Help paypal account has been limited

You might have mistaken something that is copyrighted for open source or used a copyrighted image.

The only thing you can do is contact PayPal, by phone is best and see if you can resolve it. Otherwise you are probably correct about selling anything on eBay.

Give them a call see what they can do, I've had this happen to me and they did actually let me take my money out of my paypal account there and then but I did have to close my account.

Maybe consider using an additional payment processor as well as Paypal? It's very risky just to use Paypal because they can ban/limit your account at any point.

Clickbank, 2checkout and stripe are all very good alternatives, personally use stripe and I love it. It even allows customers to pay using there Paypal account and stripe just add it onto your weekly 'paycheck'.

Unfortunately I'm stuck with Paypal because all my sales are through ebay. I don't have a big balance in my account so I don't care about getting the money back I just want my account reinstated.

the best way to do is contact PAYPAL as soon as possible.

Thanks for your reply cindypark I will contact them. Just wanted to check first that no one knew of any successful strategies to get an account back as I may only have 1 shot and getting them to change their mind and don't want to blow it.

Maybe they listen to you Jeff because of your high volume. Perhaps you are too important to ignore.

Me on the other hand well I probably only put £300 through paypal every month which is nothing to them.

Do people have to sign into your member area to get their products?

George Wright

You definitely must call them to find out exactly what it was that triggered the ban. I'm thinking you either sold a copyrighted product on eBay, or a product that PayPal thinks you don't have the copyright to.

Getting your account reinstated may be as easy as proving to them that you are the one and only copyright holder of the product. Then again, there may be other issues that have nothing to do with eBay.

I always like to think positive and I sure hope you get your account back, but I want to be realistic and tell you that you need to prepare yourself for the fact that they may not want to do business with you anymore.

I know this may seem devastating to you right now, but it is not the end of your online business, unless you want it to be. Yes, your eBay business may be finished, but there are many other ways to make money online. And while not having access to PayPal is certainly an obstacle, it's not the end of the world.

You may want to consider shifting over to Internet Marketing full time, and starting to build a list. You can use other payment processors if you wish to sell your own products, or you can simply become a super affiliate and just promote products that others have created! You don't need PayPal at all to promote Clickbank products. You can get your money deposited directly into your bank account as frequently as once a week!

Yes, a door has closed in your face. Just remember one thing though. When a door closes on you TWO other doors usually OPEN UP!

Don't give up my friend. I have a feeling that this may work out in your favor and you will learn other ways to make even more money online. I sincerely hope that PayPal decides in your favor, but if they don't, you need to see this not as an ending but a new beginning!

Give a Paypal representative a call.

Usually all problems can be cleared up in a short moment.

I think that you should expand outside of the Ebay/Paypal bubble and try to
get at least another payment processor to work with.

Thanks nicheblogger75 that seems to be very wise advise. Thats exactly the mentality I was trying to have. It's just a shame if I don't get the account back because I know I could of built the ebay thing really big it was so easy to do.

So did the message say that you are permanently banned with no appeal possibility ? Or was it a simple limitation ?
Check it into your paypal account.

Just spoke to someone in the limitations department. They said my account was limited and they would like to "part ways" at this point.

I explained my ebay account was in excellent standing and asked why this happened. They said the only information they have is that it was a copyright issue and I was sending out disks to people.

I asked if a supervisor would call me back and they said yes but I'm holding my breath that they will.

I'm not going to give up though I'll call them everyday I'll write to them I'll write to the CEO. Hell I'll even setup a new stealth ebay and PayPal account and start all over again from the beginning if I have to!

fernendo Keep using your paypal limitation will slowly be lifted

I have also sent you a PM

Sucks to hear about your account. It sucks to have that happen.

As an alternative you can use Propay to accept payments on eBay too:

Accept Credit Cards Securely. Credit Card Processing and Merchant Services | ProPay

As mentioned numerous times, call them. I've talked to them many times and they've always been helpful. If you can prove that you've sold only public domain stuff there should be no problem, but be prepared to prove it.

PayPal Customer service:

1 (402) 935-2050

1 (888) 221-1161

Yes! PayPal is very strict about copyright infringement. Its 100% sure that some of your buyer has reported it to PayPal and eBay as well. If you are still in eBay then you can opt for skrill and link it to your eBay account.

Honestly once it gets to be 'uncivil' like the communications you have.. your pretty well out of luck. Its going to take weeks to get a final answer on it but even then... most likely getting a 60-day cool off period even if they let you back on. Next time you setup an account you have to be proactive about it.. here is the trick..

Turn your ebay auctions into 'images' so that there isn't actual 'text' on the page. Sell on the new account until they limit the account with request for more information.. then go back to eBay and remotely update the images via FTP to reflect product that is legit and is not a violation.. let them review your account.. it becomes unrestricted.. then replace the imgs back and keep doing business and they wont review your account again. I've done a lot of consulting for guys that had great ebay hussles that paypal bucked on and found creative ways to get them back in teh game long term.

Phone to support centre they will help you.

Try customer service, if not try a new account because it must be a serious issue.