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@MM78

My supplier is actually the manufacturer and not the wholesaler. They don't sell to wholesalers but only to direct retailers, because they have no control over where wholesalers might sell the products (they can't export it outside of USA because their license agreements only allow selling within the US) This is also why I can't import these products to my country where I could make a LOT more sales and a bigger profit selling them here

They put an INDEFINITE selling restriction on my account, and one person on the forums told me in their 9 years selling on eBay they have yet to see a seller who got back to selling on eBay after the infamous "indefinite selling restriction"

I'm afraid that if I call them especially with my bad English they wouldn't bother helping a foreign seller they can barely understand, with such a high risk and serious concerns, and move on to the next call

why wouldn't they help you? Do you know anyone who does speak "better" english? Maybe you can have someone else call and help ya out that way.

I have found
 

That most warnings that ebay gives go largely unheeded. We all think we do not have to provide proof or think that we are above being doubted or trusted. No one is trusted anymore on ebay. So we all need to take each and every indicator that ebay communicates with us, seriously. If every one treated their ebay account as carefully as they did their PIN numbers and checkbooks, we wouldn't be in this situation.

Scammers and fraudsters on ebay have ruined if for so many people and the trickle down effect of paranoia and distrust affects us all.

My suggestion to anyone is remain polite, be honest so no lies pop up later, and always use YOUR own computer to log in, andn NEVER let ANYONE ever log in on your computer.

EVER!! You wouldn't give people keys to your store would you? So don't risk your accounts by mixing up high risk identities and IP addresses with yours.

Sellers now have to step up (three or four steps) their care and diligence to keep their accounts safe!

Nel.

Man, Just get a Letter from the manufacturer that states that they Indeed OWN and manufacture the product, and authorize you to sell it on ebay, include contact information for a Representative of the Manufacturer who will back the letter up 100%, add that you Might take some Legal Action against them Threat and send the letter to: Trust&Saftey, Seller Support, and the LEGAL Dept, and watch and see what happens, Im fairly confident that you have a BETTER than 50-50 chance of getting the account back,,,

I think I have found the problem..

1) Selling trademarked or copyrighted items is considered high risk due to all of the counterfeits out there.
2) You are in Israel, selling to people is the US, which is another thing eBay is uncomfortable with.
3) You are using a drop-shipper. Per eBay it IS allowed, but in reality they frown upon it. Too many bad things happn when drop-shipping is involved.

So, even if you had the OK from the trademark owners to sell your items, eBay still does not like your business model - being a foreign seller using a drop-shipper.

eBay feels you do not have control over the merchandise. They are also aware that many companies selling counterfeits offer to drop-ship in order to recruit 3rd party sellers.

I'm not trying to be mean, but that is how eBay and PayPal see it.

You talk about having "rights to sell" but the fact is that eBay is a private company and they can pohibit whatever activity/merchandise they want to. Remember, eBay is NOT telling you that you are not allowed to sell your items, only that you may not sell them on their website.

Dont think particular manufacturer does not have the IP rights to the goods mentioned. Items come under the property of Viacom/Knicklelodeon.

Their goods are manufactured under license:noidea:

I agree with you that eBay and Paypal see things the way you describe but they are eventually dealing with sellers case by case

If the manufacturer has a license from Viacom, and I have a license from the manufacturer, then there is no reason for them to prohibit me from selling the items on eBay because it proves that I am allowed to sell them

To make clear, the manufacturer also offers drop ship services that are handled directly by them, not by a 3rd party

They are not like a small factory in China where everything is a mess or just a small workshop in the US. It is a full size factory based in San Francisco and they selling to the big guys and also to many online retailers

I very much doubt you are dealing with the manufacturer. If you are, why are other ebay sellers able to sell the exact same products as you at a fraction of the cost?

How do I know this?

From your rants and whining about what you sell and where you sell it from, it was fairly easy to find the same rants / whining on the ebay forums along with your user ID.

From looking at what you were selling, your whole business model is flawed. You are trying to sell products that your competitors are selling at a fraction of the price. On top of that you were taking the piss by hiking up the shipping rates. And you wonder why sales were slow? You could have a 1000/$30000 selling limit and it will make little difference to your sales volume when you are 3x the price of everyone else.

Anyway, good luck with the business. :)

Bust- great minds think alike

Nobody else on eBay sells what I sell except for 1 competitor and my prices are in fact BELOW theirs since I am offering free shipping

Also, I do buy directly from the manufacturer. Don't believe? Your problem. I'm not going to prove anything to anyone but eBay

theseller- i think what ebayorbust is trying to say is that it is easy to find you crying on other websites and it is hard to take you seriously

***Ignore this

Yotano, I believe the OP sells branded Backpacks, like SpongeBob, Batman and other characters.

oh???

never mind, i have no idea where i got the iphone idea at.

he did mention that he ordered a 100 pc iphones from an authorized Apple dealer

Mentioned so many things....

:juggle:

on more than 1 site...

Actually I take my comment back, haha he did mention iphones....this thread is giving me a headache! lol

The iPhones was an EXAMPLE

Make those headaches migraine on my end

I just want to cry again.

@oge, there's already a thread around here recently called "I just want to cry" or something like that :thumb: