PLEA FOR THE DIRECT BANK DEPOSIT OPTION FOR AFRICANS AND OTHER PAYPAL RESTRICTED COUNTRIES

[hilary47oo]

@Roberta  @James @Fiona @James_C @hamoudi_admin @kh-eric-admin @Lithium-Admin @Heather @Rebecca @Mark @MarkM 

Please help.

I have more than $6600 trapped on the Zazzle platform.This earnings has accumulated since 23RD of August 2022, when I made my first sale.

And I still can't withdraw because the 2 options of Paypal and Bank check, don't work here in Nigeria.

I have chatted with the Zazzle management many times about this.Yet nothing has been done.I even chatted with some prominent YouTubers in the print on demand niche on social media, but none offered any help.I even got blocked by two of them.This case of mine has caused me a lot of embarrassment.This is really painful.

Direct Bank deposit remains the best option anytime anyday.Please send me my hard earned money.I beg you in the name of God

[CreativeLeahG]

Can you nominate someone else with a paypal account to transfer you the money? This might be your best option for now while Zazzle are working on alternative payment methods.

[hilary47oo]

No @CreativeLeahG  Zazzle refused, they said the paypal account must have both a matching name and address, as I filled in the FWBEN form.

I can't use someone elses account.It will have their own name and address and it won't match with mine.I have asked Zazzle before to allow me use that of another person, but they refused.

The only way to open a paypal account is for me to do a US business incorporation.There are companies online that do it.The business registered comes with an ITIN number,US bank account, US phone number, US address and other packages.All these will bear my full name and other details.

The ITIN number and other created requirements are what they will use to open the paypal account for me.It should cost around $849 and I can't afford it sadly.I have no one to help me on this.

I have been so afraid to raise this issue since on the public forum, because I was afraid of Zazzle taking down my account and earnings with it.

[hilary47oo]

@CreativeLeahG I am trying to send a screenshot of how the inside of my payment settings are but I can't find how.

[Barbara]

I know this is a bit off your subject, but I've a question: Assuming an average royalty percentage of 15%, how did you as a newbie manage to sell $44,000 worth of merchandise in a little less than a year?

[CreativeLeahG]

I really hope they can find a way to help you with this. I don't understand all the rules but hopefully some others in a similar circumstance can help. There is a FB group that helps International sellers, maybe they can advise: https://www.facebook.com/groups/456252351220004

EDIT: I found this online https://web4africa.ng/paypal-nigeria

This site confirms you should be able to set up a PayPal account in Nigeria.

"

• You need a valid email address. This is the primary requirement. PayPal would attempt to validate the email address by sending a message. You would need to confirm the existence of the email address by following the steps in the message they send.
• You would also need a Visa or Mastercard linked to a Nigerian bank account. This could be a credit or debit card. This is necessary for verifying your PayPal account. The service would debit a tiny amount from the card and once you confirm the transaction, the account would be fully Verified."

[hilary47oo]

A Nigerian paypal can be created but it can't receive money.To create a paypal account from here you have to open that of other countries.Most people open it with fake details.

It can't be done from here.I had one before but it got banned.

[hilary47oo]

@Barbara Yes I did it.I know its unbelievable

I put my royalty percentage at 12.5% always

Its possible.I even feel that that there are people, that doing better than me.But they are just silent.You wouldn't have known me if not for this problem.I rarely show myself on social media to be honest.I am a quiet person by nature.

The secret is uploading on all products.No product is more popular than the other.Everything here sells.And also try to make everything customizable.People buy in bulk.

Its now so difficult because of the removal of quick create.I upload one by one which is time consuming.

Let me send you screenshots of my earnings to your Private message through your inbox.You can help share them here too for people to see.The image button is not working on my phone and I don't why.

I will send to @CreativeLeahG too.

[ievajen]

Try bank check, it's international; most probably bank employees having trouble depositing international check, as it's time consuming for them and not everyone knows what to do. Im in South Africa and years ago I used to get Google checks and that was a problem - depends on your luck whose sitting at the customers desk 
Also there is a Nigerian youtuber African Giant perhaps he got a solution for you

[hilary47oo]

@ievajen  Nigeria no longer accepts cashing out foreign Bank checks.No bank here accepts it because of a Central Bank of Nigeria new policy put back then.It was stopped around 2019

Only dormiciary account deposits by wire transfer work here.

I know African Giant those methods of paypal creation no longer work anymore.

You will flagged immediately from your IP.It can't work.

[hilary47oo]

@CreativeLeahG @Barbara check your message inbox.I have Sent the screenshots to you.

I learnt Zazzle by watching free Youtube tutorials.It took nine months before my first sale.

I tried many other websites but made nothing in them.Zazzle was the last I settled for, because it looked so complex.It is the toughest website to work on.

Combining medical school with print on demand is not easy at all.

But I mastered it with time.I have my own Zazzle strategy that is not even on youtube.And I believe everyone has theirs too.

I have been very strict and disciplined, with my own principles of Zazzling and I copied no one.With time I will try other methods in future.

All these things happened not by my power or intelligence.God's grace made everything possible.