How old do you have to be to buy a prepaid credit?

What,or how do I get a "prepaid" creditcard that I can use to buy things online?(as I dont have a "real"credit

• I always see things online that I would like to purchase but I have no "credit "or "bank account", there must be some sort of "card" or "pin number" that can be purchased at a "Physical location" i.e "store" or some other location. is there such a card? is there a certain store that sells them? I WOULD MOST CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER THAT "YOU" COULD TAKE THE TIME TO TELL ME ABOUT! thank you LOTS

• Answer:

  yes they are called green dot cards and you can buy them at Walgreens or most drug stores and you buy the dollar amount at the store also then add the code on line. I bought one for my son, he is 16 and it is a visa (nascar) and now that he has a job he "reloads" it on payday and uses it for gas, going out to eat, buying online, its a visa. His name is even on the card. I bought the card about 15 bucks and put 100 on it to start, when I got home I went online and typed in how I wanted his name to appear on the card and added the dollar amount. The card arrived within 2 weeks but he did have a code to buy online stuff. When he wants more money on it, we go back to the drug store and get a reload card and add as much as we want (this is about 5 buck for the card) on top of the amount you want to add. Then you take it home and add the amount on line to your account. The card now has the money on it. I think the most the card will hold is 500 but their might by one that will hold more $$.