B1gB0r3 | 07-29-2013 07:46 AM | Need advice with old eBay + Paypal account I've recently had a few eBay and one Paypal [Account 1] account all suspended. The accounts were linked and now cannot be used - I'd never seen this forum prior to then.
I have an old eBay account that I registered in 2001 which I stopped using due to a bit of bad luck with 2 negative feedback at the same time, 1 due to postal damage and the buyer not having insured delivery and the other due to the buyer leaving me negative feedback because he bought the item in error. Despite resolving both issues by giving refunds the buyers chose to leave me negative feedback regardless. Prior to that I had nearly 200 positive feedback for buying but mainly selling over a number of years. There doesn't appear to be any restrictions on this account in terms of buying or selling. There is also a Paypal account linked to this [Account 2].
The old Paypal account [Account 2] linked to the is no longer my address but it can still be used because I have a friend that lives there. The Paypal account is Verified but the ban account is 'unconfirmed' and linked to a bank acount that I still have but is no longer use.
Both all eBay and Paypal accounts use the same name as the accounts which have just been suspended. The address listed on Paypal Account 2 is the same as an old address on the suspended accounts.
Since being suspended, I've obtained a new IP via DHCP with my ISP, the last octet has changed. I've changed my local machine name, my logon account name. I've obtained a new IP on my mobile, flushed all cookies across all of my devices and have only accessed eBay and Paypal via the web browser on my mobile, not via the eBay and Paypal apps [although I have removed the cache and stored settings for these apps].
My questions are:-
1) Confirming the bank account on Account 2 is going to be tricky as I no longer use it. It's been a while since I've done this but is the confirmation process purely so Paypal can drop a couple of pence into my account with a reference number for me to validate?
2) As I no longer use the bank account associated with Paypal Account 2, can I use Paypal Account 1 that was associated with the suspended accounts for transferring money to and from Paypal Account 2 which is linked to my current bank account? Or is this likely to result in the accounts being linked and my only remaining eBay account being suspended?
3) On my working eBay account, I seem to recall reading somewhere that I can add my current address [linked to suspended accounts] as an alternate address, is this correct / safe?
4) Will eBay consider it suspicious that this working account has suddenly sprung back into life after just over a year of complete inactivity, and I should start to build it up slowly with some moderate buying and eventually start to sell items again slowly? Or does the fact that this account has been registered for over 10 years and has mostly positive feedback make that irrelevant?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |