Got HOSED on the bay

@RiveraFamilyCollect said:
Did the OP ever post his name on eBay? Maybe the report counterfeit thread nailed OP

He did, it’s in his “link” under his posts. However it just shows his store has been removed. But I believe his username is there in the link

@nexlevelnmx said:

@JBK said:

@nexlevelnmx said:
Well, the policy will be written clearly
Stolen merchandise is hysterical but the receipts prove it is all legally obtained. Great Collection is one of those purchase places so in short, I do not know what happened and I am guessing as well. But proof should actually be what reasonable people work off of

So, once again, only after repeated incomplete or evasive postings has the real story started to emerge.

The post by you above appears to suggest that ebay claimed you were selling stolen merchandise?

You didn't think this was relevant to this whole discussion?

No, I think we are all guessing on this

Maybe all are guessing….except you personally. So, eBay questioned if items were stolen? Is that correct? If you answer that question (write a written response YES or NO to the question, did eBay suspect items you were selling were stolen?) that might allow us here to keep answering you. (I will add the reminder to you when you started you said, no reason, out of the clear blue you were cancelled. However, with each couple responses, you are mentioning many things that don’t sound like out of the blue and no reason…)

But, as I said before, you have not and continue to not much help your cause in a forum of serious collectors and students of the hobby. I’m not sure that is helping you, nor the kind of advertising you want to do for your future/continued business.

Edited to add: after reading your response above, these are all standard things to be asked for if you want to continue selling on their marketplace. It’s the same for everyone in your situation. This is not eBay against you!

Ebay is a good sales venue if you know what you're doing but there is no easy money, it's a tough marketplace. Buyers have a lot of rights, the eBay oversight professionals have ultimate control and they should act swiftly if they see a pattern of irresponsible selling. And as many of us have noted there are more sellers not following the very reasonable rules recently.

@nexlevelnmx said:

@JBK said:

@nexlevelnmx said:
Well, the policy will be written clearly
Stolen merchandise is hysterical but the receipts prove it is all legally obtained. Great Collection is one of those purchase places so in short, I do not know what happened and I am guessing as well. But proof should actually be what reasonable people work off of

So, once again, only after repeated incomplete or evasive postings has the real story started to emerge.

The post by you above appears to suggest that ebay claimed you were selling stolen merchandise?

You didn't think this was relevant to this whole discussion?

I spoke to over 20 people and they wanted A proof of ID, check. Proof of address, provided. Proof of Merch!! Receipts verified check, what now???

I thought is was difficult to speak with a single person when calling eBay and the OP spoke with over twenty of them.

What was your ebay name? TYIA

Well reading your past item descriptions was interesting to say the least. Certainly seen worse on eBay so you obviously tripped some algorithm. I mean I don't agree with some of the descriptions, prices, authenticity, etc but you by no means are alone as it's buyer beware on there.

I have lots of forever stamps and could ship low cost items that way through eBay. Is this what happened ? To eBay, that would be circumventing their shipping rules ( I.e. tracking). And even though it's only $.63 for one ounce, with eBay's plan, a forever stamp ( I have lots) at a cost of twenty cents ; well it's tempting to ship that way.

My thoughts are in line with any strange reason why one could or might lose selling privileges. And that could be one.

When you said "no tracking ....."

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
I have lots of forever stamps and could ship low cost items that way through eBay. Is this what happened ? To eBay, that would be circumventing their shipping rules ( I.e. tracking). And even though it's only $.63 for one ounce, with eBay's plan, a forever stamp ( I have lots) at a cost of twenty cents ; well it's tempting to ship that way.

My thoughts are in line with any strange reason why one could or might lose selling privileges. And that could be one.

When you said "no tracking ....."

You don't have to track. But if a buyer says they didn't receive it, you need to immediately refund their money.

But the ebay shipping comes with insurance and tracking and is just easier. I often have thousands in discount postage on hand, but I always use ebay labels because of convenience.

@davewesen said:
I suspect eBay has been paying for some non-deliveries or claimed non-deliveries.

They, and PayPal in the past, are doing just that. It's in their business plan but I'm sure the numbers have gone up dramatically over the last few years.

@nexlevelnmx said:

@braddick said:
324 followers in 18 months.
I'd suggest those that have been on ten or 15 or 20 years don't have that many followers.

There's something going on with that.

Nothing, was able to get followers to follow from reddit and what have you. I had a surge of followers when I started the listings. Again, nothing wrong was done that warrants this (based on what I see. I should consider legal inquiry of some sort.

Fyi, those fees are unbelievable. I looked at what they took off sales and I really didnt do as well as I thought.. its wild on what this site takes plus promoted listing fee

Fees are quite cheap. I pay under 8% in fees including payment processing. It will cost you 3.5% even on your own website for payment processing with 1/1000th the number of eyeballs and no seller guarantees. Anyone who thinks eBay is expensive knows nothing about retail.

@jmlanzaf said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
I have lots of forever stamps and could ship low cost items that way through eBay. Is this what happened ? To eBay, that would be circumventing their shipping rules ( I.e. tracking). And even though it's only $.63 for one ounce, with eBay's plan, a forever stamp ( I have lots) at a cost of twenty cents ; well it's tempting to ship that way.

My thoughts are in line with any strange reason why one could or might lose selling privileges. And that could be one.

When you said "no tracking ....."

You don't have to track. But if a buyer says they didn't receive it, you need to immediately refund their money.

But the ebay shipping comes with insurance and tracking and is just easier. I often have thousands in discount postage on hand, but I always use ebay labels because of convenience.

Only refund if they follow the required procedure; open case, provide evidence, etc.. If the tracking shows delivered then ebay will side with the seller as they know there are plenty of false claims of sellers trying to game the system.

Ok. Example
This is a token I purchased from eBay. When it arrives it looks nothing like the pictures. I check the listing and no mention of stock picture or multiple available you will receive similar. Nada.
I contacted the seller and while he insisted that my photo was blurry and of poor quality he offered a 50% discount. Quick, easy and as eBay sez “ try and work it out “.
So it’s not necessary to contact them but comforting to know they back me up.
Here’s the photo of the listing and my photos. After we had worked out everything and I left positive feedback I made sure to send better photos and try to save my integrity. He didn’t respond back.

@logger7 said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
I have lots of forever stamps and could ship low cost items that way through eBay. Is this what happened ? To eBay, that would be circumventing their shipping rules ( I.e. tracking). And even though it's only $.63 for one ounce, with eBay's plan, a forever stamp ( I have lots) at a cost of twenty cents ; well it's tempting to ship that way.

My thoughts are in line with any strange reason why one could or might lose selling privileges. And that could be one.

When you said "no tracking ....."

You don't have to track. But if a buyer says they didn't receive it, you need to immediately refund their money.

But the ebay shipping comes with insurance and tracking and is just easier. I often have thousands in discount postage on hand, but I always use ebay labels because of convenience.

Only refund if they follow the required procedure; open case, provide evidence, etc.. If the tracking shows delivered then ebay will side with the seller as they know there are plenty of false claims of sellers trying to game the system.

They can't provide evidence if there is no tracking. That was my point. You can't scold them and call them scammers as the OP did.