Paypal has not been sending payment notifications to merchants(discuss.tindie.com)

    # ...

    def initialize
      @request = PaypalAdaptive::Request.new
    end
    
    # ...

    def verified_status( opts={} )
      begin
        opts.assert_keys! :first_name, :last_name, :paypal_account_email
        result = @request.get_verified_status(
          emailAddress: opts[:paypal_account_email],
          firstName: opts[:first_name],
          lastName: opts[:last_name],
          matchCriteria: 'NAME'
        )
        Rails.logger.debug "PAYPAL VERIFICATION: #{result.inspect}"
        return result.success? && result['accountStatus'] == 'VERIFIED'
      rescue
        return false
      end
    end