mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
I've been battling eBay for a 2 months now over a restricted account. They constantly move the target. Here is the latest requirement (see attached image)
They are requiring proof of purchase documents for items sold. The items I'm selling are mostly coins collected from years and years ago. Any record of those purchases are long gone if there ever even was any. What am I to do?
Yeah, got a response today from eBay. Looks like they are continuing to demand that I produce purchase documentation that I don't have. Is this really the end of the road? I have to just leave $5,000 in eBay's pockets?
We're literally at a stalemate here. I understand they have automation that looks at all this stuff and determines that someone might be a scammer. Obviously paper (or a webpage) will hold still for me to type anything into it, so words are just words, but assume for a moment that I am perfectly honest, what are my options now? I do not have any record of purchasing the items that I have sold. I don't know magic, I can't create them out of thin air. Is there some sort of time period like after 5 years of no other bad behavior they will release the funds? I'm having trouble grasping reality here that the money is gone, just as if a thief had come into my home and stole the coins.
@ckimodog wrote:I believe Ebay will release those funds after several months and those funds will go to your states unclaimed property/funds/what ever /department You can have it released with proper and current ID. Sorry for your situation.
All the best.
Depends on the laws of the state the seller is located in. My state is 3 years. A ridiculous amount of time IMHO.
@scotgiesbrech9 wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by the last part, "You can have it released with proper and current ID"?
They meant to claim the funds from your state once Ebay submits it, if that is what will happen here.
State Bank Account Checks/Drafts Wages/Salaries
| Alabama | 3 years* | 1 year | 1 year |
| Alaska | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Arizona | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Arkansas | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| California | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Colorado | 5 years | 5 years* | 1 year |
| Connecticut | 3 years | 3 years* | 1 year |
| Delaware | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
| District of Columbia | 3 years* | 3 years | 1 year |
| Florida | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Georgia | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Hawaii | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Idaho | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Illinois | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Indiana | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Iowa | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Kansas | 5 years | 2 years | 1 year |
| Kentucky | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Louisiana | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Maine | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Maryland | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Massachusetts | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Michigan | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Minnesota | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Mississippi | 5 years | 5 years | Not specified |
| Missouri | 5 years | 5 years | Not specified |
| Montana | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Nebraska | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Nevada | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| New Hampshire | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| New Jersey | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| New Mexico | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| New York | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years* |
| North Carolina | 5 years | 7 years/5 years* | 1 year |
| North Dakota | 5 years | 2 years* | 2 years |
| Ohio | 5 years | 5 years | 3 years |
| Oklahoma | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Oregon | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Pennsylvania | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years |
| Rhode Island | 3 years* | 3 years | 1 year |
| South Carolina | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| South Dakota | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Tennessee | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Texas | 5 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Utah | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Vermont | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| Virginia | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Washington | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year |
| West Virginia | 5 years* | 5 years | 1 year |
| Wisconsin | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
| Wyoming | 5 years | 5 years | 1 year |
https://www.patriotsoftware.com/blog/payroll/what-is-escheat-law/
@scotgiesbrech9 wrote:We're in California but not sure what category it would fall in. So either 3 years or 1 year looks like.
It appears to be 3 years.
@fashunu4eeuh wrote:
@scotgiesbrech9 wrote:Can you clarify what you mean by the last part, "You can have it released with proper and current ID"?
Would there be a problem providing a current picture ID?
I believe they said they have already done that but Ebay wants proof of purchase too.
