Is Stealth worth it?

WarriorGoddess · #1 10-15-2015

It's just all so complex. New LLC, new bank, new address, new phone, new IP, etc.

Sometimes I wonder if it is worth it. I'm scared to death that all this will be for nothing.

Any long term stealth accounts out there?

"Some days, it just isn't worth chewing through the restraints"

dealagreeproceed · #2 10-15-2015

OH NO its really not...

empirestate · #3 10-15-2015

Take one step at a time and you will eventually get there. If I can do it, you can do it!

MM78 · #4 10-15-2015

I agree, it's not worth having more competition.......

dan_ebay · #5 10-15-2015

depends if you got good stuff to sell. I take up half the 1st page for 1 of my main items now because of stealth=sell 5x more

ovidiu · #6 10-15-2015

If you are burning through so many accounts so frequently, maybe there is something wrong with your business strategy or what you're selling.

Taking The Micky · #7 10-16-2015

Totally agree WarriorGoddess, certainly not worth effort to spend a day of your life to create a profitable business LOL. With the work ethic you display you have failed before you even start.

zaidy88 · #8 10-16-2015

Think of it this way.

Have all your products on One account and it gives you £100 in sales a day. You lose that, you've lost your entire business.

Have the same products spread across 10 accounts doing £100 in sales. You lose one, you still have £90 in sales coming in.

yotano211 · #9 10-16-2015

Can I have your stuff?

muzzie · #10 10-16-2015

No, it is not. Leave more space for the guys who is already in.

WarriorGoddess · #11 10-16-2015

OK all you clowns. I get it. I'm over my pity party and laughing now. Thank you all.

aking · #12 10-16-2015

We dont know if stealth is worth it for you. We cannot speak or get in your head. It may not be worth it to you if you are asking questions like this. This is a decision you have to make for yourself?

I do know that it is worth it for me, and its not even really all that much effort.

Haidukken · #13 10-16-2015

Honestly, I was a bit sceptical as well at the beginning and it seemed confusing but now I generate 3-4x the income I was producing before the suspension and if anything, this forum has probably inspired me to work harder and now looking back, the suspension was probably the best thing that could of happened to me.

Easier to say it now, but when I got kicked from eBay I had tought couple of weeks. Pretty stressful but now with stealth... We'll I'm better than ever and more stable than I've been. Having one account is all well and good, but you can't compare it against 7 or 15 or 20 or 30 accounts that some people now run.

yotano211 · #14 10-16-2015

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Originally Posted by WarriorGoddess

OK all you clowns. I get it. I'm over my pity party and laughing now. Thank you all.

I am not a clown, I'm a Prius.

WarriorGoddess · #15 10-16-2015

This will be my first stealth account.

I was doing $300k a year and growing, and had a 100% satisfaction rating.

It all came to a sudden stop after unfair suspension. They accused me of counterfeit goods, even though I had all receipts directly from the USA manufacturer. I've submitted repeatedly and written to Jeff. Hopeless.

The only reason I was questioning stealth is NOT that I am lazy. It is that it sounds as though people get kicked off left and right seemingly at random. It's scary to think that it could happen again for no reason after putting a lot of time and money into new LLC and SLOWLY starting again to avoid velocity review.

I have a new name, new phone, new computer, new IP, new LLC, new products, new bank account, new debit card, new address, new email, new EVERYTHING. . . and it is all legit.

Everything should stand up to review, but from the forums, it seems almost hopeless. Underprice Amazon? Gone. One complaining customer? Gone. Amazon in a cranky mood for no reason? Gone.

Anyway, all you lovely people did give me a good laugh and a bit of hope.

GhostOfAmazon · #16 10-17-2015

No, its not worth it....

Just go get a crappy job, where your employer can unfairly fire you at any time for any reason he or she feels....

That's a MUCH better situation than dealing with Amazon. I mean, HR is SO much more reasonable than Seller Performance...

LOL some of these questions....people act like they have a 250K a year job offer from Google waiting for them to sit around and do test searches or something.... You people crack me up.

xradiatorman · #17 10-17-2015

It is easy if you know what your doing worth it to me

WarriorGoddess · #18 10-17-2015

Love you Ghost of Amazon!

yankee · #19 10-17-2015

It takes a whole 8-10 minutes to open an amazon account. Even if you sell one item and make $10.00 what job pays $600.00 an hour?

I never understand these types of questions.

hAve · #20 10-17-2015

It's really worth it, new chance of getting back on the road!

WarriorGoddess · #21 10-18-2015

Yankee, I don't see how you can open an account that fast.
It takes time to get LLC and EIN and bank account.
Maybe I'm missing something. . . . .

yankee · #22 10-18-2015

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Originally Posted by WarriorGoddess

Yankee, I don't see how you can open an account that fast.
It takes time to get LLC and EIN and bank account.
Maybe I'm missing something. . . . .

Why do you need an EIN to open an account? I myself never have added an EIN or tax info at all until the 50th transaction when it is required.
My guess is that half of the members on this forum don't use EIN for Amazon at all. That is not a discussion for this forum.

Bank account takes 5-10 minutes to open online and are also NOT needed to open an account and get selling. You have 20 days to add a bank account. Most of us have several extra accounts open already.

10 minutes tops for Amazon. Made up name, find any real address in your zip code, debit/credit card in your pocket, virtually any phone number works for amazon, so 1 minute to pull a new number and get the call from a phone app.

Longest part is setting up a new user on your PC or VMware. I already have those ready to go from all the ebay accounts. For most of us it is just copy and paste.

This stuff is really really simple. I suggest taking action and stop analyzing. You will learn more in 20 minutes actually doing this stuff compared to the days and weeks talking about it.

If all of this is overwhelming you can buy an account from the marketplace.