In line with eBay's new Trusted Selling with Identity Confirmation initiative, the latest Turbo Lister Update requires a safety measure called "authentication and authorization." eBay says this step will provide more effective security against unauthorized use of your Turbo Lister account. Here is the announcement:

How authentication and authorization works

The first time you connect to the eBay site with Turbo Lister 6.5 or higher, you'll be asked to sign in and verify your User ID and password (authentication). In the next step (authorization), you'll get the appropriate privileges to perform your Turbo Lister activities. During this process, we'll give your computer an encrypted security code that only eBay can read, which will be valid for 18 months.

You won't have to go through this process again for 18 months, unless you add a new user to your Turbo Lister subscription, or you uninstall and reinstall Turbo Lister on your computer. This update is optional, as always, but in the interest of making the overall eBay marketplace safer, this process will become mandatory later this year (we'll keep you posted).

For more information about authentication and authorization, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page [http://pages.ebay.com/turbolister2/faq.html].

Sincerely,

Gui Bastos

Seller Tools team