eBay fees Forum - Best Ways to Pay, Avoiding Linking on Multiple Accounts

[umaga]

to stop paying ebay fees, is it a good idea to empty out the gift card and refuse to pay your ebay fees, then when ebay suspends you, open another account and do this all over again? is it better to just pay your ebay fees and keep your account or refuse to pay it and get suspended?

[thelizardking]

Depends on how long you want to keep the account. They will let you get away with non payment for a while.

[Killed by Ebay]

Ya but how do i pay with paypal is what i am asking, i used a gift card from walgreens for that paypal account, it has like 5 bucks on it

[thelizardking]

Your questions are confusing..

Do you want to pay your fees with a Paypal balance? If so just click pay with PP sign into the PP associated with that ebay and it will deduct from your balance.

[umaga]

Originally Posted by thelizardking

Depends on how long you want to keep the account. They will let you get away with non payment for a while.

but i want to keep it as long as possible, but i would rather avoid paying fees and buy myself a nice pair of pants instead of making ebay richer

[Killed by Ebay]

Originally Posted by thelizardking

Your questions are confusing..

Do you want to pay your fees with a Paypal balance? If so just click pay with PP sign into the PP associated with that ebay and it will deduct from your balance.

Ok i will try explain the whole situation lol i am also confused


This is my paypal situation

No, I dont have a paypal balance, I have a paypal account that has ⊗⊗⊗⊗ infomation that matches my ⊗⊗⊗⊗ info on eBay. I Verified it with a gift card that has 5 bucks on it and linked it to my eBay account so it will allow me to list items on certain categories on ebay. I do not take any payments what so ever because i dont want it to get limited then them asking me for my ss#. So i dont use it for anything at all. Its just there for show for eBay.

My initial question was i wanted a way to pay my fee's easily. What i do now goes like this. If my fee balance is $500 i got to the local walgreens and buy 5 $100 gift cards then i go home and pay off my fees on 5 different transactions. So it costs me an extra 6.95 on each f those cards. aits a little pain in the ass doing it and plus i dont know if ebay would become suspicious of this after a while.

I want a way to pay my fee's off every month from the same source every month. Local stores dont sell $500-$1000 single gift card amounts which would make it easier. So would opening an ING bank account ( i dont have good credit so i guess i cant open a checking so it would have to be a savings) and linking it to my ebay account to take payments every month be a good idea?

The other problem i have is i sell on 2 different accounts actively so i would probably need 2 seperate bank accounts to be able to do this.

So i was looking for any suggestions from people who have been through this. Or have any ideas on how to do it

Hope this clears it up, let me know if it doesnt lol

[thelizardking]

sorry we should have moved this to PM..were clear now..i'll PM you

Thanks for the explanation.

[mantisinc]

I would MUCH rather pay fees, than open up new accounts. In fact I would never even question the fact of doing that.

[twdell]

yeah to me i would rather pay the fees, and keep an account as long as possible and build up feedback. you usually get higher bids if you have more feedback. it's too much of a hassle getting new checking accounts, po boxes, etc.....

[f1br3opt1c]

my problems for my usa account is solved. I found a seller who would sell me gift cards only for an extra $10 for any amount. Lets say i buy a $300 i would have to only pay $310, and the card can be reloadable. Its valid for 2 years.

BTW, now back to my Malaysian account. I cant use that vcc to pay because its a USA card. Can anyone confirm if i can pay two accounts with same credit card (without getting them linked) or pay with a credit card that is on a suspended ebay & paypal account?

[thelizardking]

Yeah the feedback thing is true, so I keep my accounts as long as possible...but I think they will let you go something like 60 days on an unpaid balance? Modee probably knows the answer to that one.

[sycore]

I keep my one ebay account with the highest feedback current and pay the fees. Then i just open new ones and go for 2-3 months and stiff them on the fees. It adds up to quite a bit of money, over my 10 years probably around $20,000

[ebayhateluv]

HI, I think its a Personal preference.. But not paying the fees, kinda seals your fate,,right??
I hate starting from 0 fb... )

[Throb-n-Rod]

Ebayhateluv how long can a person expect to keep an account up. With an account started up in say 2008 if everything was done right would it last weeks, months, years? How many accounts would you reccomend someone keeping. I seen someone say an account a day 30-31 a month this seams like a bit much unless you just had a hard time keeping accounts up. However I do understand that you would need to create new accounts on a regular basis so they can mature build feedback become seller accounts etc without drawing attention but I would think you wouldnt need to create any more per week than you would expect to loose in any given week.

[PinchHarmonic]

Originally Posted by aspkin

When it's time to pay your eBay fees, there is the right way and the wrong way. When you pay your fees with your Paypal account, your eBay and Paypal accounts become linked. Is it better to pay by Money order? Use a prepaid card, or a regular credit card?

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Good point. I have a credit card on file for my e-bay account to pay my fees. 1% back on sometimes $2000 a month adds up quite a bit =)

However, that just got me thinking... you can pay with a credit card in two ways right? One way is directly having the Credit Card on file on ebay, or you can pay with paypal and use credit card through paypal right?

Can they link your paypal account with your e-bay account because they noticed that your credit card is the same on both?

[ebayhelp]

Double check but ive boughten these and used it to pay my ebay fees.

Simon Property Group and what you want is a gift account, just send it to "someone" with a name thats made up or the one you use with your account, you should be fine!

[ebayhateluv]

Throb:
I Guess,, average person only really needs 2 accts, 1 buying, 1 selling..
But if youre selling many items, or the same items, over and over again, as in my case, you need multiple accts, just to keep the public happy, keep em able to have another outlet to buy from, as some people will make sarcastic remarks about your shipping, etc..
SO- to avoid loosing the sale alltogether---
You have 2,3,4 accts selling your items, THEY WILL buy from 1 of them..

[stepia]

Is is actually safe to pay eBay fees using the same "real" credit card for one-time payments? I've been paying my fees this way for almost 1 year don't think I've lost a single account because of it. Does anyone else pay their fees this way?

[rond100]

You will be ok as long as non of your accounts encounter any issues. Your account are now linked. If one goes down they will all go down. At this point you can continue use the same card but if you open a new account use a new card and all new information.

It is not recommended they use any info from an old account on a new account.

[ebayhateluv]

Yes, correct--they log the cc number.. It is now in their files..

[stepia]

They transfer you to the Paypal website where you enter your credit card information without logging into your Paypal. This is how eBay was receiving my payments. When you receive Paypal payments, all you can see is your buyer's email and name. So wouldn't it be the same in the case of paying to eBay? If you use the same credit card, but enter random names and email addresses every time, could it work or do you think Paypal and and eBay actually share and log information to use it for linking or anything else in this specific case?

[GreenBean]

Absolutely not worth the risk. ebay/paypal link, simple as that.