eBay blocks VAT ID despite correct data! | Members help members

helmut*s-plattenshop · 2026-05-11T10:47:30.552000Z

Hello, I also need to vent here! Just like the post from sauerlandladen24, the same thing is happening to me too. eBay threatened to suspend my account despite specific data! All of it was sent in the many conversations by email! My VAT ID obviously did not change, and neither did the address where I have lived for 50 years! Then they said I should change this and that! I did that too, following instructions from eBay employees. Then the shop was suspended and my items were removed. I was then able to relist them myself. Then they said I should have the VAT ID sent to me again by the Federal Central Tax Office, since the old letter is from 2014 and we’re in 2026 now. Well, just today I had another conversation with an employee (with my letter from the Federal Central Tax Office dated 28.04.1926) ... that nothing has changed and that all the items were wrongly removed from my shop. Apparently that has now been forwarded again. The downside, of course, is that the items were all removed from the shop, and I had no sales for almost 3 months. After relisting, all my watchers are gone... if you search for a record under "Artikel bald endent", nobody comes to the shop anymore. Not to mention the eBay shop fees! Almost 300 euros wasted because of something that is not my fault?On top of that, I only have a small circle of collectors for my offers.Despite asking several times, they just hang up again like today, for example. There’s nothing for me to clarify, and nothing has changed on my end! This is purely an eBay issue! Especially when I prove it several times! This whole process sets the shop back by at least 1 1/2 years in its development! 😞 Not to mention the sales! 😞 Who is supposed to pay for something like this? Supposedly eBay is calling back again today without even asking whether I’m at home today! If this isn’t resolved, the shop will be suspended again in 1 week! How would you react? I’m curious to hear your opinions.

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