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Turning a Perx reward card into cash?

  • 14-12-2019 5:55pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    I have a Perx card with a balance of €250 that I would like to try turn into cash. I am wondering the best way to go about this. I thought that perhaps since it is a Mastercard I could topup my paypal account and then withdraw from it?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    I have discovered you can only 'topup' your Paypal balance by SEPA transfer. I have been able to add the card to my account, and as Paypal will not let me send money to myself, I could send it to a family member and ask them to send back to me so I can withdraw, but I am sure when I was sent money in the past there was some charge...


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Mod: better suited to the banking forum? Please be aware of the charter in the new forum.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,318 ✭✭✭✭Ha Long Bay


    I have discovered you can only 'topup' your Paypal balance by SEPA transfer. I have been able to add the card to my account, and as Paypal will not let me send money to myself, I could send it to a family member and ask them to send back to me so I can withdraw, but I am sure when I was sent money in the past there was some charge...

    You can setup a second PayPal account, add the card to that account and then send money to your original PayPal account and withdraw the money to your bank account. There is no fee transferring money between the PayPal accounts when paying a friend.


  • Registered Users Posts: 448 ✭✭ebayissues


    I topped up betfair account using perx card and withdrew to bank account


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    ebayissues wrote: »
    I topped up betfair account using perx card and withdrew to bank account

    Surprised they didnt flag your account for money laundering

    they are supposeed to be strict on that kinda thing


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    Old thread but just wanted to say thanks to others above for the tip on converting Perx to cash by sending a gift to somebody else and having them send it back. Was able to convert €500 on a Perx card received as a work bonus to cash in my bank this way with no charges being deducted.

    My other plan to buy Prize Bonds did not work because technically Perx is a prepaid CREDIT not DEBIT card so cannot be used to purchase PBs.

    Anyway - thanks for the tip! :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    Thanks for this, I get these cards from time to time and I find them painful to use in supermarkets, they never know how to scan them.

    Second paypal account, problem solved!


  • Registered Users Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Jafin


    Galadriel wrote: »
    Thanks for this, I get these cards from time to time and I find them painful to use in supermarkets, they never know how to scan them.

    Second paypal account, problem solved!

    They can just swipe them, the same as had to be done before chip and pin was ever a thing, and then you sign the piece of paper.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭yurtyaherne


    Could you use them to top up a Revolut or N26 account and then withdraw from ATM or transfer to bank A/C?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    Jafin wrote: »
    They can just swipe them, the same as had to be done before chip and pin was ever a thing, and then you sign the piece of paper.

    Yep, I have tried telling them that. I used one in Dunnes last week and tried it again today, nope, they couldn't manage it :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    Could you use them to top up a Revolut or N26 account and then withdraw from ATM or transfer to bank A/C?

    Not Revolut anyway, I tried.

    I just did the PayPal trick. Added it as my primary card, sent money to my brother via PayPal using that card, and he sent it straight back to me. I then withdrew it to my bank account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,806 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    Is there a way to do something similar with an all4one online code?


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 dustempire


    Not Revolut anyway, I tried.

    I just did the PayPal trick. Added it as my primary card, sent money to my brother via PayPal using that card, and he sent it straight back to me. I then withdrew it to my bank account.

    Sent 250€ to my girlfriend following this method and got charged almost 9€ by PayPal. Refunding the payment wouldn’t have made a difference according to their T&Cs. Just letting people know to avoid this hassle


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 Moochy Pugh


    dustempire wrote: »
    Sent 250€ to my girlfriend following this method and got charged almost 9€ by PayPal. Refunding the payment wouldn’t have made a difference according to their T&Cs. Just letting people know to avoid this hassle

    Have PayPal cottoned onto it - Did you use the friends and family option?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    Tried the PayPal way again (send the money from Perx card to a friend who was going to send it back so I could then transfer it to my current account) but PayPal limited my account as a result. They claimed that the attempted transfer of €500 was in breach of EU regulations. WTF?!?!

    So (having been with them since 2001) they required that I prove my identity. But before I could do this they said that I had to change the name on my account from my informal name to my official name. More than two letters difference so couldn't be done directly/simply.

    To do this I had to submit my drivers licence and bank statement. Took them ages and they would not respond to queries/complaints but today they effected that change.

    So now, having changed the name on my account to my official name, I still have to prove my identity. How? Yes, you guessed it ... by submitting my driver's licence and bank statement...

