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eBay holding funds for 96ays now after restriction
 

Hello I am shocked I haven't received my funds by now I thought after they told me 60 to 72 days it was enough for them to release my funds my account was suspended by Vero that is what I think. I was suspended on the 1st of August and today is 5 November now I have no access to contact their customer service they switched my contact access to email which isn't accessible when I tried. This makes me think they are not being faithful also they want to steal my funds what is the funds doing there for all this while I don't understand I know eBay is not a bank I am even surprised they take delight in doing such things. After I read many threads from other people confessing they received their funds within that time period which is 60 to 72 days and even some received theirs before that time frame why haven't I received my funds all this while what are they keeping the funds for is just sitting in there. I am frustrated and do no know what to do that is all my funds there. I am a father of two I am out of funds and it's hard now for me to get a job after I trusted eBay and invested all my funds $1.6k any help please I:help::help::help:::tears:

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Welcome to the forum OP - all the best as you master stealth :thumb:


1.6k locked - what vero category/items being sold?

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Some of the items were sneakers and apple air pods was the item that triggered warnings from eBay and is 96days still haven't received my funds

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very high risk items - hmm have you been asked to provide proof of source of your goods?

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No I never sold an apple air pod but I sold three sneakers
Just that I received warnings and a 3 day suspension which was temporary those listings was taken down so I stopped selling and moved my store to clothing which I was fine for two to three weeks without any warnings and later I received a message a restriction message on 1st of August. The only proof I was ask to provide was proof of ID which I submitted and agents told me I will receive my funds in 60 to 72 days which later they are saying 170days all sought of different answers so I am shocked agents from eBay are telling lies to their seller's this tells me eBay isn't a legit company they can't be trusted I will not recommend eBay for anyone I think they are not serious about customer service and doesn't even think about the less privilege they're so selfish.

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As you've found out, eBay will say anything you want to hear to get you off the phone/live-chat.

IMO they believe you sold counterfeit or goods from an unathorised source. If so, then they have no intention of ever releasing your money.

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what brand are your sneakers?

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If so then why do they release funds with similar cases after I read similar threads and which people are testifying they received their funds in 60 to 72 days period some not up to the time frame.

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similar cases?
You dont really know how similar is similar?
EbAy is under a lot of pressure from name brands like Adidas,Coach,Apple .
In the case of Tiffany vs Ebay,the court ruled companies should monitor ⊗⊗⊗⊗ and counterfeit ,not the sales venue,so name brands Vero can take down any listings without asking Ebay to do so.
Domestic chargebacks can come in 180 days,in some countries up to a year,in others,no chargeback.

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don't even fall for that, just contact each of your buyer's say you never got the payment because ebay is giving you problems, refund each buyer. attach a photo with your contact info, most of the times if you tell the buyer they can keep 20 dollars or so, they will help you out,

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what is the country of registration of the ebay account?

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The account is registered as US registered account

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How am I supposed to do so now I have no access over the account the account is restricted so every transaction or action that goes on in the account are only operated by eBay the only access I have is to login and just stare at the funds written in there just like that.

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very generous - 20 dollars...

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it is likely the account was not verified

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There's probably something you're not saying. You invested all of your funds being $1.6k and only sold 3 sneakers on eBay and for that your account got suspended?

How did you invest $1.6k in 3 sneakers?

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Was the account verified?

If yes, funds can still be disbursed (there's a chance)

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I meant the sneakers and air pods was the suspicious items I listed that I think got me banned. I never sold an air pod it was taken down when I listed but for the sneakers, I sold 3 of them before it was taken down which I even had a 3 days suspension so I stopped and moved my store to selling clothing which I was fine no warnings for over 3 to 4 weeks. until the next month I had a message stating I am restricted so it isn't only sneakers sold for $1.6k. I think the sneakers I think the 3 sneakers I sold cost $350 out of my funds rest I sold is only clothing.

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It was verified they have all my details is linked with my Payoneer account and I received my first payout on May I was receiving all my payouts without any problem until I got restricted.

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The problem I'm seeing right now is a Vero / Copyright suspension.

This type of suspension usually they'll end up keeping the funds and the low level customer support really don't know anything nor do they have a say.

