Mhdskr wroteLouis40 wroteEven if you apply for an Amex card from outside of Lebanon, if the shipping and billing addresses do not match especially if you put the lebanese address for shipping, they will ban you.. i have tried this. However, if you contact the seller and agree to ship it to you to Lebanon, it may work depending on the seller's decision.
We're talking about getting a PayPal account. No shipping and billing address yet. If you're referring about eBay then that's a problem for another day.
I have an Amex Gold CC and I have paypal since 2 years although I rarely use it but it worked couple of times.
Few days ago, I ordered something on newegg and my trasaction was declined, my account was suspended and my Paypal account is permanently limited now.
Shipping was to California... not sure what's going on here but Amex cards are no longer working.
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Dear Karim,
It appears that you currently reside in a country that we don't offer service in at this time. Establishing our service in each new country involves complex changes due to different regulations in each of these countries. We're working hard to expand our services as rapidly as possible.
Due to this, we'd like to begin parting ways in a manner that is least disruptive to your business.
You may use the remaining account balance to provide refunds to your buyers if necessary.
Due to the potential risk of chargebacks and other reversals, the money in your PayPal account balance will be held for 180 days from the date the limitation was originally placed on the account. After 180 days, you will be notified by email with information on how to collect your remaining money.
Unfortunately, there are no further appeals being allowed on your account.