The current situation (as I explained in another thread on the matter):




The official stance is that it is not 'Banned' per se

But


Any transaction employing PP Gift payment is NOT subject to any resolution help from the Admin team. IE if you use that route and it goes pear shaped you row yourself out of it.


PP Gift is NOT for purchases - they find out (or suspect) misuse, bye bye PP account - its really that simple. Anyone relying on their PP account would neither send or accept Gift payments. If you need 100% safe no comebacks payment then thats why God created WU and Moneygram.