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Should I enter a ⊗⊗⊗⊗, stolen, or other person's social security SS number?...NO NO!
 

My real eBay account was suspended a few months ago, but my PayPal account linked to it wasn't limited. Both accounts had my real name, address, SS, etc...

Now I made a new eBay account and a new PayPal account (both with ⊗⊗⊗⊗ info). I want to remove the $500 limit from PayPal...what should I do? I already confirmed my bank, the IED thing, the only thing left is the SS number.

What should I do?
Should I change my PayPal name to my real name, then put in my real SS?

Thanks!

if you use your real info they will know who you are and close your ebay and paypal account. you can't use a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ ss# either. they will also know that info is not correct.

no plus you wont be able to do it anyway. How are you not able to get the limit off. You gave the bank account and expanded use number right. You only have to do 2 out of 3. If it comes down to your SS# then just call and tell them you do not ever give out your SS# and that you would like to use alternative methods.

But this could all be for nothing because it seems like if you used real info on both accounts its only a matter of time before they link them.

have you tried to get around the ss# by telling them you will not give it? if so has it worked, and what are their alternative methods?

I wonder how long it's going to be before they just ask ALL new Paypal accounts for a SSN right away as a requirement?? Seems like it's only a matter of time.

That's easy enough to get around if you REALLY must use paypal. It's not like you're applying for credit and paypal is not a bank. It won't even show up on a credit report. There are a million websites that offer services to look up ppl thru their ssn for $9.95. Just make one up and you're bound to get someone. There are some that even offer free trials. The whole purpose of the ssn is that it is free for anyone to use as long as you pay a website for the info. Someone could be using yours or mine right now.

yeah, i would rather not even use paypal then. that sounds kind of scary to me. i don't like to take chances like that.

Oh so you only have to do 2 out of 3? I thought it was all 3...phew :D

2 out of 3 will work until you start taking money out of the account then they will ask for your ss#.

In my experience they only require 2 out of 3. You never have to do all 3!

For me, it was never as soon as you tried to withdraw anything the first time! They must have really changed things up in the last 2 months or so..

i asked the resolution manager at paypal if i would be limited in the future if i started taking in more money. he said as long as it wasn't a sudden jump from what i have normally been taking it will be okay. in other words take it slow and do a steady increase in funds going through the account. don't go from taking in $500 a week to suddenly doing $10,000 a week.

Translation, "we'll limit you if you start making money" end of story.

Who's talking about 10k a week? If you make a few hundred a week and you start withdrawing expect to get limited verrrry soon.

yes, exactly. that's all i was bringing in and i gace a legit ss#. still got limited.

Dont Give Paypal No S.s!!! Screw Them!!

Could tell names of these services? Do they accept your payments and forward them to you? How safe are they?

So true..

As far as getting limited for making more than usual...I just wanted to report I had a jump of approximately $100 more and sold around 4 items more than the previous week and was limited..on the phone PP confirmed this was the reason..so be careful even a slight jump could cause it..account was about 60 days..

But ultimately they will limit you...thats just how it is...you won't know when but it will happen..

groundhog, you have missed a VALID post by Modee. Never use an SS# that is
not yours. Down the track it will not ever work. Please trust Modee on this.

Pay Pal SS# ... a bit morbid
 

Don't laugh...but can you use a family member's ss, name, etc. for PP verification...even though that person is "no longer with us"? Will pp know that person is deceased or are they just matching-up ss with name?

Also, asked this question in another thread but never received direct answer:
Any reason why I can't use my 15-yr. old son's ss# on PP? Again, will they know his age or just making sure ss# matches w/name?

I would urge you not to use your 15 year old sons real SS number. Even if you are only doing legit stuff, you don't want to take even the remote chance of them screwing up his credit for the rest of his life. As for the deceased family member, there is nothing that they can do to them now, so you might as well go for it.

In re-thinking my question, you are right about not messing w/son's ss and/or credit...he has plenty of time to do that on his own :)

The other...the "no longer with us"...so, you don't think they will know that person doesn't exist any longer?

the dead person thing may work, and i think it has been discussed before, but you would be in trouble if they ever limited you and asked for a drivers license.

I guess you could say that they passed away and you were left their ebay/PP when they passed...

Think I will give it a shot. Will create a new pp that matches eb w/ss # for pp verification. Will let you know how it goes.

Yeah let us know...giving the SS# is the biggest hoop

TD; I used my dads last Summer. He passed in early summer, acct stayed up for 3 months.. PP actually took down another acct of mine, and left his up..:)
Of course - I could id verify,etc, as my mom had all his info..

ebayhateluv: the nerve of us :) I don't even know why I thought of it this morning...didn't get that maxwell house down yet :)

I, too can verify all info. so may be worth a shot. Shame on us!!

paypal question
 

when paypal ask for SSN, and what are their methods of verifying it, meaning, if i get asked by paypal for SSN, what are they gonna check? and how can i get around it?

