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**TordB** · 06-10-2008, 02:08 PM

Great tips

I am signing up for a new paypal account now, which account should I choose? Personal, premier or business account? I hope it was okay that I posted this here insteaed of making a new paypal thread.

**ryan0124** · 07-05-2008, 11:40 PM

Extremely Useful Information, Thanks a lot, Buddy!

**bdjuf** · 07-16-2008, 09:10 PM

Just logged in today and saw that I can't mass pay anymore...

anyone else have this problem?

**Johnn** · 07-16-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdjuf

Just logged in today and saw that I can't mass pay anymore...

anyone else have this problem?

What happened? When was the last time you sent Mass Pay?

Try to send my some money to see what happen.

**dvdrip** · 07-16-2008, 09:18 PM

It works fine for me.
What exactly is the problem with your account?

**Yofie** · 07-16-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdjuf

Just logged in today and saw that I can't mass pay anymore...

anyone else have this problem?

You scared me! Works fine for me. US and I have a Business account.

**Acro** · 07-16-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnn

Try to send my some money to see what happen.

Good one

**wlide** · 07-20-2008, 11:04 PM

My PayPal acc is Premier acc
Format:payment@domainsale.com 999 USD
But paypal always said the format is wrong

**sdsinc** · 07-20-2008, 11:16 PM

Are the fields tab-separated ?

**wlide** · 07-21-2008, 05:03 AM

**tekz999** · 07-21-2008, 06:56 AM

Your paypal account balance must have enough money balance or mass pay will not work.

**krossat** · 07-21-2008, 07:01 AM

upload the text file and pm the link. I'll check it for the format.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlide

yes

**duskdawn** · 07-23-2008, 02:25 AM

So I have a question, can I use a personal account to receive masspay payment, or it has to be a business/premier account?

**sourcez** · 08-10-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by denny007

Additional info:
Masspay can be made only from Premier/Businesss account, not from Personal accounts
Paypal does not charge incoming payments from balance to private accounts, so if you pay someone with private account just send normal payment, its free

Duskdawn: I believe that means yes you can, but you might as well just use a normal payment as it's free!

**NetworkMsia** · 08-17-2008, 02:13 AM

thanks for the very good tips.

**DNFreek** · 08-19-2008, 10:30 AM

i am confused by reading all this isn't sending from personal or business account always FREE

**dnol** · 08-21-2008, 05:47 AM

If every p/b paypal account can do this,why not charge 1 USD all the time?
So paypal is making money on our poor knowledge of without knowing how to do mass pay???

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcproffenno

I stumble upon a lot of people all the time who does not know how to pay with PayPal's "mass pay" feature, which only costs $1 in fees, instead of the usual 4%. I will therefore try to write a quick guide on how to do this. It is quick, easy and as long as you're paying with PayPal balance, anyone can do it. Some people believe that PayPal is only charging fees if the buyer is paying from credit card, but this is not right. PayPal charges roughly 4% of the amount from the payee, even though it is a PayPal balance payment.

Mass pay can be made only from a Premier/Business account, not from Personal accounts. Paypal does not charge incoming payments from balance to private accounts, so if you pay someone with a private account, just send normal payment, its free.

I know most of the experienced domainers on this forum knows how to do a Mass Payment, but I thought this might be useful for all the new domainers out there. Here we go..

Mass Payment

According to PayPal's mass pay instructions, you are supposed to create an Excel file with the payment information and save the file as a text file with tab separated values. I believe there is a much easier way to do it:

I. Open up notepad (or any text/ascii editor)

II. Type the following information, separated by tabs (use tab key, not spaces).

An example of a payment text file:

payment@domainsale.com 999 USD

This textfile will, when uploaded to PayPal, process a payment of $999 US Dollars to the PayPal address payment@domainsale.com

Save the textfile as anything you'd like, just try to remember where you saved it for later.

