Tell HN: I was permanently banned from eBay in one hour
I was victim of fraud on e-bay.  Someone opened up an account and pretended to be me.  They opened yet another count as a fake seller.<p>They used my credit card information on the fake buyer account and paid the fake seller account.<p>The fake seller found a real tracking number to my city and marked it as shipped.<p>I filed a chargeback.  E-bay would not let me file for a &#x27;return&#x27; or claim because the account was not &#x27;mine.&#x27;  When e-bay received the chargeback they appealed that the account was actually mine and the tracking number was evidenced they received it.  The e-mail given? Something like &quot;arrrghpirate@hotmail.com&quot; -- they taunted me.<p>Ebay shut down the fraudulent seller but fought tooth and nail against the chargeback.  They overwhelmed me and my bank with paperwork until my bank gave up and threw up their hands.  Ultimately my bank told me to go fuck myself and that ebay wins, even though the tracking number given was for an entirely different person and before even the date of the invoice.<p>Fuck e-bay.