> I used a debit card for another item a few weeks ago through paypal and
> was not prompted to "join up" or else..
>
> I"m still waiting to hear from the seller on this,what is going on?

From what I can tell reading Paypal's site, they only let you use a credit/checkcard for a limited number of times without signing up for an account.

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