I think I've rambled long enough for people to get the idea that my account was suspended on the 4th of May 2023 (because of a mistake on Gumroad's part).

This post is purely for informational purposes only, and does not indicate hatred towards anyone working at Gumroad (although hackers do be very stinky).

The account suspension situation — Why did it happen?

According to the email I received after my account was reinstated, they said:

"[...] A team of fraudsters have been using VPNs to “spoof” different IP addresses and manually (yes, manually) create Gumroad accounts. They then use these Gumroad accounts to post spammy links for pirated music and movies, your standard male enhancement medications, and weirdly enough, articles about Cristiano Ronaldo(?). Maybe it’s his P.R. team doing it, I don’t know.
They’ve created an astounding 1.3 million accounts in the past year, because apparently they have an endless supply of patience and time.
They ended up spoofing an IP address that you, coincidentally, have also used in the past when logging in to Gumroad. Based on their IP addresses, we issued a mass suspension of these accounts recently and your account appears to have been caught in the net as a result. [...]".

(i don't know if i'm even allowed to include parts of the email in here but i reckon it's fine)

Basically this was a funny little coincidence. There was no damage, no loss, and it was just a mixed feeling of anxiousness, perplexedness, and fearfulness.

If any sellers out there also happen to get themselves into this exact predicament, try to be as calm as possible (because I wasn't when this happened). Go ahead and send Gumroad an email, and explain the situation in clear wording. If you get an automated response, also try to get in contact with a human representative.

You might get an un-suspension after a couple of hours (or days). If you don't, try again in a few days. Don't spam their email box.

That's it for now! Thank you for supporting my failing busines

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