confused on banking info!

[WE Matthew]

I opened a ebay and paypal account yesterday. in paypal I entered account numbers and a gift card... no problems so far. Now before i can sell i need to enter financial information to ebay. what do I enter? Bank account numbers? Gift card #? Will I need a VCC? Anyone on now?

[MM78]

I believe they want bank info because the item you may be trying to list might be high risk or of high value.

Have you Removed the $500 withdraw limit?

[WE Matthew]

No limits have been removed yet.

[MM78]

may want to start with lifting the $500 then possibly adding a VBA or Real Bank Account.

[pokerpro]

it will ask you, in ebay, to link your paypal account to your ebay account.

[WE Matthew]

I tried to list one auction for low price brand item.

Removing the $500 limit I entered my pp how do I get the 4 digit code as this is not an actual credit or debit card

[ssean759]

Just wait and confirm your bank account with the 2 small deposits then link pp to eBay. Sounds like gift card is not working or you did it wrong. If you add cc you should be able to list. . I think it helps to confirm paypal before trying to link and list but could just be a myth. Just the way I always done it.

[pokerpro]

I'm not sure what you mean or what you did???...but the norm, is put a gift card number in, they charge $1.95 on it, and when you look at your statement online for that card, there is a 4 digit code with it...that's what you enter on the PP website.

[WE Matthew]

I attempted to place my first auction with auctiva, the listing failed saying that eBay needs my credit card on file I am not going to give it to them. I will just link my PayPal, which is now done.

Now I only need to wait for the code. (I just rembered I set up a password for the prepaid) then I hope I can start the auction.

[GreenBean]

Why did you EVEN try to sell anything without having your account in order to sell?

These days, you are asking to get an MC999 at once.

May I ask you to stop ruining accounts and read more of the forum.

Otherwise this will backfire. The days of making accounts, no payment sources are gone.


Please, please be careful.

[WE Matthew]

I have not used eBay in many years and have forgotten the process to initially set up the account. I thought I could just enter my pp email address to link payment... I was wrong. I'm sure setting up accounts becomes easy when you have done it many times. But this is my first account in years.

I will start with selling low risk generic stuff. I sure hope its not to late and my account is ruined.

[GreenBean]

Wise to start off with low risk stuff.


But do not make accounts until you are aware of the newer methods.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by WE Matthew

I have not used eBay in many years and have forgotten the process to initially set up the account. I thought I could just enter my pp email address to link payment... I was wrong. I'm sure setting up accounts becomes easy when you have done it many times. But this is my first account in years.

I will start with selling low risk generic stuff. I sure hope its not to late and my account is ruined.

Well, you have already started listing...best to go slow - read more around the forums.

I prefer that the pp has a credit card and bank on file before associating with eB to start sales