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NEW PAYPAL AUDIOGON PAYMENT RULES

Hello.  I just went through the previously pleasant procedure of listing a pair of loudspeakers on this site.  Since joining the community five or six years ago I have logged over 100 transactions,  mostly using Paypal as a method of payment.When I arrived on the payment section of my listing I was directed to register with paypal as a merchant - which I am not - or register with Audiogon as a dealer - also which I am not.

I cannot even list my item as a COD sale because of the new guidlines.

I sent an email to Audiogon regarding this and the reply did little to resolve a very serious dilemma for private individuals.
Anyone experience this as well?
oblgny
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oblgny OP
848 posts
 
Almarg...
Exactly. Again, I am not a merchant. I am not a dealer. Doing what you described, what Audiogon’s reply to my email described, is not a runaround. It is essentially a mechanism to make a private individual a business. 

I have over 100 buying/selling transactions on Audiogon with 100% positive feedback. 95% of either having been conducted using PayPal, the remainder being COD. 

I am not about to input any description anywhere that would define me as a dealer or a merchant. 
Audiogon also replied that they are working on another solution which is even worse. 
C’est la vie. 
dill
2,578 posts
 
Pretend that that the word "merchant" is not there. Replace it with "audiophile" or "music lover" if you like. Do what Al says, I just did and guess what? I found that PayPal already had assigned me one and I don't feel like a merchant at all! After all, it is just an ID number for added security, not a merchant badge.
marqmike
856 posts
 
Thanks. That seems easy. I will do that the next time. Appreciate your help.
wolf_garcia
6,795 posts
 
I had a sale interrupted by the pesky "merchant ID" thing, and fixed it instantly by listing the merchant ID from Paypal I didn't know I had. No biggie.
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twoleftears
5,327 posts
 
As discussed in the previous thread, this is surely an innovation designed for reporting to the IRS.  And if you have "merchant" status,......…….well......
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