Way too much computer stuff in my basement...any good ebay alternatives for unloading some of this? (ebay seller must now give credit card AND bank account info!)

From: bill claussen <elecdata_at_kcinter.net>
Date: Mon Jul 9 01:05:08 2001

Hello Claude,

You could try out Sellyouritem.com, a relatively new auction site that does
have a catagory for classic electronics.

Bill

"Claude.W" wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Some of you probably have seen some of my posts.
>
> I have given away a lot of computer stuff vintage and semi-vintage and
> traded a lot. I have trashed a lot lately.
>
> I recent years, I have accumulated way too much computer stuff (mostly
> vintage and semi-vintage) in my basement...I can only trade so much and
> trades arent really helping with the "space issue"...
>
> I dont wanna junk it and can see most of it can be used...I have paid some
> money for most of this...
>
> I have always "boycotted" ebay as both a seller and a buyer...now online
> auctions look like the only way to unload quickly the tons of stuff I
> have... Ill have to pack and ship but I was ready to give it a
> shot....rather then junk tons of working computers...and related equip...
>
> I have now gotten "cold feet" from signing up as a seller on US ebay (with
> good reason!) since now they ask for both credit card and complete checking
> bank account info!!! (how bout my fingerprints and social security no...?)
>
> Thats way too much info too have "floating around on the net" for me...even
> just giving my credit card is "unconfortable" for me...
>
> I can only imagine the ebay seller sign-ups going way down now...I know
> there is a lotta fraud on ebay but this is not a good idea for ebay IMO...
>
> I have also heard horror stories like paypal fetching funds from sellers
> bank accounts when stuff was undelivered or problems happened...gee...
>
> I could sign up for ebay canada, they only ask for credit card info (weird
> hey?) but would not be able to have the stuff listed on the US ebay....I
> have to open up a new account and given the bank account info to be on US
> ebay....
>
> So anybody with any good alternatives to ebay?
>
> Claude
> http://www.members.tripod.com/computer_collector
Received on Mon Jul 09 2001 - 01:05:08 BST

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