As its been discussed before there is no way around it...giving false SS# info is a good way to end up in big trouble..

ebayhateluv, I thought they could check the SS# if the person is deceased. I guess not.

Yep, no way around it. Well, there is ONE way, PM if you want to know.

GL

Is it wise to use one of your kids ssn for pp?
 

What do you think? Is is wise to use one of my kids ssn for PP?
I don't want to take the chance of them having bad credit just in case.

But I guess all you would have to do is make sure that account is always in the positive and if something happened, I could call and say someone stole my kids ssn because they are 11 and 5 not old enough to open a pp account.

I don't know what do you think?

What if I dont get a new Pay Pal account?????
 

When I sign up for my new Ebay account. If I dont get a pay pal account and just not use pay pal at all with that new ebay account.
Will Ebay find out who I am if I continue to use my old pay pal accounts for other things i do online that have nothing to do with Ebay??????????????????

:confused:

you can't sell on ebay without offering paypal or a merchant account. they make you choose one or the other for new accounts.

If it works, it's all fair if you're up to it.

The only issue you'll have is if like you said you go negative with Paypal.

And they'll let you know if you owe anything to them, especially if your SSN is tied to the account, trust me. You'll have people calling you everyday (credit agencies) wanting their money. But as long as you pay what you owe before it hits your kids credit, you're fine. OR!! Just don't let the account go negative and you're fine as well.

Good luck!

Does an 11 or 5 year old person even have a credit report? I think I saw ebayhateluv do this, you might want to ask her.

Hey Modee

I have an account that I opened in August 2006. After ebay suspended my other account, I started using that 2006 account. I never bought or sold anything through that account. Last week, I bought a simon's giftaccount to use with the ⊗⊗⊗⊗ name I had on that 2006 ebay account. After I list the 7th item, ebay asked to to link my paypal account to my ebay account. Do you think this was because that 2006 ebay account was not used as a seller account up until last week? And if we wanna get a pre 11/2007 ebay account, where can we get one from?

Hi, my ebay and paypal accts were suspended exactly 1 year ago. I have been reading these forums for a couple of weeks now. I never gave ebay or paypal my ssn, so i am wondering if I sign up for new accounts with them using my middle name instead of my first name, put in all new info for address, bank, cc, ip address, ph #, and verify paypal with bank acct and cc to lift $500 limit. I know they will eventually ask for my ssn, but since I never gave it to them and name is different to paypal but yet still matches ssn info, will that work. I know it is very common that people go by their middle name instead. What do you think?

If that doesn't work my father-in-law will let me use his name and ssn.

Not sure but...
 

Okay, I am not a newbie when it comes to PayPal but I also do not say I know everything. I also know a lot about the banking world, credit and so forth due to working in the industry for over a decade so here is some advise.

I have four PayPal account using the same address but different information. Non have my drivers license or social security number (we call it the SIN up here in Canada). PP has never asked me for my DL or SIN and my accounts are not limited. One account collects monthly membership fees, one account collects monthly service fees, one account is used for selling on eBay and one account is used to buy (but I go between the two pending different reasons).

I was pissed when eBay limited the selling of ebooks for that was what I listed a lot of in the past, ebooks. Made good money with it. Also went from subscriptions of 10/m to almost 1k/m with no problems. Most recent PP account was opened in Dec 07, with little sales. Sold ebooks with it and then nothing for 3 months. Now, for this month I rolled it up to almost 2k in 2 weeks without a peep from PP.

How did I do this? Well I registered the PP accounts as business accounts! Verified the bank accounts and gave the same CC on each one. Nothing stopped me, nothing is stopping me.

PP did ask for my SIN when I signed up and my reply was "According to the Canadian Privacy Act the Government of Canada expressly forbids the use of the Social Insurance Number for any online transactions. The SIN is used by the government to track its citizens and is private information not to be devulged to any third party". They backed down and my accounts are good. According to Canadian Law no company can demand your SIN or, in Ontario, they are not allowed to see our Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan card. So you can see how someone with a little knowledge can push then the right way.

Okay, for using someone else's SSN, do not do it. They can use the information to charge you with identity theft and seize all the funds you collected. You then may be facing Federal charges for falsification of information. The truth will always be your best partner with fighting the big guys. Also do a lot of research.

Think of this, when withdrawing funds from my PayPal account to my personal bank accounts I know that it only really should take one day after PayPal approves the transactions. The exchange is done through the EDI (Electronic Daily Interchange) system between Canada and the US. Study it by checking how fast the funds come out of your account when you decide to add money to your PayPal account. Interesting how the deposit takes 3 days longer, guess they need the money in their account or something.

Hope this part helps...

Doug