can i link 1 credit card with 2 paypal accounts for verification

youngj240
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hello, will i be able to link one credit card and bank account to two different paypal accounts for complete verification. for example, what if i verified one paypal account with my credit card will i be able to verify the other with the same credit card. also if i do will i be limitied later on for violating paypals rules or something?

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PayPal_Lilly
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Hello youngj240,

 

Welcome to the boards!

 

You would be able to link your bank and or credit card to one PayPal account at a time. 

 

You also have the option of applying for the PayPal Smart Connect, Bill Me Later, the PayPal Extras MasterCard or the eBay MasterCard to get verified! 

 

Hope this helps!

 

Lilly

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youngj240
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so you cant link 1 credit card to two paypal accounts and if not why???

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PayPal_Lilly
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youngj240,

 

For security reasons we only allow a credit card to be registered to one account at a time.  However, you can add link up to 8 credit cards to a single PayPal account. 

 

Hope this helps!

 

Lilly

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youngj240
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but why would someone link multiple credit cards onto one paypal account???

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PayPal_Lilly
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youngj240-

 

Being able to add up to 8 credit cards to your account allows you to securely store your financial information. 

 

Let's say you decide to use a different card in the future, it's already on the account---all you need to do is select it! 

 

Lilly

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barrytking
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My wife and I only have 1 (one) credit card that we use. I use it rather frequently for e-bay and half.com with paypal. My wife recently opened an etsy store, and would like to link the same credit card. I understand the current policy, and it makes sense, but i was curious if there was any way around it.

 

Thanks,

Barry

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therealmrhoss
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The moderator won't tell you the real reason.

This allows PayPay to arbitrarily limit an account and force you to comply to their requests.

It's easy to start a new PayPal account under a different email account but PayPal knows most people do not want to go through the trouble of requesting a new card number.  So when the PayPal/Ebay cabal limits and freezes your account, like you are Kaddaffy, you have no recourse but to give up your personal information.

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