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Newbie question about ebay
 

Hi guys, I'm new here, I have a lot of experience with paypal but not much experience with ebay.

It seems a lot of people here have had their ebay accounts limited and they seek alternative accounts for this.

Sorry if this seems naive, but why do so many people get banned from ebay? is eBay excessively trigger happy or is it the case that many people do something shady?

Genuinely curious, no judgements either way.

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

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

Many reasons exist - you will see as you read through the forums

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

many reasons,they dont pay their bills,they sell things not allowed on EBAY,too many buyer complaints,poor performance,

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

Paypal typically is a lot more strict than ebay. Pretty much if you follow the rules, Dont sell risky stuff and offer excellent service you have little issues.

If you drop ship, sell digital goods or anything else disliked, or offer crappy service, you will get closed up.

Paypal has these same issues plus a bunch of their own.

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

I see, that's what I expected, why would the average joe selling things on ebay get limited.

So presumably a lot of these people who need a steady supply of ebay accounts are drop-shipping from remote places or selling warcraft gold?

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

Part of the reason I ask is because I once sold a bunch of stuff on ebay and then disappeared for a month (I had an accident and was in the hospital), and I'd already gotten paid for about 5 items which I never shipped -- they all filed complaints and got their money back, but my ebay account wasn't restricted. I still get messages asking me to come back and improve my seller rating.

Makes me wonder the hell do you have to do to get banned.

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

depends on what you sell. But five cases not responded to today would cripple your visibility.

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

you should read your Ebay agreement when you signed up to see what is not allowed to sell on Ebay

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

Sold VERO products, restrictions,

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

You did? Pretty clear...

Re: Newbie question about ebay
 

Ebay asking sellers to come back and sell is generated by bots ,as new seller or old seller coming back,Ebay/Paypal will put a hold on your sales proceeds up to 21 days,sometimes more if it is a high risk item.
also did those buyers leave you negative feedback,here is another reason a seller can be banned,if his feedback falls into negative territory say -3.