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It depends. If you provide them with all the info they require, they will ususally lift your limit within a week.

If you can't, then 180 day wait it is.

I just got me money from one of those accounts, Don't know if it matters, but it was like an 8 year old account I had from when they first started, the had limited me a few times over the years, but I always made up the info they wanted and had it lifted. The third time they limited and did not ask for anything, just sent me that we have decide to longer do business with you over security concerns BS. So about 180 days later, a little less actually, I get an email saying your funds are now eligible for withdrawal. You could have them send you a check or bank withdraw. didn't want to take a chance with the check because it was in business name and the old bank account I had closed down. So i just added a new bank account and withdrew to it, Funny thing is they sent those 2 small deposits to verify but sent the big balance also. So i finally got the money, but never verified so I can try and use that bank on another account.

So, really, there isn't actually ANYTHING to worry about when ebay freeze accounts (other than the 180 days wait...). I was concerned that they would only write a cheque out to the account holder, in most of our cases, a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ name.

But if you are allowed to add a bank account for them to withdraw to, that's not so bad.

I even went ahead and asked them about the 180 day hold and if the info. I read is true. They personally explained this is a rare situation for most account holders. They do this only when they basically smell a rat with the info. that is faxed and fear their customers will start doing chargebacks so they keep your money to cover their a** and not lose funds of their own--good ole' paypal protection. They also told me, those accounts that get held 180 days, if they do end up releasing them, it's not too long before they freeze them up again--they know they're not legit and are determined to bust balls until they can prove it.

Food for thought.

If you have a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ name, surely the cheque idea is out of the window?

no. you just get the cheque, then go register for a business name under that name, open a bank account under that name, and cash it. then close everything and move on. This of course is only worthwhile if you have more than a few hundred dollars coming in.

Waiiitt.. they also let you deposit it into a bank account.. so no, using ⊗⊗⊗⊗ name is still fine with that. my brothers account was suspended for 180 days, and after 180 he added a new bank account, verified with the 2 deposits and then withdrew the money that way. so its all good.

Just had this scenario this week, they point blank refused to issue a Cheque, and they give 2 options.. 1: Bank Transfer (They charge $40 for the pleasure) or 2: Just add a new real bank account and withdraw, i would presume that would flag that bank account as useless, so make sure it's not one you wish to use in the future.

HI:
Funny Story.. My Mom had her (well mine in her name)-- Paypal acct suspended indef. in the summer. It had like less than $200 in it..
--since then, no chargebacks, but Paypal indirect debits..
--She's emailed them (I did ).. about 20 times, asking what is the $23 charge for?, what is the $41 charge for?
--never an answer..
-- The 180 days would have been up this month..
--She gets a call from a collection agency ,NCO last week, saying she owes paypal $6...
---They drained the acct to nothing, the guy that called her was very rude.
-- Ive read on other boards where theyre charging a "storage fee"..dont know if its true or fabricated? But, they sure went thorough her acct ....
AGAIN.. TRYING to do the right thing...guess it doesnt work with these folks.. I guess I should have went through all that .."refunding buyers" routine...
Lesson again.. :))

Huh? So she paid over $2000 in paypal storage fees, in 180 days?

no, less than $200 (hundred)...BUT< i dont think they can call it storage fees, when i get to her i.p. at her house I will go into tthe acct, and copy/paste exactly the verbage...it's like, paypal debit, misc, or something, cant remember right off, and small amts.. about every 3-4 wks..no pattern.

Ohh goodness, sorry i thought you said 2K :p

Still, $200 in fees cannot be justifyable at all. If anything the balance should have gone up because of the interest on that money! Do let us know the outcome of this situation, will be VERY interesting to hear.

HI:
OK, heres one of their "fees" during the 180 day wait... just says "correction",,theres 6 of these, resulting in overdrawing the acct by $6...

Nov. 13, 2007 Transfer To PayPal Completed Details -$26.19 USD $0.00

Details:
Correction (ID #0MW81195AV787763S)
Transfer to:
PayPal


Total Amount:
-$26.19 USD


Date:
Nov. 13, 2007 Time:
08:11:22 PST Status:
Completed


Subject:
PayPal

After 180 days..does PayPal really offer to send you your cash? YES.
 

