Paysafecard is a 16-digit prepaid PIN. You pay cash (or sometimes card) at a shop, you get a slip of paper or an email with the PIN, and that PIN spends online like a one-time gift card. There is no bank account, no debit card, no ID check for the basic version. It exists in more than 50 countries, with heavy coverage across Europe and lighter footprints in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Argentina, the US, and others.
The official store locator is the fastest way to find a real outlet near you: https://www.paysafecard.com/en/find-sales-outlet/. Put in your postal code and it lists every nearby shop that sells PINs.
Where to buy in person
UK and most of Europe
Supermarkets carry it at the kiosk or customer service desk. In the UK that means Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, and Co-op. Convenience chains stock it too: Spar, Costcutter, Nisa, Premier, and Londis. WH Smith newsagents have it in the city centre and in train stations.
Petrol stations are the easiest late-night option. Shell, BP, Esso, and Texaco forecourts almost always have a PayPoint or Payzone terminal, and any shop with one of those stickers in the window can print a Paysafecard PIN on the spot. If you only remember one tip from this article: look for the PayPoint or Payzone logo.
Germany and Austria
Tobacco shops are the classic outlet. In Austria these are called Tabaktrafiken and they are everywhere. In Germany the same role is played by Kiosks and Lottoannahmestellen. Supermarkets stock it as well: REWE, Edeka, Lidl, and Aldi all sell vouchers at the till. For petrol stations, Aral, Shell, and BP all work.
North America, LATAM, and Australia
Coverage is thinner. In the US, look at the official locator first, you will mostly find CVS, Dollar General, and small bodegas with the Paysafecard or oBucks branding. In Canada, it is sold at Couche-Tard, Mac's, and some Circle K stores. In Australia and New Zealand check newsagents and convenience chains. In Mexico and Argentina the OXXO-style convenience networks carry it in larger cities.
Where to buy online
If you cannot get to a shop, or you want delivery to your email in a couple of minutes, these resellers are legit.
- Paysafecard's own app. Buy directly from Paysafecard with a card, the PIN lands inside the app. iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/paysafecard/id588324792. Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.paysafecard.android. This is the safest source, but availability depends on country.
- dundle.com. Authorized reseller, instant email delivery, takes card and various wallets. Good selection of denominations.
- recharge.com. Same model as Dundle, similar pricing, ships PINs by email.
- eneba.com. Marketplace pricing, occasionally cheaper, occasionally out of stock.
- MTCGAME. Popular in Turkey and the Balkans, also ships internationally.
- Bitrefill. Worth knowing if you want to fund a Paysafecard purchase with crypto. Pay in Bitcoin or Lightning, receive a PIN.
Avoid random sellers on Reddit, Discord, eBay, and Telegram. Stolen PINs get cancelled by Paysafecard and your order will be refused everywhere they land.
Denominations and transaction limits
Standard face values are 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 in the local currency, so euros in the EU, pounds in the UK, dollars in the US, Australian dollars in Australia, and so on. Smaller shops usually only stock 10, 25, and 50. Bigger supermarkets and online resellers carry all five.
Per-transaction limit without a registered account: around 50 EUR, 40 GBP, or 300 USD, depending on country. If you want to spend more in one go, register a free myPaysafecard account and your limit goes up to 1,000 EUR per transaction in most regions. Registration takes a few minutes and uses an email plus basic details.
Watch out for
Monthly maintenance fee. Starting in the second month after purchase, Paysafecard deducts about 2 to 3 EUR per month from any unused balance. It is not punishing if you spend the PIN within a few weeks. It does quietly eat a card you forgot about.
Country lock. The PIN remembers where it was purchased. Some merchants only accept PINs from a specific country list. If you buy a German PIN to spend at a shop that only accepts UK or US PINs, the payment will fail. Check the country list before you buy.
Single use. A Paysafecard PIN is not a wallet you top up. Once the balance hits zero, the code is dead. If you only spend part of it, the remainder stays attached to that PIN until you use it elsewhere, and most merchants support partial use.
Paying Vantage with a Paysafecard PIN
At checkout, pick Paysafecard as the payment method. You will be asked for three things: the 16-digit PIN, the face value of the card, and the country where it was purchased. Submit those and the order moves into manual review. Reviews are usually under an hour during the day, sometimes faster. Once approved, your license is delivered automatically to your order page and email.
Two things to know going in. First, we settle in EUR (rate sits around 1.08 EUR per 1 USD), and we apply roughly a 20 percent premium on top to cover the resale haircut Paysafecard imposes when we redeem the PIN. We would rather be upfront about that than hide it in shipping fees. If the markup bothers you, pay in crypto instead, BTC and LTC both clear in minutes with no premium. Second, we accept PINs from a defined country list. If your country is not on it, the order will be rejected at review. The live list is shown on the Paysafecard checkout page, check it before you spend.