Add merchant account to Stealth Ebay?

[zayac_karina]

So i created merchant account with Authorize.net, i am so pissed with PP, that i just couldn't take it any longer
I had to input all my real info to create it, along with my company's info.
The question is: what happens if i link it with eBay Stealth account? few account?
Thanks

[phaz0rz]

I can say for certain you're safe to link to one account, because all you do is enter your API key on ebay from auth.net. You will also probably have to contact eBay to have them "configure" your account for direct payments.

You only get one API key so using the same merchant account on multiple accounts is a bad idea. I would advise you leave Paypal on as many accounts as possible anyway. You'll lose about 90% of your sales when you stop accepting Paypal payments, because customers are brainwashed into believing Paypal is the only safe payment processor. Auth.net is also incompatible with the eBay App so tons of customers will get error messages and request an order cancellation. Trust me, it sucks compared to dealing with P/P. :/

I really wish you could use a merchant account and get the same amount of sales as someone using Paypal.

[zayac_karina]

Thanks for the advise, have to stick with paypal i guess ;(

[phaz0rz]

Haha, yeah. They make it look like we have options when it comes to payment processors. You don't realize how vital Paypal is though until you stop accepting Paypal. I had a $60k/month account reduced to about $5k/month after making the switch. Literally makes me want to cry lol.