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I want to make a purchase from a seller, but don't want them to see my personal name. One way I think this can be accomplished is to upgrade my personal account to a business account and then make the purchase. This way the seller will only see the business name I choose. Since I won't be actually running a business from this account, but only making purchases for personal purposes, would creating this business account be a violation of PayPal's User Agreeement?
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Not a violation of PayPal rules to have a business account. Selling to make money is considered a business whether you consider it as such or not.
The business account will still be in your personal name. You will just be upgradine the account in your name with a business name added. When you add a business name, just make sure it is legitimate and follows the rules for a business. In the most simple business as a sole proprietorship your business name WILL be your personal name. If you want anything else, you will need to publish a fictitious name announcement so your name can be fictitious. You can't use a fake name for a business name.
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Not a violation of PayPal rules to have a business account. Selling to make money is considered a business whether you consider it as such or not.
The business account will still be in your personal name. You will just be upgradine the account in your name with a business name added. When you add a business name, just make sure it is legitimate and follows the rules for a business. In the most simple business as a sole proprietorship your business name WILL be your personal name. If you want anything else, you will need to publish a fictitious name announcement so your name can be fictitious. You can't use a fake name for a business name.
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Ok, I take that as a "No", since I don't plan on running a business from the account. Thanks.
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