I can not change my account type to the Business from Individual !

[jamaliumair123]

I want to change my ebay account type from individual to business but there's no edit button link next to Account Type? Can anyone please help me to solve my issue.Even i have tried on other platforms like firefox,opera mini but i can't see edit button there

[eburtonlab · Accepted solution]

Business accounts cannot be changed into individual accounts.

[rfmtm]

Are you signed up and confirmed for Managed Payments?  If not that has to be done before the edit button shows up to change from personal to business.

[rfmtm]

OP stated they wanted to change to business from individual, not from business to individual.  So I am confused, am I reading this wrong or what?

[eburtonlab]

Changing from individual to business should be relatively straightforward, I think, so most of the questions about this issue are about going the other way, which is apparently not possible.

[rfmtm]

Yes, from personal to business can be done online, if already in Management Payments, but the other way from business to personal, isn't possible, unless maybe with a call to ebay although I doubt it.  Regardless, either can be problematic, especially the latter, due to tax reporting and any 1099 ebay might issue.

[redmodelt]

The OP is in Pakistan, so there may be different requirements to change their account and USA tax laws would not apply. 

Unless you are required by law, until you really get into selling on eBay, maybe wait until you have more sales under your belt to change. 

I would suggest going to Community chat boards that cover your county and re-ask there. 

From your one listing, looks like you are drop shipping because of the stock images shown in listing. If so, have you read and understand the rules for doing so? 

[edgadgetgrove]

On my case, My ebay account and payoneer is already connected I receive a message from ebay and payoneer stated that my account has been connected, but unfortunately when I check the personal information page there's no "edit" button to change from individual to business account.

[edgadgetgrove]

on my case, may payoneer and ebay is already connected but still there's no "edit" button. ebay and payoneer confirmed already that my account has been connected.

[edgadgetgrove]

I need some assistance for my ebay account, most information I got is I need to connect my payment settings to payoneer in order to change individual account to business account. But I already receive the confirmation message from payoneer and ebay itself that my payoneer and ebay has been connected already. But unfortunately until now there's no "edit" button to change to business account. 

[lacemaker3]

@edgadgetgrove,

Your Payoneer account and your eBay account have to both be the same type, so that is probably why you can't change the account type after connecting your Payoneer account.

I think you probably have to change your Payoneer account first, wait for the new account information to be approved, and then reconnect it to your eBay account. You would then have to change your eBay account so it matches.

But, if that is not possible, then you would have to start over again with both new accounts.

[nurahayi_0]

I can not change my individual account to the business account, I believe this sentence people will understand clearly. 

[rfmtm]

@nurahayi_0  Are you signed up for Managed Payments?   You need to do that first before the edit button appears to change to a business account.