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Clarification is good.

I have had eBay accounts with differing info on them last for months, with payment going to the same PayPal. Have I just been very lucky?

It will only be a problem if one of the accounts get suspended- they both will then.

I had some go down for various reasons (vero for example), but the other account never goes down.

In a word, yes.

There is no doubt in my mind that the accounts will be linked if you have the same pp account. The proof will come if one is indefinitely suspended- the other will be too.

Like I said, it has never happened to me though.

By the way, I opened an eBay/PayPal account combo about a week ago that has never had any payment holds applied, even after 80 sales. Then today two customers opened up cases and eBay state that payment is being held, but my PayPal still has all money available! What the hell could be going on? I am just scratching my head, and smiling at the same time...

Payments related to the open cases are being held not all payments, that whats going on.

No, I said "my PayPal still has all money available". I thought it was obvious that what you describe is the way that things should work. But in my case, nothing is being held. The payments are still free just like any other.

If you say so.

Wow. You constantly appear to underestimate me for some reason, throughout the thread. I have had payment holds applied to me on previous accounts, so I obviously know what to look out for. I am not a new user to eBay/PayPal like you seem to think.

What reason would there be for me to make it up? Do you want proof then?

I dont underestimate you at all.

You have been doubting my knowledge/capabilities in your posts.

Again, do you require proof of some sort?

I have never doubted any of your knowledge or capabilities, I have merely commented on the apparent problems you seem to have had with your accounts.

And no, I don't require any proof. I'm sure its as you say.

chill pills for the lads

chill

So I went into Barclays yesterday and opened 5 basic accounts, meaning that I have a total of 6 bank accounts available, and have 6 PayPal accounts to add them to. I will use them with 2 eBay accounts that I made back in August, and four that I made in early January. I now intend to sell about 7 items a day on each account, meaning tht I would sell 42 items a day across the accounts, each with a value of £12.50. In a few weeks, I may open a few more bank accounts, and also sell 7 items with their respective eBay/Paypal accounts (I made 20 accounts on reserve back in January, just in case...).

How does this plan sound to you guys?

You walked into Barclays and they let you open 5 basic accounts? In one branch? Just like that?

:ranger:

Yes, a very nice lady opened the accounts for me. She was very interested in my eBay plans and wished me good luck in my endaevours.

This lady actually told me that there was no limit to the number of accounts that I could open, but I just went with 5 for now. There was no credit check either.

She was so kind and understanding that I was surprised. If only there were more people like her in this world...

My gaster is well and truly flabbered!!

Why? :juggle:

It's a good business practice to go to a bank and create a working relationship with them.

I created my first RBS accounts in a branch. Online services were used much later.

x2 I've been able to get the branch to block paypal because the manager knew me. (UK accounts might add).

For my OZ accounts, the branch of my main bank I always use has a standing joke about the names on transfers.

They think I am real. Because I am :brushteeth:

Not detracting from online services because they are convient. But mixing bank usage works too :)

I seriously cannot believe you opened 5 just like that!

Did she not get a little suspicious that you were going to run all these accounts and ask about the 'business' etc?

Surely, they would ask questions on why you don't just want to open a 'business account'?

Or am I missing something?

No, you are not missing anything. I just said that I had applied for a regular/business account before and got rejected due to credit score, and did not want to be rejected again. And the lady said that it was no problem to open the number of basic accounts that I required, that the reason such accounts exist is for those rejected by "regular" accounts. She also opened me a extra savings account, so 6 accounts in total opened on that day if you count that. I am going to try the savings account workaround in PayPal and see if it works.

Now on to my original question... how does my plan sound to you guys? 7 items per day on each account?

And after some weeks/months of good sales, would eBay lift the selling limits on a "private" account? I have seen reports of others getting their 100/£3500 lifted, but they did not clarify if it was private or a business account. Or do eBay absolutely require you to change to a business account to get any higher than that?