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Paypal i.d

by Dakotabronson7 Contributor in Limits and verification
‎Oct-18-2016 05:39 PM
‎Oct-18-2016 05:39 PM
I opened a paypal account a good few years ago , never had any problems with it but when i log in now its saying they need i.d the problem is when i opened it the surname i used was the one everyone knows me by which is my step fathers last name , my mum never had it done legally its just the name me & my brothers were known by so i have no i.d in this surname , im unsure what to do as i dont want my account closing doen , i do have my bank account linked which is in my birth name , would they allow me to change my surname & send my passport for i.d ... View more

Funds on hold

by Dakotabronson7 Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Nov-01-2015 03:19 PM
‎Nov-01-2015 03:19 PM
I have had my PayPal account for a while with no problems to my account , every time I sell something there holding funds , I can understand I haven't used it for a while so would hold the 1st couple of payments but I'm on for my approx 7th sale & there still holding , I have asked this question before but got no help , I have also emailed PayPal 3 times with no response , could someone please explain its so annoying  ... View more

Re: Funds not available

by Dakotabronson7 Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Oct-26-2015 02:05 PM
‎Oct-26-2015 02:05 PM
Can no one help me with this , they have held another payment  ... View more

Funds not available

by Dakotabronson7 Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Oct-22-2015 04:30 PM
‎Oct-22-2015 04:30 PM
I have had my PayPal account for a while but PayPal keep holding my funds , I have not used it for a while but never had a problem with my account , I can understand them holding the 1st couple of payments made to me as my accounts not been used for a while but they have held the last 4 or 5 payments , I don't understand why ... View more
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