Hi Andrew,
I have a dilemma about multiple eBay and PayPal accounts. Wherever I go (forums/blogs) I get mixed responses and it’s still not clear to me what I can or can’t do.
Ideally I would love to work in 3 separate niches on eBay and use separate accounts for each – so that I can have a dedicated shop and template for each niche. Can this be done? Or do I risk losing my accounts if eBay finds out?
Your advice would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Nicola
Hi Nicola,
This question frequently comes up and for some reason, people are still confused. It’s probably because for years eBay and PayPal were very unclear about the exact rules governing multiple accounts. But nowadays, in 2013, it’s actually all very simple and straightforward.
Multiple eBay Accounts
On eBay you can have as many accounts as you want. eBay itself confirms this on the Help Page here. All you need to open a new eBay account is a separate email address. You can safely use the same name, address and contact information. All you need is a separate e-mail account.
Why would you need 2 or more eBay accounts? There are several possible reasons:
1) To sell in multiple niches.
2) To keep private sales and purchases separate from business transactions.
3) To use one account for buying and another one for selling when working with a used goods concept.
These are the most typical situations where you would need to have multiple eBay accounts and eBay is totally cool with that.
What you should be aware of though, is that all these accounts will be interlinked by eBay and that’s bad news. In practice this means that if one of your accounts get suspended/banned, the others will be closed shortly afterwards because from eBay’s point of view you will have become too much of a risk as a seller. Read More…