My paypal was limited for more than 1 year. I found out that I could get my money in the account after 180days. After I withdrawed the money to my bank account, I noticed that my account was totally blocked the next day. And my money had not been received. Anyone can help??

HI- doesnt sound right.. are you missing something??
If they (paypal) told u it was limited for 1 year, theyre wrong, their own agreements say 180 days max,,
--then if they allowed u to transfer the funds, then blocked u, they apparently dont want to do business anymore.
--now, if they NEVER xfer the funds, then theyve reversed the transfer,,sounds like its time to call paypal..
u can get their toll free number from the resolution ctr--go to help/contact us..
Good Luck :))

You'll have to call them, sounds like they owe you some money.

They only send you the money after 180 days IF you bug them about it. I guess they just hope people will forget or something LOL

I couldnt log in anymore...but i think they did reversed the money
they probabely dont want to return me the money. I haven't used it for 2 years. I cant think any reasons they can block me anymore

I think it may be how they split ways. Mine was we no longer wish to do business with you because security concern. I think if you were scamming or doing something illegal, they may try to ignore you. I basically got an email like 5 months later saying your funds are now illegible for withdrawal.

You really need to ring paypal if you can no longer log in.
Unless all your payments got chargedback?

I got $200 in the mail today! - PayPal will mail to any address you provide
 

sometime last year i received about $200 and my paypal account was limited, i abandoned ship because i really did not feel like going to through the regular removing limitation procedures. I totally forgot about the account for a while, checked my email and saw "eligible for withdrawal". Only problem is all of the information on the account was bogus including my name, well it was a variation of my name. So i called up paypal and made up some story about how i moved and i have a new address and give them my moms address they sent the cheque, deposited it today. Very minor vindication, but still sweet.

it may be asking a silly question but when the x6 month limit is up on restricted account is the cheque for PayPal made out in the account holders name ? Can this be changed or not ?

The PayPal account names are not my own so i would have no means of cashing them if the name could not be changed

I have a small amount of money sat in x3 PayPal's that became restricted as a trailed and experimented a few different techniques that is due for release next month

thanks

Are you on good terms with your bank manager? Why not see if you can deposit the check
in your account. On the back of the check you can write Pay Mr. X to the amount of the value of the check. Disguise the writing of course and you should be able to deposit it.
I have done that with the one check that paypal gave me.

:rolleyes: even in the UK a lot of banks will accept what is called 'endorsement'
like this. LOL.

Hi Got around 7 pp account frozen with around 18k on each (around 12/07)after a long 3 great years the thing was that since the accounts got limited with 1k but was still able to received payments i just let it build up until they didn't ALLOW payments to go in anymore thats how they ended with 18k each i just wasn't able to print labels with them but still ship out the goods now here looking for a few players to team up with I got the product need a FEW pp master ,who is looking to make serious $$ or someone who will charge me for their time on a one on one so i can continue with making $$ No to good with computer.. Just knows basic let me know losing 15k per week also after 180 days do they send you email?

Yes, they will send an Email, and generally you around, but you will get the $ in the end.. just don't beleive all the ***** they try and tell you..

Limited Account Access - Do I get my money back?
 

I just got limited account access on my paypal account. I guess my mistake was trying to move $500 all at once to a bank account. The account is set up with false information. I don't think there is any way that I could possibly jump through all of their hoops. I'm sure it has been covered, but I can't find it, so if anyone could answer my question I would really appreciate it. My question is whether it is possible to recover the $700 I have in my account if I fail to jump through their hoops. Is it true that after 180 days I can get my money?

I can't believe this, they want all of the following:

1) Enter your four-digit PayPal code for Visa Card XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1216
2) Change Password
3) Confirm Bank Account
4) Change Security Questions and Answers
5) Confirm your social security number
6) Confirm Location for Visa Card XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1216
7) Supplier Contact Info
8) Update your phone number

Once they ask for SS, I think you are screwed...
 

I think you can now change your address to an address that they will send the money to in six months, but the check will be written out to the person on the account.

I think this is a HUGE profit target for Paypal. They realized if all the people trying to be anonymous could get raped of their money, then they could have a huge windfall over time.

So, they look like good doobies, allowing you to receive your check, but they keep the money when you can't cash the check.

