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Seller ID at checkout is different from seller ID on item ad - why?

eBay ad says seller is UIRIO, checkout says seller is smartbuyonlineau. Why different? I have never seen this discrepancy before. Ad says item is in New Jersey, seller info says seller is in Canada. Possible, but odd.

Does anyone have a clue?

kghn

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Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago

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Mentor1 year ago

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@kghn The first one is the sellers STORE the second is the sellers eBay user ID.

They appear to be dropshipping from New Jersey but the seller lives in Canada.

kghn

OP1 year ago

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Thank you! That makes sense. I have made hundreds of eBay transactions, never saw that before. I wasn't aware that eBay has stores. Probably a new feature since 1999 when I started buying & selling here.