Ashlene McMinnar

mustangstud wrote: @Ashlene . i have never heard of the V3? Is that a type of CC or? And is it specifically for Holland or? It's 3V Visa, sorry. Regardless, I've found several international sites for them too such as 3vcash.ca for Canada, 3v.ie for Ireland, 3vcard.nl for Netherlands, 3vprepaid.com for the UK I believe so I'm sure there's more. Just google "3V Visa" and it'll show.

V3 Visa has good and trusted prepaid creditcards. Problem is that LL doesn't accept a lot of prepaid creditcards so you'd still have to link the card to PayPal, upload the card each time when needed, potentially still have to convert from Euro to USD before making a purchase through Lindex which may not even be accepted. I too figured I'd use a pre-paid card until I read up on LL's policy for them.

I'm not entirely sure. I think it requires a minimum of 25$ from what I've read from others. The €30 I used came to $40'ish when converted. As for keeping your PayPal saldo up, I would. I know years ago once you'd linked your PayPal, any L$ purchase would just be withdrawn from your bank automatically but that usually takes some days. You get your L$ instantly but the transfer between LindenLabs to PayPal and then PayPal to your bank takes some days. The risk there is that if it coincides with bills or whatnot and PayPal can't withdraw the amount, you'll start building up a debt with PayPal, interest and everything which can turn out bad and cause PayPal to lock your account. So yes, be smart and always upload money to your PayPal before purchasing L$ with it.

This is for people wanting to link Second Life to their PayPal, without the use of a creditcard, in order to buy L$ from the Lindex. If you don't wish to use PayPal at all then this won't help you find alternatives. I've noticed that a lot of people, mostly outside of the US, are still having trouble getting their PayPal account linked to Second Life without adding a creditcard. I played with it earlier today and posted a sort of tutorial in another topic for Dutch people but I will post here as well incase it may help anyone else. Mind you, it's directed to Dutch PayPal users but perhaps through use of the screenshots and the English explanation, others can also figure out how to set it up for themselves. Okay so, I took the chance today and got my Dutch PayPal succesfully attached to my Second Life account and bought L$ through Lindex. What I had to do was as follows; 1: Make sure your PayPal account is verified and linked to your bank account. 2: Add approx. €25,- to your PayPal account. (I added €30,- via Money2 & iDeal, only took a minute to update my PayPal balance, not days!) 3. Log back into Paypal. 4: Once the amount is added to your PayPal, click "Valutaomrekenfunctie". (On the top right side of the box that shows your PayPal balance on your main page). 5: On the left side you can change your primairy currency to USD by selecting "Amerikaanse Dollar" and hitting "Primair maken". (I don't know if this is necassary but I did it just incase and you can easily switch it out again later.) 6: On the right side of the page under "Wisselfunctie", set the "Van" to Euros, enter the amount of Euros into the "Bedrag" box ie: 30,00 and set your "Naar" to "Saldo in Amerikaanse Dollars", then hit "Doorgaan". 7: Now when you go back to your main PayPal page (overzicht), your balance will be converted to USD rather than Euros. (This is important, I could not complete my transaction before exchanging the Euros for USD.) 8: Log in to Second Life and through "Account" go to "Billing Information" to link your Paypal account. If you've followed the previous steps it should accept you now and not ask for a creditcard. 9: By now your PayPal should be successfully linked to Second Life and you can hit "Buy L$" on the Second Life page and place your L$ order through Lindex. If all goes well you should be receiving your L$ within the minute. Below under the Dutch translation I'm also adding screenshots to show where to change your PayPal currency just incase. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands; 1: Zorg ervoor dat je PayPal account gecontroleerd is en aan je bank account is gekoppeld. 2: Voeg ongeveer €25,- toe aan je PayPal account. (Zelf heb ik €30,- toegevoegt via Money2 & iDeal, die transactie was binnen een minuut voltooid en je hoeft dus niet 4-5 werkdagen te wachten!) 3: Log weer in op PayPal. 4: Nu het bedrag op je PayPal staat kun je op "Valutaomrekenfunctie" klikken. (Bovenaan rechts in het "Paypal Saldo" boxje op je "Overzicht" pagina.) 5: Links kun je de primaire Valuta omzetten naar USD door op "Amerikaanse Dollar" te klikken en dan "Primair maken". (Of dat nodig is weet ik niet zeker, ik heb het in ieder geval wel gedaan voor de zekerheid en je kunt dit altijd moeiteloos weer veranderen.) 6: Aan de rechterkant van de pagina onder "Wisselfunctie" zet je de "Van" naar Euros, vul het bedrag in onder "Bedrag" (bijvoorbeeld 30,00 met comma!) en zet je de "Naar" om naar "Saldo in Amerikaanse Dollars". Vervolgens klik je op "Doorgaan". 7: Als je nu terug gaat naar de "Overzicht" pagina zullen de Euros die je had toegevoegt omgewisseld zijn naar USD. (Dit is belangrijk! Ik kon mijn transactie niet voltooien voordat mijn saldo was omgezet naar USD.) 8: Log nu weer in op Second Life en via je "Account" pagina, klik op "Billing Information" en voeg je PayPal account toe. Als je de vorige stappen hebt gevolgd zal er nu NIET om een creditcard worden gevraagt. 9: Nu zal je PayPal account toegevoegd zijn aan je Second Life account en kun je via "Buy LS" op de Second Life pagina je L$ kopen via de Lindex. Deze ontvang je dan als alles goed gaat binnen de minuut in je viewer en op je account pagina. Hieronder vind je ook screenshots van hetgeen dat ik heb uitgelegd over PayPal valuta omzetten, mocht het nodig zijn. I hope this is helpful for anyone wishing to use PayPal without adding a creditcard. :)

