eBay Scam or Genuine Change in Policy

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Mark17

But, since this is common knowledge, a scammer could send out emails pretending to be from ebay, soliciting this info.

Point is, yes, ebay is asking for banking info. But, don't give it to them by replying to an email - reply to them through their website.

Good point–I agree that's the best way to handle it.

[Fred]

ebay can contact you via the portal in the "messages" section.

[drcy]

The rule of thumb for any such email inquiries is to not go through the link in the email. Go into your browser, go to the company website and login there. If there is some such real notice, it will tell you there.

[paul]

I just checked my messages in My eBay, and the same message was there. Do I guess it's legit. I sell on ebay so rarely that I think I'll probably wait until I have something to sell before giving them all of my info.

[toledo_mudhen]

Yes SSAN also - I'm guessing that we are all gonna start getting 1099's at some point (no more tax free income - filing just got a whole bunch harder).

They do however make deposits to your account fairly quickly - just no more "slush" fund in my paypal account.