Just tried to sell a few things on ebay. I've had an account for probably 15 years but ran in to some problems trying to list an item for sale. They have a new policy as of January 2022.
They first wanted me to confirm my phone # with a text message.
That troubled me, but I found an online SMS verification tool that worked for that.
Then they wanted my date of birth and Social Security number.
That didn't seem like a good idea at all.
I figured I would just give them some random numbers and then close my account for good after the sale.
But in the final step they asked for my BANK ACCOUNT number. You cannot use paypal anymore (as bad as that was, still preferable to giving ebay my bank account). No way around that one.
Wow, what a horrible, crappy police state this society has come.
You can't even sell a few odds and ends around the house for an extra few dollars without giving all your private information.
Oh, and not only do they charge sales tax to buyers for used items that were already taxed, but they are also going to tax the *seller* for the *same transactions* and hit them up with income tax at the end of the year.
What a racket!
Is Amazon an option for selling used but working computer and electronics items?
It looked like I had to pay a fee to become a seller there, and I'm not sure used items are allowed.