Thanks so much for your response.   There is conflicting advice on different websites.  I contacted paypal about a year ago with this same question and their response was that it was advised but not necessary.  At that time, it only affected buying/selling limits.  Do you know if this is still the case or will they actually close paypal accounts.

The money laundering laws bite at $10,000.  If you spend that amount of money paypal will suspend your account until you do provide the requested ID.

Much easier to get it over and done with.

tstore I am not sure where you get $1000 from....I spent that amount in the first 6 weeks I was on ebay but it did not trigger any requests to verify.

It may also depend if you are buying or selling Lyndal, not sure though. 

A few years back now, but the first sale transanction I had a payment received over $1000 was held until ID verification was sent and approved.

Maybe the $1000 limit is triggered when you receive a payment as a seller for that amount but it is not a general limit.  My OH has received personal payments for more than that and it has not triggerd any reaction from paypal.

But I do know that the Australian Money Laundering Laws kick in when an amount of $10,000 has gone through the account, no matter whether it is in or out.  It not only requires a personal identification but the usual 100 point verification required by Australian Law for bank accounts.