Not sure if my situation is unique, I'll try to make it brief.
I was banned "for life" they said, 7 years ago. I didn't know any stealth stuff, so probably everything I did was wrong. I don't do ebay or Amazon or Etsy or anything, I have my own site, and I sell stuff pp don't want me to sell. After 10 years I lost my merchant account, too. No chargebacks or problems, they just disagree with my products politically. Average sales was $12,000 monthly.
I had to switch to snail-mail only, so 80% loss of business instantly.
On a whim, I set up a new pp business account. After 7 years, everything was different...address, computer, bank account. I used my real name and SS number.
I never linked pp to my site, I just sent pp invoices to customers who hadn't snail-mailed payment....Did like $7,000 in 3-4 weeks. Got that account limited e-mail. They knew who I was, even mentioned my website, like, "Remember? We said no."
Now, I've been reading these forums.....I paid for the
Stealth Book thing, and I'm working on reading through it.
Seems like most folks are trying to make solid, bullet-proof accounts they can verify and use long term for high limit stuff.
In my case, I have political opponents who occasionally make test orders on my site, just to see how I'm processing orders, so they can contact them and get me shut down.
So, even if I don't link my site to my pp account, I know my pp account won't last long, because the snitches will get my pp invoice and rat me out to pp.
Sorry, it's turning long-winded.....but am I correct that I need to focus on numerous unverified pp accounts, knowing they will be exposed within a month or two? And is it the best course to have several accounts, only do less than (my unverified withdrawal limit of) $1,000 in sales a month?
Or am I thinking about this completely incorrectly?
Any ideas welcome, and thanks in advance.