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New Accounts Getting Banned within 1 hr? Any Suggestion? NO Beac h Body or high Value
 

Created a few accounts under amazon stealth guildence and all seem to be deleted. Here's what I did.

1 - Created virtual ware OS (win xp)
2 - changed mac on usb to ethernet adapter
3 - change mac on router
4 - received new ip addy
5 - purchased VCC from local supplier on aspkin forum
6 - registered ⊗⊗⊗⊗ name, address with VCC
7 - used gmail and google voice to activate account (account verified and went through)
8 - Posted a 2010 printed fairly old book to start
9 - 2 hours later, account banned!!

I keep track of every account via an excel sheet. anyone have any idea why the accounts are getting banned?

- NOT selling Beac h body stuff
- NOT selling high value electronic stuff
- ONLY selling physical items of $20 value or less (to start)

As with sellers, the account I registered with that started selling a book or an old PS3 game, got deleted without any notification. Went to log in a few days after posting item, and password and user name don't match.

Any clue, folks?

Thanks :)

You are not disabling your unused network adapters inside the virtual machine, and they are linking you with those adapters' MAC addresses.
Install SMAC and deactivate all but the one you need to have internet. You can have only 1 active MAC address inside the virtual machine.

Hi alnev :yar:, have used smac as suggested and only 1 mac is active with all accounts created (each account with different mac on both computer and router, of course).

deactivate the network drivers on the virtual OS and the real os. that seems to work for me.

AyeDGAF, when did you reg on Ama zon as a seller? Did you start selling single items or did you sign up for their $40/mn seller's account? How long from the time you register until the time you posted something up for sale?

Am curious if timing is a factor for their sudden account deletion.

What is 1 - Created virtual ware OS (win xp)?

2. You probably got linked to an address that was in use or double check your ips.

Hi Fandango. Virtual Ware OS is a virtual OS emulated within an OS. I use VMWare to do this.

For ex. - My sony laptop runs windows 7. I create a virtual OS using VMWare that runs windows xp. This will clear all browser history, cookies... yadda yadda since it's a fresh system.

I deactivate all DNS, except the usb to ethernet adapter. I use one usb adapter, but spoof the DNS with SMAC for each virtual os and account. I create a different virtual OS for each username for amazon.

Ensuring different DNS on my PC + router (making sure only ONE DNS is active), to get a different IP for each account, i log onto amazon, create account, and the rest is banned history :(

ops... DNS = mac address. don't know why i kept saying dns

im running VMWARE with xp etc. same thing but i'm using a dedicated VPN for each account. So i just use the smac and do the same?

If you have a wireless printer that is connected to your network, this may be how they are linking your accounts. Something you may want to look into.

No wireless printer here, cherrqell. thx for the suggestion :)

I'm just so darn curious how people are making accounts on amazon and at least surviving the first 24 hours!! Even when they are selling non valued items (ex. used books).

use dial up

The best way to go undoubtedly.

Any MAC address related banning that isn't an immediate match (something else on the network) takes awhile before they track it. I actually had 5 accounts up and running for 6 months when I didn't have full stealth on my MAC addressses. But when 1 went down, they immediately found and took all the others down.

My first suggestion is your VCC. go to Bank Identification Number, Bin Database, Binbase by BinDB and enter the first 6 digits of your VCC. Check and see what bank and country shows up for the information.

Amazon has been doing some SERIOUS crackdowns on VCCs in the past 6 months. At least that has been from my experience.

i use dial up + VMFusion, since i started those i never get linked. i have 4 accounts running good. just get dial-up it is slow but you dont have to worry about MAC stuff & you get new ip every time you connect.