It was not his livelihood at all. Biggest issue is that no warning to not do that was given. Sudden account death.
I disagree that there’s no warning. eBay has an extensive help search. Every ebayer should look into ebay’s policies. There are many, but there is easy access to almost every question/answer one might have.
Was there anything in the email or message from eBay that stated the problem and how to go about being reinstated?
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/overview.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/feedback.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/reinstate-account.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/suspended-accounts.html
***We have policies in place for leaving feedback. For example, open and honest feedback is encouraged, but abusive or profane language is never allowed. We’ll also investigate sellers who try to force you to leave positive feedback.
Feedback that violates our policies will be removed, and the member may be subject to buying and selling restrictions and/or account suspension.***
Perhaps your friend can find some help on one of those pages.