[AT] Selling parts on Ebay

[Robert Brooks]

Dean


I have pretty much the same setup as you do.  All Ebay and most Amazon 
transactions go the Paypal.  I like that no one is getting my bank or 
credit card info.  If that becomes an issue with Ebay I will look for 
another platform.


Bob

On 1/10/2022 12:37 PM, deanvp at att.net wrote:
> Cecil,
>
> I've been on eBay using PayPal since PayPal started. Way before EBay bought them.  So I didn't remember exactly what info I gave them to sign up but... I suspect I use PayPal several times a month not only for eBay transactions but other commercial transactions and often private transactions between individuals(PayPal Friends and Family)  usually buying antique tractor parts.  I have my account set up to charge my credit card automatically when I buy something so I get another 30 days of float and the normal protections that a Credit Card purchase offers.  For Friends and family transactions to avoid the Seller PayPal fees one has to have that paid directly out oi the checking account.  At one time I had a separate checking account set up for ebay/PayPal but my bank started charging me for that account even though I had a more than adequate balance in an another  account.   So I just abandoned that.  That was probably over 10 years ago.  I don't know how big a risk I'm taking but it
>   is so handy I'm not sure I could do without it.  YMMV.
>
> PS: Another thing I like about it is the funds transfer is almost instant. Rather than having a seller wait a few days for payment before shipping it is there in seconds so my purchase gets shipped quicker.   Or as a seller I get my funds faster.
>
> Dean VP
> Apache Junction, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2022 8:16 AM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] Selling parts on Ebay
>
>> Ebay now wants your last 4 of your SS# and your bank account numbers
>> and passwords...    I guess they have separated from PayPal.  They
>> just lost my business.  I have 7 tons of parts from the old
>> Gehl/Owatonna dealership here in OKC.  A bunch will be used on my 3
>> Owatonna Swathers.  I still have a lot of Gehl and OWatonna parts for
>> other equipment.  I will sell it on  the social media sites.  No way I
>> give out that much info to a site that goes all over the world.
>> Cecil
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