[sdkammeyer]

Yup, smells fishy to me as well.

Also, having too many auctions to keep track of who is who and what is going on is NOT a viable excuse. (Probstein posted something about that in another thread, and it's popped up again concerning this seller).

I had to call eBay the other day to have my limits raised ..... again .... 3rd time in 3 months. I understand this because I am new. But one is only "new" for so long. This time I asked what these limits were all about and when would they be lifted. I have had over 400 transactions in the last 3 months with 100% positive feedback, a GREAT DSR, and I just got the "power seller" icon (which means, amongst other things, that I have shipped over 90% of items within 24 hours of payment receipt). So I am thinking that I don't need limits. I have paid eBay over $2,000 in fees in the last 90 days, my poop is in a group, let's just lift the limits altogether.

They told me that EVERYONE has limits. No matter who you are. Their explanation was "so that we can be sure that you are not getting overwhelmed and you can keep everything under control as your eBay transactions rise". Ok, I get that ......

If I sell too much stuff this month and cannot keep things straight, forget to ship items, or start sending items to the wrong people (you get the idea) then maybe I really am selling too much on eBay and the limits are in place to help keep that from happening. The same should apply for shilling. If I'm selling so many items that I cannot see that my auctions are being shilled by one particular person then I have probably overstepped my boundries, I am selling too many things, and my limits need to be lowered.

IMO if it's not up to eBay to make sure all my packages get sent out in a timely manner to the right people, then it's not SOLELY their responsibility to make sure my auctions aren't being shilled.

I don't take consignments so obviously I am using myself as an example there .... but I hope my point came across.