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I have 2, one of which is brand new, I've put it up on ebay 3 times now, and each time some idiot or another with a fake account tries to buy it, and I have to relist the god damn thing.
Anybody know of anywhere else I can try to sell it?
Cheers in advance.
I have had attmepted scams as well. Choose Paypal only, and also find the thing which makes the Paypal buyer have a validated account. Also I put in very large font at the end of an auction description that I won't post to Nigeria and No Scammers. Only set postage to UK/EU as well to limit scammers.
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E-bay is total pants !
Just had the sme trouble with my Exec , gave up in the end
also had trouble when I sold my 9500 , I had some idiot mail saying he wanted to pay by paypal and then collect in person over the next hour - "great !" I thought , but unfortunately I had missed his mail by a few hours
Then the following day I get a mail from the same guy (he TOLD me he was the same guy !) but using a different ID , saying he still wanted to pay by paypal and collect within an hour ,
I smelt a rat and looked up the old ID , Sure enough , he had made several large (£300 +) paypal purchase , all pretty local the previous day and was now "no longer a registered user" - He had obviously got a stolen Paypal account
Anyway ....... I contacted Ebay to alert them (thinking i was helping them out !) I received a reply telling me I had got it all wrong , and there was nothing to link the two accounts :? - fair enough , no skin off my nose !
Needless to say , when I looked a few days later , the second ID had been revoked , but not before he had racked up about £3,000 in paypal purchases !
I learned a valuable lesson that day
EBAY DO NOT GIVE A TOSS ABOUT FRAUD , UNLESS THEIR FEES ARE AT RISK !
Makes me sick to see all the idiots out there selling photo's of xboxes etc with "please note this auction is for a photo" in small print hidden among the spec
Ebay sucks
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same for me
I had once an issue with a guy from Hong Kong who did not ship. I tried to mail him 5 times, no reply. Then he wrote that he "sent another unit today". I waited a month, tried again, no comment.
I ended up leaving him a negative feedback. Guess what? he left one for me as well "do not sell anything to this guy..." I tried to talk to ebay and sent them the entire emails history. They were not willing to delete his feedback. ebay does not really protect you.
only remember one rule on ebay..
always deal with person who uses paypal & have feedbacks over 50.
FWIW, that's how I ended up getting my BA and smartphone. I bid on each item and ended up losing the auction in the end but since the seller had "USA Only" and / or I have good feedback while another bidder didn't or had none, the high bidders were thrown out and I was offered the chance to "buy it now". Which is what I did in both cases and in both cases the seller and myself were both pretty happy with the results. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you explicitly say "UK / Eur ONLY" (maybe USA, we're not all a-holes over here ), PayPal only and no bidders with less than X feedback or less than 100% good feedback, then you have every right to blow off the scum. Ebay isn't bad, you just have to make sure you spell everything out and apply a little common sense. You could also try to sell it here or on modaco.com and specify paypal only, it's not just limited to ebay.
I don't think eBay is that bad- as long as you clearly specify selling/buyer requirements.
I sold one of my 'free upgrade' MDA Compacts in a 5 day listing the first time.
Do keep an eye out on the feedback, location, etc of all bidders on your item. If in doubt, just remove their bid.
I've sold other more expensive things too- electrical goods, alloy wheels, etc all without problem.
Things like insisting on some kind of deposit as soon as the auction had ended would safe guard you somewhat too.
ebay!!
I just want to add this to advice when you sell anything on ebay in order to avoid trouble ,use buy it now & paypal ,what you do is when you in steps of listing there is a box wich if ticked <immediate payment reqiured> ,you only sell your goods to the once ho pay you immediately so they don't win the auction till they pay you trough paypal and you receive the money
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these scammers are called nigeria connection...it is a very big problem... try to exclude bidders from countrys except your country... for germany this works, i never had problems with them again
Sorry about those Nigerian scammers....
BUT I ASSURE YOU THERE ARE MANY NIGERIANS WHO ARE INDEED VERY STRAIGHT. I'AM ONE. BUT TRULY WHEN YOU DEAL WITH "NIGERIANS" DO BE CAREFUL!!!
