They were a seller from UK and sold their "ebay password"
Item number: 5858749596
Descrip:
HERE I AM SELLING MY EBAY ACCOUNT PASSWORD FOR THE ACCOUNT I.D tam881 THIS ACCOUNT HAS 68 POSITIVE RATING AT 100% AND THERE WILL BE NO FEES LEFT FOR THE LUCKY BUYER....
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they did dang well with it for the ending bid .... an american seller i found recently "Item number: 5655176473" ... he tried to outright sell his ebay id and even though it had a buy-it-now'er, was NARU'ed, so the buyer coudn't proceed with the "ID" ...
i looked for the 'guideline' ebay has on this sort of thing in ebay/help but couldn't find it ... maybe i could do it thru UK ebay?
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I would love to sell my ebay biz ... been 10 years and workin' hard, but ready to move on to bigger and better things.
btw, I found thru googling that in years past, that section of the user agreement used to read, ""While using the Site, you will not: ...
"transfer your eBay account (including feedback) and User ID to another party."
They added, "... without our consent." later on.
[ edited by aintrichyet on Mar 16, 2006 07:08 PM ]
posted on January 31, 2006 06:42:49 PMI would love to sell my ebay biz
Good news is you can sell your eBay business including eBay account and associated goodwill (aka feedback). Your ID needs to be in your business name unless you want to be liable for debts incurred by the new owners. If it's in your personal name - change it to a d.b.a. or whatever is legally/economically suitable in your locale. It's done all the time.
I have some "sleeper" eBay accounts dating back to the early days (when Pierre still answered emails about perl scripting). Some very desirable names that I plan to retire on
posted on January 31, 2006 08:36:53 PM
I think it is against the rules, unless you are actually selling a business that is connected to the account (I think the jayandmarie account exchanged hands). Maybe the ebay UK rules are different, since the auction was by a UK seller.
posted on February 1, 2006 04:40:44 AMGood news is you can sell your eBay business including eBay account and associated goodwill (aka feedback). Your ID needs to be in your business name unless you want to be liable for debts incurred by the new owners. ... It's done all the time.
It is??? and you say you have a few names you will sell later? How would you go about this?
I have over 7,500 fb score and I also own the .com domain name of my ebay business which I could sell along with it ... I have been selling antiques and collectibles.
Along the lines of fluffy's "Marketing Challenge" thread, would some of you please come up with different aspects of how I will go about 'selling' or auctioning this business? ... or show me a similar listing that was successful? TIA
note added: If I remember right, jayandmarie did try to sell their company, but it didn't meet reserve.
posted on February 1, 2006 07:13:02 AM
Simple. Don't have a credit card registered to pay your eBay fees. I don't. I let the card expire; since then, I have been paying fees as I go.
posted on February 1, 2006 01:03:15 PM
aintrichyet wrote I have over 7,500 fb score and I also own the .com domain name of my ebay business which I could sell along with it ... I have been selling antiques and collectibles.
You could sell your A&C business on eBay (LLC, trading partnership, etc.) or elsewhere by private treaty. The business includes your dotcom, eBay account (registered in your business name) which includes feedback (aka goodwill), intellectual property (trademarks, website customer database), email lists, chattels, and business stock...
Remember you DON'T have to sell it on eBay - you could offer it on Amazon or Yahoo! DO get a lawyer to draw up a valid sale agreement so it covers you legally as when selling any business. You'll need to change your directors, registered company address, state tax info to the new owner's.
Home of the best eBay auction fee & PayPal calculators: http://auctionfeecalculator.com
posted on February 1, 2006 01:17:16 PM
fLufF wrote I let the card expire; since then, I have been paying fees as I go.
I'm shocked, simply shocked that you would make such a statement.
Don't you know that it's your duty as an American citizen to live beyond your means and thus keep the non-US economy turning over? Please reconsider and use a credit card. It's the right thing to do!
posted on February 1, 2006 03:39:53 PM
agitprop ... if I choose to list it on ebay, can i list it from the ebay id name, or should i use a different seller name, (like the UK gal above did?)
posted on February 1, 2006 05:32:43 PMif I choose to list it on ebay, can i list it from the ebay id name, or should i use a different seller name, (like the UK gal above did?)
I'd use a different eBay ID to list it and make sure you specify you're selling the business and NOT just the ID. Maybe even list it under a friend's eBay selling account. Note that UK sellers operate under different eBay rules and can operate as 'private' or 'business' sellers subject to different legal responsibilities.
Home of the best eBay auction fee & PayPal calculators: http://auctionfeecalculator.com
posted on February 2, 2006 07:16:16 AM
OK, so the solution to the credit card problem that Fluff suggests should work, although it's awkward for most.
Now, what about this problem....you buy the password or the business (more awkwardness) and now you're stuck with the original owner's personal name...I think you can revise all preferences except that....hmmm, now what?
posted on February 2, 2006 07:48:37 AM
You are stuck withj it on PayPal - it can be changed on ebay.
