New stealth account suspended indefinely

[DavidTheMillionaire]

Originally Posted by Recherché

That's what happened to me several years back. Purchased items under $5 to get to 12 positive feedback in about a week. Never got around to listing anything when account was suspended. Permanently, without any chance of reinstatement. Feedback manipulation. Email stated account posed a 'threat' to eBay community.

Think of all the 1,000's people who legitimately create accounts to buy stuff on Ebay everyday. How would they know the difference between somebody buying because they genuinely want the items, or doing it just for feedback manipulation? There has to be something else that made them suspicious.. Something that triggered the suspension.

[degsey69]

A lot of people are getting suspended so they have to verify their account with eBay, if you know the intimate details of the account you have created then you will be fine. They will ask things like color of your car, what make car, date of birth, your height, addresses you are associated with, companies you have also been associated with. You have 2 shots at getting it right and if you can not you are closed down.

This is a tightening up by eBay for all accounts so that they will can be changed over to managed payments as verified.

[Recherché]

Originally Posted by DavidTheMillionaire

Think of all the 1,000's people who legitimately create accounts to buy stuff on Ebay everyday. How would they know the difference between somebody buying because they genuinely want the items, or doing it just for feedback manipulation? There has to be something else that made them suspicious.. Something that triggered the suspension.

Actually, now that I remember better, most of the items I purchased were .99 or less. Some of those listings I bought from were suspended along with my account. I recall buying Superman stickers and other cheap VERO items.