I've never had problems with payments on ebay so far, but i have to admit that i think ebay is getting worse and worse every day. My biggest issue is that ebay is actively hiding items that can't be delivered to your address. I have multiple addresses for shipping, but only the primary one is considered valid at searches. Its a pain switching between 3 addresses to see "all" items for a specific search. Not to mention the ridiculous forced translations they do since a while ago...
On Saturday, 2 April 2022 at 00:39:29 UTC+2 Jim KO5V wrote: > 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 < >>>> neoni...@googlegroups.com> 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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