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My 4 year run (just about to the day) has come to an end. I was greeted today by an email from Ebay saying I was suspended. But, it gives no reason and it gives no time frame. But, I am ok with it. Yea, it sucks. But, I have been wanting to leave anyways. Just had to get some other things in order first.

I am working today to get all my orders done on the other account that has not been taken down yet.

I am not going to try to get back on. My accounts are paid up. Paypal is still good. I never gave the SSN, the name was bogus. I will let it be.

So, now, once my outstanding orders are completed, I will be working on networking and on my website. Best of luck to all. I believe my time is done here.

Let's get real here for a second... It's impossible to tell who's who.

satori8311, it does NOT detract from the valid point raised & made by gungadin.

Has anyone ever been suspended from eBay with a clean eBay account (no vero or ⊗⊗⊗⊗, good DSR, 99%+ feedback..etc) and with their PayPal account fully verified with SSN and also owns a PayPal Extras Mastercard?

If I were to get suspended from eBay...and my PayPal comes down with it, I am wondering how they would handle my PayPal Extras Mastercard...does anyone think this offers extra verification/protection to an account to have their credit card in good standing and high limit?

I have been suspended with a good account before. Once I sold a copy of Inuyasha that an a s s buyer claimed was foo foo just as I had gotten it shipped out. Didn't know I could have tried having it returned.

Also my first account was my parents account. They blame me for what happened. I got a few negatives on an account with 500+ positive feedback. Next thing I know I'm hit with a ew negs and the account goes down and my parents blame me ever since.

They say that they don't want an account unless they can go legit. But I try to tell them that Ebay will STEAL your info and that its better to just have a stealth account. So they won't be buying from ebay anymore.

Then there was another account that I had that started up well. I had several hundred games listed and only 2-3 negatives and over 100+ positive. I got the boot a while later but forget what for.

Then there were a few accounts that barely got started up but was able to make a few game sales and got about 10 or so feedback, then they banned me. That was about a year ago, long before I bought stealth.


Anyways long story short, I hope to make the flea market one of my top selling places but I need to save some money first so I can get a nice booth that people will buy from. And I am meeting someone in a few minutes to discuss making a video game website. I named the website 8bitpleasures.com and even bought the domain.

Just wanted to update. I have 2 stealths going fine now and 1 has just passed the 1 month mark. The other should be coming around any day now.

You have to get an Ein and be very careful about what you list

Very well said

Believe my account was opened in 2002 and is still up and running. I feel very lucky. Took me only 4 months to get suspended on Amazon though.

If you have 10 accounts that means that you have 10 paypal and 10 bank accounts? Don't think so...How does it work?.......if 5 accounts get suspended that means that you lose 5 paypal and 5 bank accounts??? are some of them linked??..please more info.......even with the book about I don't know how people can run 20 accounts at the same time......thanks

Then I suggest you stop thinking as you are and start thinking in a stealth manner - outside the box - then all will become clear and you will become a stealth Jedi Knight like so many on here already are.

Bang head on wall.

I just noticed I have an account that is 2 years old last week.

I have not used the account much but looked at the first sign on date checking the IP and noticed it is 2 years old. I recently sold a few things and needed to sign in again to send invoices and noticed this.

How odd is this?

129 feedback, 100%, all 5's and pp is still holding the money.

i have 1 account thats close to 18 months old has a 100/10k a month limit 200+ feedback 4.9x dsr from 1 asshole leaving me all 1s and 1 negative feedback paypal stopped holding the money on this account a good while ago now every payment i get no matter the amount comes through without holds

I noticed that the previous accounts that got banned had very high limits, but now that I have 3 stealth accounts with only 10 items they seem to be lasting longer. Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I feel pretty good with being able to sell 30 items total without getting banned or limited.

I don't have the need to sell a ton of items but the items I do sell usually sell for over $75 each so it adds up a bit.

Anyone have any ideas on my theory?

I am certain his accounts are not linked, so loosing 5 at a time is highly unlikely.

Loosing an account once in a while can happen, reasons vary of course.

