Mercari demanding a "selfie" in order to continue selling

So my wife signed up for Mercari a few months ago to try it out and has sold a few hundred bucks of junk, nothing crazy, no issues or complaints. To sign up they requested bank info, address, phone and email which she did up front. Now all of a sudden they need to verify identity and want to scan a DL or Passport after which the app wants a selfie so they can verify it is the same person. …

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