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I had the same experience buying a charger for my razer. I created an account to buy this very specific charger from a Chinese seller and my account was immedia
by alun 4y ago
I had the same experience buying a charger for my razer. I created an account to buy this very specific charger from a Chinese seller and my account was immediately closed a few hours later. After constant back and forth with their customer service, they basically said that my account was permanently banned from using their service and that I wouldn't be able to use eBay ever again. I kept asking what I did wrong and they wouldn't tell me. The representative that I was speaking to even knew that I did nothing wrong and was telling me that they were sorry because it was beyond their control and that their manager was telling them not to pursue the matter any further because they themselves could get into trouble.
Fast forward about two years after the incident, I randomly remembered it and decided to ring up their customer service to see if they'd unban my account. The customer service rep unbanned with no problem and when I asked what the issue was, they told me that they sometimes ban new accounts with suspicious activity and that fresh new accounts have a very high chance of committing some sort of fraud.
While it's nice that I got unbanned after two years, I will never be using eBay ever again if I can help it. Even if they offer the cheapest price on a product, I will purposefully pay more elsewhere.