topic Why are eBay like this? in Member To Member Support https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009482#M345891 <P>Paid £2300 for an item that I need to collect. Why do eBay forbid me to send the seller my phone number?</P> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:49:40 GMT alzinho 2026-03-14T13:49:40Z Why are eBay like this? https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009482#M345891 <P>Paid £2300 for an item that I need to collect. Why do eBay forbid me to send the seller my phone number?</P> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:49:40 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009482#M345891 alzinho 2026-03-14T13:49:40Z Re: Why are eBay total counts? https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009485#M345893 <P>Have you paid for the item yet?</P> <P>eBay requires payment via eBay checkout before any contact details can be exchanged</P> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:11:04 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009485#M345893 61stephenuk 2026-03-14T13:11:04Z Re: Why are eBay total counts? https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009528#M345907 Yes, paid instantly.<BR /><BR />Sent from Outlook for Android&lt;&gt; Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:50:23 GMT https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Why-are-eBay-like-this/m-p/8009528#M345907 alzinho 2026-03-14T14:50:23Z