III. Log in to your PayPal account the usual way, but instead of sending a payment the regular way, look for the small link on the bottom of your screen that says "Mass Pay". Found it? Good, now click it.

Mass Pay Screenshot

IV. You are now one step away from doing a mass payment. Browse to find the text file you just created in notepad and upload it to PayPal as directed. Type in the e-mail address you want the receipt to be sent to and perform the payment by clicking the button.

Voila! The PayPal recipient has now received his/hers payment and it only cost you $1 in fees, instead of 4% !

Good luck with mass pay payments, it has saved me a couple of bucks as some deals involve adding the 4% fee to the final sales price.

**DNFreek** · 08-21-2008, 07:32 AM

pls some one correct me if i am wrong by paying via masspay sender pay 1$ fee too

as i just paid someone via masspay for the first time 267$ and my balance is now 268$ lesser

**msn** · 08-21-2008, 07:56 AM

The sender pays $1 as a fee, and the receiver will not pay the fee.

**nameadvertising.com** · 08-21-2008, 08:56 AM

PayPal has since last month changed the file format to add 1 additional mandatory field. Please read the info via the Mass Pay link on the site.

06-10-2008, 02:08 PM	#61 (permalink)
TordB Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 06-11-2009 01:07 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 204 DNF$: 20 Location: Norway	Great tips I am signing up for a new paypal account now, which account should I choose? Personal, premier or business account? I hope it was okay that I posted this here insteaed of making a new paypal thread. __________________ Thanks for answering my questions everybody

07-05-2008, 11:40 PM	#62 (permalink)
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07-20-2008, 11:04 PM	#68 (permalink)
wlide Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-01-2009 08:13 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18 DNF$: 100 Country:	My PayPal acc is Premier acc Format:payment@domainsale.com 999 USD But paypal always said the format is wrong __________________ Want to make money? Plz PM me

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bdjuf DNF Addict Name: Robert Last Online: 11-02-2009 12:00 AM iTrader: (58) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,736 DNF$: 1,283 Location: Montreal Country:	Just logged in today and saw that I can't mass pay anymore... anyone else have this problem?

07-21-2008, 05:03 AM	#70 (permalink)
wlide Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-01-2009 08:13 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18 DNF$: 100 Country:	yes __________________ Want to make money? Plz PM me

07-21-2008, 06:56 AM	#71 (permalink)
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07-23-2008, 02:25 AM	#73 (permalink)
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08-17-2008, 02:13 AM	#75 (permalink)
NetworkMsia Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-19-2009 11:16 PM iTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 379 DNF$: 1,150 Location: On the moon Country:	thanks for the very good tips. __________________ Business announcements

08-19-2008, 10:30 AM	#76 (permalink)
DNFreek Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-15-2009 03:34 PM iTrader: (48) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 821 DNF$: 1,627	i am confused by reading all this isn't sending from personal or business account always FREE __________________ Yoga Bags -:- eBonds

08-21-2008, 07:32 AM	#78 (permalink)
DNFreek Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-15-2009 03:34 PM iTrader: (48) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 821 DNF$: 1,627	pls some one correct me if i am wrong by paying via masspay sender pay 1$ fee too as i just paid someone via masspay for the first time 267$ and my balance is now 268$ lesser __________________ Yoga Bags -:- eBonds

08-21-2008, 07:56 AM	#79 (permalink)
msn Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-18-2009 07:51 PM iTrader: (12) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 280 DNF$: 110	The sender pays $1 as a fee, and the receiver will not pay the fee.

08-21-2008, 08:56 AM	#80 (permalink)
nameadvertising.com Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Chris Desouza Last Online: 09-30-2009 01:29 PM iTrader: (13) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 711 DNF$: 782 Location: New York Country:	PayPal has since last month changed the file format to add 1 additional mandatory field. Please read the info via the Mass Pay link on the site. __________________ Unless specified, fixed price BIN & sales offers end in 24 hours.

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