So let me get this straight, even if you have a verified account that you use to sell things on eBay, in order to keep money in your PayPal balance to use for whatever (instead of sending right to your bank account), you have to provide your social security number OR TAX ID number now? Keep in mind, I've had and used my VERIFIED account for over a decade now. I'm not providing my SS number to Paypal so it can get stolen in a data breach. In the past, money you received just went to your balance and you could use your balance to pay for stuff first before using your bank account. This is ridiculous. I use PayPal to lend my buddy money sometimes and he pays me back in here. I'll tell everybody what this is really about: they want your SS or Tax ID number so that you'll get taxed AGAIN on anything you receive in here. I'm not paying taxes on money a friend pays me back after I lend it to him. And, in most states, we already pay sales tax in the first place when we buy something in eBay or Amazon Marketplace. Right off the top. I'm not paying taxes again if I get a fricking refund on something or somebody owes me money. What the heck gives here? I can't be the only one angered by this. I guess I'll just use this for eBay etc because THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE for that, and use a CASH sending APP or Apple Pay or something between friends. What a joke.
