How to use PayPal for adult?
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Kultchecker
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- Mar 23, 2017
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No, unfortunately, it's not possible. They only have this standard Paypal integration at the moment.
Kultchecker
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- Mar 23, 2017
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You mean you sell those accounts?
marumaru
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- May 19, 2025
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on past we do that on our previous project and it's not going that well
lol (the drama was entire paypal get blocked instead and +1 enemy)
hmmm i sure there's other option for sure.
Kultchecker
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- Mar 23, 2017
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Our AOV is 2300 USD. So I don't want to rent because I need the money to pay for my expenses. I cannot afford to lose any 1 payment. PayPal holding the funds for 1 month is already a huge strain on the supply chain.
marumaru
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- May 19, 2025
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do u consider using "payment gateway" ? non selfhosted?
it will be more faster, back then it's 3 days payout
so ppl pay > notified > you do the goods > done
but you will receive the money on your back 3 days ahead
i think this is the most sensible ways since payment gateway who whitelabel the paypal usually made special partnership
unlike our direct merchant things that can be disabled any time by them
Kultchecker
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- Mar 23, 2017
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I don't quite understand. I thought PayPal is a payment gateway? Do you have an example for me?
Currently, my solution is sending manual receipts with slightly different "non sexual" names for the products. But the delay between the order and the payment is upto 24h in which they can basically cancel.
marumaru
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- May 19, 2025
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paypal more like payment processor, or if you mean payment gateway on more bigger ways, yeah he can
maybe this is the more advance method that i had
you just need to register paypal as normal as before
then selfhosted the goods on your sites, (you can always use shopify) but the checkout if they want to be automated, its on your sites, then what it does was you change the description like 1 box of shoe ID1920o
so all we do is just trace the ID number to actual item on your sites
so we still get the simple backend, and user can track the id too to see the actual item.
cons was you need to make the script works that ways, but from what i can see, it's simple enough for sure. just need to modify some data and add some row of db
Kultchecker
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- Mar 23, 2017
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I see what you mean but this isn't really viable for a high performance store. It's more like the last option if everything fails.
Because PayPal converts better.
Sounds reasonable. Doesn't make sense with the competitors but sounds like a way to handle it.
marumaru
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- May 19, 2025
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i mean.... it's option for even high performance store. you handle everything including the script itself instead rely on ppl's services
dunno what you mean it's not viable
interrested
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PayPal is very secure. If your paypal are fully verified then also paypal ask for documents. So, try to use different payment method for you shop.
- Jun 26, 2024
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Hey, yeah it's tricky — PayPal is super inconsistent with adult-related products. Some stores slip through, but it's risky. You might want to look into high-risk payment processors like CCBill or Segpay instead — way more reliable for this niche.
usasmmking
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- Mar 13, 2025
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PayPal is highly secure. Even if your PayPal account is fully verified, PayPal may still request documentation. Therefore, consider utilizing an alternative payment method for your shopping.