Change eBay password: How easy it is

As with all services where you have payment information stored, you should always pay attention to account security on eBay. The password plays an important role in this. Read how to change your eBay password.

By changing your eBay password, you increase the security of the account.

Change eBay password: How to proceed

Whether on eBay or other services that know your payment details, experts advise changing the password regularly. On eBay, the procedure is pleasantly straightforward. You can change your eBay password with just a few clicks:

1. Log in to ebay.de.
2. Click on your profile at the top left and select "Account settings".
3. Click under "My eBay" in the "Personal data and privacy" section on the "Login and security" entry.
4. The first entry you will see there is "Password". Click right next to it on "Edit".
5. On the next page, enter your current password and the new password (twice for security reasons).
6. Then click on "New login".

The password will now be changed. Finally, a tip for creating the new password: Experience has shown that passwords with many different types of characters are particularly secure. Therefore, it is best to choose a combination of upper and lower case letters as well as numbers.