Hello all from a new member...
So I'm here in South Carolina. I'm 46 years old and been in the technology business all my adult life as an entrepreneur. I've bought and sold almost everything imaginable online. I've owned and sold off two different data centers.
I've been on eBay and PayPal pretty much since their respective inception. I've bought and sold hundreds of items over the years from $1 to $3,000.
A couple of months ago I came across a great deal on a wholesale lot of iPhone 5's. Thinking this would be a quick turn-around on eBay I spent more money than I really had to buy them.
I spend a week after getting them making sure everything is just right on my end to sell and ship them as fast as I could print the shipping labels and now it's time. Time to list and sell.
Things go beautifully for about 12 minutes. I listed the items on buy it now, free shipping with a quantity "Over 10" available. I barely had time to go the bathroom before five orders rolled in. They were coming in at a rate that would have sold about one every minute.
WHOA THERE COWBOY! Is what I heard in my head when I suddenly get an email from eBay. My account is now terminated NOT suspended but terminated. After 15 years +/- of buying and selling and never a single incident they terminated my account. I spent hours on the phone trying to reason with them but it was like talking to a wall.
Now I find myself here. A place where it seems lots of people have the same kind of problem. At least I'm not alone I suppose. Now I'm learning a whole new way to sell.
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