Okay so, I took the chance today and got my Dutch PayPal succesfully attached to my Second Life account and bought L$ through Lindex. What I had to do was as follows; 1: Make sure your PayPal account is verified and linked to your bank account. 2: Add approx. €25,- to your PayPal account. (I added €30,- via Money2 & iDeal, only took a minute to update my PayPal balance, not days!) 3. Log back into Paypal. 4: Once the amount is added to your PayPal, click "Valutaomrekenfunctie". (On the top right side of the box that shows your PayPal balance on your main page). 5: On the left side you can change your primairy currency to USD by selecting "Amerikaanse Dollar" and hitting "Primair maken". (I don't know if this is necassary but I did it just incase and you can easily switch it out again later.) 6: On the right side of the page under "Wisselfunctie", set the "Van" to Euros, enter the amount of Euros into the "Bedrag" box ie: 30,00 and set your "Naar" to "Saldo in Amerikaanse Dollars", then hit "Doorgaan". 7: Now when you go back to your main PayPal page (overzicht), your balance will be converted to USD rather than Euros. (This is important, I could not complete my transaction before exchanging the Euros for USD.) 8: Log in to Second Life and through "Account" go to "Billing Information" to link your Paypal account. If you've followed the previous steps it should accept you now and not ask for a creditcard. 9: By now your PayPal should be successfully linked to Second Life and you can hit "Buy L$" on the Second Life page and place your L$ order through Lindex. If all goes well you should be receiving your L$ within the minute. Below under the Dutch translation I'm also adding screenshots to show where to change your PayPal currency just incase. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands; 1: Zorg ervoor dat je PayPal account gecontroleerd is en aan je bank account is gekoppeld. 2: Voeg ongeveer €25,- toe aan je PayPal account. (Zelf heb ik €30,- toegevoegt via Money2 & iDeal, die transactie was binnen een minuut voltooid en je hoeft dus niet 4-5 werkdagen te wachten!) 3: Log weer in op PayPal. 4: Nu het bedrag op je PayPal staat kun je op "Valutaomrekenfunctie" klikken. (Bovenaan rechts in het "Paypal Saldo" boxje op je "Overzicht" pagina.) 5: Links kun je de primaire Valuta omzetten naar USD door op "Amerikaanse Dollar" te klikken en dan "Primair maken". (Of dat nodig is weet ik niet zeker, ik heb het in ieder geval wel gedaan voor de zekerheid en je kunt dit altijd moeiteloos weer veranderen.) 6: Aan de rechterkant van de pagina onder "Wisselfunctie" zet je de "Van" naar Euros, vul het bedrag in onder "Bedrag" (bijvoorbeeld 30,00 met comma!) en zet je de "Naar" om naar "Saldo in Amerikaanse Dollars". Vervolgens klik je op "Doorgaan". 7: Als je nu terug gaat naar de "Overzicht" pagina zullen de Euros die je had toegevoegt omgewisseld zijn naar USD. (Dit is belangrijk! Ik kon mijn transactie niet voltooien voordat mijn saldo was omgezet naar USD.) 8: Log nu weer in op Second Life en via je "Account" pagina, klik op "Billing Information" en voeg je PayPal account toe. Als je de vorige stappen hebt gevolgd zal er nu NIET om een creditcard worden gevraagt. 9: Nu zal je PayPal account toegevoegd zijn aan je Second Life account en kun je via "Buy LS" op de Second Life pagina je L$ kopen via de Lindex. Deze ontvang je dan als alles goed gaat binnen de minuut in je viewer en op je account pagina. Hieronder vind je ook screenshots van hetgeen dat ik heb uitgelegd over PayPal valuta omzetten, mocht het nodig zijn. I hope this is helpful for anyone wishing to use PayPal without adding a creditcard.

