Visa Prepaid/Gift Cards Guide

[KidPanda]

Welcome to my guide. I hope this little guide Helps you all out in making purchases using a Visa Pre-Paid/Gift Card. if you still have any Q's feel free to PM me =D (ill be updating this some)

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I. Getting Started
II. Whats the difference between the Pre-Paid and the Gift Cards?
II. Where can i buy these cards?
III. How do i Activate my cards
IV. How do i use my card with paypal?
V. What about us Canadians?
VI. Cards that Work
VI. F.A.Q

I. Getting Started

So you want to look cool and get decked out in Cash Shop clothes huh? Problem is you dont have a Credit Card or your parents wont let you use thiers right? Well there is an option and solution that will give you the opportunity to buy stuff.

first youll need to buy A pre-paid Card or a gift card, make sure both can make purchases online dont be afraid to ask the vendor is they are online safe.


II. Whats the difference between the Pre-Paid and the Gift Cards?
The difference between the two cards is pretty simple

Pre-Paid - 10$
- Only need to pay a one time fee of 10$ for the card
- You can Re-load this card over and over again (every time you go to add - money you are charged 2$)
- You are charged 1$ for every purchase made with the card
- Only add this card ONCE and you dont have to worry about re-adding any new cards into your paypal account

Gift Card - 5$
- Pay 5$ for the card everytime you go for a new one
- One time use only, whatever you put thats all you can use
- Non Re-loadable, you cant put anymore money after you buy thi giftcard
- You are not charged for any purchase made with the card
- Whenever you get a new giftcard you have to remove teh old giftcard and re-add the new giftcard into your paypal account

II. Where can i buy these cards?

Go to https://www.allaccessgift.com/ and type in your zipcode and it will give you the closest locations that sell these cards.

*FOR CANADIANS*
This link will help you canadians find a locations near you that sells cards. http://www.visa.ca/en/personal/issuegift.cfm
(credit goes to ~MzHonnie~ for this find)
Since i dont live anywhere in/near canada, this is un-tested

III. How do i Activate my cards

For Pre-Paid Cards
You will be give a booklet with instructions on how to activate this, follow the directions for it
Then go to http://WWW.NETSPEND.COM and sign your card up for a login ID and you can check your balance and all your other info

For Gift Cards
Go to https://www.allaccessgift.com/ and type in your Card Number and Security code (located on the back of the card the last 4 numbers after the card number)
Once logged in fill out your information and you can check your card status

IV. How do i use my card with paypal
Here is where most people kinda get lost
is really easy ill post step-by-step pics on the process

STEP 1 - GO TO http://WWW.PAYPAL.COM AND SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT


STEP 2 - ADD A CREDIT/DEBIT CARD (DONT BOTHER ADDING A BANK/CHECKING ACCOUNT INFO) YOU'RE NOW DONE WITH PAYPAL


STEP 3 - NOW GO TO MAPLEGLOBAL AND LOGIN LIKE NORMAL


STEP 4 - CLICK HERE TO START CHARGING


STEP 5 - CHOOSE YOUR AMOUNT


STEP 6 - PROCEED TO PAY WITH PAYPAL


STEP 7 - NOW YOU JUST LOG INTO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT FROM THE POP UP WINDOW AND JUST PROCEED TO CHECK OUT (Make sure your pop-up blockers are turned off)


V. What about us Canadians

I figured it out, to Canadians out there this should help since it worked for me.

Step 1. Find any store that sells Visa Gift Cards Wal-Mart's usually have them or check online. They are sold in many different places, if you're willing to look.

Step 2. Go to http://www.paypal.ca/ (For Canadians) and make a free Online PayPal account. For this I reccomend using your parents information just incase you maybe too young. (Don't worry they won't be charged anything and only the money you buy the cards with will be spent.)

Step 3-7: same as my guide

Hints: I reccomend asking your closest bank about where you can purchase Visa Gift Cards. (I called up CIBC and the teller there helped me to show me exactly where you can buy these cards). If you can't find these cards keep searching stores and ask people. Or check the Visa company and ask them. I also reccomend you use the non-rechargable card because those are not as hard to find as the recharable ones. Don't worry PayPal is safe and reliable. This worked for me I hope it works for you Canadians too. <3 Tim Hortins coffee =).

~By TheMageDude
(Credit goes to TheMAgicDude (pastasauce701) for making this little canadian guide ver. thanks for the help)

VI. Cards that Work

Gift Cards that work (To my knowledge and actually testing them out): if you find anymore that work let me know so i may add, thank you.

