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have you received the "provide tax id" email?
 

im not near 20k yet. 10-13k. I just received this email. What if I dont respond? Will I get limited? How lond do I have? This is a stealth account because my real account got limited.

Should I just create a new account?

I got it too. Not sure what to do.

You'll have a while until they remind you again. When that happens, you can't close your account. After a while, they'll remind you again, and they won't allow you to receive money until you provide the information.

The PP im using isn't really stealth, its a relatives. The age and exact name are different but address is real, and I can use their SSN. Will PP see the name and age dont match and limit me?

Not a good idea to use a relative's SSN, but yes, the names have to match for it to go through.

Will they lock up my money thats in there? That concerns me the most

It is wrong to use someones SSN period.

They will be owing some taxes on your profits.

No reason to use someones SSN at all.

Many have reported getting the email at 10-12k and one as low as 8k.

It is NOT, I repeat NOT based solely on 250 and 20k. It is based on the potential of you hitting those numbers.

For all that have only a couple of accounts you need to be smarter and have a better business plan to spread your sales out over several accounts so you wont have to worry about the email.

How long do you have after you get the e-mail? Is there anyway around this?

No way around this.

Time varies. Dont provide what they want the account and your money is locked up. Dont sell anything else and get the money out of the pp account.

Ok thanks Sandy! Working on getting the money out. Im guessing withdrawing it all at once would red flag it?

Yes. Some today, some tomorrow night, next night etc.

Dont know when you got the email etc but you usually have enough time to get it out. Just do not get worried and take a chunk out at once or it will get ltd.

I only had around 100 transactions, but they were steady

I received the same email. Does anyone know anything about how long can someone operate after this email? I'm interested in information like: How many more times can I log into my account(it asks for my tax id every single time I log in, which one is the better option: "remind me later" or "provide now"), or how much money, or how many transactions can I receive till they can me?
Is it possible that I choose "remind me later" 10 times and they can me, but I can choose "provide now" 20 times without being limited?

So we know if you dont provide the info paypal will limit your account. Is it a full limit? cant withdrawl as well? Anyone been through the 20k/200 sales limitation by not providing SSN or EIN?

No, it's not a full limit. You'll be able to send money, withdraw money, refund buyers, remove bank account, etc. The only thing that will be disabled is receiving money.