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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: AJCopland on July 22, 2015, 02:11:16 PM
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Hi,
I registered on Amibay the other day, then a short time later I was banned having not even had chance to post anything.
This is what I see when I login and I got something similar by email.
You have been banned for the following reason:
Unfortunately, it has not been possible to complete your registration at this time due to an error. Please contact admin@amibay.com, so that the issue can be identified and resolved by our Administration team.
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
Has anyone else had this problem?
I've emailed to ask why I've been banned without ever having done anything, literally nothing - not figuratively, LITERALLY nothing.
Does anyone know how to contact someone to get it fixed, since I don't even know what the "error" is.
Andy
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Many people have had "issues" with Amibay.
I left the place after being berated by admins after I asked a simple question about an item a user was selling. I'd give away (and have) items before using Amibay to try and sell them, or alternatively, never own anything Amiga if the only place to buy through was Amibay.
But maybe I've just had bad luck, along with dozens of other people who will gripe about the admins there :)
Personal opinion only, ofc.
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Does anyone know how to contact someone to get it fixed, since I don't even know what the "error" is.
Sounds like you need to email them, which I believe you said you have.
Seems like an error in the forum based on the message you received.
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Wow. Oh, wow. I'm laughing about this, having seen all the troubles people have had with Amibay over the years. Still, it *is* a good site, *if* you can play within the lines, and I've bought and sold many a piece of hardware on there, over the years. Good luck, stick with it, am sure your problem will be resolved soon! :)
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The crazy thing is I've not even had the chance to do anything wrong yet :)
It's odd that you can't even look at most of without already having registered too, how am I meant to know that it's worth resolving if I can't see what's actually on the site?
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I think the same thing happened to me when I registered with amibay.
Shot them an email and it got straightened out.
Probably someone clicked the wrong check box.
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It'll be in error, just email them all will be sorted. The admins/mods on there are great, it's an awesome site for buying hardware.
In some cases it's better than Ebay, quite a few small hardware developers hang out there too :-)
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This is just an automated message so don't take it personally. Just contact the Admins and your registration should get resolved.
Amibay has had issues with banned members setting up alias accounts, spammers and hackers attacking the site. Unfortunately, their automated system can't always tell the difference between legitimate and illegitimate new user accounts.
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This is just an automated message so don't take it personally. Just contact the Admins and your registration should get resolved.
Amibay has had issues with banned members setting up alias accounts, spammers and hackers attacking the site. Unfortunately, their automated system can't always tell the difference between legitimate and illegitimate new user accounts.
If part of your registration was missed or your IP doesn't resolve to your location then the security system kicks in and auto bans you.
Drop an email to the admin address and they'll sort it out.
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I have emailed, I did mention that at the top ;)
I'm just waiting for a reply now I guess.
Andy
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I have emailed, I did mention that at the top ;)
Yes, I did see that :)
We're normally quite quick at sorting out problems like this
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Yes, I did see that :)
We're normally quite quick at sorting out problems like this
And even quicker at punishing users!
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Yes, this kind of happened to me too.
But it was fixed and I started using the amibay.
Now I'll only bought one thing, but it was what I wanted and it went great.
But I read and re-read the "rules" and decided they were fine.
so enjoy after everything gets fixed.
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Still no reply, I've emailed again to see if I can get any kind of response.
Andy
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do you have ban or old login ? amibay have hard rules about that !
this is not normal forum group discussion , this is small markt old retro computers there have to be honesty first place
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Still no reply, I've emailed again to see if I can get any kind of response.
if you aren't able to reach the site admins via email, some of them are members on this site. you might try and PM fitzsteve here, although he hasn't logged on in a week or so. maybe he's on holiday somewhere and that's why you haven't gotten a reply yet?
-- eliyahu
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Still no reply, I've emailed again to see if I can get any kind of response.
Andy
PM me your signup name and details and I'll see what I can do.
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Thanks davideo :)
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Hi,
I registered on Amibay the other day, then a short time later I was banned having not even had chance to post anything.
This is what I see when I login and I got something similar by email.
Has anyone else had this problem?
I've emailed to ask why I've been banned without ever having done anything, literally nothing - not figuratively, LITERALLY nothing.
Does anyone know how to contact someone to get it fixed, since I don't even know what the "error" is.
Andy
let me count the ways :) 1984 over there or something ;)
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if you aren't able to reach the site admins via email, some of them are members on this site. you might try and PM fitzsteve here, although he hasn't logged on in a week or so. maybe he's on holiday somewhere and that's why you haven't gotten a reply yet?
-- eliyahu
fitzsteve is no longer a member of Amibay (his account was closed at his own request).
do you have ban or old login ? amibay have hard rules about that !
this is not normal forum group discussion , this is small markt old retro computers there have to be honesty first place
Yes, Amibay has lots of rules, and it's the most common reason why some have issues with site. But you don't have to accept these rules and you don't have to proceed with account registration.
