Re: HELP! 2 Accounts linked. Detectives needed. Full story inside
I don't know what you are selling, but Amazon obviously does not like it. You said the first account was banned for selling counterfeit merchandise, without anything having been sold. That tells me whatever you are selling is being easily identified by Amazon as counterfeit.
It is VERY DIFFICULT to create a new account and sell ANYTHING that is highly counterfeited, even if your merchandise is legitimate. Amazon knows what items are mass-produced by counterfeiters and also that many people will attempt to use their site to sell counterfeits, so they are VERY proactive when it comes to banning such accounts.
You also said you use different cities for the account and get a different IP from your cell phone each time. That is fine but it presents two issues. First, the other cities need to have some proximity to the IP used. Second, they see new accounts being opened, with the same items being listed, coming from the same geographic area. That is - in my opinion - what is creating the linking situation.
You have to remember, Amazon does NOT need absolute proof that two accounts are related. They can ban accounts based on having enough similarities to give them confidence that the accounts are LIKELY to be related.
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