In March, I woke up and found my Fab account was banned — the same account that was basically my main source of income. Over 700 models just disappeared from the store overnight, and for a moment it genuinely felt like the end. I’m not exaggerating when I say it was one of the worst periods of my life, because when your income gets taken away instantly, it hits different. After a long conversation with Fab Support, I learned the ban was temporary (30 days), and the relief was so big I literally sat down and cried. In this video I explain the real reason it happened: one old sneaker model I made six years ago that contained design elements from Vans. The funny part is that model never sold even once — I don’t even like it — but marketplaces use a strike/warning system. Warnings accumulate, and once you cross the line, you can get suspended even if 95% of your catalog is fictional and clean. My takeaway is simple: when you sell on marketplaces, you’re playing on someone else’s field, and the rules can change at any moment. So my next move is diversifying hard across multiple marketplaces so one platform can’t wipe out my income again.