Why I got banned from selling on Ebay - How not to run a business!

He shifted from charity-shop reselling to bulk Chinese/Hong Kong watches, earning only £6– £8 daily after fees and defects. Japanese knife sharpeners sold 5–8 daily, but accepting orders while stock was unavailable triggered 20–25 refund cases. eBay left a roughly £1,000 negative balance and banned selling despite nearly 2,000 positive feedback and repayment.

He created replacement accounts but abandoned reselling as too hard and unprofitable.