How can you use your credit card on EBay?

On EBay, when you're selling an item, how can you get the money if you're using a credit card? Does the buyer need your number? Because I wouldn't want a stranger to know my credit card number. How does this work?|||You need a Paypal account. A buyer can only use his Paypal connected to his credit card, and you get the payment directly to Paypal. If you want to accept a money order, you can with an individual seller but you still need a Paypal account for most payments. Buyers have Ebay protection when using Paypal.