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New ebay accounts requiring link to verified paypal or bank?
hi
it seems like new seller ebay accounts not only ask for card and phone verification, but they now want you to link either a bank account or a verified paypal account (with bank account attached) before it will let you become a seller.
it used to let you become a seller with just a card and phone verification this now seems like a new step.
has anybody else got this, and can you link a paypal wich is just card verified (not bank account verified)?
thanks
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i found this out the hard way - made my first sale and now it's all over - paypal has seized (stolen) funds and is keeping them unless i verify cards. i guess it's over, a shame because it's not cheap buying a new phone, getting a pre=paid card etc....:-(
Nothing has really changed (for me at least), they're just making you do things up front now. You had to link your ebay account to paypal anyway if you choose paypal as your method of paying ebay fees, which I always do. You have always had to add a VCC and bank account in paypal. This change is really nothing major. Just started selling on 2 accounts yesterday.
hi
this is a change.
you used to be able to verify your ebay sellers account with a cc.
then choose to pay your fees with a cc and there was no need to link or verify your paypal account at all to be able to sell.
you could choose to link your paypal account if you wanted to pay your fees that way, however if you didnt want to pay your fees with paypal you could pay them with a cc and not have to link your paypal.
now you HAVE to link your paypal there is no choice.
If memory serves me correctly, ebay sellers account did not need a verified paypal to sell before March 2008. Certainly was in that first quarter of 2008 that things changed. Yeah, it was then. I was depressed for ages
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A week I was able to sell with an unverified paypal and using gift card on eBay. That account got suspended because yes I sold cheap items too quickly - or perhaps the system kicked in for the verified paypal part. Just a random blip.
New account made - yes verified paypal needed this time.
i used a pre-paid card to sell...yes, it was suspended - i could reopen it if i could verify the card so i think it depends what card. you need a pre-paid card that you can log into and check statements on - what you are looking for, of course, is the 4 digit code that paypal use when they debit 1 pounds from you. ibux.co.uk is, so far, not much good in this respect but i could keep you updated?
can i also say @GreenBean that yes, of course, i know that to verify you add a bank account but, at the moment, i really want no links, no traces. i really wanted to find out if it was possible to get a fully stealth account going - i don't care about the limits, i had plans for those as well.....but no links
"I really wanted to find out if it was possible..." - you should believe the senior members here when they put in input - they have tried and tested a LOT to make any statements they make =)