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how long stealth account will last?
 

i wonder how long stealth account will work? i know that if the account will be suspended due to fraud or selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗ stuff it will kill it right away. is there a stealth account that is still active for more than 5 years? im a newbie here. thanks guys!

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Almost all of my 20+ accounts are now 3-4 years old.

Re: how long stealth account will last?
 

Its down to how you run the account

Sell fkaes and your account wont last long

Treat it carefully and sell real items and it can last many many years.

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How do you claim your taxes ?

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20 plus accounts how you keep those in tact bro?

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Everything goes on my personal taxes.

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:noidea: :noidea:

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Stealth account will last indefinately so long as you are not screwing over customers or selling ⊗⊗⊗⊗.

I have several stealths that have been going stong for years, but I put a lot of hard work into it and also don't sell crap, VeRO, or have unhappy customers. In fact, it's been at least two years since I even got a negative feedback.

Keep your customers happy- ship fast, communicate, and give great customer service.

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It's an eBay thread you're posting in.

All the 20+ accounts I mentioned would have been dead a long time ago if this were Amazon we were talking about.

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I'm not saying that... I'm sure it can work long term under the perfect circumstances.

Amazon is definitely doing tons more to identify and close down stealth accounts compared to eBay though. They're the market leader so they can afford to, I guess. Plus they're selling everything themselves so they couldn't care less if they shut down a couple of your accounts and knock out some competition, I would assume.

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You know why?

It's because they take their account and never come back to the forum. Just look at the number of registered users on Aspkin compared to the number of active posters. Most who are successful with their accounts never come back, unless they need to buy more accounts.

Don't give up, I guess...

Re: how long stealth account will last?
 

I bought a few accounts through verified sellers on this forum recently. It seems like the accounts are becoming useless. They get hit with a photo id request upon first sale. In addition, I am still unable to pay for shipping or ebay fees with the paypal balance. At this point, I feel that sellers should give me a refund until they find a way to provide us with a stealth account as advertised.

Anyone else having these issues?

Re: how long stealth account will last?
 

If you don't mess it up, it can run easily for years.

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I did not mess it up. I am very familiar with Stealth and had accounts go on for years. It just seems like the new accounts that I have been purchasing through vendors are not providing enough value for the amount being advertised. I can create my own but pay to not go through headaches like these.

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It's not just you. PP and ebay, even amazon have upped their game since the end of last year. Especially personal accounts.
Ageing them isn't easy anymore. In past, you buy a thing or two, sell a thing or two in a month and it was all good.
I have accounts 3 months old/aged, couple of sales...still it gives me errors and what not on many operations, withdrawing, paying fees etc.

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How do you guys pay ebay shipping and ebay fees. I just dont like the fact that I am burning bank accounts for every single one of these accounts.

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I use PP, i don't know why you are unable to link it.
Your ebay and pp email mismatches?

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For eBay fees you can use PayPal / VCC.

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I am unable to pay by ebay fees or shipping with these new stealth accounts purchases for reputable sellers. Its VCC and I wait until the account is worth linking a US bank account to it.

Before I start selling, I go through my usual routine of building trust between my computer and ebay/paypal and utilize fresh IP upon every login.

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I assume he's having trouble with the "claim it" thing where they want you to give your SSN before you can use your PP balance to pay for anything.

@ the guy who asked.. since your only option is withdrawing, withdraw all your PP money and print your shipping labels outside of eBay/PP. There are dozens of external postage providers you can use in 2019.