paypal account permanently limited - i did nothing!

tylerboyo

paypal is saying i was selling copied/fake/bootleged goods, when im not, im not even selling any form of branded clothing/items. this is my lively hood, how i make my living. what can i do?
i remember a paypal thread on here a few weeks ago included a letter that someone sent off, and it got their account back to normal straight away, but my account is saying there are no means for appeal.
what can i do, and whats thechances of this getting resolved? it doesnt even tell me what goods were meant to be fakes.
please help, my living is at stake here.
also can i open an account in a different name, and link it to MY bank account(a different 1)
i am very desperate here, so help is appreciated. i am going to ring them soon, but god knows if thatll help.
thanks
tyler

frivolous_fay

Are you sure you haven't had a spam mail?

mclaren_2

forget about it

https://www.paypalsucks.com and https://www.paypalwarning.com - have a look at the boards there, people have had accounts limited with hundreds in them and never got a penny back. Its how paypal work....... they are good but can close or limit your account when ever they want....... 180 days you might have to wait for your money and even then, its an if....

tylerboyo

im sure, i thought it was spam but then logged in.
luckily i only have £24 in there. its not that im stressing about, just stressing about my living, and then £1000 worth of stock thats arriving on wednesday.
in the mean time ill try and use a trust worthy friends PP or something.

but, if i use my other bank account, in my name, but make a pp under say my grandmothers name and address, will i be able to run everything like this? any advice appreciated.
tyler.

oh yeh, does any1 have the letter? i searched he forum, but cant find it.
cheers

mclaren_2

You could but the card has to be at the same address really......

soolin

If you try to run a second PP account while under any sort of investigation on your first you'll just end up another statistic on the anti paypal sites as paypal will take a very dim view of it.

Best thing is to try and sort out the first account, call paypal tomorrow and see if they'll negotiate its release for you. Also, double check your stock, if there is any doubt as to it being legit or not...don't push your luck. Losing your paypal account is the least of your worries.

tylerboyo

I know for a fact, that my stock is legit, there are no brand names being sold, and the names that are being sold are small, and dont think fakes of them even exist.
i will try and ring paypal tomorrow, but ive read paypalsucks many times before, and know what their like.
if any1 has that letter i am talking about, i would be very happy.
cheers again

Somerset

mcclaren

Tried to have a look at that site you mentioned but got the following :

AOL Safety Alert: Known Phishing Site
The website you are trying to view is a phishing scam site that steals personal information.

For your protection, we have blocked access to this site from AOL.

To learn more about phishing scams and how AOL helps protect you against identity theft, visit AOL Keyword: Phishing.

frivolous_fay

Somerset wrote: »

AOL Safety Alert: Known Phishing Site
The website you are trying to view is a phishing scam site that steals personal information.

For your protection, we have blocked access to this site from AOL.

To learn more about phishing scams and how AOL helps protect you against identity theft, visit AOL Keyword: Phishing.

Shome mishtake, shurely...

Somerset

frivolous_fay wrote: »

Shome mishtake, shurely...

https://www.paypalsucks.com is fine but still getting the aol message on the https://www.paypalwarning.com site.

mclaren_2

Somerset wrote: »

mcclaren

Tried to have a look at that site you mentioned but got the following :

AOL Safety Alert: Known Phishing Site
The website you are trying to view is a phishing scam site that steals personal information.

For your protection, we have blocked access to this site from AOL.

To learn more about phishing scams and how AOL helps protect you against identity theft, visit AOL Keyword: Phishing.

Both sites are safe - i use firefox to view them, try IE or FF to view them - worth the read imo