Pete --- minor correction to your post based on response I received from Jo King at eBay on the issue of having more than one account:

From: Jo King <jo@ebay.com>
To: runtam@pacbell.net

Hello,

It is not against eBay rules for users to have multiple registered
accounts, as long as those accounts do not interact in any way - bidding or
feedback.

Regards,
Jo
eBay Customer Support
The SafeHarbor Project