| stuartalex | 06-14-2015 03:52 PM |
Re: Taking over friends Ebay account
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Originally Posted by wrxpip
(Post 677675)
Hi,
My friend is no longer going to sell on ebay and i was thinking of taking over his account because he has high selling limits etc. I will have a new ip, but i was thinking of changing the info on his ebay account and creating a new paypal. Do you guys this this is possible?
| As long as he's clear he can't ever use it again then you can go for it but you'll need to be prepared for security checks as ebay will know when you start logging in from an alternative location.
You'll need all your friends info to convince the you are him as doing what you plan to do is not approved by ebay.
But once you get past the security checks which may even require you to talk to them on the phone you can then change all the info over but don't go mad with high priced listings too soon or anything else that may attract attention.
A new paypal account is probably a better idea than using an existing one unless you don't have a current ebay account connected to an existing one.
It's some years since I did this so security might be tighter than before but as long as your friend is willing to co-operate for the first few weeks to get you past these then you should be ok.
As soon as you log in from a different location it won't take long before the account is locked requiring you to contact them in some way.
You may end up needing to buy an account but you have nothing to lose by trying. It worked for me and the account got closed eventually for reasons not connected to it belonging to someone else | 
