Lawrence Chard Suspended from Ebay

Lawrence Chard has been expelled from Ebay because of a number of irregularities.  This alone should give any potential customer cause for concern.

According to an email sent to Chard by Ebay: “details on [his] account including your telephone number to be invalid and we wanted to make sure that all your details were correct as you were selling so many items.

“Your account suspension is due to several discrepancies in your registration information as outlined in Section 8 of the eBay User Agreement. The section is entitled "Breach" and contains the following text:

"Without limiting our other remedies, we may immediately issue a warning, suspend or terminate your user registration and refuse to provide our services to you without notice to you: (a) if you breach this Agreement or the documents incorporated by reference; (b) if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us ; or (c) if we believe that your actions may cause legal liability for you, our users or us.

“In order for your account to be reinstated we also request that you fax us or send us proof of ownership, for instance a copy of the receipts for:

100 x 2004 Silver 1 Ounce Bullion Britannias

which you have listed on eBay.

Evidence of Ownership:

* Copy of Title * Copy of Bill of Sale * Copy of Receipts * Copy of Agreement with Supplier * Copy of Shipping Invoices

“Please either fax, or post us this information. Please write: "Appeals - Attn: Pat Wall" on your cover page, and include your User ID on the documentation. Hard copy appeals often take up to 10 days to process.

Our fax number is:

020 7681 2214

“If you prefer to mail us this information please send it to us at the following address:

“eBay UK Investigations PO Box 39711 London W4 5WF

“As soon as your identity has been verified, we will be happy to review this suspension.

“Please ensure that you quote your email address and eBay User ID clearly on every correspondence and allow at least 48 to 72 hours from receipt of the requested information for it to be processed. Emailing us before that time may result in delays.

“In order for your account to be considered for reinstatement, you will also be required to send in an accurate telephone number preferably a land line and a time I might be able to call you.

“Please write: "Appeals - Attn: Pat Wall" in the subject line of emails as I have done, and include the item number and your User ID on the documentation.

“Thank you for your patience and cooperation in helping us to resolve this matter.

Best wishes,

Pat Wall eBay Trust and Safety ___ eBay Your Personal Trading Community”  – official email sent to Lawrence Chard.

Ebay obviously had no luck in trying to get Lawrence Chard to provide any basic details and verification, and subsequently sent him this email:

Dear Lawrence Chard (ebay@24carat.co.uk),

Your auction(s) … have been ended early and all fees credited to your account. Your auctions were ended for the following reason:

* Account Suspension

You will be sent a separate notification regarding your account suspension.

We thank you for your cooperation.

Respectfully,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)

eBay Inc”

Ebay is one of the world’s largest and most trusted online auction portals. What does it say about Lawrence Chard and his dodgy businesses that Ebay refuses to deal with him anymore?

Caveat Emptor: Let the Buyer Beware!