    FFS. Ridiculous. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 20 Kennage


    Hey I got a perx card for Christmas from work & tried to add it to my PayPal but no matter what billing address I add it will not accept it, says it's invalid and I can't add the card, anyone eose have this issue?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    Kennage wrote: »
    Hey I got a perx card for Christmas from work & tried to add it to my PayPal but no matter what billing address I add it will not accept it, says it's invalid and I can't add the card, anyone eose have this issue?
    As I mentioned above I recently added a Perx card to my PayPal account without any problem (well - different problems due to PayPal as you can see!). And I am now able to make PayPal payments that back onto that Perx card. Are you absolutely sure that you are adding the card details correctly (not meaning to sound patronising!)?


  • Registered Users Posts: 20 Kennage


    TM wrote: »
    As I mentioned above I recently added a Perx card to my PayPal account without any problem (well - different problems due to PayPal as you can see!). And I am now able to make PayPal payments that back onto that Perx card. Are you absolutely sure that you are adding the card details correctly (not meaning to sound patronising!)?

    Yeah I scanned it with the camera & double checked it went in ok, entered everything else right but it wouldn't take the billing address. Odd


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Wuff Wuff


    Kennage wrote: »
    Yeah I scanned it with the camera & double checked it went in ok, entered everything else right but it wouldn't take the billing address. Odd

    have you registede the perx card online yet?


  • Registered Users Posts: 20 Kennage


    Wuff Wuff wrote: »
    have you registede the perx card online yet?

    Yeah I had registered it but I managed to sort it, I added the address on the card in Bray as the billing and it worked, managed to send to my girlfriend, she sent it back (not refund) then I withdrew it to my bank without any fees at all.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭fixxation


    I trick I do each year is to put a big payment on my Bord Gais/Energia account using the Perx card, and then reduce my payments to them over the the months that follow. Same difference really, the cash makes it's way back you, it's just a little bit slower.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Just did the paypal thingy for 500 worth of value and worked like a charm...money in the bank account now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,036 ✭✭✭BArra


    thanks, worked also for me


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 mindezz


    Can refund be returned to perx card as I paid online and now need refund because of faulty goods


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    I would expect so and hope so too because I'm due a refund myself!
    On the other hand Perx's claims that their cards are just like any other MasterCard are not completely true as I discovered when certain payments (to charities) were refused.
    They explained it as Perx not allowing payments to gambling companies!


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 mindezz


    I tried ringing customer service and message on FB still no answer. They're not even answering phone calls


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    TM wrote: »
    I would expect so and hope so too because I'm due a refund myself!
    On the other hand Perx's claims that their cards are just like any other MasterCard are not completely true as I discovered when certain payments (to charities) were refused.
    They explained it as Perx not allowing payments to gambling companies!
    Oh - my payment was from Perx but via Paypal so the refund went to my paypal account and not back to the card.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Damo 2k9


    Sorry for dragging up an old thread - but just transferred money to a relatives paypal using a Perx card but it would only charge me in GBP, so for 120 euro on the receivers end, it charged me 130 euro on my end for currency exchange.... Weird that it wasnt just showing in euro? Card is showing in GBP on my PayPal account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Damo 2k9 wrote: »
    Sorry for dragging up an old thread - but just transferred money to a relatives paypal using a Perx card but it would only charge me in GBP, so for 120 euro on the receivers end, it charged me 130 euro on my end for currency exchange.... Weird that it wasnt just showing in euro? Card is showing in GBP on my PayPal account.

    U shud have transferred it in Eur...possibly one of the paypal account is With location UK and by default it had GBP as currency and u transferred 120 GBP.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    U shud have transferred it in Eur...possibly one of the paypal account is With location UK and by default it had GBP as currency and u transferred 120 GBP.

    Yeah. Sounds like what happened to me.
    I just checked my PayPal account and my Perx card registration there doesn't mention currency/denomination there at all. And on the Perx account itself it is listed as EUR. So you must've chosen GBP£ when setting up the PayPal transaction.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭Patrick2010


    Can you use these to buy online?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    Can you use these to buy online?

