Apparently I’m a few weeks behind on this, but reader Jessica reports getting hit with a cash advance fee when paying with Paypal for an EliExpress purchase. An internet search turns up multiple other people saying the same thing, regardless of which card is used.
The issue is only for AliExpress purchases paid with Paypal as they have AliExpress coded as a financial institution. So just pay with a different method on AliExpress.
