@4channel wrote:
@ikersh wrote:
I was also asked for a password for my bank account via email. At first I thought it was a scam as surely they wouldn't ask for that. I attempted to log on via the eBay sight and it did ask for a password. I logged out and tried again and the same thing. I then chatted to an online assistant and they too said I needed to give my bank password. They already have my bank details and automatically deduct any fees owing to them. I absolutely will not give them my bank password and would rather stop selling via eBay if they persist. In the meantime because I have not provided this information it has impacted on my ability to sell. There are other means of selling and other sites to use.
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It has been some years since I have sold on eBay and I can't really comment on how the new set-up works. Surely this can't be a requirement. But the golden rule is that you do not give your bank password to anyone. If someone is bed ridden or in a situation where they can't access their account etc., then maybe to a trusted close family member or friend for the duration of the incapacity etc.. But otherwise, never give your bank password over to anyone, anything!
OR, open an account that is only used for eBay activity.
With the recent changes to payments, I would go one step further and recommend that as soon as the payment hits the ‘eBaying account’ it is transferred to another account.
When setting up a new account a member might choose a password that lets eBay know the true feelings about having to provide the password, something like ‘MYOBeBayMFs’ would suffice (except that the password would be encrypted and not seen by anyone at eBay, but it might make the member feel good having had to provide a password)
