 Question about shipping and customs |
 Dec 29, 2013 - 5:59 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 3, '12 From Northern VA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
Hello everyone. I needed some opinions and was hoping perhaps other members might have experience with this. I am interested in buying this from ebay (link below). The company is in Canada and going by the feedback they seem pretty legit. My concern is that they require me to provide my social security number along with picture ID. Ive read online that US Customs sometimes requires it depending on what the item is. Has anyone had this type of experience, I'm I just worriying too much? Any feedback appreciated thanks.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Toyota-Celica-...172&vxp=mtr |
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Dec 29, 2013 - 11:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 24, '09 From Appleton, Wisconsin 54915 Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I wouldn't jump at that right away. You may want to do some research before buying something from a company that asks for photo id and ssn.
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/197/search/1 Take a look at the link i provided and i think you'll find some answers and other options to giving out information like that. Like applying for an EIN/Business tax number or filing a CBP Form 5106. May take extra time but i think it would be worth the wait knowing your SSN isn't in someone else's hands. |
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saleenvic Question about shipping and customs Dec 29, 2013 - 5:59 PM
njccmd2002 mmmh, never had that before, the fact they want yo... Dec 29, 2013 - 9:20 PM
saleenvic QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Dec 29, 2013 - 9... Dec 29, 2013 - 9:42 PM saleenvic QUOTE (cyberblader1130 @ Dec 30, 2013 - ... Dec 30, 2013 - 7:55 AM ILoveMySilly97 I dont see a reason why they'll need any of th... Dec 30, 2013 - 2:06 PM saleenvic QUOTE (ILoveMySilly97 @ Dec 30, 2013 - 2... Dec 31, 2013 - 1:34 AM Jeebus My last purchase from eBay about 2wks ago was from... Dec 31, 2013 - 2:28 AM czwalga I've bought a transmission from them. No issu... Jan 6, 2014 - 4:17 PM saleenvic QUOTE (czwalga @ Jan 6, 2014 - 4:17 ... Jan 6, 2014 - 8:29 PM boomer QUOTE (saleenvic @ Dec 29, 2013 - 5... Jan 15, 2014 - 5:45 PM |
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