ebay to request NI numbers from sellers

bigg

I don't like the thought of giving my NI number to an American company. HMRC no problem.

Hoenir

bigg said:

I don't like the thought of giving my NI number to an American company. HMRC no problem.

Ebay need the information to comply with HMRC's request for data. 

bigg

I’ll buy my sheep outfit tomorrow and do whatever I’m told.

soolin

bigg said:

I’ll buy my sheep outfit tomorrow and do whatever I’m told.

There is no requirement to sell online, so you don't need to comply with the HMRC requirement to provide an NI number through ebay, you can simply choose to no longer sell. 

hermante

Or sell a max of 29 items for under £1700 per tax year

soolin

hermante said:

Or sell a max of 29 items for under £1700 per tax year

That's the reporting limit , but NI numbers are still being requested even if you don't reach those limits.Ebay did start taking NI numbers from all new ebay users, but whether they are still doing this is unclear as ebay chop and change their procedures all the time.

Vinted are definitely taking NI numbers from everyone regardless.