anybody been on unmolested for more than 12 months?

[Sandy D]

Working on 3+ years since any account lost or paypal limited. For many accounts, 2 years for another large group and 1 year on another group. Many new baby stealths to 1 year getting babied for the long haul.

Never sell anything risky as I feel that is work you did to build an account for nothing to waste it away trying a risky product.

Find a legit good products and in the long run you will be way ahead money wise and still have your sanity.

My older accounts from 1995 to 2009 continue to make me the most money as they dont have any limits of any kind.

My real account of course is my top money maker and has been attacked by ebay a few times but each time I come out fine.

Ebay or paypal will never defeat me again.

[ebanned]

This place is heaven for anyone that has been molested by eBay... As Sandy said, we can never be molested again! Well except for every month when they want their fees

[zagy123]

does anyone knows how long it takes to reinstate from MC008 with 1592 feedback and aged real account? and 2 accounts linked together? PP excellent.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by zagy123

does anyone knows how long it takes to reinstate from MC008 with 1592 feedback and aged real account? and 2 accounts linked together? PP excellent.

Only Ebay know.

[joew8989]

Sometimes I think Ebay just closes accounts at random. Until it happens the first time you are completely unaware how fragile an ebay account is. I tell everyone that sells you have to assume you are going to get shut down so you better have several accounts waiting in the wings. I personally am down to 3 accounts (just lost 3 because I didn't understand the linking process when I set them up) and I feel as if I am walking on Ice.
This site (and the book) has accelerated my learing curve by years.

[scotay]

I now have 6 stealth accounts running. 3 of them now for 8 months and on the verge of gaining the 25+ feedback to let me sell more.

I do find it so frustrating that although i have possible sold 100s of products less than 25% of my buyers leave feedback.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by joew8989

Sometimes I think Ebay just closes accounts at random. Until it happens the first time you are completely unaware how fragile an ebay account is. I tell everyone that sells you have to assume you are going to get shut down so you better have several accounts waiting in the wings. I personally am down to 3 accounts (just lost 3 because I didn't understand the linking process when I set them up) and I feel as if I am walking on Ice.
This site (and the book) has accelerated my learing curve by years.

I used to think like that but there is always some trip flag or security issue...even if an idi*t agent on a manual review hunt...always a particular reason.

[arkimidisk]

I have 5 stealth accounts....I sell VERO for 2 years at least..

All works for me..

[Sandy D]

Looks like we have many very successful runs of accounts posted.

Which is awesome news.

[Jonx12]

Hisk Risk & Vero coming in top of the polls haha! To be fair you've gotta do it to learn! Learn your mistakes the hard way, and for me..ignorance was bliss, I was unsure whether they were ⊗⊗⊗⊗ or not. I thought not but VERO signed up companies are touchy...I sent them a sample and never got a reply. Dodgy guys!

[mctrader07]

it does not matter how many times you change to different accounts.
IF you dont change your I.P. they will tract that. You can change ur acconts all u want but if ur using the same i.p,
you'll done.

hope this helps

[frksmth]

I've got one account which is nearing 3 years and one account which is nearing 2 years... I'm actively selling on both accounts too. Plus, I have a few backup accounts, which are also active (less than 6 months old though).

I had one eBay account suspended in the last 12 months, and two PayPal accounts (not related to ebay) suspended.

[jackjjohn]

I have 3 accounts , one was a power seller bronze from 1999 that was the one vero'd and still alive, i supplied all what they asked for but ebay still leaves me in limbo, i can buy but not sell on it. The other 2,also vero'd :1 is still alive and selling through it now, 100% linked but they left it alive, one thing that was different was I was giving 5 % to charity on A FEW of the listings on that account. Not certain its what kept that account alive but I still do it on a few listings just in case with the charity % , its good PR i thought for selling but may be it is why its still here? thoughts?.

also quick question- I had a few stealth accounts via aspkin methods which got restricted , i am wondering if the fact i was dropshipping on my first listings may have triggered it? I am thinking next stealth accounts i set up best list an old book to sell thats laying around the apartment?

