Selling your cards

PayPal and Venmo for card sales.

Sell a card privately and you may well be paid by PayPal or Venmo. Both treat paying for an item differently from sending money to a friend. Here is what each says, in its own words.

PayPal

PayPal asks you to choose a payment type when you send money: a personal payment to friends and family, or a purchase for goods and services. In its own words: "Personal payments aren't covered by PayPal Purchase Protection," while "We cover eligible goods and services payments under PayPal Purchase Protection."

For goods and services payments, PayPal says, "the seller pays a small fee to receive your money." Its Purchase Protection Program page sets out what is and isn't eligible.

Venmo

Venmo says: "The only way to accept payments for goods and services on Venmo is to be explicitly authorized to accept Venmo for purchases. This can be achieved by applying for a business profile or by having the sender tag a payment to a personal profile as a purchase."

Venmo's Purchase Protection page describes cover for eligible payments; terms and limitations apply.

How payment works on the Trade Table

Payment is arranged directly between buyer and seller. Quest does not process payments. A seller chooses the ways they'll be paid, and the post shows them: PayPal Goods & Services, a Venmo purchase payment, cash at pickup, or another way the seller names. See Act.