Need Some Help About Invoices

sbanks · #1 08-10-2011

Hey Guys
I'm new on the forums here and need some help. I have searched around and am reading some conflicting things about faxing invoices. I got a MC011 violation and subsequent suspension with all my listings pulled recently. They gave the typical reason with they've seen recent activity on my account, blah blah blah....They want to see govt id, utility bill and invoices of all the items I have listed. The first 2 are no problem, its the 3rd one regarding the invoices that I am worried about. You see I was selling mostly legit items on my account, but I had a couple of vero items in there, which really didn't get me much sales , but I got sloppy and greedy I guess and screwed everything up. Well one of the vero items was taken down and I believe this drew a red flag on my account and closer scrutiny. Anyways the problem is that 1 group of my items is dropshipped, its a legit product. Another group of my products is imported directly by me. The vero items come from a local supplier. What should I do regarding the invoices? Should I get creative using the dropshipper invoices, make it looked like I placed bulk orders for the items listed? Do they follow up by calling these companies? Can they even do that? The other items which I directly import, should I be putting the chinese companies on the invoice? Will that draw flags? Or should I use a local wholesaler and make it up? There are thousands of wholesale companies that unless you are in the industry you have never heard off, but my worry is that ebay will not accept it if it doesn't look like a walmart or such a company.

Basically I screwed up a legit account with 1 vero violation and I am kicking myself for this stupid mistake. This account is from 07/11 and has over 1000 fb. I want to know if anyone knows what exactly they are looking for with these invoices, can we be creative in making these up, does ebay follow up checking the accuracy of these invoices. Also they said they wanted the invoices for all the items, which is close to 50 items, do you think I would be able to get away with sending them invoices for say 75% of the items? Or am I screwed and should I kiss this account goodbye. Sorry for writing a book here, Im just in a little shock over the account being in this position. Thanks in advance.

alikayani · #2 08-11-2011

Do some invoices, write your own phone number(not the one you are using with your ebaY account) on them, a mobile number would do, and send them to ebaY, easy peasy!

GrannyT · #3 08-12-2011

No - stop - do not do this.

You cannot use a mobile number on invoices - it is an unnecessary and very silly risk

If you are going to be creative with invoices use Soho66 and get a landline number.

Every legitimate business has a land line number and an email address - and it aint yahoo.co.uk !!!!

Think about what you are doing - stop taking silly risks - you'll give stealth a bad name

Imakemoney · #4 08-12-2011

Agreed listen to GT - she is giving you good advice.

How many businesses do you see with mobile numbers to contact them?

alikayani · #5 08-12-2011

Lol, I always give them mobile number

GreenBean · #6 08-12-2011

and how often do your accounts get permanently limited?

Give advice but make it sensible.

LOL

LOL is the dumbest thing to tack on to a post.

Paypal USA, which is where the OP is based, is strict with its requirements. Cell phones might not fly with them.