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05-23-2020 08:30 PM
I don't have a store and my sales are fairly low so I'm sure that I'll be among the last of the sellers asked to sign up.
A buddy of mine who does have a store was asked, and along with his financial information, ebay asked for his Social Insurance Number. Why?
Does ebay consider us to be employees? If so, what benefits do they offer other than paying us.
If I were to refuse to give my SIN# would I be asked to leave?
Lastly, come July, will PayPal no longer be on ebay?
Solved! Go to Solution.
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05-14-2021 05:15 PM
Does this apply to ebay.com too?
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05-14-2021 06:19 PM
You would sign up for MP on your site of registration and give the info that they require. So if you sign up for MP on .ca and plan on listing on .com, you don't need to give your SIN.
Does that answer your question?
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06-02-2021 10:06 AM
I can confirm, your automated system as well as the customer service rep I was on the phone with insisted I needed to provide my SIN number in order to complete my account verification. Can you please explain why your help page and everything else, tells me that I don't need to provide my SIN but, when I've already completed the process, it gives me an error when I want to finalize the identification?
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06-02-2021 10:09 AM
Yup, they'll definitly get your attention. Specially with a threat email saying if you don't sign up by X date, we'll remove all your listings from the platform. Oh and by the way until X date, we've suspended your ability to edit, list, or relist any of your listings.
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06-02-2021 12:48 PM
Just ignore that part of the form.
Americans do not seem capable of grasping the concept of "not USA" and that all those "not USA" places have different laws.
Canadians only have to give our SIN to the government and to banks.
Other entities can request it and we can acquiesce.
But we can certainly say "No".
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06-02-2021 02:55 PM
No you are not required to use your SIN, but if your choose not to use your SIN you are then required to use a valid Passport or drivers license
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06-02-2021 07:07 PM
I have not been required to give either.
I dont't have a driver's license, never have, and my passport has expired.
I do have a BC Identity card.
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06-02-2021 08:25 PM
Are you on MP and did you provide your BC Identity Card?
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06-03-2021 07:16 AM
I`m trying to create a listing for the first time but ebay keep asking my SSN or ATIN (I`m Canadian so I don`t have one)... even try my SIN# but it gives an error message "Something went wrong".
Anyone knows how to fix this ?
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06-03-2021 01:20 PM - edited 06-03-2021 01:23 PM
It sounds like you are trying to start a listing on .com rather than on .ca? If you are Canadian you have to first sign up with managed payments on .ca. Sellers now receive their funds through ebays Managed Payments instead of PayPal.
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06-09-2021 06:43 PM
Any updates on this? Blanking out the SIN field and clicking next produces error message "This field can't be left blank."
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06-16-2021 11:54 AM
I stopped selling on eBay because of this. eBay does not need a SIN, drivers license or passport number to process payments. That is an invasion of privacy. Bank branch and account information plus address to determine applicable sales taxes is sufficient.
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06-16-2021 02:26 PM
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07-03-2021 02:20 PM
I am told that they require it so their bank can confirm identity with my bank when conducting transactions. To my knowledge PayPal has never asked for a SIN and I am concerned with this policy and will be looking for an alternative site to do business with if there is one.
Pat
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07-03-2021 02:23 PM
That would be fine , however my registration is not complete and they are requiring my SIN. How do I enroll without providing my SIN.
thanks
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07-09-2021 02:33 PM
@pw46 wrote:
That would be fine , however my registration is not complete and they are requiring my SIN. How do I enroll without providing my SIN.
thanks
Hi @pw46 - if you skipped the field it shouldn't be an issue (sometimes we'll ask for a driver's license or a passport if we need additional detail). If you entered gibberish in the field it will create an automatic fail and will kick your account into 'needs special review'. I can't help with that, I'm afraid, and you'll have to contact Customer support and have them file a ticket with their back-office group to get your registration flow reset.
It will be a bit of a headache, but can be done!
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07-18-2021 02:48 AM
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07-18-2021 04:11 AM
I acutally strongly prefer managed payments. I like Paypal as well, and still use it for other things, but I definitely like what Ebay has done with MP. Our fees are somewhat lower as well also.
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07-31-2021 02:29 AM
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