What do you do if you’ve never sold on eBay, but the company issues a Form 1099-K in your name? That’s what someone asked on the eBay discussion boards on Sunday, who was soon joined by others in the same situation.
After other posters asked for more information, the buyer said the “PAYEE’S TIN” field and Seller ID (in the “Account number” field) did not match their information.
Another poster who joined the discussion said it had also happened to them. “This happened to me today! I do not have an eBay account and have never sold anything and it says all the transactions happened in September. It’s my name and actually an old address, but not last 4 of social or account name. Did you get a reply from eBay?”
A third poster created an eBay account just to post on the thread, reporting that they received a 1099-K after never having sold or bought on the site – and again, the Payee’s TIN did not match their social security number. “An account number is shown, but I was not aware of even having…
