Thanks to everyone who responded. I am very frustrated with eBay, since I get an email every couple of weeks telling me that "action is required to put my account back in good standing". It sounds like I am a deadbeat, rather than a paying customer.
I had considered opening a 'for internet use only' bank account, but giving out my social security number is probably always going to be the real problem. It might already have been compromised, but I guess I just don't want to volunteer any more information than is necessary. As I get older, I am wanting to simplify. eBay is convenient, but there are ham radio sites, etc where I can sell my treasures, so except for the occasional purchase, I'm probably done with eBay - after almost 25 years. Best regards, Jim On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 7:24:15 AM UTC-6 Paul Andrews wrote: > @threeneurons, that is very sensible. As someone who had their identity > stolen I am very wary about any of this. BTW 'stolen identity' does not > mean they got my credit card info. It means they got my identity and went > around opening their own credit cards in my name, using my address and my > social security number. This year we found out that my son also got his > identity stolen - someone filed their taxes using his information (I still > don't see the benefit of that). > > Anyway, I stopped selling online after paypal sent me a 1099. The extra > hassle filing taxes isn't worth it for the small amount of money I get from > selling. > > On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 6:29:12 PM UTC-4 threeneurons wrote: > >> eBay has been doing this now, for about a year and a half. I've had no >> problems, so far. Initially, I didn't understand why they did this, only a >> few years after selling off Paypal. So It seemed kinda stupid. But I think >> it has to do with some legal changes both in the US and in Europe. In the >> US, all online transactions need to include the sales tax of the buyer's >> state. In Europe, they want the VAT collected at time of purchase. When >> eBay took over handling the payments, they take care of both of those. >> Sales tax and VAT get routed directly from the buyer to eBay, and (I >> assume) to the respective government agency. I only get the item's price, >> shipping (that I established), less eBay's fees (~10%). They deposit that >> amount to my bank account, either daily, or weekly, dependent on the >> sellers preference. >> >> I Long ago set up a different bank account, at a whole different bank, >> just for online stuff. That way if either eBay or Paypal get hacked, only >> this "online use" account is exposed. Your SSN is needed, if and when they >> issue 1099s. >> >> Of course, all banks now, have an on line presents, so with my luck, my >> main bank gets breached, while the small sum, at the "online use" bank >> stays unaffected. >> >> On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:45:37 PM UTC-7 Pramanicin wrote: >> >>> Etsy sellers have nixies etc on them....I quite liked that platform in >>> the beginning, but slowly their commissions grew higher and I gave up using >>> it as a seller. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM 'Grahame' via neonixie-l < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> So far I've not had a problem with eBay or Paypal but then I think I >>>> have been following their rules when both buying and selling. >>>> >>>> I tried to open an account to buy through Alibaba house of horrors and >>>> they asked for a photograph of my passport, proof of my home address and a >>>> photo of the credit card I was going to use. I just deleted the email and >>>> all those that followed asking me to pay for the goods in my basket. >>>> Eventually they stopped and I've not tried again. >>>> >>>> Grahame >>>> On 31/03/2022 21:01, Jim KO5V wrote: >>>> >>>> Good Afternoon, >>>> >>>> For the last couple of years, I have avoided giving eBay my bank info >>>> and SS #. I always use PayPal on line, mainly because in my simple mind, >>>> keeping my information in one place, rather than spreading it out all over >>>> the web lowers the odds of having that info stolen. Several years ago, a >>>> couple of my CC #s were stolen when on-line merchants were hacked, so I am >>>> probably a bit over-sensitive. >>>> >>>> I guess eBay wants to dump PayPal and "float" the money themselves, so >>>> now I'm no longer allowed to sell unless I give them my bank info and SS# >>>> info. I am not comfortable doing this. I still can buy on eBay with a >>>> credit card (or PP until they get rid of it). My credit cards are >>>> protected >>>> by their issuing banks, so if they are compromised. I'm OK. >>>> >>>> I'm just curious how other people on this list feel about this >>>> situations. Is there a viable alternative to eBay? >>>> >>>> BTW, eBay is holding about $7.00 from a sale I made a couple of months >>>> ago, and they won't release it until they have my bank info. I think I'll >>>> let it ride, and see how they handle it. >>>> >>>> Thanks. 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