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If you took pictures yourself and re-used the pictures, Amazon may be able to link them with the metadata within the pictures.

Retake the pictures with another camera if possible, if no new camera, retake new pictures with an adjusted date/time on the camera.

Interesting idea - we all discuss linking of accts via photos on eB...likely the same for Az - worth cleaning out

So pretty much if you have 1,000 items in your inventory on a banned account, you have to open a new account and list at least 4,000 items before you add the 1,000 items from the banned account?

This ratio of 3-4:1 has been a norm that has been tossed around the forums.

rsot, I have confirmed this to be safe at 4:1

I actually ran the data between two previous accounts that shared a 4:1 ratio. I'm not talking out of my butt here, lol.. I'm relying on statistical data from very comprehensive reports of the two accounts, across hundreds of ASINs, some of which were ASINs/listing pages that I originally created.

I've said this several times before ... you do not need to heavily mix your old suspended inventory with new inventory as long as you open up a new stealth account in a different CITY than the one you sold your old merchandise under.

i.e. if your previous now- suspended account was in Los Angeles, your next one should be in San Fernando ... and if somewhere down the line for a different reason that gets suspended because you screwed up somewhere, then the next one you make should be listed as Pasadena (just making an example)

I have tried, tweaked, and tested this method at least 10 times within a year ... it works

Listing 4,000 new items just to get away clean, no offense, but that's wayyyyy too much work :ballchain:

My account was suspended. I am going to open another. As you all know, I'm paranoid. Can I list new items from the same manufacturer & be safe. Won't this too, be suspicious? And when can I add all of my old inventory into the mix. The new account is 120 miles away from the suspended one.

It's all ASIN/SKU specific. That's where you want to keep your ratio safe. There is no need to worry about manufacturer names, or product names, etc. Just think logically. There are so many manufacturers out there and plenty of people have been banned who used to sell from said various manufacturers. It didn't blacklist all the manufacturer names associated. That would create false positives more than solid links.

Everybody has their own way of deceiving Amazon, and there's really nothing anyone can do to change that. However, I will say in my case that Amazon has never linked me due to the type of product I listed.

I believe that's one of the biggest myths still circulating these forums.. If there are 200 sellers selling the same item on Amazon, you're trying to tell me they are going to link YOU because you're the 201st? WRONG.