Did they give you a reason?in their second email (the direct response to me) they claimed it was because "it exhibits a risk to the community" and the phone call was basically just the person on the other end repeating what that email said and saying they can't do anything :/
Hmm. Can you still log in? If so, I would ask on the forums.im not trying to use multiple bank accounts however ebay did force me into adding a bank account when i already had a paypal, is that normal for ebay or was it just being weird? i didn't have a bank account connected directly to ebay before, just paypal, but it's the same bank account anyway so i don't see the issue
I did some digging and it appears that they do this for a few reasons-
-You're buying/selling history is suspected as being fraudulent/suspicious (what this means is vague)
-You are trying to use multiple bank accounts
-You are using a new account to get around a suspension of your old account
How long ago did you use the account to buy something? Did you update any info or anything? Add a new payment option?
I'm reading that contacting eBay doesn't help because they are not obligated to tell you why.
I would try the forums. It seems like people with suspended accounts can still post, but maybe they've changed that.
I don't know where in the algorithm it decides to flag it but maybe eBay just flagged it as suspicious because you suddenly started selling things, which I know sounds weird. But I know someone who just casually put up a listing on Facebook Marketplace once and it got their whole Facebook of many years shut down. I don't even remember what it was, but I think it was like a piece of furniture or equipment.oh, this is VERY dangerous to the community:
I was going to say maybe it was something about the anime girls but just about anything will get listed and be just fine, so I don't know there :p
At least you can shop on eBay as a guest? I'd still try to see if someone else on their end can properly review it and fix it but it does sound like they aren't much help :/
im not trying to use multiple bank accounts however ebay did force me into adding a bank account when i already had a paypal, is that normal for ebay or was it just being weird? i didn't have a bank account connected directly to ebay before, just paypal, but it's the same bank account anyway so i don't see the issue
sadly i dont think either of these are available in the UK :/ i've taken to selling them directly within a communityim not trying to use multiple bank accounts however ebay did force me into adding a bank account when i already had a paypal, is that normal for ebay or was it just being weird? i didn't have a bank account connected directly to ebay before, just paypal, but it's the same bank account anyway so i don't see the issue
Yes, this is normal. Instead of putting money into Paypal, now funds go directly into your bank account.
I can see a few Reddit threads where people have been banned due to problems with the new system. I hope you can get to the bottom of this. I'd suggest Depop or Mercari in the meantime. I find Depop fairly immature user-wise but the anime keychains may be up their alley. Mercari is just, so, so much easier to use for me now. :P