text: who can pay me using paypay? i have a paypal account.  question > can a member of the public ( outside of ebay ) who has a paypal account themselves, make a payment to me via the internet/my paypal account? example > my sister who lives in timbucktoo wants to send me some cash for my birthday. can she do that? my fictional sister has a paypal account. question > what details would she need from me? as long as she belongs to paypal she can.  it will be deposited into your paypal account then you can have them deposit it into your bank account.  give her your email address you use with paypal.