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I have two different eBay ID's. One is an individual account and the other is a business account. I set the individual account up as a seller account about a week ago and the other one has been a seller account for the last 2+ years. Both accounts have my name on them but the email addresses are different and the PayPal accounts are different. One is a Premiere account and the other is a Business account. Both PayPal accounts are verified. The phone number for each account is the same.
What I'd like to know is am I doing anything wrong as far as having multiple seller accounts, using the same phone number for both accounts, having my name on both accounts, etc?
As far as I can tell, (and I took the time to search on Ebay's help system) there is nothing wrong with having multiple accounts so long as the contact information for both is true and accurate.
There is a policy in place about creating a new account after you have been kicked off Ebay, but I don't think that applies in this case.
So, as long as both accounts are up to date, not breaking any rules on their own, then it would appear you are fine.
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| Comment | Thank you for your excellent answer. When I looked on ebay, I also found nothing that said I couldn't have more than one account, but while reading through various forums I hear this person say you have to use a router in order to have a separate IP address for each account, and that person says you have to have different landlines, and another person says you can use one paypal account but you need a different email address, etc. Being an expert, I figured I'd tell you my situation to see if you say anything about multiple landlines or routers or anything like that. I guess no router and a single phone number is just fine. Thanks. | ||
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I`ve been involved with Ebay practically since it`s inception. I`ve spent a lot of free time in helping people find the answer to problems as well as selling techniquest on the Ebay system. I`m more than comfortable with the Ebay system, it`s rules and policies and the why`s and wherefores of it`s day to day operation and the operations of both a seller and buyer.
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(Under Expertiese, it should be techniques, not techniquest...sorry bout that....)
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