Re: eBay threshold before asking for ID?
A Roy said, if your account creation method is good then they may never ask for ID.
In the UK at least, the burden of ID responsibility can be passed down the chain so to speak. If I go to buy a Rolex and offer 25K in cash the jeweler will have to go through all the usual money laundering requirements - source of funds, ID, etc etc etc. Indeed many would simply refuse to sell you the watch as they don't want the headache. But if I offer to pay by bank transfer, it will sail through and I'll be out of there in no time, they are legally allowed to assume the bank have already applied due diligence on the funds so it's not their problem.
Ebay operate the same way. Verifiable name and address from a public register or database and microdeposits successfully actioned (particularly via trustly) and they're happy. Someone else has done the verification and they're satisfied, and legally allowed, to piggyback their efforts.
But if one of those throws up a flag then be prepared to supply ID.
But as murdered-by-ebay said sometimes they ask for ID on a good standing accounts because I too have had it on a longstanding wholly legitimate squeaky clean account. It was a business account so maybe harder to verify via databases etc. I cannot say if they would spring this on a private seller account but it must surely be a possibility I guess.
I cannot say for sure but I reckon the popular stealth practice of using savings accounts and failing the micro-deposit route is a sure-fire way of being asked for ID. Then factor in bogus names and/or addresses and you can see why accounts get suspended.
It's always been the case, but is even more important now but you must look normal, act normal and sell 'normal' goods when creating and maturing new accounts. Those who chose not to because they simply want to make a quick buck almost get what they deserve knowing how things now operate.
Act normal, plan well ahead, proceed slowly
Last edited by Hank; 09-09-2022 at 04:13 AM.
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