Death of a spouse

[luckylindey]

I am devastated, not only because my spouse is very near death, but because I was also told that I will have to start all over with a new ebay account .  We have over 11000 feedbacks and have been selling on ebay since the year 2000.  I even spoke with a person there who told me they will not transfer a name under any circumstances.  How unfair since I am the person behind his ebay.  He was the pack and ship part.  Has anyone else encountered this, and does anyone have any suggestions how I can keep some reputation on ebay?  Thank you.

[luckylindey]

I am doing that for now, but for tax purposes I cannot continue on his account much longer.  Thank you for responding.

[luckylindey]

Thank you and best of luck to you..

[luckylindey]

This is all so complicated.  I suffer from extreme anxiety disorder as well which has gotten worse.  I just don't know how to deal with it all, but thank you for your response.  It is appreciated.

[luckylindey]

You can change a name, but not a SS number or birthday.  This wouldn't work for tax purposes..  Thank you for your response. 

[luckylindey]

Thanks so much for responding.  It is a personal account we set up years ago in 2000 just in his name as I have a job in insurance, so this was his "job" even though we both shared it all those years.  I did all the listing, he did the packing and shipping. 

[luckylindey]

Because I have a job at an insurance company, this was our side hustle for some extra bucks.  We put it in his name for tax purposes, but we both worked very hard to build our account. 

[classicsellers]

So sorry about your husband. There is a way to transfer listing into another account. It is called inkfrog. Look into that and hopefully that will help you.

[gurlcat]

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@luckylindey wrote:

Because I have a job at an insurance company, this was our side hustle for some extra bucks.  We put it in his name for tax purposes, but we both worked very hard to build our account. 

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Now it's so easy to understand why you want to continue doing it.  What a sweet story -so many of us do this alone.   I hope it serves as a way to continue feeling his presence. 

[mam98031]

@luckylindey 

We are behind you.  PLEASE come here ANYTIME you have a question or concern.  We would be happy to help you if we can.  I wish you nothing but the very best in the future.  I know there is a rough road ahead for you, but it will calm down in time.  Getting from here to there can be a difficult thing.  We are behind you and will help in ways that we can.  Just come back and let us know.

😍  🙏

[luckylindey]

Thank you for your kind response, some have not been so.  I suffer with severe anxiety disorder as well as grief at this time.  I just wanted to know if anyone else had to start over and if they could give me some tips.  Ebay is certainly not my priority at this time, but it does distract me briefly from my loss.  Please don't judge, the last 2 weeks have been hell. 

[bonjourami]

"  Please don't judge, the last 2 weeks have been hell. '

I feel deeply for you, have been there, and done that. I just want to wish you the best, it will take time, but you will get thru this, and come out even stronger.

[luckylindey]

Thank you so much for your kind response and encouraging words.  When the time comes, I guess I will just close down our account and start over.  It's not my main focus right now, but like I said, just trying to occupy my mind occasionally with something besides the darkness I'm feeling.  All the best to you.

[luckylindey]

Thank you so much, you are very kind. 

[mam98031]

@luckylindey 

When you have a few minutes, I would suggest that you open up your new account on Ebay.

Please review the below link carefully. It contains very important information as to how Ebay needs to see the information you provide them on your account. It is likely easier to change your Ebay account to match your bank account if you find there to be a difference.

https://www.ebay.com/sh/fin/dlp

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/getting-paid/registering-seller?id=4792

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Payments-Resources/Have-questions-about-payments-Check-out-this-post-f...

Get it all set up so that when you are ready, you can start listing things.  Don't overwhelm yourself with trying to do it all at once.  A step by step process will likely benefit you.

Once you are set up, list a few items.  Make sure not to be listing something under your new account that is active under the old account unless you have the inventory to cover both if they both sell.

Ebay will likely put your funds on hold because you have a new selling account.  So be prepared for that.  But if you start easing into selling it won't affect you so much as it would if you were to completely shut down your husband's account and go with yours.  Remember, just step by step as you can deal with it will be the key for you not to add more stress on yourself than is necessary.

Whenever you need anything, just ask.  We will be here for you.