For Buyers – eBay is very safe. Their platform combined with PayPal’s protection is one of the safest places for buyers to purchase anything. Sellers need to do their due diligence before selling anything on the platform since eBay almost always sides with the buyer when things go wrong.

How to pay with a credit or debit card

1. Select Credit or debit card on the checkout page, and enter your card details.
2. If you’d like us to save the card details for your next purchase, select Remember this card for future orders.
3. Review your order, including your postage details.
4. Select Confirm and pay.

Ways to pay In most categories, sellers accept PayPal or credit cards, but they may also offer other options as well, such as Apple Pay or Google Pay. You’ll find the payment methods your seller accepts by going to the Shipping and Payments section of the listing.

Counterfeit products are illegal and not allowed on eBay. Examples include: Fakes, copies, or replicas of brand name items (for example, a shoe with the Nike name or logo that wasn’t made by Nike)

Good Luck! This is a completely legitimate way to pay on eBay without using PayPal, and your purchase is also covered by eBay’s money-back guarantee. You will have to clear your cookies again to make another purchase in this way. Look for this payment details section on an eBay listing.

PayPal also stores your data on encrypted servers, so the main risk to your account is from phishing and fraud rather than hacks and data breaches. While PayPal is generally safe, you still should not treat it as a replacement for a bank account.

The e-commerce site confirmed Wednesday that its corporate network was hacked and a database with users’ passwords was compromised. The company will ask all users to change their passwords starting later on Wednesday. eBay shares are down 1.73 percent, or 90 cents, to $51.06, following news of the hack.

Accepting other payment methods. Sellers can accept a variety of safe and secure payment methods on eBay, including credit cards, debit cards, Paypal, and, if you’re a managed payments seller, Apple Pay and Google Pay. You’ll be required to offer one of these forms of payment in most categories.

Most sellers on eBay accept payment by credit and debit cards. You’ll find the payment methods a seller accepts on their listing. If you have any questions about paying for your items, you can always contact the seller.

Never give out your credit card details directly to a seller unless they have a secure website (look for a padlock in the corner of your screen) and avoid sending money directly to eBay sellers, particularly if they want you to do it through a money transfer agency such as Western Union.