 eBay won't require 'Identity Confirmation' for newly registered users ...
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mobay@ebay.com View Listings | Report May-06-08 11:11 PDT 55 of 59
brooklynbooks (#40):
One thing to note is that we will not require identity confirmation for newly registered users.
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It seems to me that only currently registered sellers are affected by this and once they will start rolling it out for everyone (in July, from what they're saying), it won't include newly registered accounts. Meaning that when they start putting the flash cookies into effect for everyone and you register a seller account, you won't need to go through identity (phone) verification. Credit card or a different verification (like linking your PayPal account) will be enough.
I guess what they will start doing is upon signup and when you create a seller account, they will plant a flash cookie. As long as you leave it, you won't need to verify your phone number.
Looks to me like they want to track down on the hijacking of old accounts by frauds.
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