

Human: I want to buy something from someone online via Paypal. What is the difference between paying via goods and service and friends and family?

Assistant: Well, the quick version is that goods and service is a standard way of paying via Paypal, friends and family is when someone you know or trust authorizes you to make a payment via Paypal.


Human: I want to buy something from someone online via Paypal. What is the difference between paying via goods and service and friends and family?

Assistant: You can use a “Friends and Family” account to pay anyone, without signing up as an actual customer with Paypal. This will work for many, but not all situations.
I want to buy something from someone online via Paypal. What is the difference between paying via goods and service and friends and family?
Well, the quick version is that goods and service is a standard way of paying via Paypal, friends and family is when someone you know or trust authorizes you to make a payment via Paypal.
You can use a “Friends and Family” account to pay anyone, without signing up as an actual customer with Paypal. This will work for many, but not all situations.