Banned On eBay About 15 To 16 Years now

[2013bluewave]

I don’t even remember now why eBay banned me 15-16 years ago. I believe it was about a balance that I contested. Over the years, I’ve called and attempted to take care of any arrears so I could get unbanned. As you can guess, the Indian CS I spoke with repeatedly read me a script that took us in a merry-go-round. Basically, I wasn’t going to get my selling privileges back. Not, “you can only get it back after you pay your arrears” What sort of entity does that?

And this doesn’t appear to have anything to do with strictness or policy. I think Chinese sellers, who list hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods, don’t get the same treatment. I have bought a few 3D-printed car parts listed as OEM by Chinese sellers on eBay. There was a specific case where I confronted the seller about his knockoff. I asked him to either take the product down, or remove the OEM claim. He agreed, but never did. I filed a complaint with eBay. The CS rep. promised they took that very seriously and the seller would be addressed accordingly. Months later the seller was still active. And the fake VW parts were still listed months and months after. Now imagine that seller was a small-time American seller selling fake parts listed as OEM! Heck, you could be banned for selling a couple of genuine old parts sitting in your garage. Folks have been banned for selling a couple of shirts they bought in department stores with receipts to show. And then we and our politicians all turn around and blame the Chinese for dominating the world’s economy. 

[mam98031]

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@2013bluewave wrote:

And that’s the scary part! They’d rather permanently ban someone who challenged a charge, than known big-time sellers selling dangerous and misrepresented parts. To call that hypocrisy is understatement of the year. 

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You did not get banned for challenging a charge.  Sellers do that on a regular basis around here.  You are grasping onto some reason that is highly likely not the entire story.  Besides earlier you said you don't remember why you got banned.  Did your memory of the events come back?  Of course that can happen.  But it would be far more involved than you stated here.

[iamalwaysright]

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@2013bluewave wrote:

My primary point is why eBay bans American small time sellers who sell a couple of genuine items from their garages, ban folks who owe arrears, but boost KNOWN Chinese sellers pushing fake engine parts that in the best case scenario leaves people stranded on the highway. 

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Maybe because the "Chinese sellers" pays their bills.

It's simple logic according to your post. You were banned because you didn't pay your bills. "Chinese sellers" don't get banned. Thusly, "Chinese sellers" must pay their bills.

[iamalwaysright]

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@2013bluewave wrote:

An entity that deactivates accounts of small time sellers in the twinkle of an eye, but not big-time sellers, most likely does that for an unethical reason. They don’t like banning rich sellers, no matter their illegal activities. It’s called ‘the righteous suffer for the wicked’.
Disclaimer: I’m not saying that eBay is unethical. 

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Didn't you just say (or rather imply) that though?

[iamalwaysright]

I had an ex-girlfriend who I was with for a few years when I was younger. She pretty much dumped me for someone older. When we broke up she didn't actually say that, but it was pretty obvious that was why in hindsight.

After she broke up with that guy a few years later she found out I was single at the time and asked if I would get back together with her. I politely said no thanks. She didn't understand and asked why. Honestly I saw the possibility of history repeating itself. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But I didn't tell her that. I just said that I saw our break up as a permanent thing and eventually moved on. She may have thought at the time that our break up wasn't that big of an issue or anything, but I thought otherwise.

She might have still thought I was being unfair and badmouthed me to people. But I didn't care. Who knows.

[mam98031]

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@sakic92710 wrote:

Consider yourself lucky.  The changes to this site have not been improvements.  Not a single one.  They constantly downgrade the site & the quantity of actual buyers has declined.  Remember when you would get several views?  They changed it so you see the true # of human eyes looking at your items.  It is pathetic.  When we thought 40 people were checking out the listings, it was actually about 6.  I've been a seller for over 23 years.  The last 3 years have been dismal for me.  I'm not alone.  My sales dropped by 95% or worse.  If, for some unforeseen reason, I was to be banned, I would feel relief.  It would just finalize my decision of should I stay or should I go.  

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What?  You are saying that ALL the changes that have happened on the site in the last 15 years have not been improvements????  That is a pretty lop sided and myopic way to look at things.  I absolutely agree that some changes I've found annoying, but to say they all are bad means you aren't really considering all the changes, just the ones you don't like.

