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am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi to everyone
e bay has restricted my account, ongoing for last 3 weeks, requested driver licence, invoices, receipts, utility bill, sent them all to e bay, now looking for proof of business, rang them to explain this and they did not know what it was, sent them a long e mail as to what they are looking for, waiting on reply, lots of car part dealers around midland area have same restriction, this account no problems for last 5 yrs. think i might be flogging a dead horse here and they just keep wanting more very personal information, latest request is my bank statement:croc: any thoughts would be appreciated..

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

There is no harm in you carrying on trying but I would also get another account going in the background just incase they don't unlimit the account

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi yes i am going to keep going see if it gets me any where as i am not suspended, i am restricted, although it seems to mean the same to e bay, spoke to an operator from their head office in dublin,advice was to send a very long email to them and pretend you are communicating with a 2 year old. i am not holding my breath for this account, have another long time account, but would like to see where e bay take this.

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

For 30 mins of your time its worth it!

Just remember to phone them to chase it up again in a few days and then again a few days after that

eBay just say what they have to say to get you off the phone a lot of the time

If a few weeks has passed and still nothing happens then your best bet it so move on an then try with that account again in 6 months time

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

I'd read the stealth guide (if you haven't already) and get a few other accounts going...

As for this, if its worth it, keep on persisting. If you've done nothing wrong, they should eventually unlimit you.

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

thanks
yes,it is true all the operators give different advice,i will send in my creative bank info if they need it and see what they want after this, have already sent 10 documents requested, think they want blood..:fight:

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

None of them really know what they are talking about!

Sometimes they will just keep asking for more and more from you with no intention of ever actually unlimiting your account

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi thanks
that is exactly what i think will will happen if i am honest, but it is more an experiment for my self to see what other nonsense they asking for, have a stealth which is good, might do a business website myself to sell on and try and spread around the sales platforms.

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

I would even look at getting 2/3 eBay accounts if I was you just to spread the risk even further

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

HOnestly, I'd spend most of my time studying the ebay stealth so you can get back selling asap.

Then spend a little time to see if you can recover the account.

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

thanks for the replies
yes already have another stealth, might do another just in case....
genuinely done nothing wrong, so will continue with their bollackkkkk..seem lots of people on this forum in similar position, i will post again to update and may be pass on any positive information or tips if i am successful, but won't count my chickens...

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

90percent chance they will NOT unlimit the account:mad::shhh::cheer:

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi thanks
yes i know, i am sorting other accounts ,but i have given them all stealth docs, they probley want more, but that ok i can manage it, just to see how far they going to take it, i am resigned the account will be gone:pout:

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

Keep going until you know the account is 100% gone. Good accounts are worth trying for!

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

Yea, I'm sorry to hear that.

But the bright side is you can either make new stealth accounts using the ebay stealth or buy some premade ones in our market place .

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi
thanks
your input appreciated ..

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

hi
just an update ,spoke to e bay this morning and the result is the account not just restricted but indefinitely restrictedly now ,am going to ring again and plead my case one last time as it a good account and i have done nothing wrong. some one suggested leaving the account for 6 months and try again, so that is my plan, have 2 stealth now, and going to do a business web site.

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

I suggest having at least 5 accounts.

And yes, try again in 6 mo or so. There was a case where accounts just came back from suspension out of the blue without you doing anything.

eBay = moody

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Thanks for that its appreciated...

Re: am i flogging a dead horse
 

Good try - smart choice to try again with another agent, please professionally and hope for the best.

Listen to Saijin's advice for multiple backup accounts.