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Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

My PP account’s been limited/closed for around 3 years, after I sold some counterfeit merchandise on eBay (yes I’m a moron). I now have an unpaid balance of around $1000 that’s been sent to collections. Finally ready to pay it back and use my account again. I spoke to PayPal rep on the phone today as the site wouldn’t let me log into my account. She told me I’ll need to pay off the debt with collections, before PayPal reviews my account to see if they can reinstate it. She then asked me over the phone if I could provide the receipts/invoices for 3 different transactions I sold on eBay (counterfeit Gucci belts), to which I replied “no this was years ago, and I received them as gifts”, for all 3 transactions.

So my main question is, should I even bother paying this $1000 to get my original PP acct back? Do you think they’ll give me back my account? I don’t plan on selling anything against TOS with it this time around.

I’d much rather use my real account with my name/old bank acct and everything rather than a new stealth account.

Let me know boys, thank you.

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

Welcome to the forum OP - all the best as you master stealth :thumb:


Past history of selling counterfeit merchandise and not paying the balance makes for the situation of reinstatement to be quite unlikely :(

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

Ebay is now managed payments, paypal is no longer an option for disbursements.

Forget it if you wish and start a new ebay account, indeed you may be able to recover your old account if that wasn't suspended too.

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

I’m more concerned about having a PayPal account so I can send payments freely. I have no issue listing on eBay as is.

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

Highly doubt. But try creating a new account with your same info but different user and ip. People will say it wont work but you'll be surprised... Sending payments is much easier than receiving

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

Ahhhh, then you should have said so. :shocked:

Re: Will PayPal restore my old account after I pay an outstanding debt?
 

Different situation indeed - sending payments vs. received money from sales.

What would be your source of funds?