CAN I BUY CRYPTO ON EBAY?

[Ultegra134]

And why would you buy bitcoin on eBay? There are specialized platforms where you can do this. Such as centralized cryptoexchangers, like Binance. Not the best option, but definitely better than eBay. The solution to the issue of purchasing bitcoin using Bisq or BestChange is, of course, much better in view of the absence of KYC (in some cases).

Back when I was first involved in cryptocurrencies, it was supposedly a way to purchase crypto, mostly Bitcoin or Litecoin, with PayPal. As another poster already mentioned, eBay banned the sale of virtual currencies, in 2021. It was actually quite common loophole to acquire crypto, while KYC was far more lenient those days, PayPal accounts functioned with limitations without any valid identification, don't ask how I know  . I'm talking about somewhere between 2014 and 2016. I remember because I had my parents PayPal and it was the only way I could find to buy, even though I never proceeded.

[Lucius]

It was just as you described, you sent the money via Paypal and once the seller gets the money, he sends you crypto.

My first crypto buy was actually on ebay. It was back in early 2014 and Dogecoin was just released and since I coulnd't afford one whole bitcoin I decided to buy $100 worth of DOGE. Since I already had ebay account and was using it regularly, friend suggested me to buy some via ebay. Crazy times...

It never occurred to me to buy any altcoin, and Doge was actually the first coin I had in my wallet thanks to faucets. At that time, the price of Dogecoin was so low that it was usually expressed as 1000 Doges = $0.14, and you could very easily collect a few thousand every day on the faucets. Who would have thought that 10 years later that same coin would be worth $0.70 or today around $0.10 - I hope you sold them at their peak

[Rikafip]

Who would have thought that 10 years later that same coin would be worth $0.70 or today around $0.10 - I hope you sold them at their peak

Unfortunately I lost the wallet long before DOGE reached its all time high. Few months after that purchase I went on a long break from crypto due some reasons and when I came back I coulnd't get the acces back of the crypto wallet.

[tabas]

I'm not sure how but those that are into crypto like selling they'd just order it from a specific merchant and it will be delivered to them once the payment is confirmed. But since it's no longer allowed there, he should look into the exchanges that he may be comfortable to transact.

It was just as you described, you sent the money via Paypal and once the seller gets the money, he sends you crypto.

My first crypto buy was actually on ebay. It was back in early 2014 and Dogecoin was just released and since I coulnd't afford one whole bitcoin I decided to buy $100 worth of DOGE. Since I already had ebay account and was using it regularly, friend suggested me to buy some via ebay. Crazy times...

Wow, that's nostalgic and what an experience.

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Dear, I have been working on the eBay Platform as a seller but for now, I am not working anymore there due to some personal reasons. As far as I remember they said that they would launch/make their ecosystem Crypto Friendly so that people can easily buy or sell their items using cryptocurrency but dear I have never seen people selling their crypto asset.

But for now, it's good that they're not going to do that and those that are thinking of buying crypto there or spending their crypto on ebay, find a better way to do that because it's not possible there if doing that directly.

I would like to ask OP that in which context he is asking as if we want to buy or sell any crypto asset we have to do P2P through these kinds of platforms only if the seller agrees to do but keep in mind one thing that you can easily get scammed there because for now, eBay is not crypto friendly. Let's suppose you add eBay to track the activities you want to do, or you involve their services to track your activities or you give them the reference of your activities they will not support your activities for now because their ecosystem is not crypto-friendly. So OP take the risk at your own end.

Before it was a crypto friendly platform and that means that anything can be sold there even crypto, the context is that he wants to buy crypto there just as like purchasing through exchanges.

[Stalker22]

Wow, buying crypto on eBay? That takes me back! My first attempt getting into crypto was on eBay too, did not go so well though.  Taught me real quick you need reputable sources in crypto.  Nowadays there are safer ways to get into it and  ebay seems so old school compared to centralized exchanges and DeFi platforms.  At least I have learned from those early days. 

[suzanne5223]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

There's no secret keyword to search for crypto-related trade, payment, or activities on eBay because eBay is a marketplace and it's never an exchange site so there's no way you can buy cryptocurrency on eBay.
Second, if you're talking about using crypto as payment on eBay, the platform never supports crypto as a mode of payment but you can try Amazon using foldapp and paywithmoon I would have recommended Purse but ever since the website acquisition happened their service have changed

[Lucius]

Who would have thought that 10 years later that same coin would be worth $0.70 or today around $0.10 - I hope you sold them at their peak

Unfortunately I lost the wallet long before DOGE reached its all time high. Few months after that purchase I went on a long break from crypto due some reasons and when I came back I coulnd't get the acces back of the crypto wallet.

It must have hurt a bit when Mr. Mars inflated that coin to $0.70, because for $100 you could profit to an extent that you couldn't even imagine. I don't know what kind of wallet it was, but if you simply forgot the password, there is always a chance that you will remember it or brute force it.

[Rikafip]

It must have hurt a bit when Mr. Mars inflated that coin to $0.70, because for $100 you could profit to an extent that you couldn't even imagine.

Nah, not really. I think that most of us who are in crypto long enough made some mistakes that cost us  a lot of money so that's just how it goes (either we sold too early/didn't buy enough/lost wallet etc). Its all part of this game.

[ameerhamza24]

I don't think you can buy Crypto on Ebay. Actually Ebay doesn't allow digital currency listing. and you cannot look forward to buy crypto in ebay. there are several listings of things on ebay but cryptocurrency is not one of them. As per google: ebay prohibited Listing of digital currency since July 13 2021.

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks