Previously, paypal had posted me an activation pin in a letter mailed to my home address. I never had a phone call from Paypal or ebay. After a number of bad experiences with ebay and paypal, i have decided to start all over with stealth accounts.
So i am not sure which is more critical - a real address (either p.o box $60 p.a. or a private mail box $240 p.a.) or contact numnber (landline? prepaid mobile?) for verification.