So you don't like the ability to [in no particular order]:

• Offering more buying formats: eBay has added buying formats like Buy It Now and Best Offer.
• authentication services for high-ticket items
• Store subscriptions
• Increasing the number of free listings for non store owners.
• Increasing the free listings for store owners.
• Ebay branded shipping supplies.
• The Mobile App
• Various ways to Promote listings if a seller so chooses.
• Additional free Pics [24] on listings.
• More Categories
• EIS Ebay International Shipping
• The Seller Hub
• And so much more

I can't list all the changes, mostly because I don't remember all of them, but also because it would take a ton of time.  Blanket statements, like you made are rarely true about most subjects, this one included. 

The entire landscape of ecommerce has transformed drastically in the past couple of decades.  For any site to remain exactly like they were decades ago would mean they are likely no longer in existence.  Things change, life changes, technology changes, it has always been that way.  Some just adapt better than others can.

[mam98031]

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@luckythewinner wrote:

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@2013bluewave wrote:

I wonder what the Dept. Of Transportation will digest that.

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I seriously doubt the DOT pays much attention to the sale of car parts or the treatment of sellers on eBay, any more than they do for the same on Amazon, Facebook, Craigslist, or at flea markets or junkyards.

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It is just a threat, which many resort to when they aren't getting what they want.

[mam98031]

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@iamalwaysright wrote:

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@2013bluewave wrote:

An entity that deactivates accounts of small time sellers in the twinkle of an eye, but not big-time sellers, most likely does that for an unethical reason. They don’t like banning rich sellers, no matter their illegal activities. It’s called ‘the righteous suffer for the wicked’.
Disclaimer: I’m not saying that eBay is unethical. 

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Didn't you just say (or rather imply) that though?

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Well they said it, just didn't mean it I guess !!!!  They have repeatedly said they don't remember why they were banned, but then assume that Ebay was at fault, not them!  Sounds like a normal reaction for some.  It is someone else's fault.

In an earlier post, even though they have said they don't remember why they were banned, said something about they were banned because they disputed a charge or something.

Ebay knows the truth and Ebay's position on the situation is what matters.  The OP needs to just move one.

[sakic92710]

The only purpose eBay has is to use it to generate sales / income.  Nothing you mentioned did any of that for me.  So, yes, I can make a blanket statement about the changes.  A high degree of the changes made the site cheaper & go back in time to reduce their costs.  You cannot please all of the people all of the time.  I'm one of the displeased.  lol

[mam98031]

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@sakic92710 wrote:

The only purpose eBay has is to use it to generate sales / income.  Nothing you mentioned did any of that for me.  So, yes, I can make a blanket statement about the changes.  A high degree of the changes made the site cheaper & go back in time to reduce their costs.  You cannot please all of the people all of the time.  I'm one of the displeased.  lol

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I should have said that differently.  Certainly you can make a blanket statement about the changes on the site in the last couple of decades, but it certainly doesn't make it true.

I absolutely agree that some changes has done nothing but made sellers do more clicking and wasting our valuable time to get to the information we need.  That I firmly believe to be true.  But I have to say that not everything Ebay has done in almost there entire existence has been bad even if that is the way you feel.  Actually it simply doesn't make sense.

[johnrj1226]

I'd  bet a dime to a nickel eBay  used a  word in there notification that strongly suggests you were "permanently" banned forever (like those postage stamps) with  no chance of being pardoned 15  or 16 years later.

[johnrj1226]

Guess one could develop their own selling "venue" to  please yourself 100% of the time.  Then one would be the king of their own hill.  Don't  know too many companies/corporations  that survive by not generating sales, revenue and generate a profit.  Profit  is not  a hateful term - it makes the investors and/or stock holders happy and allows business to grow.

Certainly  competition keeps  one on their toes and  governments entities make life challenging..

 eBay sellers only purpose is to generate sales / revenue and make a profit.  It  is not that  difficult to do  - should you have the right product/service, at the right time  and at the right price.  Complaining or being displeased gets very little accomplished.  The other choice is move on to those greener pastures as you see it. 

PMA is the  best  medicine and CAN'T never got anything done.

eBay or any other similar site never promised a rose garden - BST  git's 'er dun

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[ninjasloth713]

Car parts are bad! Chinese scam artists are blatantly selling knockoff American coins supposedly minted by the government but for way below value much less even below value of the silver supposed to be in the coin. Even victims/buyers have posted reviews showing how the coins are obviously fake wrong size weight even claimed to be 90% silver to find out no silver.  Now as a American citizen I would be arrested if I were to try and resale the coin maybe even a vacation from the secret service but eBay allows 1 month old accounts to sell these fake coins for $20 if real value would be $100+  and the silver alone would be worth $35+ per coin being sold from New York City Hong Kong kid you not actual shipped from location listed

[kh-shakhib]

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Thank you for understanding.