Account Locked !! Did this happen to anyone?

[powerbid]

just logged onto my first ever created ebay account which was sometime in 2001, i logged into this account about 7-8months ago after i found it incidently.. now when now i wanted to use it as a buyer account i got this message.. is this happening to anyone? i hope the pic is uploaded fine as it is first time i m uploading anything..

[aspkin]

Hmm, seems eBay is starting to inactive old accounts for confirmation.

That's a new one.

[powerbid]

yes i do have e-printed copy stored for accounts i know i will get it reininsted sometime later.. infact that account was registered outside UK so when i m on vacations again ill get it reopen than.. but my point to starting this tread was.. lying/dormant accounts which we were thinking are safe could be in a big trouble as ebay will lock them all up for not being used.. and getting them reinstated will be a mess as most of the info on those accounts is ⊗⊗⊗⊗.. and lastly creating new accounts on ebay is a pain due to phone verification problem.. i think bad days are coming for suspended members to sustain but we shall PREVAIL

[imjustme]

The question is, for how long have you not logged into this account?

[GreenBean]

IJM, are you asking because of a concern that ebay might give troubles if/when such accounts are re-activated?

[imjustme]

Just wondering really what the time trigger is. I log into all my accounts weekly, but I'm wondering if they make you re-activate it if you haven't logged in for 1 month? 3 months? 6 months?

[GreenBean]

That is what I hoped you would say. I had an old account not touched for 4 months which
I logged into with no such notice. (OZ account).

[imjustme]

I guess you could just list a bogus item through Auctiva every 2 weeks that says "RHSHDJSHD" in the title and in a category where nobody will look. Keeps the account 'active' and at minimal fees. I wouldn't mind paying 10 cents every 2 weeks per account :D

[powerbid]

this account was created in 2001, untouched untill 2007 when i found it and got properly activated then i logged in back yesterday to find this message all my other accounts are fine but this one got this message.

[imjustme]

My guess is that they lock accounts after 1 year. I can't imagine they would lock accounts after 1-2 months.

[Fonz]

I created an account in 1999, defaulted on it, haven't used it since. Now I'm using it again to sell. No problem.