Like many folks, I use a dedicated bank account to link to Paypal. Yesterday a web service I use billed my Paypal account for the next year's service (I had the payment set up to happen "automatically") and it blew through my Paypal balance and attempted to retrieve the remainder from the backup bank account. This was the first time this had happened in years and the sum was enough to exhaust the backup account as well. I learned the next day that this did not happen because my backup account was deemed dormant from lack of use. The lack of use was not surprising since it was set up only to be accessed in the case of insufficient Paypal funds, but the going dormant thing was a surprise and a hassle. My point is that many folks who have accounts dedicated to backing up Paypal could find that at the point that they finally need the account to work that it it's defunct. Suggestions / observations appreciated! Thanks.
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