# Ebay selling - They need my bank account info? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 13, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-selling-they-need-my-bank-account-info/990045 "2023-09-13T13:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 64
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-selling-they-need-my-bank-account-info/990045/64 "2023-09-26T01:54:58Z")
Canadian law may well be significantly different from US law. But whatever the statute in Canada is, and assuming it is a brightline cut-off like US statute, it’s a good bet the bank knows what that cut-off is and has their computers programmed accordingly. At least under US law, not reviewing statements timely is an excellent way to comprehensively lose all recourse against the banks _if_ you get unlucky and get scammed. See also this current thread. > [@Balancing a checkbook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-a-checkbook/990696): > > Do you still sit down and balance your checkbook or do you check you balance and trust that it is correct? I still do a month balance but it is a pain with all the small debit purchases and also that I don’t always ask, or get, a receipt to enter the transaction. So, I am still doing it old school, and what is the consensus for the average person? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-selling-they-need-my-bank-account-info/990045)._