Sorry, I've only bought things, not sold, but I think you would be ok with eBay.

You're not doing anything wrong. I've been buying and selling on ebay for some time now (though not a lot), and went through what you're now going through. I didn't like giving all that info, and didn't all at once. I started out just buying and using a credit card with a very low limit. When I did eventually start selling, a bank account was required. Since I have more then one bank account, I used one that always has a pretty low balance.

I've never had any problems yet, but I know things can, and do, go wrong.

One thing to be aware of is spoofing, there are some very authentic-looking spoofs for both ebay and PayPal.

Thanks a lot, that really cleared things up for me. I just didn't expect that kind of information to be given out. I thought a credit card would be sufficent.

I think the bank account is for new PayPal security. They place an amount in your account under a pound, or dollar, and you have to declare the exact amount they put in for the account to be authenticated.

Hmm.. I signed up with paypal and ebay such a long time ago... (thinks..) I didn't have to go though alot of this

i used to use ebay but not any more... i use amazon. its sooo much friendlier

Agreed, wish they would show pictures on all items, not just first ten on page, will have to try and change that.

personnaly its the buy now with one click that I like, you can really shop in a hurry, (most often after spending too long on there)

s'pose if enough ppl put the suggestion forward they might reconsider and put more items forward on the start.

i also like the free delivery if you spend so much option that amazon offer

I think it's best to build up a bit of feedback buying before you start selling stuff on ebay anyway. I don't bid for things when the seller has 0 feedback.