https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/eBay-Looking-For-Private-Sellers-For-Paid-Case-Study-amp-Media/m-p/7929564#M756404 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11803465">@pegr-834437</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>Didn't this happen a few years ago and the awards they give out when the person who won was on a private account but was most clearly a business. Sure it was 3 or 4 years back and still there has been no meaningful change in stance from eBay but to allow the issue of accounts breaking the law on their site.</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href="https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11803465">@pegr-834437</a>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Yes, it did happen.&nbsp; I remember it well: the eBay for Business Award 2021 was given to a business selling limited edition trainers operating on a Private account. Caused a bit of a hoo-ha, that did, and the account was registered as a Business rather quickly.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I even remember the name (although obviously I cannot post it here) and the big 'I am' interview given after the award was announced. All mouth and trousers - how they'd started in their bedroom, sold so many pairs of trainers they'd moved into a storage unit and then invested the money saved up for a house deposit because trade was so good.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I've just checked to see how it's going these days. Hmmm... 6 items for sale, 1 sale in the last 90 days. Trade's going well then...</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Still - good to know eBay picks winners, isn't it?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:05:32 GMT thesmokingrunner 2025-09-17T14:05:32Z