How To Sell On Etsy Without Ssn

Not sure whether to do paypall or direct checkout on my shop.

How to sell on etsy without ssn. Had an old etsy account a year ago gave them by ssn the shop was later banned. Is there anyway to make an etsy shop without putting an ssn. They recently made it impossible to do it just with paypal.

If youre new to etsy take some time to get to know us. The reason is because of legal law. I ended up using the 4 of my social with a name variation.

One thing that every etsy selling article seems to hammer on is promoting through social media. It may be you get a ssn when you get a work permit. If you are selling stuff on etsy make sure you have any work permits you may need to sell your work while living in the us.

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I just started a trial run on promoted listings yesterday so ill see what that does. Buyers dont realise etsy sellers dont see their cc number. However im usually buried pretty deep on etsy searches and i dont get many eyeballs.

As etsy sellers we are asking our clients to trust us enough to receive payment before they get the product. When using an ssn this is the name listed on your social security card. Review our seller policies and learn about fees for selling on etsy to make sure that selling on etsy is right for you and your business.

If you are using a social security number ssn or using an ein as a sole proprietorship you may need to enter your individual legal name. Pretty sure it would be stupid to use the same ssn. To open direct checkout as an option for my shop.

I wrote a detail post on steps i did. I checked the etsy forums and apparently they dont even accept ein. Etsy is asking for social security number for direct checkout.

However ive been a social media refusenik for a long time. If youre unsure of your correct taxpayer details we recommend that you contact the irs. I do have friends that are not us citizens but have ssn and they work in the us legally.

Im assuming i passed security as i answered the 3 questions. Would you shop on a site that didnt know or check their sellers identity.