Update...
well...my account IS now limited lol. However, it wasn't limited until almost 2 days after I made the $1050 POS purchase (I guess they didn't review my account until then?).
That delay in limitation worked out great for me, because it gave the initial $150 bank withdrawal that I had made prior to learning about the money order scenario a few more days to move away from paypal's reach (it is now showing up in my BOA account as "pending" and I expect it will clear in the next day or two). I had more or less assumed I would never see that $150 again as I expected the account to be limited immediately after the POS purchase, and that withdrawal request to be cancelled/reversed.
I think that it may be possible to use this method of money order withdrawal without being limited at all, if you leave a little $ behind in the account. After I did the $150 bank withdrawal, $1050 POS purchase withdrawal, and a $20 ATM withdrawal, I left my account with only around $10 in it, so the size of the withdrawals looked especially suspicious. I believe thats why I was eventually limited (my account has never had any disputes or other issues).
Either way, this will be my new primary method for withdrawals of larger $ amounts, and has thoroughly sold me on the paypal debit card. I was not really concerned at all about them asking for ID at the post office, as I routinely get $1k+ in money orders there for my rent payment, and have never been asked for ID (since they only allow cash or PIN# debits as payment, they feel no need to ask for ID).
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