Lou, hate to say it, and I'm not an expert, but am sure I've read somewhere, that once you are suspended permanently you CANNOT be re-instated, unless of course you are a slime bag (refer other thread)  Seems to work for them, but maybe they are only getting set time suspensions, (like a week or 30 days) heaven only knows why that would be though.

I repeat again, there should be Warnings before Suspensions, as there are in any other workplace and Suspension should not be an Automatic occurrence.   Please don't anyone tell me eBay is too big to assess each case individually - If there was a warning system in place, then sure, if it is an habitual offender, committing the same violations each time, suspend them, I'm fine with that & that will probably account for the majority anyway, (you all know the ones I mean) other than the repeat offenders, for the first timers I'm sure there are not really that many situations that would truly warrant Instant Permanent Suspension.  What ever happened to 'Innocent until Proven Guilty' ?  At the very least, give Sellers an opportunity to explain (to someone with at least half a brain !) and correct their mistake before they are suspended.