ebay giving out my phone number

[MsBug]

Hi, i just bought an item off ebay, and five minutes later I received a call on my mobile from the seller. They were fine, just calling to let me know they would post it tomorrow - they didn't sound like they'd sold much on ebay before.

But I'm not really comfortable with ebay giving my mobile numbers to everyone I've bought from - I had no idea they did this, how do I stop them? I've searched ebay and can't find the answer.

If you buy or sell on eBay, the other party in the transaction can request your details. You can't stop that - you could change the number, but that could cause issues if eBay ever need to speak to you.

wow, I never knew that. I think I will change it to my home phone number - I am very careful who I give my mobile number to as I have had problems with junk calls in the past I don't usually give my number to businesses any more.

Do you know how I change it?