    They should be accepted wherever MasterCard is accepted.
    But not gambling sites, charitable donations (!), other sites that don't accept prepaid credit cards.
    But if you link it to a PayPal account you can use it (indirectly) wherever PayPal is accepted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Trying to do the whole transfer thing and it's saying the billing address of the Perx card is incorrect, is there a standard one to be entered?
    I can't see any address on my Perx account but on my PayPal account it has my home address and it worked for me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    Got it sorted, thanks for your reply TM. Ended up missing the notification at first to confirm the test transaction to the Perx account that was needed to link the card :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    I have used my PayPal account several times to load my Perx cards and then transferred the funds to my other PayPal account.

    When I go to send the money it's displaying as Euro, when I select the Perx card it has Sterling beside it so then I lose out on the transfer. This is only happening on the latest Perx cards, I can still see an old card in PayPal and that's down as Euro.

    Am I missing something? I registered the card on Perx and it's displaying the balance in Euro. :confused:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Galadriel wrote: »
    I have used my PayPal account several times to load my Perx cards and then transferred the funds to my other PayPal account.

    When I go to send the money it's displaying as Euro, when I select the Perx card it has Sterling beside it so then I lose out on the transfer. This is only happening on the latest Perx cards, I can still see an old card in PayPal and that's down as Euro.

    Am I missing something? I registered the card on Perx and it's displaying the balance in Euro. :confused:

    Select eur for both sides on paypal and u wud be grand


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    Select eur for both sides on paypal and u wud be grand

    It is though, always was but I double checked, it's like it's seeing the Perx card in GBP for some reason.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,204 ✭✭✭Roberto_gas


    Anyone been able to use this on paypal ? Suddenly stopped working for me ! Getting check your payment error !



  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Tazsmurf


    Hey,


    I got €50 EML Perx card but when I try to transfer funds to PayPal I’m getting card declined also! Any ideas why?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭Degag


    Could you use the card to buy currency perhaps? I.e buy Sterling in a BdC or Post Office and then sell it for Euro. Or just buy Euro?

    Might be too cost prohibitive.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Galadriel


    I've tried different PayPal accounts etc. but it's definitely not working anymore.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭MBSnr


    ^^^

    I had some money left on a PERX card. I registered the card on my Amazon account and then purchased a gift voucher in GBP and let it do the EUR currency conversion, getting to within 4c of what was left on the card... Sure you end up paying a little extra for the EUR conversion but if you are a regular Amazon user you end up with a GBP balance you can dig into. Plus you can send Amazon gift cards amounts to others.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Roseor


    Yes, I am having the same issues with paypal - showing a zero balance. I emailed perx but got no reply.



  • Registered Users Posts: 4 magsapie


    Anyone having issues using their Perx card? This is the message on their site. My card would be coming up to its 12 month anniversary (corporate xmas gift) and I'm trying to use it any way I can. Paypal thing didn't work but not sure if its because Paypal now stopping this (or Perx) or if it's becuase of the big bold red service message on PErx site (below). Message has no date of when issue occurred, and no resolution date. It doesn't look good - are they still in healthy operation?


    Due to increased volumes we are experiencing issues with our Card Payments.

    Please pay by Bank Transfer while we service the issue.

    Thank you for your patience



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭Pistachio19


    I read that and took it that it meant if you are buying perx cards they have issues with accepting card payments to pay for them We'd use our corporate card to pay for them if we were to buy them, but it looks like that's not an option at the moment. I'm trying to decide between the perx and one for all. We've given one for all cards for the past few years.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭danwhite88


    If you use amazon.de you can purchase a gift voucher in EUR.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭mct1


    i wonder did you get your card to work yet? I tried my latest virtual card on Amazon where I'd used a previous one successfully in July to top up my credit - it was "declined by the card issuer". Same story on Paypal when I tried to use it to send money to my OH. I've emailed Perx but am not hopeful. I even merged the card contents with my last successful card but then that was refused too.

    The card came from RedC so next payout I'll be requesting a cheque!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭mct1


    Just updating this. Perx customer service replied to my email within 48h. They said you can't use the card on Paypal, but that my Amazon top up was declined because the amount was in excess of the card value - so either Amazon is making an extra charge on top of their own currency exchange rate, or else their rate is wrong. I lowered the amount and it went through no problem leaving just 40c on the card. So topping up your Amazon account with Perx cards does work, just watch the amount. And Perx customer service was helpful.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭LawBoy2018


    Very interesting, thanks for that. Can funds be withdrawn from Amazon?



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