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Problems with Ebay Phone Registration
 

I just finished setting up a new Ebay Stealth account with all new name,email,CC,addresses etc etc. I then added the email to my paypal account which already has 2 emails(unlinked to other ebay seller accounts) and i am now waiting the 30 days for it to age.

However when i was registering the new Stealth account I had no phone number to add so i just flicked through my phone book and entered my friends house number as my primary phone number.Here in Ireland we have to use landlines when registering and cannot use mobiles!

I dont actually have access to the phone i registered but i figured id try talk to my friend and tell him it would only be for 2 seconds and they wouldnt be calling him non stop or anything!

Then today i saw someone saying you can use a new google application called google voice to forward calls to a mobile or landlince? Is this true? If so will someone please explain how to use google voice to do this when dealing with ebay?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Does SOHO66 cover the Emerald Isle?:noidea:

Yeah soho66 is the main one used here in the UK for stealth purposes.

Only just over 2 pounds per number but best to pay the extra 2 pound something each month to keep the number live incase ebay/paypal call. :peace:

you dont need a landline anymore for UK or ireland, to register a seller account, a mobile on file will do.

A landline will be needed for paypal though.

SOHO66 il look into that!



Are you sure? Ive tried to enter mobiles plenty of times but it never goes through and it always asks to enter the area code(meaning for landlines)

It says > Primary telephone number ,then has 2 boxes and underneath says 'Please enter your dialling code followed by your phone number.
Required in case we need to contact you about your account'

@Superdude, I would say that you should have an active land line that you have access to because PayPal are much worse than eBay as they are 'fussy' about being able to contact the account holder whenever they want.

It is common for them to instantly limit your account if they tried to contact you and was unsuccessful.

As the guys above have mentioned, all you need to do is purchase a local landline number from a VoIP website like Soho66 - Business VoIP | Fax Email | Business Telephony and have your chosen land line number forwarded to a your mobile phone if PayPal attempt to phone you.

Simple. Cost money though. Cheaper than risking a 180 day limit :D

Also, oompa was talking about ebay. Probably because you posted this in the eBay section and your thread title refers to ebay as well :D

@ShadyOne, Well all the landline numbers i had now belong to suspended paypal and ebay accounts so i think il go with the VoIP this time! The thing is do my Paypal is verified with a Credit Card as has all the withdrawal limits lifted and its about 8 months old so is there really a chance they will call me?

Suppose i would trade some pocket change to avoid that damn 180 day **** anyday:D

yes it is a high probability that paypal will call you.

Ive noticed recently paypal calling more and more.:juggle:

Their is always a chance that PayPal will try to call you, they will attempt to call you a number of times and then limit you until you sort it. Happened to me and they then requested documents. ID, proof of address etc

Having an active land line for the first few months is a must, after that you could keep it active simply so nobody else ever uses it with PayPal and if PayPal ever did try to call you, they could :D

I know this is a nooby question bro but how exactly do these voIP's work? Like do you pay them a small fixed sum and they give you a landline number(which can be used with Ebay)? And then you just set it up to forward to whatever landline or mobile number you want?

^^ That is essentialy it yes, soho66 does actually give great explanations on the whole process.

Yeah you can just forward it to your mobile thats easier.

Soho66 has quite a user friendly interface also so you should be fine using it.

So i could forward to a landline number that has already been blacklisted by Ebay and they would never no? :cheer:

Good isn't it? ..... :pop2:

Great! :amen:

yep ofcourse you can thats the whole point :D

I do love it when a good plan comes together!!:clap: .:D

Its almost too easy :rolleyes:

Now now hon - let's not get too sure of everything - you've learnt a bit by coming here. Knowledge is like jam - it's no good in a lump, it needs spreading aroind.

I'm sure you will have something to offer

(You can start by telling me how I can get a .ie domain name!)

