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68style · 03-09-2022, 10:10 AM

I think there's definitely risk on eBay, like I collect model cars and some of them are expensive as hell and often they double or triple in value... last year I sold about 20 off and according to eBay I sold over $9,000USD worth of stuff.

eBay recently converted over to a model where they control the money, they don't allow you to take payment through Paypal anymore as a seller, I used to sell in USD and take payment in USD through Paypal and deposit to my USA based bank account in USD... but now they don't allow that, they forced everyone through personal information to only sell from the country they reside in and in that country's currency... so I still sell in USD, but eBay takes the payment in now and then will only send it to my Canadian bank account after they do a REALLY shitty currency conversion on it.

Ergo, they are basically keeping a record of how much money they send me and know everything about me including SIN, etc. eBay is already on board in the USA with charging state taxes, I'm sure they will have no problem implementing provincial based ones too.

At any rate, it would be quite easy for anyone selling even a portion of a collection off to eclipse that $10,000 mark and suddenly be in hot water.

03-09-2022, 10:10 AM	#35
68style Performance Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Richmond Posts: 19,445 Thanked 21,455 Times in 7,317 Posts Failed 333 Times in 222 Posts	I think there's definitely risk on eBay, like I collect model cars and some of them are expensive as hell and often they double or triple in value... last year I sold about 20 off and according to eBay I sold over $9,000USD worth of stuff. eBay recently converted over to a model where they control the money, they don't allow you to take payment through Paypal anymore as a seller, I used to sell in USD and take payment in USD through Paypal and deposit to my USA based bank account in USD... but now they don't allow that, they forced everyone through personal information to only sell from the country they reside in and in that country's currency... so I still sell in USD, but eBay takes the payment in now and then will only send it to my Canadian bank account after they do a REALLY shitty currency conversion on it. Ergo, they are basically keeping a record of how much money they send me and know everything about me including SIN, etc. eBay is already on board in the USA with charging state taxes, I'm sure they will have no problem implementing provincial based ones too. At any rate, it would be quite easy for anyone selling even a portion of a collection off to eclipse that $10,000 mark and suddenly be in hot water.