How can I sell/send invoices from a personal account without showing my real name?
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I am under 18 and want to sell digital art commissions online, and since my account is a student account, I don't think I can upgrade it to business. I'm not doing anything inappropriate, but I don't want to show my real name to everyone able to commission me or have my full name linked to my social media. Is there any way to hide my name? Is there another service I could use that would hide my name? I'm okay with revealing an email address that doesn't have my full name connected to it, but I don't know if linking that email to my PayPal account would help.
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You are not allowed to have an acocunt until you turn 18, so you ARE doing something inappropriate. When PayPal discovers you are underage, there may be serious consequences for your acocunt.
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You can have a paypal account under 18 as long as it is a student account which you say it is.
However you can't hide your real name and it would be unfair on the people that you transact with to do so.
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Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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