Karenin 2: Welcome to the land of 'Yes we have been limited by paypal forum.' Nutshell
quick answer is after 180 days you will get your money. It will come to you as a check in
the name of the paypal account. Longer answer is READ the threads on the forum because
the answers and workarounds are there. By reading the threads you can work out what you
want to do: then come back and run your plan by us. Good Luck.

Had same trouble with google checkout recently. Do what they want, but change your information to your real information. Don't have to provide supplier information because you are selling things from your closet.

Thanks guys.

I should mention that you are able to sign checks over. For anyone that doesn't know how to do this, you do a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ signature of the recipient. Below that you write "Pay to the order of <Your name in print letters>" and then below that you sign your name. Most banks will allow you to deposit the check into your account without a hassle. I do an ATM deposit so they don't have the chance to say no face to face. If they send it back to you, try another bank. Also, it might help to make a friend out of one of the tellers at the bank. It is up to the banks discretion to accept or reject a signed-over check, not something set in stone.

If that wasn't clear here is how the back of check would look if the check was made out to John Doe and your real name is Sara James:

John Doe (signature)
Pay to the order of Sara James (in print)
Sara James (signature)

Can someone please tell me when does the 180 days start ,they say starts from the day of your last transaction but a bit confuse lets say if someone files a dispute like on the 100th day is it from that day or the last day you received a payment thanks guys gals..

Seems like Modees bank accounts are pretty nice looking. :p

why not have them send it to your bank account. I don't know if its a recent change or anything but a year ago i had mine and 3 paypal accounts all limited in relatives names. All the refunds came in 180 days and deposited in each bank account. No check and no hassles.

Has anyone had more than 50k lock on a limited single account and waited 180 Days
 

Just wondering cause my frozen pp has 60k first it was like 65k after so many fraud buyers file for charge back ended at 60k well the reason I ask is cause its a large amount don't want any surprise after the 180 days is it better for them to deposit in account with all real info or request a check? Also any advice around this for tax purpose. I see members here have a way around Uncle Sam but all my info with pp are real + ss.Thanks Folks

Why on earth would anyone allow it to build up to 60k? That is like handing them your money and allowing them to make interest on it and not you.
If you are smart enough to turn enough stuff over to have 60k in a pp account you should be smart enough not to ever let it grow to that amount.
Not a slam, but man, that is totally insane knowing pp.

Well my problem was first you know that there are different types of limitation mine was limited but was still able to accept payments so I told myself I got to make these sales asap and if I sent them the require documents chance were 50/50 either lift limitation or Completely ban me from taking payments at all ,ok so I told my self no fax yet cause selling like crazy let me build it up asap ,I was shipping all goods out sending them with green slip tracking so they think twice before filling a claim anyway since I was limited but still able to receive payments like four dispute came in and that was it complete limitation not able to receive more payments so after a 5 weeks of first limitation i sent all require documents only to fine out that they no longer want to do any business with me so now waiting for 180 days. Remember after limitation and still able to receive payments you cant move that money your stuck..

Also on this paypal account prior to all this I was limited one time like two years ago and sent all require info and my account was good ready to go so guess when this limitation happen they said we have his info lets limit him with the option to receive payments I now know what got me limited the second time it was sending money from one pp to another so be careful guy it was a dum move on my behalf.

wow 60K in a paypal acc, thats like giving it to a Nigerian scammer, insane.
im not really sure about this one hmm

"wow 60K in a paypal acc, thats like giving it to a Nigerian scammer, insane.
im not really sure about this one hmm"


I agree sounds like uno mas B.S. story to me:D

HI: Been through alot over the years..never this-
I'd be having a heart attack..
I run to the atm at 2,3 a.m. in my pjs and slippers to get $400...

You see the problem was at the time this happen I Had no choice I had 3 powerseller accounts over 2k feedback on each 98% so when pp limited me I did not have Merchant account set up as a back up because everything was fine with pp until one day I try to send money to another pp account we both ended up limited but my pp still allowed me to receive money so what have you done in this case sell and only receive Checks and money orders or just let it build up because somehow they have to give you your money ,Funny because I didn't know about the 180 days thought it would be much sooner ,Now Had I not accepted pp my check after 180 days 9k now ask me why still 9k in paypal well not much you can do when one day you got 1k then all of sudden crazy sales 9k then limited comes in play my limitation happen when I try to move 7k to another account so stupid I know.