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MC999 ebay issue

illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
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Got an email saying that ebay is suspecting unusual selling activity on my account and now i cannot upload or revise any listings. Has anyone had this issue before?

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  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭✭
    are you sure it's from ebay etc....

    Log into ebay and see if it is in "my messages", if it isn't you should change your password etc., in fact you should probably do it anyway, especially if ebay or you think your account could have been comrpomised
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    yeah its from ebay. I has my actual name on the top of the email. Its asking to confirm some personal information and to call their customer support.
  • mygottamygotta Posts: 1,652


    << <i>yeah its from ebay. I has my actual name on the top of the email. Its asking to confirm some personal information and to call their customer support. >>



    never believe emails and never click anything in them. go to the site. if its something that serious, you will see an obvious sign.
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    there is also a message in my message section on ebay though. Same thing
  • AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    See if there are items in your sold history that you did not list. This happened to me about 5 years ago. Someone hacked my account, listed and sold about 10 exercise DVDs all buy-it-now, all in one night. Ebay informed me of it before I even noticed and that had it all cleared up within 24 hours. I'm still not sure how the scam works as you would think paypal would protect the buyers if the items were not sent by the hacker.
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    Did they limit your accout and did you have to call them to get it lifted?
  • AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    Not sure if my account was limited as I didn't have anything listed at the time.
  • MeeMahMotherMeeMahMother Posts: 108
    It's the Chinese. They find ebay accounts that have not had activity for 3 months or so, hack them, and market the products. So yes, you most likelty got hacked. I bought a teenage step daughter some fashionista glamour leather high quality brand name purse a couple years ago, because she said she would love me if I did, that is like 1400 bucks normally, for 60 bucks on ebay. I did actually get the thing and gave it to her. I scored HUGE with that, until the next day when the stupid witch had already forgot and got mad I would'nt buy her and friends pizza. The legit owner of the ebay account contacted me a couple weeks later and said .. WTF ? I explained the situaion to him.
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    Here is the situation I am facing-

    I get an email last night after posting a bin listing which a prospective buyer made an offer on two of my cards which I accepted so I combined them in one bin listing which he quickly bought and paid for. The email from ebay(and also found in my messages was MC999 unusual activity action required please contact customer service to confirm some information.

    so im wondering what information they need and how quick they can review my account so i can upload some listings?
  • MiniDuffMiniDuff Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭
    they are cracking down hard on negotiating through their mail system. they probably think you were trying to avoid a fee with how you handled the transaction. i just got the exact same warning for a similar situation. clearly, they have started to read in system mail.
    1975 Mini Collector
    ebay id Duffs_Dugout
    My Ebay Auctions
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭


    << <i>they are cracking down hard on negotiating through their mail system. they probably think you were trying to avoid a fee with how you handled the transaction. i just got the exact same warning for a similar situation. clearly, they have started to read in system mail. >>



    have you called their customer service to resolve the issue?
  • MeeMahMotherMeeMahMother Posts: 108
    excellent conclusion on that Miniduff. thanks. (learned: i better not be dealing within ebay email, deals/offers outside of auctions, or any discussion of such)
    thanks again
  • MiniDuffMiniDuff Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭
    first offense in 14 years so i got. a stern email and a nasty red banner on my seller dashboard til january with a warning not to do it again.

    its a real dicey issue as like many sellers i have literally dozens of regular customers who i am happy to work with and have done so for years.
    1975 Mini Collector
    ebay id Duffs_Dugout
    My Ebay Auctions
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    pm incoming
  • cardbendercardbender Posts: 1,831 ✭✭
    Illiniafan912, why not give ebay customer service a call and explain what you did
    with your transaction. I'm sure they'll lift any limit they may have imposed on your
    acct. Since all you really did was combine two items into one lot and it sold
    on their sight. There shouldn't be any issues with that. They (ebay) are still getting
    their final value cut and probably paypal as well.
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭


    << <i>Illiniafan912, why not give ebay customer service a call and explain what you did
    with your transaction. I'm sure they'll lift any limit they may have imposed on your
    acct. Since all you really did was combine two items into one lot and it sold
    on their sight. There shouldn't be any issues with that. They (ebay) are still getting
    their final value cut and probably paypal as well. >>



    Thats what im hoping for. Currently im out of town and will call them sunday so hopefully they can lift a limit by sunday night
  • illinifan912illinifan912 Posts: 1,462 ✭
    Well I called them, it looks like i have to fax over an id and i guess a utility bill to confirm my info.
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