How to use Paypal With ANY Music Site
Want to use PayPal at LegalSounds, MP3Fiesta, MP3Sale, or MP3Skyline? While they don't accept PayPal directly, there is a lesser known feature of PayPal that will let you purchase music from all of these sites (and basically any other music site as well!). It's really quite simple, and is a great alternative for those who don't feel confident giving out their credit card information. Read on for a step-by-step guide that will have you downloading in minutes using your PayPal account.
PayPal has an often overlooked tool called the "PayPal Plug-In" that they provide as a free download directly from the PayPal website. You'll have to install this browser toolbar from PayPal in order to use this method. After installation, the plug-in will provide you with a menu that allows you to create prepaid Mastercard with a set limit. This 'generated' credit card can then be used to purchase items anywhere that Mastercard is accepted, and is done so safely - the card limit is set by you. This is great for making purchases online without giving out the credit card information of a "real" credit card.
Step 1 - Installation of the PayPal Toolbar
After logging into your PayPal account, look on the left side of the screen. There should be a link titled "PayPal Plugin" (circled in red in the image below).
After clicking the link, you will be taken to the download screen (the URL leading directly to the download page is right here: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_vdc-plugin-intro ) Click on the download link circled in the image below to download the toolbar (select "Run" after it downloads to install it).
After Running the Plug-In setup program you'll have a new PayPal button in your browser toolbar (Internet Explorer or Firefox both work with this Plug-In).
Step 2 - Generate a Mastercard Safely
Click on "Generate Secure Card" on the PayPal toolbar menu.
If you haven't done it already, there might be some additional steps you'll need to do to enable 'Secure Cards' (you must have a verified address, etc). Once you've generated a Mastercard with an amount on it you feel comfortable with, you can then use this card in the following step.
Step 3 - Signup and Download
While your newly generated Mastercard should work basically anywhere, it has been reported that it will work at least on the following sites:
If you would like to try an alternative site that also accepts Mastercard, we'd recommend checking out these sites as well (we'll update the page when they have also been verified to work):
And of course, if you're interested in movies instead of music, you can use your prepaid card at ZML as well [review here].
Other Notes
Unfortunately for the Europeans (and others around the world), it appears that this only works for those living in the USA. Downloading the toolbar and installing it but then signing in with an account outside of the USA doesn't seem to work either (you aren't even able to download the toolbar if you have a foreign account). If the status of this changes, it will be posted here.
If anyone has any good or bad experiences using this method, please post them in the comments section below.
Comments
Signed up at LegalSounds,
Too bad this is only for
Do you have to use an actual
whose fault is it
LavaMus are probably one of
Not working
not on ZML
Paypal Plug-in Does NOT Work on Legalsounds
card
This is neither
This is not a signup for the PayPal Debit card or a Mastercard.
This is a service that PayPal offers that lets you generate a credit card with a set limit to use for purchases.
Let's say I want a credit card to use for $50.00 worth of purchases. I generate a card number (it is a Mastercard credit card number) which I can then use for up to $50.00 worth of purchases anywhere online. I don't actually get a physical card, just the information I need to make an online purchase.
This means that if I make a purchase online and someone somehow steals my credit card info (the generated card), its basically worthless if I've already used the $50.00 on it.
bank account info
Bank Account Info
Also, I think you can only enable this feature 1-2 months after creating a new account.one more question
That is NOT correct
That's wrong. I'm sorry for misleading you (I was thinking about the PayPal Debit Card - there is a 60 day membership minimum for that - but it's a totally different thing).
You need to verify a bank account and your address to use this method of payment using PayPal. What they do is deposit a small amount (two amounts, actually) into your bank account after you give them the details. Then you look at your statement and tell them what those values are.
To verify your address, you need to give them a valid credit card (with a billing address that matches yours). They don't charge you anything on the card, they just use it for address verification.
Overall, this should just take a few days (depends on how long it takes for the deposits to show up on your bank statement).
Works only in the U.S.
Yes, thats true
It only works for paypal customers from the USA (like I mentioned above in the article). I even installed the plugin and used then tried to use a non-US account, and that doesn't work either.
They don't even let you download the plugin unless you have a US account. I was going to post the plugin program here if it had worked for non-US accounts, but it doesn't, so there was no point.
Works great!
FYI, this service has been