Reopening Old Paypal Account

Someone I know has an old paypal account that had a negative balance of $300-$400, leaving it unpaid for the past 1-3 years. If they pay that balance will paypal reopen the account? The negative balance came from 2 disputes, but the ebay account that was linked to the paypal account is still active.

[GreenBean]

Tell someone you know to come to the forum themselves for advice.

And no, it's not likely it will get re-opened to use again.