# Somtimes I hate eBay... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somtimes-i-hate-ebay/144267 "2002-12-21T21:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somtimes-i-hate-ebay/144267/1 "2002-12-21T21:23:54Z")
OK, so I want to sell some stuff on eBay, something I haven’t done in months. I go into the accounts section, because I no longer have the credit card it thinks I have. WHen I try to change my information, I need my billpoint ID and security code…what the hell is that? I’m sure it’s something I received months ago I deleted…OK, so to get it back I have to supply mt email address…done. After that it asks me for an answer to a secret question, OK, the question was easy, got that. It also wants my old credit card number. I don’t know that. That credit card is gone. Damn. There are times when security measure go TOO far. I think that thee fact that I’m logged in to eBay with my password, I know the answer to the secret question, and the fact that the ID and code are going to MY email address, which only I have the password for is enough. How many people memorize their old credit card numbers? Now what do I do? Crud… Maybe I can just make a new account…but I don’t think so cause I’m pretty sure it asks for social security numbers…I’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Melandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Melandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melandry)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somtimes-i-hate-ebay/144267/2 "2002-12-21T21:44:31Z")
Maybe you have some old credit card receipts or bills around that would have the old account number on them?