mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
Short and sweet responses: No, can't happen, won't happen, against eBay policy,, too much contingent liability, unfair (get used to it), etc
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Maybe you need to open an account and start doing "cutting and pasting under your SSN, banking account etc then build your own reputation that you might be proud of - pride is a good thing.
A bit harsh don't you think. The OP is just trying to work with and through a life changing event in their life.
@toysaver wrote:Technically; legally, those listing do not belong to the OP. They will be part of her mother's estate and subject to probate.
Unless mom has a good amount of assets, unlikely probate court is necessary. If the OP gets this all worked out before Mom passes, it is unlikely the estate would be in play.
@toomuchstuffagain35 wrote:They say that, but it's not set in stone and there are exceptions they've made in the past.
Would you please provide more information. Since Ebay became our Money Processor, what is the exceptions to this? How is it handled with a changeover in ownership of the account as well as with IRS?
@worldcoinauctions wrote:I've changed accounts from personal to business with no hassles, you could just try updating the information. Do it in stages, if it goes to her bank, add a new bank account. Then try swapping the SSN, or get an EIN from the feds (takes like, 30 seconds) and replace the SSN with the EIN. I think you can do this, depends on how things are set up now and how ebay sees it, but worst possible case is you have to start a new account and that isn't really a terrible thing.
Changing an account from Personal to a Business account is completely different than changing the ownership of the account.
Doing it slowly or doing it fast will make no difference. You can NOT change the ownership of an account. Ebay can't allow this due to tax reporting impacts and likely other reasons. But this is not something that Ebay will allow.
