Change eBay password
You need to choose to pieces of information when you first sign up to create an eBay account: a user name (also called "User ID"), and a password. And you will keep using these credentials to login to your account until you or another authorized user (someone with whom you share access to your eBay account) manually changes that user name or password. In this tutorial, we will explain how to easily change your eBay password is just a few clicks.
How do I change my eBay password? (Your account password on eBay.com)
Here are the simple steps you need to follow to pick another eBay password for your account:
- Start by going to "
www.ebay.com" in your favorite web browser: once the eBay homepage loads, you will see a series of menus and commands in the top right corner; click "My eBay":
- This will load the account sign in form on eBay.com; enter your eBay User ID and your current password (you will enter the new password later on in this tutorial).
- After entering your User ID and password, click on the "Sign in" button. If you get some kind of promotional message in the next screen (seems to be happening every time you login, doesn't it?), ignore it and click on the "Continue to My eBay" button.
- On your "My eBay" page, move your mouse pointer (cursor) above the "Account" tab, to show the dropdown menu of choices; click on "Personal Information":
- The following page will display a summary of your eBay account information, including a line that reads "Password" and shows your current eBay password as little stars:
- Click on the "Edit" link shown on the left of your current password.
- For your protection, eBay will re-display the "Sign in to your account" form: enter your current password once more (eBay ID should have been automatically filled in), and click "Sign in"; the "Change Your Password" screen will now open, and show three text fields:
- Under "Select your new password", eBay will (one last time!) ask you to confirm your current password; enter it. Then, enter the password you want to change to inside the "New password" field, and re-type it for confirmation inside "Re-enter new password".
- Forcing you to enter twice your new password before changing it avoids typos, since you cannot see what you are typing inside the password fields. Once you are done, click on the "Submit" button to apply the change.
And that's how you change your eBay password! Just remember to start using the new password immediately, from this computer and all others. If you are running an eBay online business with colleagues or friends, let them know that you have changed the common password for eBay.com.
Safety Tip: never -ever- email someone your new eBay password. Call them if you want them to have your password for eBay.com, or tell them in person.
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