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Re: Asking for SSN/ITIN
 

I have not heard anything about limited ebay accounts so far , was it even on ebay?

Re: Asking for SSN/ITIN
 

good luck with this friend, keep us informed

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Wow, this is so dumb. You should’ve created a new account. If I saw this thread earlier I would’ve warned you. You can’t change the name & bday of your old account because it’ll look like an ATO (account takeover) especially it’s been dormant for so long. It looks like someone stole the credential and tried to take over the account to eBay.

To add insult to injury, eBay previously did not have your SSN. You can easily create a new real account since the last suspended one is a decade ago. They might link it to your new account if they do a thorough check, but that would only happen if you appeal a restriction of MC011. If you use a different address in a different city, you’d be good for a long time provided you don’t sell too much too fast.

I can’t believe the Japanese mod told you to go ahead. You’ve now ruined your
working account because they’re think it’s being taken over by someone unauthorized, they normally just suspend those dormant accounts since you hadn’t used it in a while. Meanwhile, your SSN is tied to it.

You majorly F’ed up.

Re: Asking for SSN/ITIN
 

Lol this is 100% false.

My aged account was stealth over 10 years ago which had a different name. I’m so thankful I have it, and upgraded to MP with it. Making a new account poses much more risk and you are subject to many more audits by security. Majority of what you said is complete nonsense.

Re: Asking for SSN/ITIN
 

You changed the name on your stealth account to your own information?

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Some time ago I bought a real account from 2011, and last year I took it for myself with my real personal information... it's an old account and like 1987 FB.
changing information will generally not create problems

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This stuff gave me anxiety from 2019-2021. In the back of my mind I always thought once I had to upgrade it was over with my account. I cannot speak on what happens now, but when I did it in 2021 all that happened was my personal name section was removed, my real name was then shown at the top welcome area.

Without going into detail my account had some issues in 2022, I did get it restored this year thankfully. When I say issues that includes eBay legal team removing a specific restriction. If internally it showed anywhere my old name I highly doubt they would have helped me.

At the end of the day, eBay was not facilitating payments so it was not illegal to operate under a different name. I still have some emails that show my old stealth name, but for all the information eBay would be seeing that matters reflects my personal name now.

Re: Asking for SSN/ITIN
 

be careful with changing all info though...

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The difference is you’ve been actively using the account but OP was not. So when he logged in and changed personal info on a dormant account, that’s a big red flag for eBay.