Does eBay allow account trading? What are the risks of account trading?

Some merchants who opened stores on eBay can no longer operate, so they want to sell their store accounts, but they don’t know whether the platform allows the buying and selling of eBay accounts. After all, some platforms stipulate that all accounts are owned by the platform and cannot be traded. Let’s take a look at the eBay platform’s regulations on account buying and selling.

Does eBay allow account trading?

Yes, but there are the following risks to be aware of:

What are the risks of account trading?

1. Cash withdrawal issues

The biggest risk of buying a store is the problem of funds. Because the store opening information and withdrawal account of the local eBay account must be local. For example, if you don’t have a local US account, you must have a US bank card. These information belong to others. If the other party does not transfer the fee to you when you withdraw cash, you will lose both money and goods.

2. Store violations

Because eBay has high audit requirements for seller accounts and stores, if the local account you purchased violates the rules, the platform will impose corresponding penalties based on the severity of the case. The most serious case is freezing the account. If the store has violated the rules before, the operating risk will be relatively high.

3. Poor store reputation

Because foreign consumers attach great importance to product reviews. If the purchasing account has many negative reviews, it will be detrimental to the conversion of the store. The purchase will definitely have a great impact on you, so you must understand the actual situation of the store.

4. Service support

Because it is a local store, if there is a problem with the store operation, the seller needs to find the customer service of the corresponding site to communicate and deal with it. It is ineffective to contact the customer service in China. This will increase the difficulty and complexity of problem handling for the seller, which is not conducive to operation.

So if you want to buy an eBay local account, you must pay attention to these points:

The first is whether the information is complete. If eBay wants to review the account later and you cannot provide the corresponding information, then the store will be in danger; the second is the situation of the store, such as reputation, whether there are any violations, etc., which also affect the operation of the store in the future.

Accounts on eBay can be traded, but such transactions are risky because if the account transactions are not standardized, there is definitely a possibility of leaking personal account information. Therefore, if you want to buy and sell your own eBay account, you must use a professional platform to provide protection.

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