Probably best not to stereotype...
fearomoon said:
these scammers are called nigeria connection...it is a very big problem... try to exclude bidders from countrys except your country... for germany this works, i never had problems with them again
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This upto a point works but no matter what country they come from they are now seemingly able to register with UK accounts so it's not always easy to block buyers from other countries.
Ebay is great!
Well I would just like to add that I am an experienced ebayer having been involved with over 200 transactions and in all that time, only one ended up being from a dodgy buyer!
Some good advice has already been given here so take heed! Selecting immediate payment for Paypal is the best & smartest solution.
Saying that I agree that ebay have a bad history with their customer service relationship, they are not that bothered as they are making millions every day!
I bought my O2 mini S on Ebay. Got a great deal ($520) and great service from a UK seller who got it in my hands in a week. Prior to that, however, I did have a couple of bad experiences including one where the K-Jam seller added new bidder requirements a day before the auction closed and cancelled my leading bid. It sold the next to a "mystery buyer" with a new account for the same price I had bid. He clearly had bid on his own product because he did not like the way the auction was proceeding. I think I got him reprimanded but it took a dozen frustrating emails to customer service to get them to acknowledge that what he did was a flagrant violation of the rules.
Otterbox has finally released the T-MO cases after months of waiting.
I have also found an awesome coupon code to use at otterbox.com
Code:
tb810z
This code nets you 10% off and free FedEx shipping!
Enjoy!
I just ordered mine
I ordered mine the other day when I read about it in one of the other 2 Otterbox threads in this forum. Even had the same code and everything. You didn't even have to search for it before you posted this thread. It's still on the first page.
Ordered mine the other day as well. I'm curious though, i got an invoice from them telling the details of my purchase, but, I have yet to receive shipping info, nor has the money come out of my bank account. Essentially i bought the case, they said thanks for buying, and haven't heard anything since....
edit: damnit, meant to post this in the other thread.. that i already posted in
Susasama said:
Ordered mine the other day as well. I'm curious though, i got an invoice from them telling the details of my purchase, but, I have yet to receive shipping info, nor has the money come out of my bank account. Essentially i bought the case, they said thanks for buying, and haven't heard anything since....
edit: damnit, meant to post this in the other thread.. that i already posted in
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Apparently it takes 10-14 Business days to ship, then they will charge you.
Just order mines today too can't wait to get it
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Bought mine (defender) off of ebay the other day for $45.95 and got it Saturday... love it.
a320.av8r said:
Bought mine (defender) off of ebay the other day for $45.95 and got it Saturday... love it.
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Is your phone T-MOUS? I ordered one on ebay the other day and it said on the package "fits T-Mobile Version" but when I went to install it, nope. Not at all. The seller on ebay then was no help, he just said "contact Otter" after I sent him a page long letter. I did contact Otter and now waiting on a response. A week has gone by... Not looking good.
should be getting my otterbox commuter tomarrow ill post a review
thats a pretty cool case!
Found a few Coupon codes for OTTERBOX ...let me know which are no longer working...thanks
tb810z 10%
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BlogOtter09 20% not sure it still works ...let us know
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Thx for the coupons it worked for 10% off and free shipping, mine should b arriving today, and on eBay they now have in stock the slipgrip car holders for the defender mobile u.s version hopefully its a good holder.. such a hard decision. Picking which case.
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just got it now i love it just annoying cleaning the screen lol =)
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Is your phone T-MOUS? I ordered one on ebay the other day and it said on the package "fits T-Mobile Version" but when I went to install it, nope. Not at all. The seller on ebay then was no help, he just said "contact Otter" after I sent him a page long letter. I did contact Otter and now waiting on a response. A week has gone by... Not looking good.
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I ordered a Commuter today from Otterbox. Found one on Amazon that says it's the US version for way less, but decided to get it from the people who made it. I can see people trying to pass their international version off to move it cheap because those aren't in high demand, then telling people to contact Otter.
Otter Box isn't going to do anything. It's the seller's responsibility. Get online and figure out the measurements of the international one and measure yours... If it's the same then he probably shipped you the wrong thing. If you paid with paypal and the dude won't do anything about it, I would get a refund through PP.
What did the packaging say? Did it specify US on the packaging?
