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eBay blocked the AI and my selling business stopped with it

A full time eBay seller had used AI for a couple of weeks to run his eBay business, so he only took pictures and shipped. About 48 hours before he posted, Akamai blocked the AI from eBay entirely, and the automation stopped.

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How it works

  1. The seller runs his eBay work through AI for about two weeks, keeping only photos and shipping for himself
  2. Akamai blocks the AI from eBay entirely
  3. He asks about running the AI through his own browser instead and learns a VPN does not help either

Why it’s worth knowing

He had handed over everything except photos and shipping. One bot check at eBay was enough to stop the whole routine at once.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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