Need advice-Can't withdraw from PP account in good standing

[Sourdough]

My central issue is that I cannot add a bank account nor a debit card to my stealth PP account in good standing (several years of use) to withdraw funds or continue using it. I mistakenly closed the original bank account for the PP account and when I tried to add another bank account PP would not accept it or link a debit card to it. I used PP's chat with a supervisor and they tried to be very helpful and I think they really did, but explained that for unknown reasons they could not override PP's block on my ability to add a new bank account. I worked with them for hours to no avail. I then tried to add a debit card to withdraw funds and again to no avail.

The PP supervisor suggested I get a PP debit card which is not possible due to the SS issue and also suggested that I use the money in the account to buy items or send the money to a friend or relative to have them withdraw the money and provide it to me. That last suggestion really surprised me.

I can close the account, but how can I get the money in it after six months when they won't let me add a bank account. I cannot get a check because the stealth PP account is not in my name.

I want to keep using the PP account if at all possible because it is linked to a stealth EB account also in good standing and is several years old. Is it a realistic alternative to open another stealth PP account in the same name to link to the stealth EB account.

Any advice would be very welcome.

[Bigblackdog]

By the sound of it PP have given you the best advise

If it was me in your shoes I would use the funds for my normal purchases and run it down

From what you have said it sounds like the account is toast - first thing is get the money out and then worry about the rest

[Sourdough]

I think the advice to send the money to friends or family was well intentioned, but I am afraid that it would be a dangerous path to take.

[agent006140]

sometimes when a bank account does not work,its debit card works.
else you just have to spend it or send to family/friend you trust,if stealth address can be used,ask for a bank check

[Sourdough]

Yes, the stealth address is good, but the problem with a check (as I see it) is that it will be issued in the stealth person's name and not mine. I live in a state with very lax banking regulation enforcement by the bank tellers, however, and perhaps I should ask PP for a check in a small amount and see if I can just deposit it at a branch where they know me well. Hmm. Might work.

Anyone else have any luck with this course of action?

[agent006140]

there is a fee involved in sending you a bank check by USPS first class mail,$1.75.
trying a small amount is a good idea,it is really up to your bank if you can deposit Other people's check?
some banks like mine shun endorsed checks

[Sourdough]

I think there must be some way around my situation that puts me back to where I was before. A bank account or debit card to withdraw to. If not, it seems to me that PP would have limited my account or asked for some sort of verification/s and put an end to the account. They did not and if they wished to do that they would have done it already. As far as they seemed concerned, I can continue to sell on EB and keep putting money into my PP account. I just can't link a bank account or debit card. That's what's perplexing.

[james_112233]

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