Can't create a seller account due to "technical difficulties"

[ebayisanecessaryevil]

Has anyone experienced this over the past 2 days (10/30/08-11/1/08) I try to gain access to the screen to enter a credit card to create a seller account, and a warning message comes up that they are unable to complete the process at this time.

[bbcoach]

I got that message about a month ago on one of my accounts, I was starting. I even did a live chat and they said give it a few days and it will correct itself, I think its a smokescreen by EB/PP to get more info or to further investigate something. You may have done something wrong or have linked to another account. When this happened to me, I had created and confirmed the PP first, no problems, then I couldnt get a sellers account going and got that message. I got to the point of getting the Phone# verify, and got that "technical difficulties message". Then bam, while I was waiting this "48" hrs that EB told me too, and then all would be fine, my confirmed PP asked me for SS, it may be coincidence but it happened. I think something was going on, all of it didnt seem normal, I was able to create another account at the same time using all my usual methods/techniques. I may have slipped and done something that tipped them, but wait and see if it happens, I may be right.

[GreenBean]

tbh, I think that ebay/paypal are changing parameters at the moment. Just make sure that you keep records of everything you do. Def, something about and not because it is Halloween

[Exeneva]

lol at the fact that you even thought of Halloween having something to do with eBay.

[GreenBean]

Just to cheer us up!

[philly387]

They have had that "problem" for a very long time. Every time I have tried live chat they say the same fricken thing...try again in a few days and it should be fixed. They are full of it. It seems it is not high on ebays priority list.

[mantisinc]

Of course it's not on their priority list. They already have however many millions of sellers as it is.

[ebayisanecessaryevil]

I think I figured it out- TELEPHONE VERIFICATION STEP not loading and timing-out, which in my case was due to poor computer performance.

I know ebay is all about cookies, but since I needed to phone verify anyway I thought no harm in cleaning up the comp and getting everything deleted. I did that, the computer was healthier, and I tried again.

FINALLY Everything worked normally, phone verification loaded and worked and I have a seller account now.

I googled the problem and a lot of other people around the world have experienced the same thing, but as always no one had an answer.