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Ebay required that I link my paypal to seller account before listing
 

I was originally planning to open another sellers account with just a debit card without linking it to paypal but right before submitting my first listing I got this message:

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As a precaution, we have limited the activity on your eBay account until we receive additional verification information from you. We sometimes need to do this to make sure that eBay remains a place where members can buy and sell with confidence.

To have this restriction lifted, you need to become PayPal Verified* and then link your verified PayPal account to your eBay account. Once you've completed this process, you'll be able to sell on any eBay site worldwide.

If you're already PayPal Verified, you just need to link your verified PayPal account to your eBay account. For instructions, please click the link below for the eBay site you're registered on.


I already had a verified Paypal account for this sellers account anyway and after linking it they lifted the limitation immediately and allowed me to list the item, but I wonder what caused that to begin with.

Category you were listing in most likely...

CaptainJack

I listed under: Businesses & Websites for Sale.

get a verified paypal and link it... its the only way they'll let you.

is the account older than 1 month old?

I got a verified Paypal account and linked it. After that they immediately let me list the item.

The account is only a week old.

I have 2 other accounts aging that I won't sell from for at lest a month, but I really needed to start selling from one of them.

I don't plan to list more than 4 items a day.

I only have one listed now.

Start getting documents ready because you can expect a paypal limitation somwhere down the line...

I hear you. I am expecting it.

That's why I have other account to take it's place if needed.

Thanks to eBay Stealth.