Former EBay User (Me) Banned from EBay Message Boards!

October 03, 2006 by
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As you all know by now, I told my eBay story in late Sept. and began posting articles on various topics related to eBay. At the time I also registered on eBay again so I could participate in Message Board discussions and get a feel for what buyers and sellers were thinking. 

Apparently, I didn’t read the rules carefully enough because as of today I am no longer allowed to post on the eBay discussion
 boards. 

Yesterday I received the following notice from eBay: 


Hello rksmythe,

Recently we became aware that your eBay registered account was involved in the following activity:

Discussion or reposting of deleted posts, warning letters, or discussion of sanctioned or no longer registered members, which is not permitted at eBay.

This is a copy of your post:

rksmythe (0 ) View Listings | Report Oct-01-06 09:04 PDT 6 of 13
The outside links issue is something that needs to be addressed by eBay. As they appear to be morphing into a shopping portal rather than a destination. I don't think it will be addressed but it certainly needs to be. Sellers should be able to promote their outside eBay business in light of the reduced visibility in stores. Regardless, once you have a customer you can communicate with them and let them know you have another site. (Make sure to have their permission if using direct email) We used to have 5 emails got out to the customer on every order. That is 5 legitimate contacts to let them know to buy their next item on your website. If you have a webstore, start treating eBay as a customer acquisition tool. Acquire the customer on eBay give them incentives to do future business on your website.

Just my 5 Cents!

I don't have a store any longer but it used to be a big one. My ID was glacierbaydvd

We realize that you may not have been aware there was a rule against this activity. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to review our site policies, which can be found at: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/everyone-boards.html

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  • At the time I also registered on eBay again so I could participate in Message Board discussions
  • Well, based on my post I can see why they didn't want me making those types of comments on their mes
  • Every rule that I supposedly broke is broken on a daily basis, and those posters are still free to p
 
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I'm banned as a seller, but they will still let me buy. I had a dispute over fees, where they charged me an outrageous fee for an item that only got three hits. They posted it a second time for free, but it was buried underneath all the commercial garbage, so I got no hits the second time. I tried to negotiate with them, because they wanted over $100, and they refused, so I guess I'm not allowed to go back. They never sent it to collectiions, so I'm assuming it's still on their books, and if I were to try to sign up, the issue would come up again.
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Posted on 01/29/2009 at 7:01:18 AM

Hi, I started an ebay account with my business partner (cleaning business), basically so that we could buy stuff like cheap mops and what not and ended up selling quite a few things on there. I had her set it up in her name and then i ended up using it a lot more then she did. we decided to go a different ways with our business so we closed her account, and then I opened my own account. I was then immediately banned because I was selling similar items but using a different account. They wont even list a phone number to call. It blows my mind how ebay operates. They said "Your eBay account has been suspended indefinitely" and that they will not respond to any more emails from me. Is there anything i can do?
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Posted on 01/16/2009 at 11:01:24 AM

I like this the new Ebay discussion board!! Yhea i was just banned from reading the ebay feedback board here is what i got this morning LOL : Error: you do not have permission to view the requested forum or category. whatever because i gave them my opinion of how their new feedback rules are one sided and told the truth ummm the sellers made ebay !! SELLERS SHOULD BAN TOGETHER PICK A NEW SITE and the buyers will follow just like they did with ebay.. then sellers can kick back watch ebay turn into the junk electronic site that it is trying to do by creating rules that are suspending small sellers with a 100% feedback because ohh your DSR fell below 4.whatever!!! ohh and i think i mentioned sit back and LOL as Ebays stock continues to fall daily!! and a new websites kicks off!! I guess they didnt like the truth cuz i can no longer READ the boards but yhea the proxy ip address change is not a bad idea ..LOL
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Posted on 12/06/2008 at 9:12:21 AM

This is against Federal law and depriving the US government of badly needed revenue. Check the law out! 18 F1 841, Federal Reporter. Write to you State representatives on this one
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Posted on 09/16/2008 at 9:09:11 PM

if you sell bebe stuff on ebay be aware imarriedmylawyer** seller is bebe_for_less and bebestyle2007 and other names too . she has many shill names. she wears the stuff she sells then puts em on ebay as new with tags. if you sell same items she'll buy it, then leave you negative feedback saying stinks of smoke she is a known thief posing as a lawyer she gets family friends and dozens of names to buy from the new sellers that she thinks she can discourage and they all start leaving or hinting of same feedback. if you leave her a negative she really gives you one back in green saying negative, negative she goes postal cause she cant rob many more people cause they been alerted this message is for those who are unsuspecting. I agree with the poster above she buys all bebe damaged from flea markets outlets thrift shops wears them cause they stink glues the stones back on and steals your money she is a nightmare the worst! beware buyers she is not a lawyer she charges you 12x's more
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Posted on 08/02/2008 at 3:08:33 PM

i was banned like 4-5 times it wasnt my fault at the time i couldnt pay for items and when i got $$$ my 1st account was banned =/
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Posted on 08/01/2008 at 10:08:08 PM

It shouldn't surprise you they will let yhou read and not post Randy. Hell, the removal of free speech is the first indication of fascism. A person who is intelligent and literate scares those who wear the crown uneasily... they fear the truth.
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Posted on 01/28/2008 at 11:01:40 PM

Hey Jack, Thanks for the heads up, man! I went and checked out www.bidville.com and they now have another new subscriber. Everything looks okay to me so far... much better than stooping to kiss the arses of the Gestapo at eBay! I heard it said someplace "...pride goeth before a stumble and a haughty nature before a fall...." I don't care how big your site is, or who you're in financial beds with, NOBODY wants to be treated like so much dung in a heap simply to be able to buy and sell and have some fun. eBay's loose-handed gunslingers who suspend users without giving ANY cause will continue to sully the site until it becomes nothing more than a haven for people selling rubber dogsh*t out of Hong Kong. As a veteran, I say maybe eBay oughta MOVE to Hong Kong since they have such an affirmation for communistic ways. In short, screw the bay... VIVA bidville.com !!
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Posted on 01/28/2008 at 11:01:27 PM

Here's what happens if you say anything against those ignorant bimbos and mimbos than work at ebay... orders show up late in Selling Manager... bizzarre negative feedbacks..inventory number of items being tweaked with... Paypal disputes that don't even show up in your system...Letters that aren't even answered...Letters that are answered with cut and pasted answers that don't even address the question asked...The dumbest people in the world work at Ebay...READ THIS AND LISTEN CAREFULLY...THE MOST IGNORANT AND USELESS PEOPLE WORK ON EBAY...HEY HULA GIRL YOU BIMBO...LOL...COME AND GET US...LOL
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Posted on 01/25/2008 at 7:01:07 PM

EBAY is Worthless!!! What are we all sitting here fighting the fight of non-sense and non-success?? Why don't we all ban together and create our very own auction site and make our own rules in which will be fair and just? Ever hear of www.bidville.com ?? They are growing!! Ebay lives in fear. They are paranoid psycho's and will do anything that suits their fearful needs. I can't believe so many people suck up to their B.S. (bear spits)!!
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Posted on 09/17/2007 at 1:09:00 PM

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