The OP of this story was collecting money in the U.S. for events and lodging that had not yet happened in third world countries, and presumably was remitting a

The OP of this story was collecting money in the U.S. for events and lodging that had not yet happened in third world countries, and presumably was remitting a healthy amount of money from those transactions to multiple small accounts in said third world countries. Their business was brand new and had no extensive transaction history with Paypal or anyone else. The customers providing the funds in question were most likely paying with credit cards and would be able to charge back the funds if the events didn't take place or were unsatisfactory. I find it impressive that Paypal was willing to work with them at all given the above fact pattern. Many, many payment processors simply wouldn't be usable at all.