[geeks] more eBay bullcrap

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From: Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>
> I just got a notice from ebay with my seller's invoice.
> 
> I've had a couple of auctions, so the fact I got one is not interesting.
> 
> What is interesting is that instead of it being a reminder for me to  
> pay, it is a notification that they will be withdrawing the money  
> directly from my bank account.
> 
> It also says I am signed up for 'eBay Direct Pay'.
> 
> Has anyone else seen one of these?
> 
> I looked at my last invoice from eBay and it didn't mention anything  
> about Direct Pay or an automatic bank transfer.
> 
> Also, I have never signed up for Direct Pay, nor have I ever  
> authorized eBay to access my bank account.  I even went to my local  
> bank branch and asked them about eBay buying Paypal, and they said  
> that did not give them the right to access my checking account.  eBay  
> would have to create a new agreement and have me sign it.  They told  
> me if eBay ever did that to call them, and I felt pretty good about  
> that.
> 
> So, the first thing I did was go to my seller account and check the  
> invoice payment configuration.
> 
> It totally contradicts the email invoice.  Just like I always thought,  
> I am not signed up for invoice payment, and I have to pay my invoice  
> manually with a check or other manual transfer, which is how I like it.
> 
> eBay bug, or are they trying to play dirty tricks?
> 
> I'm obviously going to contact eBay about the error and the conflict  
> between the email and my account setup, and I'll probably call my bank  
> tomorrow too.
> 
> Just curious if anyone else has seen this and what you guys think  
> about it.
> 
> Yet another reason to abandon eBay I guess.
> 
> It almost seems like a scam: send the email invoices out to people  
> claiming you are signed up for Direct Pay, in an attempt to trick  
> people into completing the sign up process from the seller account page?
> 
> I say that because if you go the the seller account page, the  
> automatic payment setup is a huge section now, while the old single  
> payment is a single small link.
> 
> It makes it look a whole lot like you have to sign up for automatic  
> payment.

I wonder if it is some one else trying to scam you into giving vital information.  At first I would check to message if it is legit.   Smells like a phishing ploy.  Better safe than sorry.  Check with eBay directly.

Bob