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> User submitted content is so much harder to verify facts about That doesn't seem to be stopping e-Bay and such. I don't believe that payment processors have
by jhgb 5y ago
> User submitted content is so much harder to verify facts about
That doesn't seem to be stopping e-Bay and such. I don't believe that payment processors have any idea what are people buying and selling.
- SpicyLemonZest 5y agoEbay has the same kind of rules, prohibiting "sexually oriented materials" and allowing nudity "only in limited situations". (https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/adult-items-policy?id=4278 https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-ite...)
- jhgb 5y agoExcept "sexually oriented materials" are not the same thing as illegal goods. I was NOT talking about "sexually oriented materials".
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoStolen items are fenced on eBay. The payment processors don't have an issue with actual crimes like theft but want to impose a moral code on legal behavior.
- codetrotter 5y agoIt’s not about morals, it’s about chargebacks. That’s why.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoThen you charge a higher merchant fee.
- MichaelGroves 5y agoThey could do that. Or they could choose not to be involved in that sort of business.
- User23 5y agoHow is banning theft any less arbitrary than banning porn?
- SpicyLemonZest 5y agoCan you explain in more detail? I just don't see the analogy you're drawing here. People may sometimes fence stolen items on Ebay, but you're not allowed to, and payment processors would definitely cut them off if you were.
- jhgb 5y agoMaybe that people may sometimes post illegal porn on OnlyFans but you're not allowed to either? User-traded goods on e-Bay are also much harder to verify facts about than goods from a brick-and-mortar shop. Doesn't seem to prevent e-Bay from operating.
- anigbrowl 5y agoBe realistic, if I offer stolen set of fancy hubcaps or something (ie something potentially expensive but doesn't have a serial # like a computer) there's no real way to tell if it's legit or not. If I offer porn for sale and there's an anti-porn policy, they can just say 'welp this is porn to us.' Like how would you distinguish between a stolen item and a used item without requiring people to keep every receipt for anything they ever buy? This is not an endorsement of their anti-porn policy, just observing that that it's easy for them to implement that in contrast to your theft example.
- kwere 5y agoc'mon man
- ev1 5y agoAs of this year you can no longer sell on eBay without going through full KYC, including SSN (not EIN), providing a physical bank account, etc. If you are selling as a company, including a multi-owner or multi-person company you are still required to provide full personal details for the people involved and any beneficial owners.