[bjammin]

The molestation of my real account is what allowed me to find this awesome forum. And I am happy that it happened because this is like knowing that the matrix actually exist. I was selling some stuff using the company's photos (problem #1). EB yanked those items down. I get a slap on the wrist along with the message saying "in no way are your listings being targeted". I'm thinking, "Awesome, since they are not looking, I'll just take my own pics and repost". So this time I get a 7 day suspension for trademark infringement - counterfeit. Funny thing is that they did this by just seeing my pics because I know no customer had received their item yet. Now, I am p*ssed. Now, I am waiting out my 7 days patiently. Just more time to research these jackasses So i start researching all this v**o BS trying to figure out what it is. A couple weeks later, I re-list again, and nothing. Finally, I get hit again. 3rd offense, 30 day suspension. Fortunately my items were GTC so it really didnt affect my non-offensive items. That is when I found this forum. At first, I thought "Wow, these people are nuts, all conspiracy theorists." I was wrong, so wrong. EB and PP are just like foosball and Vicki Vallencourt... They are "the devil"

Now, I have had 11 stealth accounts, 10 active and 1 suspended. The suspended account was semi-intentional to see how far I could push the envelope before killing the account. Plus, I know that my other accounts were not linked because they are still up. I know there is no guideline, but it seems time is the best medicine for any type of violation. All my feedback on these accounts is 100% positive. Some have 200+ fb, some have 10+ fb. These accounts were created between May and now.

[grandmameatballs]

ive been on ebay since 1999,,,never been suspended....why do people need multiple accounts and how does an ebayer get suspended?? i dont understand it...thnks, grandmameatballs

[shani1212]

Originally Posted by ebayhateluv

Btw- just a followup- of my accts-4 are Bronze Ps accts, 5 are Gold ps accts + 1 Platinum Ps acct... Now-ask me how many hours I work/day-too many! I maintain accts in day hours-start at 8am-after kids dropped at school-go to p.o.-then spend next 6-7 hrs answering emails/listing..Then when home-I spend the next 4-6 hrs packaging/pulling goods with the help of my kids...Then I ck emails one final time 4 new pyts+ get those goods ready-we line all pkgs up in crates in the back of my truck- Post office/ups/registered+ Overseas-with customs paper work + pending pyt for that day..I normally get done by 11pm..Weekends-makes mondays till 2-3am tues packing.then next morning-it all starts all over again. I had a steel Gun safe installed/bolted in the back of my truck-as stopping at 8-10 atms/day-is risky-so I drop the cash + cover with a rug...I would have 0 sales if not for Aspkins Forum..

Keep up the good work my friend! Do you even take out some time for yourself ? Lol.
Quick question. Whatdo you use for IPs ? I mean, do you usr tethering/ Hot spot ? Verzon/Tmobile ? What services do you use for diff. IPs for each of your account?
Your help will be highly appreciated..

[BigMama]

I know abuse is not funny, but the title of the thread made me laugh....I got low dsls or stars for telling buyers upfront it will take 14 days to ship

[mitanc]

Originally Posted by patcan

I started with Ebay in 2000. I had over a 1000 feedbacks with 99.2% positive. I was a platinum power seller.
I left my full time job at the begining of 2007 to build my business on ebay, and make it my new full-time job.

The first year(07)..Everything went great. I had my ups and downs through the year but grossed about 275,000. So I felt I was doing something right.

Well that was until VERO. .feb 08

It all started with a stupid little decal. Yep, a sticker!! Ebay shut my auction down and said I violated a trademark.(strike 1)
Ok, so I re-worded my auction, and let it fly again. Mind you, there was plenty of the decals currently being sold on ebay, and that's where I got mine originally. Well after a week or so, they shut ALL my auctions down. (strike 2). Again with the same problem, trademark infringement.
So, this time I STOPPED selling the stupid decal. I concentrated on all my other products, and things got back to normal until............wham! you guess it, they claimed I was selling counterfeits. Which was a complete lie. I had been on ebay for 8 years with nearly 100% feedback, and "Counterfeits" were NEVER part of my inventory.
I tried calling them and begging them to understand that there must be mistake......NOTHING.
They really don't care about their sellers, and it didn't matter one bit that for the last 8 years I had bought and sold countless items on their site, with nearly perfect feedback.

