New account, suspended and cannot be told why...
Summary: The discussion began with theparkers2016 expressing frustration about having their new account suspended without being provided a reason. yoali5 responded, sharing similar experiences of account suspensions with little to no explanation. lezned-toycollector and sandypebbles joined the conversation, contributing their own encounters with account issues. kh-federico later added to the thread, although the specific details of their input were not provided. Overall, the discussion highlights concerns about account management and communication clarity from the platform.
Thanks to whoever can listen and provide me with any help or information.
I recently made a new eBay account (not this account) for my Dad and I to sell some coins from our coin collection. In the past my dad had an eBay account (he couldn't remember the password or recover it due to an old email) and this account I am posting on is my personal account I didn't want to use for our joint collection. I believe it isn't against the policy, and I went ahead and made a new account for us.
So I listed some coins. A couple of days later our account gets suspended and the email states:
After reviewing your eBay account, we've noted several concerns with your recent activity. As a result, we've taken the following action on your account:
- Your eBay account has been suspended.
- Item listings have been removed. A list of removed items is available further down in this email.
We've taken this precaution to protect our members while we make sure that the activity doesn't cause harm -- however unintentionally -- to the eBay community.
While suspended, you won't be able to use eBay. Registering a new account may hinder any option to appeal your account. If you would like to appeal this action, we need to verify your account information and your eBay activity directly with you.
Any outstanding fees owed for selling activity will post to your account as due. Any amounts that you haven't previously disputed will be charged to the billing method currently on file.
If you have questions about this message, please click Help at the top of most eBay pages.
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Okay, I then started a live chat and asked what the issue was. I was informed "As a newly registered user, it is necessary for us to have everyone verified in order to keep the market place safe. What we do is we check your identity and the items that you are selling/buying." and "not to worry as this is just a part of your account confirmation". I was asked to provide proof of identity and proof of address, which I did. After approximately 24 hours our account was reinstated and I proptly relisted our items.
A few days later our account is suspended again! I get the same email, and go to start a live chat. No agent would tell me why our account was suspended, they couldn't divulge the reason as it could lead to sellers trying to work around it (fair enough, but how else am I meant to explain I haven't intentionally done anything wrong and correct the issue). I could not appeal as apparently the first suspension was an appeal even though it was "just a part of account confirmation". They say I can no longer use eBay and any other accounts linked will also be suspended, when asking for further details or if there is anyone else to talk to it's just a merry-go-round of generic responses from the agents.
I have gone through the selling policy and I cannot see anything that I could have done wrong. After reading some posts in the forums, the only things I could think of are that in the listings I said "contact us if you have any issues", which could be something? I believe my PayPal was linked, but do recall seeing something about confirming my account (even though I thought I already did). I honestly don't understand if it was something as simple as that, why wouldn't they ask for further details instead of suspending us?
With no call centre and no one else to speak to other than agents who all seem to choose pre-typed responses, do I have any other options?
Thanks again for taking the time to read it.
kh-federico
·7 months agoHi yoali5,
This topic has been locked because the thread has become a bit dated. If you’d like to keep the conversation going or have additional questions, we encourage you to start a new topic.
Thanks!
eBay moderation
yoali5
·7 months agoMy new Account was permanently suspended due to ID verification. Due to one name i have to submit same name in first name and last name as it was must to enter but then sudden email came that account was terminated permanently . I made calls and email to and told them the reason that AI must have flagged my account due to this issue, but gentlemen was just repeating the same sentence which was written in the email. Anyway, it was really bad experience and really unprofessional behaviour to not even review the account.
lezned-toycollector
·7 months agoAnd how exactly does this help the OP... 6 years on down the track????
sandypebbles
·7 months agoIt is very clearly stated in the rules that all your names must match on eBay, your bank and your ID
As there are very clear rules about drop shipping and lifting photos from other websites