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Jan ban wave ??
 

I thought the ban wave would be over by now but apparently not . Standard new account creation method new ip , number etc .
Every single new account created now seems to get banned within 20 minutes of first listing .
Anyone else experiencing this ?

Re: Jan ban wave ??
 

It depends what is your first item.
What category and is that expensive or not.

But overall ban wave is not over. Expect about mid feb to be over.

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Are you using the ebay appor browser...on a phone or desktop... is your location on ....are you using the same phone ...are you using a distinctip or a general ip location with a phone that's not primed with cookies. Are you using an vpn...VPNs are burnt. They flag the whole range of VPN addreess.. when u say new ip what do u mean? And what other info is new name? Address? Ssn or ein? Explain? Are you listing tools like milwuakee dewalt or branded tools?

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Ip burger residential vpn , I’m not sure if they keep using recycled ip addresses because I have seen the same location show up a couple times but I’m not sure if the ip was different.
And this is the UK so no ssn , everything else is different

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it is not a ban wave , they always do it this way

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There is ban wave !

Try to sell something expensiver than 20$ and then you will see.
Many sellers can agree cos there is ban wave and it is every tear like that !
And after feb ebay stays not so strict as now

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you mean as a sale right away?

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I mean in general for new accounts. Im not talking about old and established seller accounts.
If you will make now new account and start selling most probably you will get “ reactivate your account “ message from ebay.
I can say this only for europe accounts on .com site !

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TO is complaining about a new account so it is unlikely a problem of item price

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No its not item price.

If you list one item 0.20$ will be ok, if 2 items each 0.20$ will get “ reactivate your account “

Till November 2022 was able to list first item even 500$ ! But in novemeber ebay has started to ban account and restric accounts due to coming christmas and new year sales !

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on the first item the problem arose regularly as well long before christmas , possibly they extended this practice , if they did then most likely long term

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Never had problem with first listing before November.
Same was been last year 2021/2022 when after november ban wave starts.

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this problem existed on uk for sure , could be it was not on all sites

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Now sometimes i have “ reactivate account “ message, but maybe 3 of 10 times !
Most problem is about to list something expensively - then you have reactivate account message and when you contact support then there is ban 100%

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It doesn't matter about the IP when using a residential IP .

As long as the ISP is consistent which I'm sure it is and you're using it, it's all good.

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My most recent account that I made a post about got "suspended" shortly after I bought a proxy off IPBurger. I got that resolved then got a MC011 few days after. I know it was a combination of listing fast but also the proxy. Really sucks to lose an account for such a silly reason like that but I would highly suggest no one use proxies anymore. Eventually if you get a MC011 they can see this when they do research on your account, unless you're a very seasoned seller its just a bad look.

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Yeah I’m not gonna lie , every single account I make is now banned within 20 mins of listing , and I mean every single account . Like I said everything is new , this leads me to believe it is an IP issue , I will try tomo with my phone as hotspot instead

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Everything can't be new if you suspect its an IP issue. You should know without a shadow of doubt what your IP is.

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Like I said I’m using IP burger residential ip but due to the fact that all account are getting banned after first listing it makes me think it’s an ip issue .

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hmm is it possible that this series of ip being provider has been flagged...just wondering since the service has been in existence for quite some time now...

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Today I will determine wether it is really an up issue or not . I will hotspot myself and try making some accounts using that .

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My most recent account got suspended after I began using IP Burger. I don't know enough to speak on the website, I know ASPKIN runs it, but personally I would not use it, or any website for that matter. Trust yourself and use what you can control (mobile hotspots) or try to get a refreshed IP at your home/office.

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Well I did my test by using a hotspot , but the account still got suspended within 20 mins of first listing .
Im not sure why they all keep getting suspended if it’s not an ip problem .
I have no idea how I’m going to create any new accounts , everything was working so perfectly before December

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Wait for mid or end of Feb !!!
Now its not best time…

By they way - what is amount for what you list item ?

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If you are using the same name each time, and have done this too many times you are an easy target. You can only get suspended so many times before you freak the bots out. Something you are doing is obviously flawed because you shouldn't have this many problems. If you have the same information used on repeat I would take a break, or change the data. Kinda hard since you have to use real information...

This is why each account we make must be treated extremely carefully. Can't just burn accounts.

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I have varied the amounts from £30 up to £65 , all still suspended

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New number name etc was used each time . Your probably right they are somehow linking me but I’m not sure how , as everything I have been using had been different

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You are creating new account and at same day move to verify phone number and list first item for sale? No collecting cookies etc?

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Cookie collection is not really needed. Buying is also not needed. It is something else that causes the ban.

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Cookie collection and buying makes my accounts stronger

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How it makes stronger ? You think some of ebay monkeys who is sitting at ban button is looking at accounts and thinking “ ohhh this one has buying history, ouuu and cookies as well “ no, i will not ban him 😂😂😂😂

If account is strong and ebay system is over with christmas ban, then you can list whatever you want without buying…..

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Are you serious ? Do you think someone at eBay is sitting all day and is banning accounts ? It’s all automated by an algorithm which is scanning each new account and then determines which positive actions have been executed along side with the potential risk. No monkeys are banning your new accounts.

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I agree with this... and I can tell you it's not IPburger that's the issue.

If it was, then all my accounts would have been toast too. I run very very big amazon accounts and I exclusively use their residential IP with no problems whatsoever.

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it is not meant literally, but figuratively. But still buying and cookies its not giving you anything.

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I am a fan of this as well - bit of time taken

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I think the better view is, adding cookies defiantly doesn't hurt the account. We should all do our best to increase chances for accounts to last. If you open a brand new account, and your first activity within that day is listing something shortly afterwards, you roll the dice. I don't think eBay checks fingerprints or all these things some are paranoid about, but algo's do flag accounts.

The smartest approach to listing on eBay is treating it like you would if you had never sold on the platform before. I doubt 90%+ people who have never created an account with eBay before open a brand new account and immediately start selling something. It's not normal behavior, and that's what algo's search for.

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Same thing happened to me and when I called they did an entire credit check questioning...4 to 5 questions about passed addresses and people I know ...and blah blah...
20 mins is it all it took for them to ban it...since than I use phones but even the phone accounts on last so long...but that might have been on my selling pattern and items. So It guess or check for me. I'm tired of burning phones and real people lending their real info for me to use...pretty soon I'm going to have to buy profiles to use

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Maybe they seen the account had no cookies or browsing history and thought that was a flag? Not sure

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I would consider buying an already-created account that has a little age on it. Then tune the residential IP to the location of creation on IP burger. Keep it under the radar then when you get the dreaded update of your tax information, plug in your details and again return IP to your details.

I know my old accounts did fine going to Ipburger VPNs after years of using a different service.

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Aged accounts are treated differently than new accounts. No question. And this makes 100% rational sense. You’ve established positive enough reputation, why should algorithms be strict on accounts like this? They aren’t. That’s why most of eBay sellers who run profits are from aged accounts. It’s in their earnings reports.