Bought one on ebay that says TMOUS and authorized reseller. We'll see.
My best offer of $40 got autoaccepted.
For those of you with a defender series but not sure if its the euro version or us, I have found way to tell for certain which it is. On the flap that covers the charge port and headset jack, there is an imprint that states which it is. Mine says US Version on the underside of it.
lwrdrchvy2 said:
For those of you with a defender series but not sure if its the euro version or us, I have found way to tell for certain which it is. On the flap that covers the charge port and headset jack, there is an imprint that states which it is. Mine says US Version on the underside of it.
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The hard shell also says it on both pieces.
that is funny because I have the US version on my t-mo, and my bro has the euro version on his and the case is practically identical in every way.
Thanks for the code, the 10% worked great!
I just ordered my defender case on amazon for 33.65 with free shipping. It states that its the U.S. version. I will find out monday when i receive it.
Definitely worth it. It does state us version on the flap that covers the charging port.
So I had about $200 to spend on a cell and wanted something with a key bored.
Long story short, I won a my touch 3g slide on ebay for $144.50 from "bigpetesales" and I paid on the 16 of April. Well its not May 11 and still nothing.
I tried to contact him threw ebay 2 weeks ago to see if he had a tracking number for me and didnt hear anything back which I thought was weired since every other time I asked him a question he would respond asap. Any ways I filed a clam with paypal but fell Im not gonna get money back and in the end, get the shaft.
Just wanted to let you peeps know of my transaction with "bigpetesales" from ebay and give a warning to the community.
just try dispute on paypal =)...all will be solve
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So I had about $200 to spend on a cell and wanted something with a key bored.
Long story short, I won a my touch 3g slide on ebay for $144.50 from "bigpetesales" and I paid on the 16 of April. Well its not May 11 and still nothing.
I tried to contact him threw ebay 2 weeks ago to see if he had a tracking number for me and didnt hear anything back which I thought was weired since every other time I asked him a question he would respond asap. Any ways I filed a clam with paypal but fell Im not gonna get money back and in the end, get the shaft.
Just wanted to let you peeps know of my transaction with "bigpetesales" from ebay and give a warning to the community.
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is he/she on this forum?
I'd say **** on their feedback, and dispute on PayPal and eBay.
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is he/she on this forum?
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Not sure. Hope so, so maybe I can get this sorted out.
As for the dispute on paypal. I allready did but, because the sale price was not over $150 paypal dose not require signature verification to prove it was delivered.
I paid $144.50 without shipping so Im up ****s creek without a paddle.
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Not sure. Hope so, so maybe I can get this sorted out.
As for the dispute on paypal. I allready did but, because the sale price was not over $150 paypal dose not require signature verification to prove it was delivered.
I paid $144.50 without shipping so Im up ****s creek without a paddle.
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I should think it is up to the seller to prove it wasn't delivered. Your dispute should work.
On a side note, T-Mobile is offering these for free with 2 year activation, through 12 May:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones...zygt*VAygtzlw*VyBpAgf+mA55Byf*VyBpAgf+mA55Byf
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Not sure. Hope so, so maybe I can get this sorted out.
As for the dispute on paypal. I allready did but, because the sale price was not over $150 paypal dose not require signature verification to prove it was delivered.
I paid $144.50 without shipping so Im up ****s creek without a paddle.
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Don't worry. If he doesn't prove the tracking is moving, paypal will be in your favor.
He sold stuff before but wasn't active in ebay for couple months now. Maybe his account got hacked.
Either way, you're protected by eBay buyer protection and paypal too.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=bigpetesales&ftab=AllFeedback
Is it just me or does this thread have nothing to do with the XDA Marketplace?
eBay can solve all of your problems, they always have for me. They side with the buyer 99% of the time unless it's obvious otherwise.
chambo622 said:
Is it just me or does this thread have nothing to do with the XDA Marketplace?
eBay can solve all of your problems, they always have for me. They side with the buyer 99% of the time unless it's obvious otherwise.
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It is a cell phone transaction and since many of us use eBay and market for sales/trade, its nice to have a heads up on him. I appreciate the info.
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stevedebi said:
I should think it is up to the seller to prove it wasn't delivered. Your dispute should work.