May the force be with you. . .:D

Well, from one dude to another, good luck and all the best :thumb:

:D

Well its really just that i needed to know! The Ebay Stealth along with a few years of experience thought me the rest :D

I wouldnt know much about registering domains but id suggest trying here> Welcome to the IE Domain Registry Website

Let me know if you figure it out cze im clueless enough when it comes to those topics!

given that your title was trouble with ebay phone registration, one would assume you meant ebay...
:rolleyes::rolleyes:

so yes mobile for ebay, landline is for paypal, but is only needed if asked for landline verifcation, which is actually less of an issue since their rules on location verifcation have changed, so I would only buy a voip if and when needed, paypal can contact you on mobile, the dial code and number is formatted in boxes same as landline.....

Just when we thought we had everything sorted Oompaloompa comes along and shows us that we haven't thought of everything. Aint she great?

And doesn't that just show that our stregnth lies in the sum total of all of our knowledge.

May the force be with you Jedi Knights!!!. . .:clap:

Did ebay use to not accept mobiles? I remember trying in the past and they wouldn't let me so i was always forced to find some landline number to use! :pop2:

mobile numbers didnt used to work for me before but they do now :)

You need a landline number for paypal anyway so may as well get registered on soho66 now :peace:

Thanks buddy il get signing up to soho66 so :D

good stuff good luck! :peace:

How to obtain a single land line from soho66:

1. Go to Soho66 - Business VoIP | Fax Email | Business Telephony and register an account.

2. Once you are registered click 'Business VoIP Packages'.

3. Select ‘Single user VoIP’ and select ‘Sign up now’ - £2 a month for one land line number.

4. Continue to choose the option for a single Business VoIP Solo number at £2 a month.

5. Then select an area code and choose your desired land line phone number.

6. Select your call plan as ‘pay as you use’.

7. Next step is to add forwarding call credit.

How to forward your land line number to any mobile phone:

1. Once you have your land line number, go to My Soho > My Services > My Numbers.

2. Click your land line number and select ‘Call Routing’.

3. 1st step – select ‘Send the call to one or more internal/external destinations’

4. Enter your chosen mobile phone number into the box entitled ‘External telephone numbers to ring’.

5. Turn ‘Call delivery assurance’ ON to “avoid the call being answered by an answering machine on the forwarded number”.

6. 2nd step – Select ‘Finish by hanging up without going to voicemail’.

7. Finished – You have a land line that forwards to your mobile phone :D

:peace:

nice in depth post there on how to use soho66 there shady :thumb:

Im not sure why people pay for such services, google voice works fine with me. And if you need to call eBay all you need is a headset to call from that google voice number free.

ive never looked at google voice so I dont know how it works.

But does it keep the line open? or is it just a quick fix to register as a seller on ebay?

With soho66 you just route the number to your mobile so if paypal/ebay call at any time of the day you can answer, thus preventing potential limitation.

:clap: Thanks a million bud il get right on it!

I owe you big time man :hail:

One more quick question about the whole voIP service.:doh:

Let's say my ebay account gets suspended therefore taking the voIP phone number down with it,if i want to start a new stealth account can i just log in to Soho66 and pick a new number without having to register a new account and pay again for the service?

You can get as many numbers as you want :thumb:

If that account goes down you cannot use that number again with any ebay/paypal account.

With your same soho66 account you can have several different numbers.

All you need to do is cancel the previous number first so you stop getting charged for that one, by clicking 'my numbers' then 'cancel a service' then you wont pay the £2 odd recurring paying monthly for that number.

To get a new number just click 'my numbers' then 'add a new number' then it will take you through the same process as before. it will cost you £2.40 again and keep that number open for the same reasons as stated before.

So to sum up yes you can easily get a new number through the steps previously stated but it will cost you £2.40....which I believe is a small price to pay for a working ebay/paypal account :peace:

Dont forget you need a new bank account to VERIFY your PP account.

Know what VERIFY means, its different to CONFIRMING your VCC ;-)

Yeah its been verified with a bank account for quite a while now! Like the paypal i am using has been used on 2 other ebay accounts before this one(with different emails obviously) so it should be okay to add another email and start over again right? :noidea:

I remember when reading the Ebay Stealth book it said to only use 2 ebay accounts to the one PP but surely 3 would be okay?

Are you saying these 'other' ebay accounts that were using this Paypal account have been suspended...

Please tell me you are NOT being serious?:eek: