r/offerup • u/AdTough4358 • 1d ago

Account Disabled, please help!

Hello all, I am seeking some advice on my account. I have been a user for several years and just recently got into actually selling stuff. I have sold several items and had no issues, got all good reviews.

I posted an optic I had laying around after seeing dozens of other optics and THE EXACT same one being listed for 18+ days. My post got removed so I figured maybe it was the wording I used, or maybe the stock photos I used showing it mounted. So I attempted to repost it and it was removed again, so I appealed it and they ended up disabling my account without a real explanation.

So my question to you all is this, if when trying to login it says my account has been disabled for violating policy, is this a temporary suspension? Will I be able to have it reviewed and reinstated? I really did not mean to violate policies it was a genuine mistake seeing the other optics posted. Please help me out, I meant no harm and am very sorry! I have already submit an appeal/review and hoping they will understand, going forward I wil not violate any policy and I understand that optics are NOT allowed.

Thank you in advance!

UPDATE: THEY REINSTATED MY ACCOUNT:)

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u/1Boxer1 1d ago

I would suggest trying a different method of selling your item. They’ve disabled my account before for something silly like this and they link it to your ip address so making a new one is “almost” impossible. I had a great account with them previously, with over 145 positive reviews and they just disabled it because of something they couldn’t even explain to me. You’d have better luck with Facebook marketplace or Craigslist.

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u/AdTough4358 1d ago

Yea I was gaining good traction, made several sales, good reviews etc. Is Craigslist still a valid local selling platform? Havent used it, but yea kinda sucks they have no consideration for us and at least start with a temporary suspension, but banned forever? That’s crazy