Due to the recent ToS changes I'm forced to add a creditcard to my paypal account, eventhough I'm verified with my bank. As stated in other topics; "Often the initial agreement can't be set up due to an unverified PayPal account. To use your PayPal account with Linden Lab, it must be verified and have a credit card on file as a backup funding source. Linden Lab does not accept e-check (bank account) payments through PayPal because they cannot be processed quickly enough to match the instant delivery of virtual goods and services. Therefore, we require that you have a credit card on file with PayPal as a backup payment source." Now, I cannot actually get a creditcard but I can get a prepaid creditcard such as a V3 Visa card. I know those cards can be linked to your paypal account as a creditcard but does anyone know if LL will actually accept these as valid creditcards too and allow them to be used for L$ purchases?

If you still want to participate in the SL economy there are only a few options left: - Use the Lindex (with your credit card or your verified paypal account). When it is your aim to stay anonymous at any cost, the future black market is your only option. Actually, you need both a verified paypal account AND a linked creditcard in order to use paypal for Lindex. I saw your earlier comment that you only need a verified account and hit "use my account to" but this will still prompt you to log in to paypal and add a creditcard. There are no other options. It seems that LL will only accept your paypal account if you're signed up with a creditcard, at least for me as a Dutch resident. Question remains if they'll accept prepaid creditcards for this, I have yet to try that however for now, creditcard is the only option even with the use of a verified paypal account that's linked to your bank. I'm not against the ToS, I'm perfectly fine with it and I would have always prefered to make use of Lindex anyways if it wasn't for that pesky creditcard issue. I don't have one and I can't get one due to negative credit rating I build up as a teen. With the current status of things, I have no means at all to purchase lindens (yes besides the transfer via friend). So as much as I agree with the ToS, it would be much appreciated if LL could expand their payment methods and give us better options in this regard.

Worked fine for me by clicking the "PC" link rather than the "Starter Vehicle Pack". I didn't receive any L$ though so not sure what's up with that.

Thank you for the kind words! I'd just like to thank all of Linden Labs, my friends and family at GOHA, our stunning live performers, my bf and GOHA's resident DJ Merrik Caproni, and all the thousands of visitors we've had in the past 2'ish weeks for making this possible and turning this into such a success. I've had an incredible time, definitely a unique experience.