I have little sympathy for the whiners and complainers who never should have proceeded with account registration in the first place.
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fitzsteve is no longer a member of Amibay (his account was closed at his own request).
why ? He is cool guy
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fitzsteve is no longer a member of Amibay (his account was closed at his own request).
Yes, Amibay has lots of rules, and it's the most common reason why some have issues with site. But you don't have to accept these rules and you don't have to proceed with account registration.
I have little sympathy for the whiners and complainers who never should have proceeded with account registration in the first place.
Erm, I don't have an old account and I haven't even had a chance to break any rules yet so was this directed at me?
I get banning people for doing something wrong but how can I be banned for registering?
Hopefully it will get sorted.
Andy
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Erm, I don't have an old account and I haven't even had a chance to break any rules yet so was this directed at me?
I get banning people for doing something wrong but how can I be banned for registering?
Hopefully it will get sorted.
Andy
Why do you think it's directed at you when it was a reply to the Marcin1962 post?
It's already been explained to you that the Amibay security system will auto-ban any new account registration under certain circumstances. Why is this so hard to understand?
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Why do you think it's directed at you when it was a reply to the Marcin1962 post?
It's already been explained to you that the Amibay security system will auto-ban any new account registration under certain circumstances. Why is this so hard to understand?
It's not hard to understand that someone might get banned but because of the line:
I have little sympathy for the whiners and complainers who never should have proceeded with account registration in the first place.
I'm not whining or complaining, I'm just trying to get registered. I cannot think of anything I've done that would have fallen afoul of any of AmiBay's terms and conditions.
I've emailed the provided admin address a couple of times to contact people to see what went wrong. Nothing happened about it until davideo was kind enough to have a look but couldn't resolve it and has passed it on.
Emails weren't being responded so I created this thread in the hopes that one of AmiBay's admins might see it and help.
So far I've got say that I'm thinking of giving up on it :( because it's a crap system as all I've done is:
1. register.
2. instant-perma-banned without explanation.
3. emails ignored.
4. posted here to get advice and hopefully get it fixed.
Andy
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@AJCopland
I have a similar issues with other forums/pleople and my final solution is not participate in those forums... sorry for this situation.
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did you use proxy when loged in amibay? now is all ok you can log in please try
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I didnt have problems with the site. They keep a close eye on ripoff sellers. I think its a great site.
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Woohoo! It's all sorted :)
Thanks Marcin1982 for contacting whomever you did.
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Woohoo! It's all sorted :)
Thanks Marcin1982 for contacting whomever you did.
no problem
one word an Amiga ?
Friend :-)
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Hello,
I know that this is an old topic, but I have the same problem.
I have created and account on Amibay a while ago, and when I login, I receive the following message:
You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
I have wrote them several times at admin@amibay.com, but I didn't get any response.
The user name is "Blu_Wave".
Does anyone know whom should I contact? I appreciate your time.
Thank you!
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The crazy thing is I've not even had the chance to do anything wrong yet :)
It's odd that you can't even look at most of without already having registered too, how am I meant to know that it's worth resolving if I can't see what's actually on the site?
Is the site worth all this trouble??
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@Thread
The auto-system generated banned message you read when your new registration attempt fails is really intended for banned members trying to create alias accounts, not for new members who's registration fails because they provided incorrect information or their location doesn't match their IP address.
...and these are the most common reason's why new registrations fail! ;)
So, don't take it personally! :)
Just be patient and provide your user name/account to admin@amibay.com.
Note: It may take some time and several attempts because only a few senior members of the Amibay moderating staff can approve failed registrations.
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That means it was my fault because I had trouble with one of my email addresses and I had to register again shortly after with another address.
Lesson learnt, hope there is a way to fix this.
Thank you!
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Hi all does anyone have any ideas on what is stopping me from registering / logging into Amibay?
I have been trying to login / re-register for ages.
I tried using my old username and password but it won't let me in anymore. No reply from the administrator.
So naturally I try registering a new user and it gives me this message.
(https://i.ibb.co/gT4snTJ/Screen-Shot-2019-10-17-at-21-45-48.png)
I try one of my other email addresses, a different username but still the same result though the message seems to be that they cannot contact the database to verify I am not a spammer rather than "you are spammer sorry you are not coming in". At least I hope that is the case as I have never spammed anywhere and it is frustrating as I want access to sensibly priced Amiga software/hardware from reputable people that I know Amibay provides.
If anyone knows the administrator or how to help that would be great as it is very frustrating and I am sick to the back teeth of inflated eBay prices. I may not be the only person who is having this problem so the community is potentially missing out on a lot of enthusiastic people join.
A frustrated Spud >:(
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If you drop me a PM with your old username I'll look into it for you.