Great, PayPal account closed.

Ashok_2

Just as I have 3 PS3s, and several other items listed on eBay, all ending soon, I get an email from PayPal saying my account is limited so I can pretty much do NOTHING because I sold some ebooks a couple of months back with free tv channels that included adult channels - which is against PayPals rules. I called and was told to email in to appeal, within an hour I had a reply saying the hold was permanent...

Anyone got any advice on getting Paypal account back (I use it all the time for so much, I really do need it!) and what I can do with the listings on eBay about not being able to pay with PayPAl (it is too late to remove PayPal as a payment option, as people have bidded etc..)

Thanks..

Hopefully this won't ruin my Christmas!

frivolous_fay

I think you might be stuffed

Anyone else you could trust who could set up a paypal account you could receive payments to?

Ashok_2

frivolous_fay wrote:

I think you might be stuffed

Anyone else you could trust who could set up a paypal account you could receive payments to?

I can try, but I would really want my PAyPal account back.. I guess I could find someone to let me have the odd payment come into their account, but I used mine regularly for eBay purchases and selling etc..

frivolous_fay

If you emailed to appeal and they said it was a permanent ban, I don't see what more you can do

You could try calling them again I suppose.

Ashok_2

They just replied to my latest email, I'm so f***ed .

Dear x,

I apologize if you were given incorrect information from another
department, however due to the violation of PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy
your PayPal account has been closed. We regret to inform you that we cannot
overturn the limitation on your account. Due to the violation of PayPals
Acceptable Use Policy regarding Mature Audiences, your account has been
closed. Please remove all references to PayPal from your website(s) and/or
auction(s). This includes not only removing PayPal as a payment option,
but also the PayPal logo and/or shopping cart.

If you have any questions, please contact the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
Department at aup@paypal.com.

Sincerely,
PayPal Acceptable Use Policy Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

Star

Can you open another account? I have more than one.

soolin

It is rare, almost impossible to lose a paypal account re a listing problem with ebay, although ebay own paypal , paypal does work independently. It is even rarer to hear of someone having their paypal account taken away, unless for quite serious wrongdoings.

It also both ebay and paypal that have the adult rule, and I am aware of one other person who lost their paypal account due to selling adult items, but that one person I knew was a serious seller, got involved in something that rather spiralled out of control and took the fall when the real owners disappeared. However, even in that instance there were several warnings before the paypal account was finally terminated.

I'm not sure there is anything that can be done now, all i can suggest is that if it is a minor infringement that you appeal again to paypal. However, the paypal ban on adult sites and promotions was actually apparently bought in due to public pressure after paypal began to get little bit of a reputaion about 6 years ago for being 'adult friendly' and when they got more involved with ebay they bowed to pressure to get rid of that negative image.

soolin

Star wrote:

Can you open another account? I have more than one.

Once you're banned, you're banned. Opening another account will just make matters worse.

Soo