Originally Posted by
coljung
It's simple, many stores here accept Paypal online but are unable to refund via Paypal in store. So that refund is made in cash/debit. And basically to Amex / Paypal the transaction went through, because it was never refunded through them.
So, getting back to my question, would Paypal transactions count towards min spend ?
Soooo.... you're planning to make large purchases through Paypal with Amex backing, and then return them to the store for cash? That's fraud, and against Amex T&Cs. So no, that's not a good idea. It's manufactured spend.