eBay account suspended because of another account: fix the right one
eBay treats every account a person uses as one standing. When it connects your account to one that was suspended or restricted, yours can be suspended too, even if nothing went wrong on it. The way back runs through the account where the problem started, never around it.
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What a linked account suspension means
eBay's multiple accounts policy allows more than one account, on conditions. Every account a person uses is subject to the same buying and selling policies. New accounts cannot be opened to get around restrictions or limits, or while an account is suspended. If one account falls to Below Standard, the others are open to the same effect, and if one is suspended, a second account is also open to restriction.
A linked account suspension is that rule applied: eBay has connected your account to another one with a problem, and your account inherits the risk. eBay does not publish exactly how it connects accounts. Accounts that share the details a marketplace verifies, such as identity, address, contact details, and payment or payout details, are likely to be treated as related.
If the notice is an MC999 suspension, the MC999 page covers the first 48 hours. If it is an MC011 restriction, the restriction page applies.
How accounts end up linked
- A second account after a suspension
The link is correct and the new account breaks the policy. The route back is the original account.
- Two people in one household
Shared details such as an address or a payment method connect two separate sellers.
- A business partner or former employee
A suspended account used the same company details or payout account.
- An account bought or taken over
It brings the previous owner's history and connections with it.
- Two accounts you run yourself
A problem on one account has reached the other.
Before you reply, review these
- The notice in eBay Messages: whether it is a suspension or a restriction, and what eBay asks for
- Which account the problem started on, and that account's own notice and reason
- Every detail the accounts share: name, address, phone, email, card, bank account, business details
- Who owns and runs each account, and the documents that show it
- Open orders on every affected account: shipped with tracking or refunded
- Anyone who helps with the store: whether they work through their own account
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Send it for a free review. We tell you which route applies and what to do first, within 24 hours.
How Slayva handles a linked account case
We find the account where the problem started and read its notice before anything else. If both accounts are yours, we fix the original cause and write one appeal on that account, naming the linked account honestly. If the accounts belong to different people, we help separate payment and payout details first, then build the evidence that shows two genuine sellers. If an appeal is unlikely to succeed, for example when the second account was opened to keep selling after a suspension, we tell you before you spend anything.
- Free case review within 24 hours
- The originating account identified first
- Separation completed before the appeal, not promised in it
- Documents matched to each account exactly
- One appeal, on the right account
- Both accounts yours: appeal the original account, with its problem fixed.
- Different owners: each holder shows the separation on their own account.
- New account after a suspension: resolve the original; the new one is not a way back.
eBay Suspension & Restriction Recovery: diagnosis, evidence, appeal and follow-up, handled end to end.
Questions sellers ask about linked accounts
Why did eBay suspend my account because of someone else's?
Because eBay connected your account to one that was suspended or restricted. Under eBay's multiple accounts policy, every account a person uses follows its policies, and if one account is suspended, a second account is also open to restriction.
Can I open a new eBay account while this is sorted out?
No. eBay's policy says you cannot open a new account if your account is suspended, and opening accounts to get around restrictions is not allowed. A new account is normally connected to the others and makes every one of them harder to recover.
Which account do I appeal?
The one where the problem started. If both accounts are yours, the appeal goes on the original account, with evidence its problem is fixed, and it mentions the linked account plainly. If the accounts belong to different people, each holder shows the separation on their own account.
Can eBay merge my accounts?
No. eBay's multiple accounts policy says accounts are never merged, and each needs its own email address.
Should my staff or family use their own eBay accounts to help me?
No. Add them to your account through eBay's Team Access instead, so they work inside your account with the permissions you choose. Helping through their own accounts is how many households end up linked.
Read next
eBay Linked Account Suspended: 6 Steps
The full sequence, the evidence table for separate sellers and the mistakes to avoid.
Read the guideeBay account suspended (MC999)
The first 48 hours after a suspension notice.
See the solutioneBay Appeal Letter
How to write the one appeal that gets read.
Read the guideSend us the notice
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