On a side note, T-Mobile is offering these for free with 2 year activation, through 12 May:
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones...zygt*VAygtzlw*VyBpAgf+mA55Byf*VyBpAgf+mA55Byf
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I am in Canada and need an AWS cell to use on the Wind network, but thanks for the tip any ways.
Also I know that this has nothing to do with a transaction on xda but as stated I just wanted to give a heads up in case some one from here was shopping on ebay and came across that seller.
As for paypal, I could win but get nothing if he withdrew his funds out of his account, this is what I was told by paypal yesterday when I called them.
if you win, paypal will get all money for you.....
if user don't have money in him account, we will have a negative money on him account...and paypal will persue him to revenge xD loool
Sooo I got an update from ebay/paypal, the seller updated the tracking info.... "usps #1111111111111111111"
Yup I think I got screwed.
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Sooo I got an update from ebay/paypal, the seller updated the tracking info.... "usps #1111111111111111111"
Yup I think I got screwed.
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Wow, that's pretty a messed up/ballsy thing to do. Needless to say if you file a claim that you'll get your money back with ease simply based on that.
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Wow, that's pretty a messed up/ballsy thing to do. Needless to say if you file a claim that you'll get your money back with ease simply based on that.
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He didn't even try to fake it.
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Nope, all 1's. It is what it is. I just hope I get my money back.
If a paypal rep looks at it, they would probably look at the tracking # and say something. Wish you the best of luck on that one.
Surprised. A hundred and something positives, no neg feedback on that user. That sucks to get shafted like that.
Good luck on getting it back from Paypal, though it should be a pretty easy claim.
Thanks guys. I dont know whats gonna happen as I was told by a person from paypal that I can win the claim but there could be no funds in the sellers account, so I would get nothing back.
I just had a paypal dispute close a little while ago for $250. seller took out all the money in his account, won the case, pay pal put his account into the negative and gave me my money back asap. told me it was there problem not mine. so its worth a shot... and this was a pay pal dispute that was from a forum not a eBay purchase which they are more willing to help with because of image. good luck
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I just had a paypal dispute close a little while ago for $250. seller took out all the money in his account, won the case, pay pal put his account into the negative and gave me my money back asap. told me it was there problem not mine. so its worth a shot... and this was a pay pal dispute that was from a forum not a eBay purchase which they are more willing to help with because of image. good luck
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If the seller don't got a credit card or bank account linked, there's no funds to take from. . Best of luck on getting your money back OP.
This simply must be a scam of some sort, right? Who could be selling touchpads on Ebay for $40 with free shipping?
Ebay item 280795551667
Sorry, too newbie to be allowed to post a link...
Yeah and for a 32GB model as well.
/itm/New-TouchPad-32GB-Wi-Fi-9-7in-Glossy-Black-/280795551667?pt=Apparel_Merchandise&vxp=mtr&hash=item4160b817b3
We'll see, I just bought 2. Covered under the Buyer protection and I can afford to lose $80 if it's a scam. I've bought from this buyer a few times and never had a problem. Thanks for the lead maybe?!?
I hope it is legit...you've actually bought from this character before, lloydcabraham? Electronics?
I ordered one, I've been scammed before on eBay, but since it has buyer protection if its a scam we will get full refund. Since about 130 people have bought so far we won't have too much trouble reporting the scam, if it comes to that. Hopefully it's not a scam.
Looks like 499 of them were sold over the course of a day or so...let's see if anyone actually gets one delivered...fingers crossed
They are coming from China I will be very surprised if you got the touchpad rather then some KIRF from china.
I would be surprised to even get a KIRF. I figured it was a "take the money and run" kind of things. Still, even if it is a KIRF, Ebay and Paypal would seem to offer some protection to the buyer...I hope...
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Since the item description states that the brand is HP, then we would be protected by eBay and Paypal. But we would probably have to pay return shipping.
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Still, even if it is a KIRF, Ebay and Paypal would seem to offer some protection to the buyer...I hope...
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What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.
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What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.
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if that happens there will be 499 ppl stating the same. i just received shipping details from ebay. it cost me 35 dollars since i had 10% coupon, hopefully its something worth that
It a scam nuthouse probably will get your money back eventually.
