What just happened to accepting Paypal?? looks like they are trying to drive us away

eBay message below received today.  Merchant IDs are a way to track the sales tax you owe to your state if the are one of the ones that passed an Internet Sales Tax law.  The states could come after sellers on websites since sellers are responsible for collecting sales taxes under these new state laws.

<<<<<eBay email received today >>>>>
As you may be aware, 11 new states have adopted Internet Sales Tax policies as of October 1, bringing the total to 34 states that now require the collection of sales tax. As the impact of this tax law becomes more apparent, PayPal and eBay are making changes that will make Internet Sales Tax collection less complex for buyers and for you.

Starting in November 2019, the way taxable transactions are processed and how taxes are collected for remittance will change, as follows:

• In states where eBay is required to collect Internet Sales Tax from buyers, order totals sent for processing will reflect the gross order amount inclusive of tax.
• Once settled, the tax amount will be automatically deducted for remittance to the applicable taxing authority.
• A record of the sales tax portion of the order will be available on the Seller Hub Orderdetails page and through our Download order report.

Please note the applicable tax will continue to be paid by the buyer and you do not need to take any action.

We understand that the holiday selling season is nearly upon us and we are working to make this transition as smooth as possible.

Learn more about Internet Sales Tax in the eBay Seller Center. If you have questions about how Internet Sales Tax may affect you, we recommend consulting with your tax advisor, or our partners Avalara and TaxJar.

Clearthink;  You really are wrong on this subject.   Others have reported the same issue also.

Paypal is dictating terms and conditions to Audiogon.  Must register as a business and provide a merchant ID to list an item for sale.  Regardless of what form of payment you want  to receive.

Unnecessary.  It appears that Audiogon is leaning more towards dealers advertising and selling than private parties.  There may be some legal liability issues involved.  could be.

enjoy

You can add my name to the casualty list. Sold an item last week and the buyer couldn't get his Paypal payment through. I had to file a trouble ticket to find out that I had to add a merchant ID to my account. A few days later I tried to buy something. I couldn't make my Paypal payment go through. The seller is trying to check his merchant ID while I have opened another TT to get help. 
I feel sorry for the customer support people. If my experience is anywhere near typical, they're getting crushed.

I don’t have a business account with PayPal but noticed in my account settings that I have merchant account ID.  WTF!?!

Ok, so if I don't want PayPal merchant status  do I need to quit selling here?  Without PayPal,  it seems I will only be able to accept money orders as payment for stuff I sell here.  However, even money orders do not afford the same protections as PayPal did.  

There continue to be new listings here every day and even though there seems to be more business-sellers here than in the past, there are still private individuals using the site.  I wonder if all of them have accepted the merchant status or if they may have some of the problems reported here when they finally conduct their transactions?

I have a bunch of stuff to sell and was waiting until the end of summer to take advantage of the historically better fall sales environment.  I guess I will try something small to see how things go here without accepting PayPal as a payment method.  I will probably start listing at USAM since they have indicated their agreement with PayPal does not require folks to accept merchant status, however that might change....seems like maybe an opportunity for another PayPal-like entity to step.