(I used to pay over $900 a month in ebay and paypal fees)

so after the final take-down, they suspended me permanently. With no hopes of appealing the decision.
I considered sueing ebay and the company claiming I infringed on their trademark, but I couldn't afford it. I also was told by a lawyer friend, I had no hopes of winning and would only be wasting my time/money.

Anyways, my business has pretty much fizzled out to nothing, and now I in danger of losing my house.

I tried using another name on ebay and they eventually caught it, and suspended that one too based solely on the fact that it was associated to the other suspended account.

I have been reading this website with hopes of getting back on ebay. so I can make a living. I am an honest seller. I do not scam people and everything I sell is exactly what I claim it is.
HELP!!

Pat

This happened to me about 3 days ago. In a short span of 6 months I became a Gold PowerSeller and TRS within 3 months. I have grossed about $150,000 in sales and have a 99.4% FB rating.

Same story, got a trademark violation, very vague.. I called eBay and the Philippines CSR told me it was my title, I should change it and I can repost and be good. I did that, reposted the item, boom second Trademark violation, this time they wrote it was VERO and gave me a contact of the apple rep. Contacted the Apple Rep he gave me some BS story on how their batteries and power products have trademark. 3 Days later, I am suspended from posting in a specific category.

Again, I have made huge investments to post items on eBay and begin the business and they suspend me. I was in disbelief, but immediately got the eBook and read the entire thing. Now I know, there is no way to navigate this minefield and be safe. The big corporations control the world, eBay is scared of them suing and can't do anything about it, so they push it on to us, normal people who want to make a living.

Its funny how eBay demands their sellers to have AMAZING customer service, to takes losses on items in favor of the customer, to walk on eggshells to appease the customer; but their customer service is utter crap! Misinformation is the name of the game, they don't care how many accounts they kill because their lock in the business is that the Apple's Microsofts and other huge corporations are "with" them and thats the distinct business advantage they have over competitors.

Anyways, what can us little people do but figure out how to disrupt the system. Keep on pushing, this forum is not only a help to eBay sellers, its probably a place where productive and honest businessmen gather as opposed to the corporations and bankers in the world.

[Sandy D]

3 1/2 years and no lost accounts of group of 100s that I rotate.

Knock on wood.

[newjerseymax]

Unfortunately I took some big hits in last few month. One from a person a work with not taking proper steps to prevent linking.....
I lost 3 of my biggest accounts in span of 10 seconds when they got linked. It took months to figure out what happened. Had to be IP.... My partner started a new IP Log for 2014, but didn't check IP's from the other years. Bam linked it was over quick.

[Dmshark25]

I have to say the last 8 moths have been great overall, despite the metric changes , my accounts are top rated or projected TRS or Above Status

I definitely think things have been smoother because I have focused more on growing and keeping that at a constant rate.

The more I spread sales out, the more easy things become, if you sell 100 items on 1 account , than especially with the new system getting a few defects is definitely possible and almost will happen

But if you spread them 100 over 50 accounts than, your defects will be down on all accounts, and when u look like a really small seller , eBay is not on top of you as much, competitors are not concerned and just crazy jealous people or buyers don't pay much attention, when you seem small your not as noticed

[Sandy D]

Originally Posted by grandmameatballs

ive been on ebay since 1999,,,never been suspended....why do people need multiple accounts and how does an ebayer get suspended?? i dont understand it...thnks, grandmameatballs

Why not have multiple accounts?

Why not have backups?

Have you been reading the news lately?

Ebay banned
15,000 accounts in December
12,000 accounts in January
8,000 in February.

You might be next and for no reason at all.

And having 100s of accounts building and growing is not only smart business buy being prepared is one of the best moved you need to make.

I have my original 1995 accounts, ebay suspended me because my husband sent a nasty message to someone who pulled a bait switch. I did nothing wrong at all. I got the account back and do tons of business on it.

BUT-- ebay wont take away my income ever again because I have 500 of my own accounts and they would have to take ebay to another level to ever stop me from making money again.

I have not lost an account of my own going on 4 years now and dont plan to lose any more.

And if I can help one person slap ebay around for taking them down wrongfully I will help them.