MC011 Paypal limited then Ebay

[mjt530]

My situation is:

A friend gave me his Ebay and paypal account to use as he hasn't used it in years.(BY THE WAY I KNOW THIS IS NOT ADVISED)

Obviously, his name, details, address, bank account etc are all on this ebay/paypal.

So, I started to sell and its been going well for about three months.

When I started to sell much more I upgraded the account to a business account. 100% positive feedback and DSR's 4.9, 5.0, 4.9, 5.0, 5.0.

On sunday last I opened an Ebay Shop, gave it a name using his initials and gave it a new business phone number, then went about sorting the shop out and organising it etc..

Then, I thought it would work better if I added another bank account to his paypal so that I could withdraw myself without any inconvenience to him(although keeping his account and cc still on file). I made two withdrawals to the new account and the second one has seemed to have raised a red flag as this was reversed and paypal was limited.

The message was something like: we have noticed some activity on your account and need some ID verification, proof of address, bank statement, invoices etc....Ebay account was fine until today......same message telling me to log into paypal and provide documents requested.

Today, I uploaded photo ID, utility bill and his cc statement. I have been working on invoices in his name which will be uploaded tomorrow.

What are your thoughts please?

Items are still selling and the paypal account is building but is there a likelihood of me not being allowed to withdraw it? Should I put the ebay shop on holiday for a few days to see what happens or just leave it as it is?

I can provide everything they have asked for but if they ask for a copy of the bank statement of the new account added to pp that is going to be a problem as ITS IN MY NAME WHICH IS NOT THE NAME ON PP OR EB!

Any help would be appreciated!:

[JamesNorth101]

Who is the bank account with

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Who is the bank account with

The newly added bank account is with Halifax?

[mjt530]

I do know that this isn't advised at all but it is the situation im in.

My thinking was to gradually move all details away from my friend, starting with phone number, eventually removing his bank account etc....

[JamesNorth101]

eBay can be sensitive to accounts being dormant for years, then start getting used and then info being changed.

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

eBay can be sensitive to accounts being dormant for years, then start getting used and then info being changed.

Understood, if they were to ask for a statement for the new halifax acc which I cannot provide.....do you know if there is a way this could be sorted out?

[JamesNorth101]

Be a bit creative and I am sure you will be able to provide them

[mjt530]

whats your thoughts on the likelihood of getting this account back on track?

[JamesNorth101]

I could not say without know all the info of the account.

Submit everything and hope for the best.

In the mean time get some stealth building.

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

I could not say without know all the info of the account.

Submit everything and hope for the best.

In the mean time get some stealth building.

I have 4 stealths going at the minute but they're stuck on 10 items per month.....I was hoping that I could start making some real money with this account.

Thanks for your help!

[JamesNorth101]

Add bank accounts to the PP to get the PP verified and you will get a bump to 25 items.

After a few months that should jump to anything from 80 to 400 items

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Add bank accounts to the PP to get the PP verified and you will get a bump to 25 items.

After a few months that should jump to anything from 80 to 400 items

I've already added the bank accounts but they are still on 10 items.

[JamesNorth101]

Have you linked them with the eBay accounts via the request higher selling limits button?

Need to do that to get the bump to 25 items

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Have you linked them with the eBay accounts via the request higher selling limits button?

Need to do that to get the bump to 25 items

Yes, I did that and linked them again as it was advised here on the forum.

[JamesNorth101]

Did you get to the page that told you that your limits have been increased to 25 items?

If not then they were not linked fully. eBay and PayPal have been having problems the last few months linking the two accounts to enable the increased selling limit.

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Did you get to the page that told you that your limits have been increased to 25 items?

If not then they were not linked fully. eBay and PayPal have been having problems the last few months linking the two accounts to enable the increased selling limit.

No, I never have got to that stage where it says the limit is raised to 25 items. I think I read on here that its a matter of trying time and time again. So I guess i'll just keep trying!

[mjt530]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Did you get to the page that told you that your limits have been increased to 25 items?

If not then they were not linked fully. eBay and PayPal have been having problems the last few months linking the two accounts to enable the increased selling limit.

Just got one of the stealths upgraded to 25 items!

There is hope!

Thanks for your help.