That's encouraging, Ann. From experience I generally assume that phone help is going to be pretty useless and a huge waste of time spent on hold, so I don't go there.
Honestly though, based on having found hundreds of forum messages from folks in the same boat, I'm going to just buy the lens I want from another seller, North American based, who doesn't have this linked restriction. It will cost me a bit more, but I think the source is a lower risk anyway. Looks like the eBay/Paypal split has created unresolved technical issues. I'll just avoid this. Thanks! On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:10 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > oy > have you tried actually talking to someone at ebay? -- when I go to "helP" > and am patient I eventually get the phone image and call > most of the time I actually do get help > > ann > > > On 1/4/2016 9:39 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> That's the trouble though, Ann. During checkout with this one seller I >> get a message that he has set the requirement that the accounts be >> linked, and it cancels the transaction. I cannot purchase from this >> guy unless I can link my Paypal with my eBay account. >> >> I have an existing Paypal account; have had since the mid 2000's. I'm >> sure it was linked up until eBay and Paypal split up. >> >> And yes the Link With Paypal button is there, but when I use it I get >> logged into Paypal, it tells me that the process is almost complete >> and to click another button to go back to eBay, then nothing happens. >> Not linked. >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:04 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have kept my ebay and paypal accounts separate - never had any problem. >>> But yes, set up a paypal account for starters... >>> >>> Then "link with paypal" thing willlikely show up. DOn't know if ebay >>> Canada >>> works differently... >>> They are always nagging me to link and I've refused... but when I've >>> bought >>> things from people with >>> a paypal button it always is fine. >>> >>> hope this helps >>> ann >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1/4/2016 8:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>> Do you have a paypal account? Setting that up is the first step. >>>> >>>> Paul via phone >>>> >>>>> On Jan 4, 2016, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I know that there are lots of savvy eBay and Paypal folks on the list, >>>>> and there must be a fix for this stupid problem. >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to buy a lens from an eBay buyer who has stipulated that he >>>>> only sells to customers with a linked eBay/Paypal. So I go into my >>>>> eBay account settings, click "Link with Paypal", follow the prompts, >>>>> and ... nothing. Nothing except another browser tab open on eBay that >>>>> is. Account remains stubbornly unlinked. Support info is useless. >>>>> Forum is useless. Have tried three different browsers. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone here been faced with this and got past it? Apparently sellers >>>>> can't collect if their account isn't linked to Paypal so it's a real >>>>> issue. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -bmw >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
