Received a warning for cancelling my item

[fortyfive2life]

I had an item listed for sale, and didn't have much interest after a couple weeks (1 offer, but it was too low).  So I pulled the listing tonight, and immediately received a warning email from Ebay about selling outside of Ebay.

I'm not selling outside of Ebay, and I have no intention to.  In fact, I get offers to do so and always turn them down; I won't even ship to an address that is not the verified PayPal address, and I always require a signature. 

Most of the few items I sell are pretty expensive, and I don't take the risk.  But it's a little ridiculous that as soon as I cancel an item, Ebay decides I'm selling off the site and warns me.  The email says "at this time, no restrictions are being placed on your account".  Fantastic.  So if I list another item and in a couple weeks decide to cancel it, will it be different?

I really wish there was a good alternative to Ebay.  I've sold thousands of dollars worth of items just as most of you have, and Ebay has profited greatly from it.  I appreciate the opportunity to reach a lot of potential buyers, but not the strong-arm tactics.

Thanks for letting me vent.  First world problems right?

[castlemagicmemories]

I remember it as well.  

Had a run in with a new seller.  Bought a doll, paid for it, and she had sold it elsewhere and so would not honor our sale.  I told her of the rule, she didn't know it, tough luck on me.  But her daughter happened to have the same doll, and decided to sell it, so happy ending.  She apologized for her Mom,  listed it here, I bought, all good.

[rixstuff]

There was a time though when the ASQ had an offer button at the bottom where you could throw out a dollar amount but that was when the buyer contacted YOU not the other way around.  Is that still there (been a while since I got a question)