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Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Hmmm. wait I'm under the impression that I should use my old paypal accounts on the new ebay stealth accounts?

I was actually just going to start fresh with new paypal accounts, because I read somewhere they can link the *new* ebay account to the suspended one if i use the same paypal. I have a few checking and savings account and thinking of opening more in the near future to open more paypal accounts.

What do you think? Would using the same paypal account still work for a while?

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

No, no no - I'm not suggesting that at all

I would clear out your current Paypal accounts so that you have those funds under your control

The problem with new accounts is they may require id before they let you withdraw - is the 21 day hold going to be an issue I wonder?

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

I see your suggestion now. Based on the current paypal accounts, mind you 3 of them were new accounts. The 21 day holds have been released as soon as tracking numbers have been uploaded. I was able to withdraw all the payments.

What happens if paypal gets suspended? Will I never be able to withdraw the money out? Wasn't there something about after 180 days the money would be available in the end?

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

I've never had that situation but as I understand it the whole 180 day thing can be hit and miss

I don't know what Paypals attitude is to face masks but in normal times they are hardly contentious are they?

If you can show delivery that's fine (I would have thought)

Will ID be a problem if you need it?

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Right, face masks aren't usually popular.

I don't think ID would be a problem if they request though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the new paypal accounts did request for ID document, and it said if I didn't upload the doc until a certain date, the account will be restricted which will be unable to receive payments but still be able to withdraw. And I was able to withdraw still.

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

You've got it under control it seems - do you have enough bank accounts?

Go for it if you think it will work

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Will be making more bank accounts soon with me and wifey.

Should be good. I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes for any future reference. Thanks bigblackdog~!

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Interested to know the difference between Chinese KN95 and Korean KF94. Right now, KN95 are dominating both the eBay and local markets(about 10 to 1). I've talked to medical suppliers and healthcare workers regarding the KN95 masks. They'd rather pay $5 for those if buying over 100 pieces than $10 for N95 masks despite the lack of certification and regulation. On Craigslist, N95 listings get flagged immediately but KN95 listings rarely get flagged. It seems that you can't get busted for gouging on the KN95 masks since there was no established preexisting market in the US for them. You can honestly get $5/piece for them when your cost is probably close to $2 each. Healthcare workers will buy them up right away, but you still need to do your buyer due diligence if you're selling 100 pieces or more.
It seems like eBay isn't as trigger happy on removing KN95 listings vs N95/3M listings. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...=kn95&_sacat=0

The top sellers are mostly established accounts. There isn't much rhyme or reason to which mask listings get removed the most quickly. I've seen one seller relist the same box of masks 13 times and sell them all without getting removed. But regardless, almost all multi-quantity listings get removed within 24 hours or even faster. Sometimes, it seems like the removal bots are turned off. I've seen some sellers selling for a high price($80-$100 per mask plus shipping) and have sold about 10 masks in a week from a singe listing yet other sellers have had their listings removed right away.

This listing got pulled after a day: https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...94/unknown.png

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

If anyone's got maks for sale (shipping from the US), I'm looking to buy a few. Apparently there's a good chance they might be mandatory to go outside in my area soon...

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

You just need the cheap blue surgical/non-surgical masks or to wear a face covering. You can get the 3-ply masks on eBay for under $1 each.

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Were u banned without any warning or did Eb warned you few times?

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Hey Dufus,

I was given about 3~4 warnings until they finally suspended me.

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...-told-11971368

useful info for this thread

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

That's quite a few warnings that to which you did not listen.

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

No. :ballchain:

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

I did read but I try to stay positive :) OP should know innately about the worthless trying to peddle face masks and profit from this crisis via face masks.

I won't go negative on things that are blatantly negative - good Easter wishes :)

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Yep it was, but only reason i didn't stop was because (and I failed to mention this since it's not of importance of the main thread) they still indefinitely suspended me after giving me a warning on one of the accounts. Hence I figured sooner or later other accounts will get suspended either way.

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Appreciate the honest opinion. But yes, I came to see opinions on whether burning through stealth accounts and continuously buying accounts actually is doable. I got some good answers.

Whether the fact that I'm selling masks or not, (I could of said some other random item) I came to this forum to see what options would work from senior experienced users. Thanks!

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Fair point made

Our opinions on what you sell are of no consequence whatsoever - I am sure a percentage of posters who come here do business in a way that would draw similar moralising

Good luck with it, I hope it works for you and you get where you need to be (I'm not a senior experienced user though LOL)

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

Not sure if you missed my reply a few posts up. I've been tracking mask listings for 6 weeks. I don't know what your cost basis is, but those testing for covid-19 and those assisting sick patients are looking for hundreds or thousands of masks. You can unload them all at once. I've gotten inquiries for 5k units of kn95(although I never had over a few hundred). You can skip the hassle of eBay(not sure if you're selling individually or in lots) by just selling to a couple medical supply companies or distributors. But if you're trying to sell piecewise to 3x or 4x your money, I understand the allure of stealth eBay and friends'/relatives' accounts. I'd rather take the 2x bulk sale and be done with them.

The number one seller of kn95 on eBay now seems to be exempt from any removal(eBay probably doesn't want to piss them off since they bring in close to $100k in fees for eBay per year and over $1 million lifetime). They've now made almost $20k in 2 days off this one listing(assuming each unit costs $1-$2 now, normally $.25-$.50):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/KN95-Face-M...P/362967555574

Re: Was selling face masks on ebay. (4 accounts banned)
 

One big problem to overcome in your plan, how can you avoid being suspended when you sell really fast by using a new ebay account? I tried and suspended as soon as I listed first item!