New Forum - Phone Number Alternatives

[Brendaleigh]

Does Tossable Digits work with eBay and PAYPAL or not? I have accounts that I have set up with Tossable Digits but I haven't set them up as Selling accounts so I haven't needed the call back feature yet. If they don't work - is it eBay or PAYPAL doing it or is it the Tossable Digits -because it says on the Tossable Digits homepage that it is for eBay accounts. I don't want to get my new accounts suspended because I used this service. Has anyone been able to use Tossable Digits to get a working phone number for confirmation with eBay or PAYPAL? It is an awesome site because the price is right if you want several numbers for several eBay accounts. Say it ain't so!

[temps425]

Originally Posted by Here We Go Again

This service works wonderfully.
I used it last week when I set up a few new seller accounts on eBay.

Vumber
Vumber is a very good and easy to use service. You can choose any area code you want to get a number with that area code. Plus you have many other features. With Vumber, when the phone rings, you can decide to either take it, send it on mail, play a tone, put it on hold etc. The service is however not free. While I am writing this, the service is at a nominal price of around $5 per month.

Id have to agree...seems to be the best at this time.

[clueless]

I need a phone number quickly...

[clueless]

Oh, I need a new landline number for PP...can I use vnumber to verify?

[clueless]

I just signed up with vumber...I'm scared because I need to verify my number with PP, and I hope it works. If anyone has any experience here with this, let me know please before I attempt to use it to verify my "landline" number.

[GATOCATMLWK]

Hi,
what would happen if after i list some items at ebay, i receive a phone call from a ebay agent some minutes later, and i would not answer it?, would my ebay account get temporally limited?

[yaw1800]

thats what happened to me .. cant say for sure though

on 2 occasions, phone calls were followed by limitations within a 30 minute time frame

[GATOCATMLWK]

did you use recent created ebay accounts?, about how much was the cost of the items you listed?, how many items did you list?

[yaw1800]

they were both with new accounts, the ending price of th elistings were anywhere from $280 - $407

it was only about 4 listings at the time before they limited me and asked for ss# and tracking
One account i abandoned, the other i kept

[GATOCATMLWK]

about the one you abandoned, you could star all over again, meaning trying again, and this time wait for the phone call, or ask not to give your ssn, thers info on this forum about how to do that, or you could use more valid ssn#, or pm to some of the forum moderators for tech suport, which is sort of very advanced personalized help and info not given in public, meaning what we are not able to read here.

[yaw1800]

i have found ways to get around the social security, i abandoned the other account because it was off to a bad start. 2 people opening disputes within first 2 weeks along with a listing taken down for "browsing manipulation", i felt that it had already attracted too much attention and wasnt worth the hardship.. no money trapped in PP, nothing to lose

[GATOCATMLWK]

which ways to get around the social security do you mean?, i guess the account with no issues or problems was the one you did not abandoned, then if that same account was also new, do you think they ask you for ssn just for not answering the phone call?, also, how come you weren´t able to answer the call?

[yaw1800]

i couldnt answer the phone because they were numbers that were not mine
1 belonged to my mothers cell = she never carries with her
1 belonged to my friend, he actually picked up and told them i was unavailable at the moment and to call back in about 5 mins, they still limited it

both accounts got limited, both asked for social, both asked for tracking numbers: even though they were already in PP's system .. the abandoned account also wanted supplier contact info as well as invoices so i just left it there..
the other account (we'll call it "good" account) i fought for. The account specialist i spoke with was actually very reasonable removed the ss limitation for me

[ebay]

i have been on ebay for so many years and have never had a single phone call from ebay or paypal after doing the phone verification process after registering.

[GATOCATMLWK]

Originally Posted by ebay

i have been on ebay for so many years and have never had a single phone call from ebay or paypal after doing the phone verification process after registering.

for a ebay account created on dec 2008. and listing before the account is 30 days old, do you think there still will be no phone call at all?

[yaw1800]

i think it depends on the volume of selling

[ebay]

i sell in very large volume but never have a phone call

do you use ebay.com because i use ebay UK

[ebaysuc]

Is possible to use toll free number for us ebay verification? On the enter phone number page, there is no room for entering the +1

only this -> (XXX) XXX-XXXX

[imthatguy]

Yes you can use toll free number, i have before and used my extension. But this was a few months ago..

[daboss]

Does the Pay as you go method work for us Canadian Residents ????

[lotsof baskets]

Daboss,
Do you mean pay as you go cell phones? If yes, they work for ebay and not for paypal. Paypal will send a letter to the address on file.

[Freedom]

so what do you use for paypal or just avoid them completely?