UK eBay & PaypalGeneral discussions about eBay.co.uk Suspensions and Paypal.co.uk limited accounts. This forum is geared towards UK eBay & Paypal sellers.
Hi all I purchased a stealth account back here in 2022. It’s been working fine but now I’ve been hit with a request for ID (it’s asking for ID only nothing else)
1) If anyone here can help me with sorting out Docs I’d be very grateful. I messaged the seller but I think he's long gone.
2) If I don’t resolve this by the deadline I’m sure they will suspend my selling. If this happens will my balance eventually be returned to me or be stolen by ebay forever? On a previous account suspension the money was returned to me after a few months however the suspension on that occasion wasn't for failing to provide ID it was for policy violation.
3) I’ve found a loophole for the existing funds stuck in my account. It won’t allow me to withdraw but it allows me to use funds to pay for postage so from this moment on all my postage needs (even ones that are nothing to do with ebay) are being paid for through this account as this will allow me to salvage as much of my balance as possible in the event that my account is limited and ebay don’t return my money. It’s a race against time for me to spend as much money as possible on postage
**Side note** If anyone needs any UK postage please contact me as I would prefer my funds be put to good use rather than stolen by ebay. So I may be able to help you out in with postage labels.
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your postage labels...are they just royal mail labels or any provider? and you said it doesnt have to be ebay related?
Any provider Royal Mail, Evri etc.
It seems it doesn't have to be ebay related as I can create a label for an order then edit the address to anything I want so it seems like it's a loophole to get my hands on the frozen balance which is pretty cool.
So you're saying even if I submit ID I will definately be suspended? How come?
ebay like playing games with sellers in order to conceal how they work
when you have regular verification , not to confuse with restriction because of something specific you did , and they requested an ID this means the verification has already failed and if you confirm once more that the failed details are correct you will be suspended
ebay like playing games with sellers in order to conceal how they work
when you have regular verification , not to confuse with restriction because of something specific you did , and they requested an ID this means the verification has already failed and if you confirm once more that the failed details are correct you will be suspended
I'm not sure that's 100% true as I have passed ID requests on more than one occasion by submitting ID.
ebay like playing games with sellers in order to conceal how they work
when you have regular verification , not to confuse with restriction because of something specific you did , and they requested an ID this means the verification has already failed and if you confirm once more that the failed details are correct you will be suspended
This prediction turned out to be wildly innacurate as I provided docs and the account is now back in normal standing.
if docs are for details that can not be verified online wait for a couple of weeks , if everything remains the same you came through. when MP was implemented I uploaded docs for stealth several times and they were also accepted but later I was suspended. if it comes through now it is great
If your selling is suspended for not providing ID, eBay might eventually return your balance. It depends on their policies and the specific reason for the suspension. Past experience doesn't guarantee the same outcome.
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