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Blessing in disguise?
 

I am currently having the usual issues with PP and right now I am optimistically thinking that MP could actually be a blessing in disguise.

1. Only one stealth to manage (eBay) as opposed to PP and eBay
2. One set of customer services - they can't blame issues on one another or play you off against the other
3. Potentially fewer 21 day holds?

Any thoughts on this? Can anyone else see the upside?

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

It would be if a SSN was not required. No more true stealth accounts. Having multiple accounts that are not connected will likely not be doable.

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

UK accounts are not requiring anything like SSN which is good

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

Thhey COULD ask for your UTR on business accounts, but I doubt Ayden is that sophisticated...(yet)

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

My view is it is not in their interest. The truth is that most volume sellers will get suspended at one time or another. If eBay found a way to truly limit accounts to one per person EVER, they would quickly have no sellers and no buyers.

They might not act like it now but I think they need sellers as much as we need them. Hopefully there's an element of wilful blindness.

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

This is a concern as if they can check your UTR then they can see your real address.

Other option is to register an LTD to a registered office.

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

Would it be likely of ebay asking for a UTR? I would have thought the tax company would only have the right to ask that

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

Also, do you think ebay keep records of our passports? If so, we cant make multiple acccounts on the same name :(

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

No one knows - Amazon ask for your UTR so it is possible Ebay will ask for it

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

Has anybody had an eBay stealth ayden account taken down, or asked for more verification.

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

As above said, Amazon do, so its entirely possible eBay will, but I've not known anyone on Etsy being asked for it (Ayden powered). Although it may not happen in the initial wave. As we have seen with PayPal, they grow their systems and processes over time.

The HMRC already know it, why would they ask for it?

These companies have the right to confirm your identification, its your right not to give it, but that means you can't use their platforms.

Re: Blessing in disguise?
 

Their response to this when I asked

'documents will be stored with bank level encryption and only accessible by select eBay employees'