How about getting screwed as a seller? My wife recently logged in to her eBay account (Member since '99, 1400+ transactions, 99.9% positive feedback) and low & behold it had been suspended for being linked to another suspended account "nwbker" of which she has no knowledge. eBay states in this link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/programs-investigati ons.html The eBay Investigations team tries to resolve reported cases of inappropriate trading behavior. eBay will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the user's trading record before taking action. Disciplinary action may range from a formal warning up to indefinite suspension of a user's account. However, out of fairness to all users, if a complaint cannot be proven with certainty, eBay will not take action. Yet in email received from eBay: Your eBay registration has been suspended indefinitely with no plans for reinstatement. Our records show that this account is directly related to the following suspended account: nwbker The mail goes on to say: Before we can review your account for possible reinstatement, you must first clear the suspension of your nwbker account. To do so we ask that you write from the same email address that is registered on that account.
Guess what - it can't be done. She has no idea how/who created this account and she can't access her information because she has been SUSPENDED! eBay seems to have created a perfect Catch 22, her emails get standard server replies, there is no support number to call and quite frankly my wife is pissed! Does this look like identity theft? Has someone cracked into eBay? Has anyone here ever had this happen? If so, how did it get resolved? Is eBay truly so big and uncaring that losing someone after 7 years and making money from each of those 1400 transactions gets you nothing but a run around? As always your comments and suggestions please.
First is PRIOR ART. The patent office will delude you with stuff they cosider 'PRIOR ART'. These may or may not have anything close to what you have. It is your job to disprove them. Next is attorneys fees. $5k - $10K for each patent is not unreasonable. Time. After each filing you may have to wait 6 months for an answer. In the software business 6 months is the equivalent of 20 dog years. Be prepared to be frustrated. If you feel you have a idea that is worth all this, go for it. If nothing else, being a patent holder is definitely good on the resume'.
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My wife recently logged in to her eBay account (Member since '99, 1400+ transactions, 99.9% positive feedback) and low & behold it had been suspended for being linked to another suspended account "nwbker" of which she has no knowledge. eBay states in this link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/programs-investigat
The eBay Investigations team tries to resolve reported cases of inappropriate trading behavior. eBay will consider the circumstances of an alleged offense and the user's trading record before taking action. Disciplinary action may range from a formal warning up to indefinite suspension of a user's account. However, out of fairness to all users, if a complaint cannot be proven with certainty, eBay will not take action.
Yet in email received from eBay: Your eBay registration has been suspended indefinitely with no plans for reinstatement. Our records show that this account is directly related to the following suspended account: nwbker
The mail goes on to say: Before we can review your account for possible reinstatement, you must first clear the suspension of your nwbker account. To do so we ask that you write from the same email address that is registered on that account.
Guess what - it can't be done. She has no idea how/who created this account and she can't access her information because she has been SUSPENDED!
eBay seems to have created a perfect Catch 22, her emails get standard server replies, there is no support number to call and quite frankly my wife is pissed!
Does this look like identity theft?
Has someone cracked into eBay?
Has anyone here ever had this happen?
If so, how did it get resolved?
Is eBay truly so big and uncaring that losing someone after 7 years and making money from each of those 1400 transactions gets you nothing but a run around?
As always your comments and suggestions please.
First is PRIOR ART. The patent office will delude you with stuff they cosider 'PRIOR ART'. These may or may not have anything close to what you have. It is your job to disprove them. Next is attorneys fees. $5k - $10K for each patent is not unreasonable. Time. After each filing you may have to wait 6 months for an answer. In the software business 6 months is the equivalent of 20 dog years. Be prepared to be frustrated. If you feel you have a idea that is worth all this, go for it. If nothing else, being a patent holder is definitely good on the resume'.