hi everyone! very happy i found this site! im new to this site, but NOT new to ebay. been a member with them since 1999 and have recently just started having major problems with them.
anyway, down to business...
obviously my goal is to avoid being suspended again from this point forward.
so i read the entire
ebay stealth page, read how to clean my computer, read all 50 billion posts everyone wrote, read the stealth ebook, and now im reading all the threads in all the forums here. this is my first post.
sounds to me like with a little practice and patience you can master the “stealth” techniques. its sort of like playing the game from the outside. rather than on the inside, having to give up a bunch of personal info to eb/pp which they dont even need.
it seemed like a lot of people here were really struggling with the concept of why/how they were getting suspended right after opening a new account and having to constantly open new accounts over and over. i think most werent realizing that once you get suspended, the rules change. unable to go back to doing business as usual on ebay. i.e., you wouldn’t rob a bank and then casually walk around town. you would totally be disguised. all of your freedom would hinge on how well you were able to conceal your real self. hiding would become your entire focus. it seems like it’s the same concept here. before suspension, your focus was just making money, now the focus has shifted to keeping your account. money is no longer the first priority. strategy (hiding) is the priority. if you were let go yesterday and you are back up today selling the same items with similar details with a new account, then yes, it IS totally obvious its YOU AGAIN! that wouldnt be a good strategy and that's not hiding. that's being out in the open. and you get dinged again. i know when people get kicked off they lose money, and everyone wants to get back on asap and pick up where they left off, but i that is really the wrong frame of mind. if you concentrate on KEEPING the account, (by following all the rules on this site and in the ebook every single day), the money will just automatically come because you arent making any decisions or actions that come from greed (like posting 100 items the first day cause you want your money), instead you are making decisions that come from "what is in the best interest of this account right now" and that makes you more cautious. it may seem like a lot more work to always watch your step, but that's how you keep the haters off your a** and make the real money.
the suspension just means STEP YOUR GAME UP. if you lost $1000 after being suspended, you basically just paid $1000 to get on to the next level
with all that said, i was wondering how long has anyone been able to maintain their stealth account? i have not yet heard anyone mention that here. it would be cool if there was something like a ”chronicling” of one of these accounts. or a stealth account "in action". i will be starting my account this weekend, after proper preparation and making sure all of my ducks are in a row of course. im anxious to see how long i can keep it and how well i am able to defend myself against ebays tricks! should also help others here who may also be starting a new account as well. ive been on ebay a long time and i understand how they do business and i have confidence these techniques will work. i obviously wont be giving out too many details about the account on this thread, but you can pm me if you would like to know anything. i will post back regularly to advise how things are going with the account. here are the basic criteria i will be using when opening my account:
1. the goal is to keep the account for as long as possible
2. im starting with one account. i don’t want to bite off more than i can chew.
3. this account is used to practice and observe before i move on to more accounts
4. its for selling only
5. i will let it age for a while before doing any activity
this should be fun!
