[neferset]

Well...I thought about things and opened a case with PayPal early and finally got my answer as to why they blocked me. They said they block every one who makes 3 or more purchases from them. Since I bought 1 player and 2 sets of earbuds, they cut me off. I guess the market is so saturated with buyers that they feel ok about losing one that pays on time and leaves good feedback. (Believe me, it still throws me for a loop that they did that. My buying patterns show that I give repeat business to the eBay dealers who provide me with good deals and service. No one has ever cut me off before.)

They claim to have shipped the earbuds and have asked me to remove the claim. I am refusing until the earbuds arrive, since this seems to be the only open line of communication I have with them and I only have their word that the earbuds actually shipped.

I don't ordinarily open claims like that, but that suspended eBay account (looks like a permanent suspension since the text reads "No Longer a Registered User") has me feeling very cautious. Of course, once the earbuds arrive, I'll cancel the claim. Right now...it seems too shady to me.

I'm still not white listing or black listing these folks (I got my player. It is 8 gigs. We'll see if I get my cheap earbuds), though I expect they will have to work the whole suspension thing out with eBay.

Nef