Unable to change email 'Already taken! '

Hi. I am changing my email. When I enter my new email it says 'Already take' It is my Gmail! I have had it for many years. The useless help bot doesn't help it just points me back. It becomes a loop. Can anyone help please. Thank you. 

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Unable to change email 'Already taken! '

Have you used it previously on eBay?IF so it cannot be reused

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jckl1957
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The simple solution to this would be to open a second gmail account to use with Ebay only.

 

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Apparently I had opened another account but not finished it off. I have managed to log into it and closed it. Thanks for the reply. 

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I have been onto eBay. Apparently I opened another eBay account. I don't remember why I must have done that. I found the log in details and closed that account. Thanks for the replay. 
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I think you will still find that you can't reuse that email.

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You should be able to reuse the email once the original account has been closed for thirty days - that's how it has worked for me before.

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