http://pages.ebay.com/giftcard/faqs.html I read this a few months ago is there any way around this where I can use Gift Cards or add to my Paypal balance to purchase silver off ebay? I know there are Paypal gift card or just regular gift cards but they seem kinda sketchy only sold at Walgreens. I never done this myself really
No there's no way around it. You cannot buy bullion with gift cards anymore, you can't even buy coins for that matter. The only way that perhaps you could swing it, is if an item was listed in the wrong category but I'm sure Ebay will catch onto that pretty fast.
I got 2 generic 1/2 oz. bars that were listed in "everything else" for $11 each using an ebay gift card I had. It wouldn't let me buy bullion that was listed in "collectibles" though.