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What if the buyer receives an empty box? How is paypal/ebay going to protect you from that? The seller obviously shipped something, they can say that the buyer is lying and that the product was in the box.
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Not 500 of them. Plus you video tapenit and throw that theory out the window. Not to mention the shipping weight would be off. I would buy one and video tape the opening of the box.
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I hope Leo is right...it does make sense that any seller could scam a buyer or two by sending the old "empty box"- but 499 empty boxes is difficult for Ebay and Paypal to ignore...
Or, perhaps, HP Touchpads will arrive...another Festivus miracle!
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I'm afraid you all got scammed here, but probably Paypal will return your money. It's not that this seller is a fraud, but probably his account has been hacked. Maybe you all are very lucky, but normally nothing branded comes cheaper from China.
I live in China and recently bought my TP on the Chinese Ebay clone Taobao.com, I payed 250 USD for the 16G version..
Funny thing is it was originally send from Shanghai (I can see that on the package, HP Export zone Shanghai, not sure where it was produced in China) to a buyer in Memphis USA, which bought it for 99 USD I guess. From Memphis it was probably sold through Ebay to some guy in Shanghai, possibly for 200 USD or less. This guy sold it to me on Taobao for 250 USD, which is still a very decent price if I compare to other tablets on the market. What a world..
hi
yesterday I received tracking number anyone else?
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hi
yesterday I received tracking number anyone else?
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i received a tracking number the first day, but it hasnt been updated. Also the seller account has been closed. I will wait a couple of day to see if theres any activity on the tracking, then i will put up a claim with paypal.
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So, Ebay gave me my money back asap; but today I received a little package that contained a chinese trinket (rather than 3 tablet computers). Three cheers to Ebay for getting it right immediately...
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So, Ebay gave me my money back asap; but today I received a little package that contained a chinese trinket (rather than 3 tablet computers). Three cheers to Ebay for getting it right immediately...
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Let me get this straight...free suspense AND a free trinket!?
ooo what kind of trinkets?
Hi Guys,
I have ordered two products from gearbest.com. After placing the order "W1508272112112192", I got mail asking me to provide my ID as well as My credit card photo to verify the transaction. I provided them both.
They reviewed it and said that "We are sorry that we cannot accept this unverified transaction via credit card. If you like the items, please place a new order and pay for the order via western union. Then we will not ask you for these pictures." and cancelled my order with refund.
Write now I am waiting for the refund of USD 100.71.
Please tell me that is my money coming back or there is some fraud? What should be the next step, I will do to save my money?
Please reply me fast, I will be very thankful to you guys!
Also I want to purchase a cheap and best android TV box with a gamepad for my son. From where I can buy that?
Sounds like a scam if they are wanting you to use Western Union as opposed to a credit card. You have less recourse to take action with Western Union versus the credit card, which is likely why they wanted you to go that route. I'd call your bank ASAP and let them know what's going on and try to recoup your money. I'd also be on the lookout for fraudulent charges on your credit card.
Gearbest is so shady and I will never use them again, I'd recommend staying far away.
I ordered a Chuwi Vi10 64GB w/ keyboard case on 9/11/15; I had to do the "sketchy" ID verification also, but they took my order and my money.
I received a broken keyboard on 10/2/15 , and over 30 days later, still no tablet.
Now the replacement keyboard is out of stock.
They suggest I find an alternative keyboard to replace it (for a custom keyboard/case made for the tablet, WTF!).
I've re-ordered the tablet & keyboard from banggood.com, got my fingers crossed.
P.S. Techtablets has other user reviews for Gearbest, they pretty much suck!!!
gearbest made me wait over 2 weeks to send item and they still havent sent it to me so there making me wait 12 business days to get refund i will never buy from them again
Personally I do not do business with ANYONE who will not take a CC and asks for something like Western Union.
Honestly, I prefer PayPal for everything but if for some reason they don't do paypal they had better do a Major CC, it's about buyer protection.
I had the same issue when trying to order the GPD XD the other month. In the end I told them to send a refund and ignored their following replies. In the end it arrived luckily.
Never before have I been asked to provide such ID online nor will I ever.