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Would you really sell on ebay ?
rdl:
I used to sell stuff on ebay and have a 100% positive feedback score over 700. For some reason they now demand access to my bank account in order to pay me, so I probably won't be selling there any more. It's too bad really as I cleaned out some closets over the winter and have a couple of dozen things I could probably turn into money pretty easily.
DrG:
--- Quote from: rdl on March 15, 2021, 08:02:47 pm ---I used to sell stuff on ebay and have a 100% positive feedback score over 700. For some reason they now demand access to my bank account in order to pay me, so I probably won't be selling there any more. It's too bad really as I cleaned out some closets over the winter and have a couple of dozen things I could probably turn into money pretty easily.
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Hmmm. I know that it came up a bunch of times, but I never gave them a bank account. I went strictly with $ay$al and they regularly bother me with asking for a bank account. I have never given one to them, but yes they have a specific CC. When I got cash from them [edit $ay$al that is], I made them send me a hard copy check, which they did. I can't recall a "convenience fee" [what a weasel term] but there may have been one.
thm_w:
--- Quote from: rdl on March 15, 2021, 08:02:47 pm ---I used to sell stuff on ebay and have a 100% positive feedback score over 700. For some reason they now demand access to my bank account in order to pay me, so I probably won't be selling there any more. It's too bad really as I cleaned out some closets over the winter and have a couple of dozen things I could probably turn into money pretty easily.
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The bank account allows them to direct deposit payments. What this has changed:
- Faster payouts
- No paypal fees
Its generally a good thing. If you are concerned I would open up a new no-fee banking account and use that, or look into third party accounts.
edit: I was able to add a prepaid visa card app as my direct deposit location instead of my main bank account.
rdl:
I just logged into my ebay account for the first time in many months and actually couldn't figure out where or how to add a bank account. Not that I would have. I realize there are options, but for now it seems more trouble than it's worth. I don't really see why just continuing to send money to my Paypal account is not an option.
CatalinaWOW:
I have been irritated by this, but have been much more successful selling on Ebay than on other market places. I definitely did not even consider giving them information on one of my primary bank accounts, so I opened a new zero fee account at a new institution so that I am as well insulated from other accounts as possible.
It was difficult figuring out how to enter the banking information. You would think they would make this easy, but they missed that opportunities. Unfortunately I didn't write down the sequence of mouse clicks to get to the place where you find the information so I can't help anyone else get ther.
Ebay promises better results from this method. Time will tell the difference between the demo and the reality. I am skeptical, but we will see.
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