up to $20,000 in free PayPal Buyer Protection.  In addition, sellers may be protected by PayPal Seller Protection.

To learn more about PayPal, go to www.paypal.com.au

A message from our lawyers

The PayPal service is provided by PayPal Australia Pty Limited (ABN 93 111 195 389) which holds an Australian Financial Services Licence, number 304962.  eBay International A.G. and eBay CS Vancouver Inc. are authorised representatives (numbers 308318 and 326597) of PayPal for the purpose of providing information about PayPal.  eBay and PayPal are not acting as your agents, are not providing personal financial advice to you and do not take your individual circumstances into account in providing information about PayPal.  You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Services Guide before deciding to sign-up for or use the PayPal online payment service at https://www.PayPal.com.au

PayPal Buyer Protection and PayPal Seller Protection are also subject to the terms and conditions in PayPal's User Agreement, incorporating the Buyer Protection policy and Seller Protection policy which include details on eligibility criteria and the discretionary nature of the policies.