Done selling on eBay, they are demanding my social security number to sell

Interesting  I just sold two items on ebay and used paypal but no SS was reuqired.

I was told by the eBay rep   that they are eventually moving everyone to managed pay. Once you are migrated, PayPal will not be an option for you to accept payments on eBay. Not everyone at once, but the goal is to get it done over the course of this year. So sooner or later you will either agree to be migrated to this program or you will not be able to sell. 

I guess I will eventually give in. In preparation, I opened a checking account to be used only for PayPal and eBay so they won't have access to my primary account. 

herman

Thank You for sharing this important information. It is going to be interesting to learn how eBay changes their payment option(s).
Prior to the eBay/Paypal union, I used to pay sellers via postal money order. Never had an issue.

Happy Listening!

I don’t sell much if anything on eBay. I find their fee structure too high. Add in the PayPal fee and it’s almost 20% to sell on Fleabay

From another perspective, axeis1 complaining about eBay fees are like questioning the $10 sq ft rent in Los Angeles to the 75 cents sq ft rent in Clevland. LA can charge more because there are 10 million people in LA. Like it or not eBay has the traffic. My philosophy has always been I would rather make a fast nickel than a slow dime. That is why eBay is great for me since 1998. As a business owner, I’m focused on how much I sell per month not how much my rent is.
And cash on pickup is still an option on eBay.