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Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

Not sure what I'm doing wrong when it comes to amazon.
On the ebay side of things... things are flourishing.

Amazon though, seems to keep closing my seller account saying its related to past closed seller accounts.

I'm using virtual machines (multiple different operating systems)
clean and fresh IP
completely unrelated info and emails
and my items are completely legit and generic so i'm not the only one selling them.

i was thinking maybe they are linking it from similar styles? listing times... wording... honestly not sure because im using completely unrelated info + clean ip + clean mac address

Re: Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

If you are all but duplicating your listings across your different accounts at the same times as you mention here then that can be enough to link you, it would have attracted attention to your accounts then if they then monitored those accounts for a while and so the same things happening constantly, maybe that was enough!

Re: Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

all listings are different, but maybe im attracting too much attention and being monitored.

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You mentioned listing times and wording in your first post here, that may have been enough to get them watching your accounts and eventually they have decided to link you and suspend you

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Do you use ups/fedex?

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@Bunting, are you listing the SAME items? Pattern is such an easy way to link

Re: Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

What about passwords or the way you list SKU's for FF?

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open each account and spread them across the whole month. Also Make your store different in items you sell and the number of items you list also. Description box dont put anything that can link you. Passwords use password generator if you have to dont keep password styles the same. Making accounts in the same area even if your tethering can link you you are all selling the same item so the first month sell other items or dropship them. This past month I opened 11 accounts opening 2 every 3 days .

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they can track by use of the same password? or similar? to my knowledge passwords become encrypted usually with md5 hash

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It could be to do with your images are you changing the names and removing the metadata before re-listing on a different account?

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no pics on amazon!

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Are you keeping good $ amounts on your VCC for test charges of Amazon? at least $5 if not 10-20$

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Yes to the passwords - everything has to be brand new!

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Got nothing to do with passwords the op is doing something fatal which is linking him. Go over your entire creation method. What are you doing after you make your accounts? I know its annoying when you get linked but you need to be thorough and more cautious

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This has nothing to do with passwords. people's random guesses just confuse the situation.

Have you actually checked your ip on these virtual machines and tracked it across the different accounts?

Is it a paid for service where they recycle information and system set ups?

You are definitely doing something wrong and my guess it would be the virtual machine you use.

Re: Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

What is your source of IP? That is most likely your problem

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Source of ip is 24vc.

Which has multiple differents hosts + Locations. I bought a verizon dongle as well to supplement to see if it stops the linkage.

I know for a fact it has nothing to do with the listings and it is with the account creation.

New VM w/ Fresh Operating System (I even rotate operating systems Lol) + Completely Fresh information (Everything, VCC even from different source (BIN), New Bank info, Name address everything) + Fresh IP.

I know the emails they send they track with a 1x1 empty image; so i disable images through gmail and even go to the extreme I refuse to access the email unless im on the VM and VPN.

Amazon links MUCH harder than ebay.
My ebay accounts and sales are through the roof. 10+ accounts.

Re: Somehow they are linking my Old Selling Accounts to my New ones
 

24vc. That's your problem right there.

Try an an account solely using the dongle with no crossover. You should never use a vpn open to the public as chances are Amazon know about it. Especially when it has a small amount of servers.

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By No Cross Over, You mean don't use multiple accounts on the same dongle (as long as there are no multiple IPs?) I should be getting the dongle soon, at this point it's trial and error.

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As long as you make sure the IP is different and that its a different set up such as using a different windows user account you should be fine to use them on one dongle.

It sounded like you were going to use the vpn and the dongle on 1 account which would be a bad idea and not tell you anything about where you are going wrong as you need to eliminate the vpn completely to prove it was this. Hope that makes sense

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No; Each account through 24vc is w/ a different host and a fresh IP. Which usually works when it comes to ebay & paypal. I know a lot of people here use them for amazon as well.

If that for some reason is the case for me. When I get the dongle it might solve the problem. Otherwise need to relook at my process.

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I'm not sure how long you have been around on here but vpn usage for Amazon is a big no no and would not be recommended by anyone on these forums who is successful with stealth

Part of the problem is it can be fine one day but it only takes one other person to get suspended and once you are using that server with the same IP You get linked. It's really a terrible idea to use one for Amazon.

I don't know how eBay works to be honest. But I can direct you to multiple posts on these forums where people using a vpn have been linked and 99% of the time it's down to the vpn.