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@keythisin3 wrote:ok, so now it gets confusung, as in one area if i dont meet ebays or sellers requirement its a no no, but if i do it and no transaction takes place its ok to do it, seems double standards doesnt it?
No.
The rule is a blocked bidder, or buyer who does not meet the sellers terms, is not permitted to buy an item.
Attempting to buy when knowing you'll be blocked from doing so, is not against any rules.
I mean, think about it this way...
Say you're walking down the street, and you come across a house that's having a party in their (unfenced) front yard. Looks pretty fun, there's a bouncy castle and all, so you ask for an invite. They say no, it's a family reunion and you're not a member of their family.
You go away, purchase one of these
Then go back and say, "hello, family, I have arrived at last, so good to see you all - let me in".
Except, they've now built a fence and are ignoring you. You can't get in, you can't ever say you were at that party - you only get to look on wistfully, as your nose sweats under that plastic nose. If you climb over the fence and get into that party, now you're deliberately trespassing and you can be reported. the fence is the proverbial line - don't cross it, no harm, no foul.
Now consider in the seller who used a disguise (alternative ID) to to attempt a purchase - they not only had the fake nose n' glasses on, but they built the preventative fence themselves.
@keythisin3 wrote:
but in saying that i could just use my other id against your account without me using my main id to even see if im blocked, there fore i would not be in violation, would that be a fair assumtion?
That is something I have pondered myself, and for that particular point, I don't really have a definite answer, as I think there's too many unknown elements involved. eg I often wonder if I might have ticked off some people with some of the posts I've made here over the years, enough to be on their BBL (and by wonder, I mean I'm certain I am on some BBLs, I just don't know how many, or which sellers decided to add me there). The thing is, I frequently use my selling ID to purchase, or at least I have in the last year or two because it would often get discount vouchers which this (my primary buying ID) didn't.
And so, on occasion, I've wondered if I've ever bought from a seller who knew this ID and had it blocked, but had no clue what my selling ID was, therefore didn't have it blocked and didn't even have the tiniest inkling of a thought that when I bought, I was in fact me. (digital*ghost, that is, I am always me in essence. I think 
).
I also wouldn't have any idea they had blocked this ID, because I never used it to attempt purchase. I have always thought (for this reason and others) if a seller blocks a member, all linked accounts should be automatically blocked as well, as that would eliminate this particlar grey area as well as help prevent buyers from deliberately circumventing blocks. If something like that did happen, in most cases both parties would be none the wiser, because the seller wouldn't know my personal details and therefore twig to who I am, and I would never have a clue they've got one of my IDs blocked.
To take from the family reunion analogy, it would be like the buyer doesn't know they're wearing a disguise, and the seller doesn't even see a disguise, just a completely new / different person.
At best, it's a technical violation, but likely one without any consequences - it's not a deliberate violation of policy, and while ignorance (or, lack of knowledge) is rarely - if ever - an acceptable defence, there wouldn't be anything that instigates a "trial" (so to speak). If no one (excepting maybe eBay) has any knowledge a violation occurred, no one can or will do anything about it. eBay might have the opportunity to, if they decided to check for and react to such occurrences, but if there is one thing I am confident about, it's that they never would (they would only react to a report).
The difference with stated terms, and automated blocks is that both parties are fully aware of them. (Realistically, of course, if they're terms written in the listing, much of the time only the seller is aware of them ).
