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Originally Posted by amysol  They just told me the life suspension is because the brand does not want this item sold on ebay. What brand does want their item sold on ebay? Ebay prices are low, this can devalue any brand. Ebay wouldn't exist at all if all brands were not sold on ebay, as when we sell generic customers get pissed at the quality and leave negative feedback.
BUT.....why SUSPEND ME and my 7 year old account for life???? Why not just say don't sell this brand?
Also, what about the other 200+ ebayers selling this brand on ebay? Why was I selected? Cause my stats climbed? Cause I was selling so many?
sigh | This happens often. Right now, brand owners have a lot of control (too much if you ask me) over whether or not their products are sold on eBay. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has tipped the balance in their favor.
Under that law, you could challenge an eBay takedown of your listing if the accusation was copyright infringement. However, when they claim TRADEMARK infringement, there is no right to challenge the takedown. Many brand owners use this to keep their products OFF of eBay.
Complaining to eBay that others are still able to sell the product will not do you any good. And, although this is just speculation, that may have been the MAIN REASON your account was flagged, but adding the phake tracking numbers could have tipped their response from a warning to a ban.
I seriously think that stealth is the answer here, because I don't see them giving you your account back. I would open several accounts and sell some low-priced items on them at first. Then, I would start to add your main item. Keep in mind that you will probably have some stealth accounts go down as well. To stay in business will require using several accounts. But this spreads your risk, which is actually much better for you in the long run.
Keep in mind that eBay can do whatever they like since it is their website. Anything we come up with as far as reasons your account was banned are just speculation. But at the end of the day it really does not matter WHY your account was banned - it just matters that it WAS.
Stealth is the answer here.
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