Weird suspension message

[rsot]

And another account goes down - wasn`t selling anything weird but I got this message from eBay:

Dear XXXXXXXXX

Your eBay account has been suspended for 30 days because of a violation of the eBay Feedback Manipulation policy. The following information led to our decision:

AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
AAA++++++++++++++++First Class
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
Aug 11 / 10 - A+++++++++++
great seller! highly recommended!
great seller! highly recommended!
great seller! highly recommended!
great seller! highly recommended!
great seller! highly recommended!
great seller! highly recommended!
Item as described. Thank you!
Item as described. Thank you!
Item as described. Thank you!
Item as described. Thank you!
Item as described. Thank you!
Item as described. Thank you!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
Great Seller, Thank You So Much!!!
response quickly，good service
response quickly，good

etc...

I didnt do any manipulation either....what an annoyance.

[SaiJin]

where do those feedbacks come from?

[rsot]

I don`t know Saijin - was selling low crap. I just see that my feedback is now debited close to 200 positives gone!

And these are all different users...no way I could have manipulated to that magnitude ha.

Very weird.

[SaiJin]

If that's how your feedback page looks like, but they are all from each individual unique user, then yea, they'll see it as FB manipulation.

THe chances of diff users leave the same feedbacks is slim to zero.

It's possible that it's a competitor who caught on to you, and start buying stuff from you, and doing those things to get you off eBay?

[rsot]

I doubt that - all these people are based in countries all over the world - each of the buyers`own feedbacks range from 0 to 1k+.

I don`t think it`s a single competitor - there is no competitor for my junk ha. I think eBay has some feedback bot that maybe gets triggered if too many people leave you same auto-feedback message....sadly.

[SaiJin]

but it's still suspicious that you got the above feedbacks.
it's rare.

[rsot]

End of message goes:

During the period of suspension, you can't use eBay in any way, including registering a new account or using an additional existing account. If you owe any seller fees, eBay will charge them to your current billing method. After 30 days you can appeal the suspension by replying to this email.

After 30 days have passed, you can begin the process for appealing the suspension by replying to this email. We'll then send you a Conditions for Reinstatement form.

We need you to take action. For more information about why your account may have been suspended and what steps to take now, please go to:
Suspended accounts

I contacted CS in the meantime - otherwise i have to wait - dammit.

[rsot]

Yeah I see your point saijin but they are all sparsed out - maybe i got unlucky.

What`s worse also is I can`t close unpaid cases...so i get screwed on fees too.

[SaiJin]

You said all over the world ebayers? They could be zombies / bots, man.
I don't think it's unlucky. Not trying to be negative or paranoid here,
but again, it's so unlikely.

20 different users, each uses the same feedback, 5 of the same in a row? In that uniform?

Perhaps think back what you sold in your old acc, think if there's a jerk that hates you and then look at your current auction desc to see if you can see your old self in the current one.

PS: last year around the same time, I was targeted and the user kept buying stuff from me without paying and then left at least 10 negs. he got banned,
came back with a diff user does the same for 2 weeks. Took ebay weeks to rid of those negs.

[rsot]

True saijin - good point - perhaps I got left too much feedback in a row by same user setting up all kinds of another accounts.

eBay removed pieces of my feedback - chunks of it - dropped my feedback from 600+ to 450ish so...must have been a pretty significant copying going on.

On another end, current accounts = zilch so...it`s start from scratch again ugh.

[SaiJin]

I'd assume those buyers already started their claims to get their $ money back?

[rsot]

Naw - it`s low end crap - feedbacks as far from April and March got removed - pretty sick part of eBay. Yes I will admit the low end crap was for feedback - hell the account was basically existing to help other folx out ha. But the point is that I did not physically manipulate feedback.

[SaiJin]

well, just be careful I'd say.
It sucks though, but at least it's not an indefinite suspension right? Just 30 days and you can use your other accounts?

[rsot]

Yes says 30 days. I slacked on setting up new accounts so was down to this one and another. Time to get cracking some eggs again.

I think I have another that just came off 30 days but I won`t contact eBay just yet for that one ha.

[MadSam]

Hold on were these the same people leaving the exact same feedback 6 times each, or different people left identical feedback 6 times in a row?

[SaiJin]

each one is a unique buyer from different countries