Does anybody here sell your stuff on ebay?

[CTyankee]

I am uncomfortable to give them details about my bank account yet I realize that it is key to the transaction. I need any information you can give about these transactions and if you have had any problems with them.

Thanks so much.

[CrispyQ]

1. Silly you! Elon already has your bank info!

[JustBeGood]

2. I have for 24 years

Never had a problem. I set up a PayPal account and transactions run through there - only keep around $200 in there.

Only issues have been sketchy buyers. Item paid for then they message and say "Can you ship it here instead?" Always ship to the address in ebay.

[Polybius]

7. Wow, me too

Member since 2001.

[KarenS]

3. I don't anymore, but when I did ,,,,

I had a separate checking account to receive money from my sales.

Also I have a separate 'small credit line' credit card to make purchases.

[Alice B.]

4. I have and never had a problem.

I also have a PayPal account through which everything goes. I know, I know but I’ve had it since before …all this.

[videohead5]

5. I'm selling on Ebay right now

I've sold stuff for years on Ebay. I've never had a problem.

[Bob in the Land]

6. Watch out for scammers.

They contact you through eBay saying they are the buyer. They give some excuse as to why they won’t be home when the item arrives and they ask you to ship it to another address. Never ship your item to an address that is different than given to you by eBay.

[Emile]

8. My PayPal account was hacked on ebay.

I won't have anything to do with PayPal or ebay.

[Polybius]

10. Don't take this the wrong way, but it almost certainly wasn't their fault

Perhaps you clicked on an email link that was from a hacker. They are made to look official, and then they ask for your username and password.

[Polybius]

9. I don't have a problem giving my credit card info to massive companies

Such as eBay, Amazon, Macy's, Best Buy, etc. It's the small companies that I'm iffy with.

[SheltieLover]

11. Open a separate acct.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. When I did some storefront stuff, I created a second bank account used for ACH and other transfers.

I can transfer funds from one to the other, and that isolates my primary bank account from untrustworthy entities.

I use that second account for property tax payments, college payments, insurance payments. I used a brand new debit card this past November to pay a tax fee to the township. Somewhere, either internal bank fraud or the clearinghouse processing the payment, compromised the account and that debit card showed three fraudulent charges a couple of months later. The bank flagged them, and I called the township to let them know what happened. This way they can check if other fraud is occurring.

[TBF]

13. I did years ago and still have my account to buy occasionally -

red star member -

Positive Feedback (last 12 months): 100%
Member since: Mar-21-99 in United States

Tips: even if you're not using the account frequently check it - once someone hacked in from Europe and was trying to buy Rolex watches on my account a few years ago. I have never connected my account to a checking account so they couldn't really do anything and eBay fixed it (they can see a lot with IPs - that's how they traced where the scammer lived).

Paypal: I still have 2 accounts, one personal and one business from selling leggings ten years ago ... Use paypal and if they require a checking account for selling open a small one at a local bank so you know exactly what is coming and going. I would never connect it to a household account.

Descriptions/Shipping: Good photos and priority shipping make people happy. I was not selling to make a profit, simply unload things at a little better rate than a garage sale, and when I had time. It worked for me to go out of my way to make the customers happy, keeping 100% positive feedback is golden.

I mostly used my account for selling/buying collection items at first, and then maternity and kids clothes. It's been awhile since I actively sold, but I would do it again. I always found them ok to deal with as both a buyer and seller.

good luck!

[CTyankee]

14. It seems that if you have lots to sell, it is worth the hassle. I'm trying to sell ONE thing.

well, live and learn...

[moonscape]

16. Ha! I put up 2 things. One sold, the

other has been sitting there for … a very long time.

[Chipper Chat]

15. 22 year eBay seller and buyer.

Never had a credit card problem.

[Mariana]

17. I opened a separate account for ebay transactions and keep the balance low.

I've never had any trouble, but if it ever does get hit, I'll lose very little. You could even use a different bank.