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posted on February 2, 2006 12:42:01 PM
cc5 wrote Now, what about this problem....you buy the password or the business (more awkwardness) and now you're stuck with the original owner's personal name...I think you can revise all preferences except that....hmmm, now what?
This is my you don't sell personal accounts - you sell business accounts. Transfer or change the account name to your business name (as I believe aintrichyet has).
posted on February 2, 2006 01:00:02 PM
I would bet you can change it in both places. In the past, I've changed my eBay name -- the contact info used to have my first/last name and now it's just my business name.
As far as PayPal, why would you care? Why couldn't you establish another e-mail address that ties to your existing account or establish a new account? Just wondering...
posted on February 2, 2006 01:47:16 PM
Now I can answer my own question about the personal name of the seller...I went to myebay and into my personal data, where you can revise or edit the data. My personal name was editable, as was everything else, including my secret question.
Sooo...this means that all the buyer needs is the password to the id he's buying, and everything, yes everything, can be changed over to him or her.
And, as we Vendioites well know, this is why making the password secure and un-crackable is so important in foiling identity and account thieves.
"transfer your eBay account (including feedback) and User ID to another party without our consent;"
So I guess you have to get approval from ebay beforehand.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
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posted on February 2, 2006 02:48:12 PM
Mike wrote: While using the Site, you will not:
"transfer your eBay account (including feedback) and User ID to another party without our consent;"
So I guess you have to get approval from ebay beforehand.
Provided said eBay account is in your business name, and you sell the business, then no transfer of eBay account takes place since it still belongs to the business.
Same goes as a strategy for holding land and business titles in certain countries that don't permit foreign ownership. Even easier with bearer share in some countries. Been there done that...
posted on February 2, 2006 03:09:30 PM
That's true. I didn't think about the account still being registered to the business. It's just the business owner that would be changing.
They say your memory's the second thing to go, I just can't remember what the first thing is.
posted on March 1, 2006 05:55:12 AM
Back before the Internet exploded, what a wise move it would have been to buy up loads of .com names! I often wonder what would have happened had I bought Microsoft.com or another large corporation's name. Back then, no one thought the Internet would take off like it has. Lost opportunities.
Marcia
If you plan on selling off your business, getting an attorney to help you is about the best advice you've been given here. You don't want to sell it to someone who will use it to rip people off and then implicate you later. That would be my biggest fear! An attorney will make sure you are protected from anything that could happen after the sale. I also wouldn't include my PP account in the deal. If you're business is registered with the state, you have to change information with them and that can be tricky. When we closed the doors to New Hope (the owner had died and left tons of debt behind including to the IRS) to open another business (not at all related to New Hope), there were all kinds of hoops to jump through. Ohio doesn't make it easy, particularly any office that has anything at all to do with Blackwell! LOL! Several creditors tried to tie the new business with the old one even though the owners weren't even the same people and none of us had anything to do with New Hope other than being employees.
Good luck! You will let me know how you make out? See you soon - spring is on the way and our bikes are ready and waiting - Fishers is on my mind!!
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
posted on March 1, 2006 06:46:58 AM
There was never a point at which you could have purchased microsoft.com and actually gotten a chunk of money for it. Some big corporations forked over extortion payments to get their domains; others brought legal pressure to bear. Microsoft continues to be one of the latter. See the saga of mikerowesoft.com
Today it's not enough to own .com domains. I have a bunch of 'em -- including a one-word domain, that most sought-after of names -- and I'm not rich yet (either). There are about two dozen factors that go into appraising a .com name (hyphens are bad), most having to do with what kind of traffic you've been able to drive to your site. There are a number of places where you can sell your domain name and a news weekly site (dnjournal.com) that chronicles big sales and trends.
The game today is drop-catching, which is watching to see what domains are about to expire -- some because the legal owner has neglected to pay fees -- snapping them up, and ransoming them back to the now-former owner.
fLufF
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posted on March 1, 2006 06:50:12 AM
Any idea what an ID would go for? I've got one that's a little over 10,000 (shooting star) unique comments, almost 50,000 total comments, with 100% positive ratio.
As of right now, it's in my personal name, but for the right price, I'd consider "transferring" it.
posted on March 1, 2006 07:00:24 AMand I'm not rich yet (either).
I've no doubt that someday you will be rich, fluffy. You seem to have the business savvy and cunning for it.
MS was just an example. Offhand, I couldn't think of another company other than IBM. The mornings are not exactly my brightest hours. For example: I'd been drying a load of towels this morning for two hours before I discovered I was trying to dry them on delicate.
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
posted on March 16, 2006 09:13:55 PM
Sounds good but won't you miss having all that feedback if you want to get back into sells on ebay.
AHHHHH for the good ole days not fussing with selling on ebay. I enjoy selling but hate the hassels and the loss of time I use to have to play.
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