so you put in gift address. it was variation of your real address and paypal cannot verify it - ok never come across that one before, I would have thought that if you can set up a paypal and receive payments and send payments using a wonky address (like many of mine) then why not a gift address? I have a new address cos I moved and I didnt want to give them my real address, so I just changed the last digit of the postcode (I looked it up and it exists about 5 miles away but of course doesnt correspond to the road its been put with) and I can buy with it, sell the odd thing etc...so its has got to be something to do with the what postcode youve inputted, a real one should go through, one that doesnt exist possibly wont.....Anyway, you arent have good luck here, are you, so maybe try the other option of emailing seller first and keeping it all private, without inputting anything, its a safer option anyway...
one other option though, if your road had more than one postcode, eg a long road, that could be used, again a letter should still get there.
Look, why dont you set up an actual ebay/paypal in a variation of your real address, ok? then you can buy to your hearts content, it will get you feedback plus then you can also use it as a slow selling account, if the selling doesnt doesnt draw attention to you, you have little to fear from making it, follow forum rules about fees etc and if you have fee problems, then name and actual address dont exist in theory anyway....
so if they come looking, they can blow it out of their A
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