I have 27 running accounts.Normally I loose 5-8 per month for various reasons (normally my own greed) some randoms :noidea:
The key is always have backup so you are never affected by the losses.
:typing:I create one stealth per day on an average.Now I am a bit overwhelmed so I will be purchasing them here from authorize sellers.
8 of my running accounts are over 12 months old.Thanks to the Genius Stealth system.
My advise and what works for me is simple.
Divide accounts, age some, use some,make some. Never put your all your eggs in one basket.Organization is key.Keep a running system.
:attention:Always expect the worst and prepare for it.
More is more is my stealth philosophy, its numbers game.:focus:

This does workout great. I do not lose accounts though. They end up maturing.

I would be VERY VERY Careful with whom you buy... Is all I can say...

Well said Pepsimax.

This thread wow it's a gem!

I just had another account pass 1 year and 2 more next month. The oldest is 4 years.

They all business accounts right?

No only the oldest is business account... The others are Premire and personal depending on volume.

I have other business accounts, but not quite there yet as far as a Year....

I thank you for that and please feel free to PM me any recommendations.

The ones I loose are due to xxxx, so as previously stated My own greed.
I hate this accounts as it somehow interferes with my morals, but the money is sweet.I donate 30% of my xxxx profits to a local animal shelter and that eases the pain and the guilt.:pout:

im going on for about 15 months now.
3 stealth accounts
1 paypal.

i sell low key items at low prices.
my selling limits have been lifted and im where i want to be at ebay,

all thats left is to sell all my items!

What is shill bidding shill bidding someone please explain!

What is shill bidding can someone explain please?

When you use an account that you know the owner of (Or one of your stealth accounts) to bid on an item listed in your account,,,so Basically, bidding on your own item,,,

Got 4 Stealth accounts active. 2 since 2008 and 2 since 2009. Thank god for this site and eBay stealth.

4 years for me and just got the boot, over a dispute of fees. I fought paypal and they limited my account to just buying only. But before they had a chance to close it for good. Closed both eb & pp and reopened a fresh one. Buy the book all over again, read it again. Start again Other account 1 1/2 old. I sell no vero. all my stuff is real and I have no problems. Every time I mess with fire, need to call the dentist for my dental records! I am a pee and I am going against a mountain. So I stop selling vero and went legit. 100% positive feedback on the one I closed and I will rebuild. If you follow the book slow down make a plan, get your merchandise in and have ready to ship. All is a perfect world!!!!!!!

I have 3 current ebay accounts. I think my oldest is from September 2010.

The one I use all the time is from February 2011.

I have not had ONE account suspended yet of any of my stealth ebay or paypal accounts (or amazon for that matter).

I had a main Ebay account that was terminated in 2008.

I still have the Paypal account from that terminated 2008 ebay account.

Thanks to Aspkin, he personally told me how to save the Paypal account. I have probably done 60,000 transactions on it. Even recent ones.

However, right now, they have some 10% rolling reserve for 90 days on my account and have $2300 frozen up in there..

As a result, I have now started to use my stealth paypal from Feb 2011.

I think basically what you need to do is be meticulous.. Never use same anything. Always be consistant in logging in and using a different PC account even in those "safe" type situations.

i just wanna be like you guys.
 

one day im gonna be able to post in here with a success story.

*daydreams*

I'm with you, hope to do this also.

4 ebays and paypals going strong. Two form 2008 and two from 2009 all with 1k- to 2k feedback.

I totally agree.

I think most folk would totally agree that someone is trying to hike their post count.

Not on my watch

:pound:

I don't have time to make accounts and build them up so I'm planning on buying 10-15 ready to sell all with $5k selling limits . Only been suspended for 30 days for feedback manipulation.

yeah I do have an idea on your theory. But I think it's safe though, at least you get to sell under the radar. I'll say stick on until the limits get raise over time.

:juggle:

Congratulations, I did loose a few account, some to my ignorant and some to my impatience. I did built a lot of stealth though, just called in to have limits raised on one of my stealth. I wish myself all the best.


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Good one my friend, I do the same too for some of my listings, we have to give back to the community or something just as aspkin has giving to us.