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jseymour · ‎Mar-14-2015

Ok, I persuaded it to stop pestering me for that info... somehow. I think they've changed some stuff, as of today, and failed to actually, you know... test it. ETA: What a mess! I've just emailed PayPal, telling them that if the Premier account type is no longer available, please revert me to a Personal account. If they can't do that, I guess I'll just have to have the account deleted and start over. A shame, after having it for 14 years. Jim

jseymour · ‎Mar-14-2015

Not only will it not allow me to skip those questions, but, apparently, now that I've started the process it insists, when I log back in, that I complete it and won't allow me to bypass them. So now I'm effectively locked out of my PayPal account. Jim

jseymour · ‎Mar-14-2015

Thanks for the help, kernowlass, but I think I'll just leave it be, for now. Looks like PayPal has not thought this change through. If I try to proceed as "individual/sole proprietor," which is the closest thing they have to "individual," I get a series of follow-up questions that are entirely inapplicable to my situation. For example "Type of product or service" (none of the available selections being applicable to me), "sub-type of business" (same) and "monthly sales volume" (that last of which has a $500 minimum--which is way more volume than I'd likely ever do.) Jim

jseymour · ‎Mar-14-2015

So use my (full) name as a "Business Name" and it'll give me the option, later, to select "individual?" Is a business account as an individual just like a premier account used to be, then? Or, being as I've only ever used PayPal to pay for stuff, and have the intention to sell only casually (if at all), should I just stick with a personal account? It looks like PayPal has changed the paddles on me, mid-stream. Now I'm not certain what I should be doing. Thanks, Jim

jseymour · ‎Mar-14-2015

Hi All, Searched and searched for an answer to these, but no joy. I wished to upgrade to a Premier account because I'm going to try my hand at selling some stuff I'm not using, so I suppose I qualify as a "casual seller." Now here's what's odd. It wants my "legal business name." I don't have a "legal business name," unless, by that, they want my real name. Secondly: When I go back to look at the "account types" information in PayPal's Help section, the references to how to upgrade to a Premier account appear to have vanished since I first looked, earlier this morning. So... not certain what to do, at this piont...? Jim

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