The account is fully suspended and they aren't asking for any documentation correct?
Did they also say in the suspension email how long they'll hold the funds?

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US ebay accounts can not be linked to payoneer , so the country is not USA after all?

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On eBay the region I was assign to was the US but I had the chance to change it if I wanted to do so.

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The ask for my ID which I provided and they told me I will receive my funds within 60 to 72 days but there wasn't any information about when they will release the funds in the email they sent me they said I need to reinstate my account to get paid at the top of my payments tab

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I contacted them after the suspension and I was ask to provide my ID which I submitted and later, they told me I will receive my funds in 60 to 72 days. They never mention anything concerning the funds in the suspension email I received.

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and the country of registration is what?

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Am in Ghana I registered in Ghana around 2017. At the time I was using it for buying purposes only. I was recently approved and started selling in May

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I really hope they'll release your funds...

in the mean time, can you make some new stealth accounts so you can start selling again?

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I have nothing now to start selling again. Since they hold funds and you have to use your own money to purchase the item. Also, pay for shipping without using the buyer's money that was used for the transaction. I can't afford to loose anything again. I have nothing now. That is all my funds locked up in there. My brother. I won't make that mistake again. I will never sell on eBay again. I won't even recommend eBay to anyone ever. If I have breached a policy of theirs and they think they can't work with me again, do they have to keep my funds as long as they want? No. That seems like an illegitimate platform. To me, my account is banned, as they said, because of suspicious activity. I understand they have banned my account and they want to get the funds. So this means they take delight in restricting accounts because they want to steal funds from sellers. Let's think about it this way, being a middle man between a buyer and seller when there's a transaction and everything goes on well and you, as a middle man, think you can't continue as a middle man because you notice the seller is not faithful or, any sought and you do not want to work with the seller again and you have the funds in your hands waiting for the buyer to come back and ask for the money back and even keep the Item but buyer never comes again. You, as a middle-man, also never contact the buyer again. So do you have the legal right to keep the funds as long as you want? without telling the seller exactly when you will give out the funds. I think it is high time all sellers who are being banned on eBay whom eBay is keeping their funds after the 60 to 72 days they promised should organize and file a lawsuit against them. I saw on YouTube how they screwed one guy for 7 months. They owe him $4k only for him to come out and make a video which hit thousands of views within a week until they paid him and gave him compensation as well. I guess they get too comfortable keeping people's funds without any panic, fear or any pressure. In my case, I can see I was targeted because I received payouts in the early stages when I was selling. Even the listings they took down, they sent the payout, so it was because those funds were as small and too small that they never wanted them and they gave them out to me until they waited for my account to generate enough funds, so then, they could take their fees and ban me as well. And also, have hold of my funds. For what? Are they an institution that has the right to keep money like a bank? It does not seem to be right to me. This sometimes goes as far as it used to be. This situation is unacceptable. I think all sellers should refrain from selling on eBay.

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difficult to read this last post of yours Ben35

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Please kindly take time and read slowly you will get the understanding I was in a hurry typing so I didn't include many punctuations.

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this is the reason for your problems , ebay regularly discriminate against third world countries and they will not pay out the money to ghana

ebay do over 90% of all business in just 3 countries so they do not really care much about people outside of those 3 countries

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I am waiting until the middle of this month If I do not receive my funds I think I will know what to do.

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that is good - wait and hopefully it will come. Get other accounts running in the meantime

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120 days here and still have not received the promised payout. Also banned the live chat option.

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Am starting to think this people are playing with our hearts. Mellyg can I have a close contact. Can you kindly share any source of your social media handles that I can reach you on.

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country of registration in the third world means that ebay can refuse to pay out and do not need to fear legal or any other consequences

in major countries they only refuse to pay out if identity was not verified

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Your words are like your name:FF:. In the third countries if they refuse to pay because they think they can't be afraid of any legal rights or anything then, I tell you there's something they should be aware of in the third countries which is going crack them down.

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Agree that these platforms hardly consider individual ppl as respect-worthy. Social media handle - why?

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Wanted to ask much about his in detail since his situation is similar to mine also he had an early suspension. Some days after I was also suspended.

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Valid - though sometimes sharing out open in the posts will get a lot of contribution