I agree, chasing £8 is a waste of time! I've sent off letters to both Ebay and RW today by recorded delivery and I've taken your advice and haven't included my bank statement. I've also asked RW to let me know what the debt is in relation to and asked them to prove that it exists. It will be interesting to see what response I get.

Thanks for your advice everyone! I always pay with my credit card as my boyfriend has had problems with paypal in the past. I have my credit card billl with me so I will copy this for the time being and send it off to Robinson Way along with a coverong letter. I will follow up with a telephone call tomorrow morning. I have also sent Ebay two emails this morning but they are not exactly very quick at responding to any messages.

Hi there, I am new to this site and desperately need some advice. Back in June, Ebay started emailing me to say that the credit card that I paid all my fees through was due to expire and that I should update the details. I knew that my card was not due to expire for another 6 months and so I ignored the emails. That is until they suspended my account in July as my fees were now overdue. I believed that I contacted Ebay to tell them that the details surrounding my credit card were correct but I didn't get a response. Finally, when they emailed me to tell me that they would forward the debt to a DCA I paid via their 'make a one time payment' section. Subsequently they reactivated my account and I have sold at least 6 items in the past month alone. However, I don't believe that they notified the DCA and they are now chasing me for £8. As my Ebay fees are now clear I can only assume that this is a fee that the DCA are charging me directly. They have bombarded my parents with phone messages and somehow they even got of my boyfriend's number. My mum got fed up of the calls and told them last week that I'd moved out and she doesn't know where I am. I think that's what prompted the letter from DCA. The letter was dated 7 Sept but I only received it yesterday (11 Sept) and the bill needs to be paid by 10am tomorrow (12 Sept). What are my rights? I do not even know what the debt is for and I don't want to call Robinson Way in case they trace my phone number (which they don't have). They are threatening me with court action unless I pay.