[ARC5] Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] Re: [TekScopes] Possibly OT: eBay becomes even MORE intrusive

[J Forster]

John Miles wrote:

> I don't believe this has ever been the case.

You are wrong. I had the requisite 10 points but just hadn't got around to
selling something when they changed the rules. Because I had not sold yet, I
was not grandfathered as a seller and got screwed.

> Probably to try to save you from being scammed by fake sellers who don't
> hold bank accounts in the country they claim to be from.

If you get scammed, you just loose the money you sent. Information compromise
is far worse.

> The minute eBay releases or otherwise misuses anyone's banking information,
> you can bet the resulting sh*tstorm will bring them back to earth ASAP.

Really? T J Maxx is still in business. So is ChoicePoint. So is Bank of
America.  just to name a few.

> At any rate, the only guaranteed way to protect yourself is by having a
> separate bank account for eBay/PayPal activity.  That seems like common
> sense to me.  Takes maybe 15 minutes to open one.

And how do you isolate one bank acount from another with an impenetrable wall?

> Meanwhile, I hope you use those USPS money orders at restaurants, rather
> than giving your credit card to the same 18-year-old miscreant who brought
> you your food. :)

Nope. I use only cash. $$$

> Nothing to see here, IMO.  Their ballpark, their rules.
>
> -- john, KE5FX

Sadly, it's the only ballpark in the league.

You should read:    http://www.eff.org/Privacy/

-John