topic Re: Name change & migrate to store in Selling

Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 03:23:40 GMT

While I’m in here today I have anther question that someone might have a quick answer to, and save me more research. I’m already quite confused with what I’m reading.

We are capable of a lot of diversification and have the stock that would warrant opening an eBay Store (with name change), but we’ve been going fairly cautiously for reasons I think you’ll all understand.

My question is this: Are we able to firstly change our name with our current account? My reading indicates not a problem, but this is the one I’m not clear with - Can we then open a store with the new name and more or less transfer everything across form our current (name changed) account?

I’d prefer to do this than open a new account, or store, and start all over again. I can find plenty of info about opening a store, but nothing directly specific to what I’m trying to achieve.

Many thanks,

Melina.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 03:31:10 GMT

PS....I should also mention that I have already opened an account with the new name (inactive), so if the above is achievable, I guess I’d need to close that account to use the name here, in change of this account??

Re: Name change & migrate to store

collect247 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 03:51:34 GMT

If you've opened another account with a new name then you can't use that name with this ID you have

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:23:27 GMT

Thanks Kollector, do you know what the circumstances would be if I closed that account first?

This may be one that I need to talk with eBay about??

Melina.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

digital*ghost — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:29:56 GMT

Your store name can't match a member's user name, even your own, so you need to open and name the store first, then change your user name.

If you already have another ID with the name you intended to use, you won't be able to create a store with this name, I'm afraid. A member account can be closed, but it takes much longer for the username to be deleted.

The best you can do is probably alter the name you want to use slightly - add in an acceptable special character, like the asterisk or underscore, or an extra word if it can fit (eg let's just say it was your other ID that's clubsquire, you should be able to open a store called club_squire, or club_squire_pipes, and then change your own ID after).

Edited to correct: I forgot store names can have capital letters and spaces, so it's really additional words that can distinguish between a user name and a store name. Apologies.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:40:59 GMT

Many thanks Digi. You’ve saved me a lot of time - very grateful 🙂

And yes, I see the work around. I’ll give it a try.

Take care,

Melina

Re: Name change & migrate to store

jellybirddesigns — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:05:58 GMT

If you're looking at diversifying, just change your current user name and then 5 minutes after that, open a shop. You won't need to transfer anything - it's still all under your one account.

I used to just sell without a shop and used to have a different username.

About 3 years ago,I changed my username and a little while after that I opened a shop under the same account.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

jellybirddesigns — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:07:32 GMT

After reading the thread through again - if you have already opened another account - just change the name of that one to something random, which will free up the name for you to use on your current account.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

collect247 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:49:31 GMT

New account names can't be changed for 30 days

Re: Name change & migrate to store

digital*ghost — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 06:09:13 GMT

The other account will still be searchable for 30 days under the previous name after the change as well, so it could work, but just take a while.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

brerrabbit585 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:07:00 GMT

You won't be able to change your username on the new account for 30 days, and after you change it you'll have to wait another 30 days before you can use that name for your older account.

That's unless things have changed since a friend of mine changed her username when the one she wanted became available last year.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

brerrabbit585 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:54:55 GMT

If I were you I'd open the store on your current selling account and call it by the new name you want to use. In 30 days time change the name on the new account, then 30 days later change your current selling account's username to the new username.

The 60 day wait will give your regular buyers a chance to get used to your new store name and will know who you are when they eventually see your new username in their feedback. That way if they want to find you again after several months they're more likely to be able to do so.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 11:04:09 GMT

Thanks everyone. Your kind help and suggestions are invaluable.

The way forward if I’m understanding correctly seems to be....

On my newly formed (inactive account), which bears the name i want to use - change it to anything.

Wait 30 days.

Then change the ClubEsquire account name to what was the original of the newly formed (inactive account).

Wait a few days.

Then subscribe to a store. The name will carry through.

Have I got it folks .... lol.

Thanks,

Melina.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

davewil1964 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 12:13:18 GMT

You can open the store anytime you like. In fact, that is what the rabbit suggested.

The store attaches to the account, not the user ID, so it is not dependent on waiting 60 days for you to be able to change your current club ID.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

brerrabbit585 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 12:27:54 GMT

Once upon a time a username could never be 'recycled' even if the person originally using it closed their account, but when my friend changed her name last year she found that a name becomes available again 30 days after it's last used. That means once you change your newest username (to anything), you won't be able to use it on your older account for another 30 days. Hopefully that explains better what I said originally.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:10:49 GMT

Hehe!! Yep. Got it 🙂

Thanks for your patience.

You guys are going in my will. Confirmation in the mail Monday .... lol

Seriously, thank you, and goodnight.

Melina.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

brerrabbit585 — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 08:20:05 GMT

Just remember that your username is what they'll see in feedback, not your store name, so if they have to be slightly different then favour the username over the store name.

Re: Name change & migrate to store

clubesquire — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:59:53 GMT

Thanks Brer 🙂