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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by lin821
Secondly, does Paypal really treat this payroll payment as purchases? I know how Paypal works in terms of being a buyer/seller on eBay. I don't know the payroll processing part.
When sending money, your options are (IIRC):
auction; non-auction goods; services ; cash

The first 3 are all treated as purchases if funded by a credit card. Only the last option posts as a cash advance.

If using this to pay contractors, "services" is accurate, and will avoid cash advance fees.
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