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New accounts getting suspended twice within 3 days
 

So I have been creating stealth accounts for about 10 years now with the same method and up until this past month have not had any major issues. So now after creating my stealth accounts the account is suspended twice within 3 days. The first suspension is normal they just want to know you are a real person who created the account. But now after a day or two of being reinstated the account is suspended indefinitely. Here is my process below.
1. Create ⊗⊗⊗⊗ account info, name, address, (text now) phone number, email address.
2. Create new VMware machine.
3. Go to router settings create new mac address. Turn off router and modem restart to get new IP address.
4. Log into VMware machine.
5. Create Paypal and verify email, phone and bank account.
6. Next day create eBay account, link verified Paypal account.
7. Create 1 listing for low price item like dvd or old playstation game.
8. Within hour account gets limited. Call get account reinstated. Relist item.
9. Account get's limited 2nd time within a couple days. And can't be reinstated.

eBay rep will not say exactly why they suspend the account but I have fished for info. A couple cool reps did say it had nothing to do with my IP address after I asked them could it be my IP address.

The only thing I can think it could be is the phone number. I know the numbers are recycled but what are the odds with the last 12 accounts I created all the numbers are linked to suspended accounts?

I even linked 6 fully verified Paypal accounts. I what I mean by fully verified is email address, phone number, bank account, photo ID and social security number! But eBay still suspended the account.

So just to recap I'm using brand new VMware machine, IP address, contact info ect. and verified Paypal account. What the heck I"m I all of a sudden doing wrong?

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Yeah maybe I did use the same area code for all the accounts. So that's a good possibility. Will try different area code if that don't work will try a prepaid phone, although those numbers are recycled as well.

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Based on your setup its either the phone number or it could be the VCC you are using

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I'm not using any VCC. I use a VBA.

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In that case it could be the VBA you’re using

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Maybe but I doubt it. Never had any issues with using vba's with eBay.

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Something has changed within your process so it can only be something like your phone number or bank account.

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I agree. Will start with phone number and see what happens. Will post update.

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People ITT are going to point out your setup but it has to do really do with THEM (ebay) not your setup. They're banning new accounts for good reason because they KNOW about stealth now and don't want a **** load of ⊗⊗⊗⊗ accounts on their platform. Elephant in the room is here.

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Your comment has no factual basis and sounds ridicolous. I'm sure eBay does know about stealth accounts. which compared to the thousands of legit accounts opened every day is a small amount. So to suspend every new account because it may be a stealth account is GARBAGE! eBay is not going to assume all new accounts are stealth. eBay makes it's money from it's users so to suspend every new account because they think it MAYBE a stealth account is just dumb. eBay bot's detected something in my setup that's linked to a suspended account. That's the logical reason!

Re: New accounts getting suspended twice within 3 days
 

Your comment has no factual basis and sounds ridicolous. I'm sure eBay does know about stealth accounts. which compared to the thousands of legit accounts opened every day is a small amount. So to suspend every new account because it may be a stealth account is GARBAGE! eBay is not going to assume all new accounts are stealth. eBay makes it's money from it's users so to suspend every new account because they think it MAYBE a stealth account is just dumb. eBay bot's detected something in my setup that's linked to a suspended account. That's the logical reason!

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Looks like it’s tine to put on your tin foil hat :)

Why would a platform on the scale of eBay just ban every new user just incase?

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LMAO:laugh:

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I would not be surprised if they have bought copies of stealth guides and studied them

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So I just got off the phone with eBay and called on one of my recent suspended accounts. I told the rep I think the account got suspended because I used my girlfriend phone number to register the account and found out that her account was suspended. Well after a bunch of small talk and playing dumb I got the rep to confirm the account was suspended because of the phone number I used. He said everything else was ok. Will try some new numbers and see what happens. Also thanks to those who gave feedback preciate it!

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I m dealing with the same problem. I do agree with you about the phone concerning

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Why would they reinstate the first time you call then ban you the second time again if your linked?!?!? Do the ebay reps not see any of this linkage information till AFTER the second suspension?

Im in the same boat. But I don't think its the phone number. I think there tools are becoming allot better at linkages with addresses and maybe yes phone numbers. But I mean carrier recycle numbers all the time.

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same problem here.. i know for sure its not the IP. Mobile verizon IP i was using. I know for sure its NOT the google voice number because i have other accounts the are created with google voice numbers and they are totally fine. the setup?: i using multiloginapp .. most advanced setup out there. ...

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Maybe the new address is deemed too high risk? Maybe they tap into the old credit reporting agency database (ie Experian, etc)?

Keep us updated.

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Going to bump this thread, I have always gone extra steps to cover my butt and I see a lot of my new accounts going down within a day, if anyone else wants to chime in it'd be greatly appreciated. @ Justme12, I use almost the same setup as you except tracfone and I wait longer between linking. Again any other veterans want to chime it'd be appreciated!!!

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What OS are you using on the VM?
I feel like its possible they're suspicious on new Linux OS account opened...