With respect Catspj's, shouldn't the rules apply to ALL eBay sellers - including the corporate giants.  There should not be two sets of rules - as pointed out in donnashuggy's posts above.

I'm not saying OP didn't stuff up, but with all the other threads around at the moment about shill bidders/accounts reinstated - you know the ones I mean - it seems an over the top reaction to deal the death blow to someone with such a long time selling account, good FB, etc.

And after all, we are all only human - none of us are pefect - we should be able to make an error or two without having the lifebuoy thrown over without a rope.  But I guess we will read that in eBay's new policy guide - lifebouoys only, no rope!!!