- Simon Gift Card (VISA)
- All Access Gift Card (VISA)


*If you have tried any other cards that worked PM me so i can list them*

Card's that do not work:
- Vanilla Gift Card (VISA) *edit* seems like vanilla cards dont work for most people anymore. sorry if you found this out the hard way.
- AMEX Gift Card (AMEX)


*credit goes to xintoxicatedxtc*
VII. F.A.Q

- Umm, for the PayPal. How do you not go to the Bank/Checking thing? o.o Which type of account are you supposed to pick? Thanks. ^.^

After you fill in your name, address and all your other personal info you will proceed to a page that will ask for Bank/Account infor. at the bottom of this page there is an option that say something like remind me later or ask again some other time or something like that.
the account type is pretty much universal. all you need to do in paypal is create a account with them and add the card under that account.
i hope this kinda cleared things up a bit more =3

- Which card is better to get? what do you recommend?

I recommend the pre-paid(debit) card, only because its a one time payment of 10$ as opposed to paying 5$ everytime you buy a gift card. buying two gift cards is already the same as buying the pre-paid card, but non re-loadable. In the end the pre-paid card pays for itself and will save you money.

- These Visa/Master Giftcards at >>allaccessgift.com<<, is it true that all Visa and Master giftcards have a $10ish activation fee then another $2-3 paypal activation fee? Then you need a code to make it usuable? So pretty much if you buy $30 on a card only about $18 will be usuable?

that paypal "activation" fee will not be credited toward your cash. its just done to verify the card, it wont take your money. the only time you need to pay 2-3$ is when you go back to re-load more money into the card.

so if you put 30$ youll have 30$ in your credit, but when you purchase points you will be charged 1$ for every purchase. so if you buy 10$ worth of NXCASH you will be charged 11$, 10$ for the points and 1$ more for the transaction fee.

- So you can't purchase these cards anywhere else outside of the States?

To my knowledge, you cant purchase these outside the states. There maybe something like this system similar in your country but that would be something you'll have to check up yourself.

- My mom laughed at me and said you have to 18+ to purchase one , is this true?

you have to be 18+ to buy a card, BUT when you activate (pre-paid/debit cards) it you will have to have some kinda of age verification.


Q: With permission, I got a simon gift card. I hooked it up to paypal, but then it said that since it was a xxxxxxxxxxxx9057 number it needs an "expanded use number." It says that after 3-4 business days I need to look at my credit statement? what??

A: Can you check online how much money you have in the card? like can you go check your account history on the card online is what i mean. the site taht you activated the card or the main site for the card does it let you see card information and use?

cause when you pay for teh expanded user number youll see this in your Account history for the card

"Debit: $1.95 from merchant XXXXPAYPAL *EXPUSE XXX-XXX-XXXX CAUS"

*Update - 7/27/06 - Sorry to all those people with questions in this thread that i never got to. Ive been really busy with job hunting, game developer. and working on projects to beef up my portfolio Any Further Questions, or if i need to update any part of my directions please PLEASE pm me a message and ill get back to you faster than here or you can ask anyone else here for help.

jsut food for thought. SEND ME ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS BY PM!!! ill try to help ASAP but forgive me i am really busy.*

[BlizzardKid]

Sticky Please.

[k1mch1]

Kidpanda knows what he's talking about. :x

[Tembo]

This sucks... The closest place they sell these cards is like 10 miles away and I have no idea how to get there =(

[Antonton]

It doesnt help me either when I live in UK...

[puppy_dog]

So you can't purchase these cards anywhere else outside of the States?

[sarahpeace]

AHH
THIS SUCKSSSS
HOW COME THEY DONT SELL IN MY NEAREST PLACES!
I TYPED MY ZIPCODE 11373 BUT NO RESULT..!!
THEY ONLY SELL IT IN 300 W 145th St
NEW YORK, NY 10039
AND I DUNNO HOW THE FUCK TO GET THERE! THAT PLACE IS LIKE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FAR ,,, BETWEEN NJ AND HARLEM!!
ARGH THIS SUCKSSSSS
i want teh cs stuff badly*sobs*

[OCanada]

*Types in zip code*
*runs out of space for 6 character canadian zip code*

[BlizzardKid]

Ehh, to bad for the Canda, UK , and AUS residents. If I lived there I would probally make a cash friend and ask them to gift you, or else maybe you have a aunt or uncle that lives in the US that could do it for you. Doesn't Canada have like Safeway and stuff?

[Winterbreak]

Awesomeness! My local supermarket which is 2 blocks away sells it. Yay. ^ ^