I owed paypal $50 from years ago and I still havn't paid them. I tried to create a new account, but they caught me. They closed my account. I also think they sent my debt to debt collection. How can I get my paypal re-activated if its not in debt collection? How can I get my paypal re-activated if it is in debt collection?
Get a credit report, contact the owner of that debt and pay it off. Then send verification that it's been paid to Paypal.
If they've sold the debt, contacting them would be pointless, unless it's to prove you've paid the debt.
Call them and see what's going on. I've had good luck in the past by calling them. I highly doubt they would waste the time sending $50 delinquent accounts to collections.
You let a $50 debt stand for years? You didn't think there's be any problem with doing that? That was shortsighted.