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Assistance with amounts to put thro' new paypal account
 

on a brand new pay pal account, what is the highest limit to stay under the radar when selling something? can i sell something for $8000 and use the virtual credit card as soon as the money is deposited into my pay pal account?

omg.......... good luck

changed thread title to give part of answer :faint: :nono: :deadhorse:

You're kidding, right???

:pound:

As soon as that 8k hits that paypal account, you're DONE.

I wouldn't take that much into a PayPal account even if I worked for paypal.

so what is the limit? does anybody know?

There is no magic number to stay under. You can get limited for $40

Dont risk that kind of money with PayPal period. Unless not getting it for 6 months is ok

You need to understand stealth and spread sales. Welcome to the forum - I only let large amounts go through pa yp al if I don't care for that money to get potentially held for 180 days. Period.

you need to start in the low hundreds and work up slowly. It depends on what you are selling too

Why would you want to take a risk with a large amount of money using pp which we all know would love to use your 8k as "interest".

I know of a limit that got put on an account for US$8.00

Now, I'm not going to go thro' the saga again. This is a once & once only for you.

Do not think of risking a paypal account with that amount of money:shocked:

What the heck are you selling for 8K? Do you realize how much in fees you would donate to Paypal on a transaction that size?

im sorry if im asking too many questions. as you can see im new to this. i just opened my paypal last week. the only reason i ask is because the first item i sold was a $3000 item. nothing froze on that sale. i was able to withdraw the money out of my checking account. now i want to sell an item for $8000 and have a buyer lined up. so u guys are saying if he deposits the 8k to my pay pal account, pay pal will freeze it immediately. i cant buy something right away thru my pay pal account. now remember, my pay pal isnt linked to ebay. this is an outside sale. me being the seller selling to an outside buyer. thanks for any responses

Yeah off ebay transactions are alot less stricter, If you managed to get 3k through already then you just might get lucky with 8k just make sure you have a working phone # attached and you could even call them first to let them know your plans and they can put a note on the acct, but keep in mind they may ask for ssn.

You got VERY lucky with 3k on a new account!

Absolutely 100%. Dont dare a transaction this high without letting them know and talking to them


For sure. If this is not a real account with real info then the conversation is over and you cant ever try

I still would not even try this with a real account. Period. There is nothing stopping buyer from screwing you over

You can not sell locally for the same price?

jbluntz, thanks for the info. alot of these people on this forum have no idea whats really going on. a moderater changed the title on my thread. i quess most of these people arent on the same level. thanks pal

I see now, the only answer you are happy with is one that says go for it... Good luck with the 8k. But don't cry here when its ripped off or frozen....

Being on GreenBean's bad side is NOT recommended "TRUST ME I KNOW" been there done that. I bet, when she reads your post she is not going to be to pleased at all... "She does know what's going on" thats why she is MOD. :pop2:

Will be waiting for the outcome :pop2:

no, im happy when i see someones on the same level. i started a thread about whats the limit to sell something before getting shut down. my thread was switched to how to kill a pay pal account. and 10 or so people were joking about it. i had responses saying start with $50 transactions. $50 transactions compared to $3000, big difference my friend. different level pal.

anything below $250 OUTSIDE of eBay is fine in my experiences and opinion, and that's IF the account is set up right.

ill just register another account. not a big deal. my motive is to make money, not worry about if mods wanna kick me off.

lol ok... please :ban?:

You are asking people to tell you its ok?

3k is a good sale, but just because it went through the first time, does not mean it will the second.

I have noticed that a new p a y p a l account will accept money the first few days, happens every time with me, in other words if my item is not high risk, pay pal does not hold the funds. The exact same item, 2 days later, i get an email saying they will hold payment until tracking or feedback is confirmed.

What everybody here is trying to tell you is

1) That it is not logical to risk such an high amount of money on PP.

So many problems with using p a y p a l.

If the buyer is buying outside of e b a y, why don't you try and use a differnt payment processor?

I changed the title. Why? because I felt that putting $8000 thro' a new account would kill the account.

Of course I did not have notification that Superman KnowEverything Mikey was on the forum.

MyBad. Must buy a new crystal ball with my paypal funds.

And you, think of the following
Accept you got given help.
Those that replied did so to try to get you to realize you might have dangers.
That this was said in a humorous way gave me no problem. I saw that as their intention to TRY TO HELP YOU.
You got lucky with $3000, the blue bird of bad luck is poised as I type to crap on you. Dont say you were not advised.
IF and WHEN you earn the street creds here, be sel-frighteous. But not before hand.
Good Day

obviously i dont think im know everything mikey, thats why im asking questions.its just weird that i make a $3000 transaction and ask what the limit is, and everybody responds with im gonna kill the account or do $100 a month to start, when i just busted out 3k. i dont have time for $100 a week. not one person asked if i put my ssn on the account which i did.i cleared 2 of the 3 things they ask for to lift my limit. nobody on this forum asked if i cleared that. im just saying, a lot of people on this forum jump the gun when they dont know whats really going on. i was told that this forum was good, and i can learn alot from people on here. im not saying this about everybody, but if people are gonna respond, c'mon respond back with real stuff

so greenbean, if u dont mind me asking. can u switch my thread title back to what i started it with. maybe ill get more posts than the title u put up. i was trying to get as much info as i can. this 8k transaction is a big transaction for me

Make the OP full of real info then. Dont come back now saying what you said & taking exception to the replies.

I am the first to say each & every case with paypal differs. But if I read a terse comment about what is an amount to put thro' a paypal account the answer will be based on the given info. That you excluded pertinent info saw the result. So who is at fault? :peace:

a 8k transaction will not stay under the radar.

Theres an Answer.

Not if you use text speak. ;)
u sound like ur a kid
:deadhorse:

it was a new account. your right though. i didnt mention the 3k transaction. i just figured alot of people werent on the same page when they said start out with $50 or $100 week, when i busted out 3k on the first transaction.like i said earlier beans, i dont have time for the $100 a week. i did 3k and was wondering if 8k would go thru. im gonna go with jbluntz and try the 8k. if that goes thru, what is the next limit i can try. just so were all on the same page. first, 3k went thru. now im gonna try 8k, if that goes can i try 15k.

thanks for changing the title, beans. i appreciate it

I sent a pm to you. Much of this is going to depend on how you are perceived by paypal.

If the transactions are off-ebay, it's a different approach. Read my pm & we can go from there :peace:

thanks beans,
just got your pm. it was helpful. i appreciate it.im gonna try the 8k. ill let everyone know what happens. if it goes thru, im gonna bet all 8k of it on the pittsburgh steelers for the super bowl. who do u guys like to win. i love pittsburgh +2.5