Way around PayPal - beta version of an idea
Gentlemen, PayPal account is needed to sell things on eBay. It isn't a question anymore of how to setup a good PayPal account, it is a question of how to sell things on eBay.
I dreamed of a way around this requirement.
When you go on to list something, you enter a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ paypal e-mail address.
Within your listing, make a plea, that you prefer MO or check instead, or that you also offer secure online credit card processing through a highly respected credit card processor. Could be google, could be your merchant account. Whatever, you'll be sending them an invoice through either one.
Should the buyer send money to ⊗⊗⊗⊗ paypal, you tell him you never received the money because you made a mistake while entering paypal e-mail address in your listing. Tell him to check his e-mail for an invoice, and instructions on how to pay.
Alternatively, you can use your real paypal account (verified and confirmed, and associated with a suspended eBay account) to send an invoice to him. Linking will not occur if you specify it is not an eBay item.
I'll be trying this today.
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