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<p>[QUOTE="Stuart Williams, post: 4605776, member: 99049"]Last year I've had a similar problem selling ancient Persian coins. In my case, PayPay blocked my account when a buyer was paying for two Persis Kingdom obol coins via PayPal. These coins were originally minted and circulated in an area of south western Iran over 2,000 years ago and their value was no more than €40 (about US$44).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is presumed that online sites such as PayPal automatically scan all text for keywords which would have picked up the word PERSIAN, which the buyer wrote in the PayPal notes section when making payment. PayPay immediately blocked my account without warning or notification, as well as my buyer's account. Trying to plead with PayPal was in vain as it seemed like I was dealing with an automated system and it was a week before I got a reply that seemed to have come from a human being. Took 2 whole weeks before PayPal gave me and the buyer full access to our accounts. The coins were being sold in Ireland to a buyer who was also in Ireland.</p><p><br /></p><p>PayPal took the blocks off our accounts only after I could prove to them I purchased the coins from an eBay seller in England back in 2007. Thankfully, I still had records of the transactions.</p><p><br /></p><p>PayPal made no apology, no admittance of error nor gave any kind of reason why that happened. I can only presume it relates to an over-interpretation of US anti-Iran sanction rules?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stuart Williams, post: 4605776, member: 99049"]Last year I've had a similar problem selling ancient Persian coins. In my case, PayPay blocked my account when a buyer was paying for two Persis Kingdom obol coins via PayPal. These coins were originally minted and circulated in an area of south western Iran over 2,000 years ago and their value was no more than €40 (about US$44). It is presumed that online sites such as PayPal automatically scan all text for keywords which would have picked up the word PERSIAN, which the buyer wrote in the PayPal notes section when making payment. PayPay immediately blocked my account without warning or notification, as well as my buyer's account. Trying to plead with PayPal was in vain as it seemed like I was dealing with an automated system and it was a week before I got a reply that seemed to have come from a human being. Took 2 whole weeks before PayPal gave me and the buyer full access to our accounts. The coins were being sold in Ireland to a buyer who was also in Ireland. PayPal took the blocks off our accounts only after I could prove to them I purchased the coins from an eBay seller in England back in 2007. Thankfully, I still had records of the transactions. PayPal made no apology, no admittance of error nor gave any kind of reason why that happened. I can only presume it relates to an over-interpretation of US anti-Iran sanction rules?[/QUOTE]
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