Long time ago, you could sign up for ebay under any name + PO box.
I did that, and I had sth like 8 (?) years of frequent buying and selling with 100% top feedback scores as a buyer and seller. I literally never had a single feedback that wasn’t the best rating.
Then, Ebay went all in on KYC, and my PO box and not-my-real-name triggered an account suspension unless I sent them a copy of my photo ID. Despite 100’s of transactions. All made in good faith. With zero probs.
But I can’t single out Ebay. All the big online markets go this way now. I get it, they have to protect against fraud and abuse. But holy shit. I had 8+ yrs of good faith transactions. I’m not a gd frauster.
Long time ago, you could sign up for ebay under any name + PO box.
I did that, and I had sth like 8 (?) years of frequent buying and selling with 100% top feedback scores as a buyer and seller. I literally never had a single feedback that wasn’t the best rating.
Then, Ebay went all in on KYC, and my PO box and not-my-real-name triggered an account suspension unless I sent them a copy of my photo ID. Despite 100’s of transactions. All made in good faith. With zero probs.
But I can’t single out Ebay. All the big online markets go this way now. I get it, they have to protect against fraud and abuse. But holy shit. I had 8+ yrs of good faith transactions. I’m not a gd frauster.
sad i hope this stops being the dfalt (