A strange situation?

[cortex]

I just verified my ppal with real details and using a current account.
first thing i did was have paypal do the check to see i have put in real details...it checked ..this was approved.
i then put my bank details in...approved
no limits on account.

attached my 2 week old ebay to it and listed a cheap item.

thing is i have a limit of 10items/£650 per month

have things changed since i last made a stealth????

I should have a 100 items/£3500 selling limit at least right?



UPDATE: I just clicked on request a higher selling limit and its sending a verification code to my address. thing is ...i dont have access to the address for the next 12 months

[NoneOther]

There have been lots of threads on this recently, its been happening on a seemingly random basis now for almost 2 months.

Sounds like your in a bit of pickle now then.

[cortex]

Ok but only 10 items a month? Not even a 100?? is this normal too that i only get 10 items a month thats rubbish. Waste of account as well.

[Callidus]

To be honest you make your accounts different to me and I havent *touch wood* had any problems with a pin to an address with the way I do mine

[NoneOther]

It seems to be where every new account starts off now.

Perhaps if you had waited until Sunday for the start of the new month it may have been a different outcome as limits are reset then.

The common factor in most reports of sending a pin in the post to your registered address seems to occur on brand new accounts that are looking to raise limits immediately before any buying or selling has taken place on the account.

Patience is a virtue

[cortex]

Well I guess the ONLY option I personally know of is to either
1. Wait out a few months..let the account grow organically and hope for the best...maybe they will automatically raise limits?
2. Accept it will only ever have a limit of 10 items per month...which is an option I dont want to face.

Way I see it...the account is worthless

[NoneOther]

The problem you may face now could be very different, in as much if you don't use the pin or worse the letter gets returned to e/b.

Then what?

[cortex]

when the messaged saying "We will send a pin to your address" popped up I did not Click "OK" ... I clicked "Cancel".

No letter sent to me. Good point though!

[NoneOther]

Smart move.

[cortex]

Ive got one more trick which ill test out then report back here.

I cant think of anything else for now but if I do i will post back for others.

[Thankful]

Is this a business account your planning? or just a private account?

[NoneOther]

Business accounts get holds too.

They can also have permanent rolling reserves that p/p will hold

[cortex]

Originally Posted by tanxful

Is this a business account your planning? or just a private account?

The ppal was a business account but my next test will also use a business account. Im not convinced that the type of ppal account affects whether they send you the pincode in the post..?

[NoneOther]

No it doesn't.

It's completely random right now. The consensus is that they're running a test to see what it throws up in terms of mail being returned and pins not being used.

It can tell them quite a lot actually

[cortex]

I agree - i think its a pilot test to get rid of the stealthers/scammers

[NoneOther]

Said that from the get go.

Tough on those with no access to their ⊗⊗⊗⊗ addresses if it is fully implemented.

New rules new game

[oompaloompa]

business acc with accessible address is way to go.....that way if you can get the pin code if sent....

I agree, trying to lift from the get-go is not good idea. Accs need training up...

[jamblix]

Originally Posted by cortex

Well I guess the ONLY option I personally know of is to either
1. Wait out a few months..let the account grow organically and hope for the best...maybe they will automatically raise limits?
2. Accept it will only ever have a limit of 10 items per month...which is an option I dont want to face.

Way I see it...the account is worthless

It's not if or maybe, limits will raise eventually well for US accounts anyway always with good selling practices. They will raise and if they don't by the time you have 50+ positive feedback and 5 star DSRs you can just call in and they will raise it automatically no questions ask if you get the right rep.

[NoneOther]

Not the same criteria in the UK

It's all changing and I would guess soon to be the same in the US

[cortex]

Funny how its only for UK and not for USA though. I guess they have the SS# issue...we have this issue.

Having access to multiple addresses is tricky as hell for me...I can only think of PO box/virtual address...dont even know if this is a good idea of even if a "virtual address" is even an existing concept

[NoneOther]

UK Data Protection and EU Money Laundering laws are different to the US equivalents hence the variations in what data is publicly available to e/b and p/p in their respective countries and what can be used to identify you using those available records.

Best get your thinking cap on for future addresses

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by NoneOther

Said that from the get go.

Tough on those with no access to their ⊗⊗⊗⊗ addresses if it is fully implemented.

New rules new game

There you go.

We need to be prepared.