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How are you guys making new uk accounts ?
 

I’ve been on eBay for a long time and thought I knew most of the stealth techniques.
However recently maybe 2 out of 100 uk accounts I tried to make stayed up . All get banned after I make my first listing which I usually put as a low risk item under £10 . I’ve been using fresh device , fresh number , fresh identify and still no luck .
Can anyone who’s been having more luck than me point me in the right direction please .

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How quickly are you listing? first q

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I wait a couple days from account creation to listing , in some accounts I even waited a week or two while browsing too .

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I thought it was device related so I tried from my sisters phone , Fresh details , however her data is inconsistent so it may have linked via WiFi . All previous attempts were made through mobile data on either my phone or laptop .
And I have been using different bank accounts each time , recently I have been using different Airwallex accounts .

I suspect that maybe the issue is my ip address?

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Ditch the airwallex accounts. Switch to Wise if you prefer non-traditional banking providers. 23-08-01 and 60-84-64 sort codes work well as of late. I have 1+ year old accounts with them no issues whatsoever. You might run into some SoF verifications on Wise but they are easy.

AirWallex are flagged as hell.

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Business or personal accounts?

I assume you're trying to make business accounts? Otherwise why waste banks when you don't need to add them from the outset? - wait till the account has passed the initial test first

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Try using the phone as a hotspot vs possibility of shared WiFi

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Tried a mixture however most have been personal accounts not business.

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That’s wha I’ve done for nearly all of the accounts , I used my phone data .

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So yeah, you don't need to add bank accounts from the outset. You can list some stuff and make sure the account is solid first

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Ah k - I thought I had read that you were sharing wifi IP

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Gonna try again today , without adding bank and using a fresh ip on my mac .

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Tried again today , fresh user on Mac , fresh dedicated ip , still was banned mc 999 after listing first test product . I’m not sure what it is now ?
Maybe I need to use a multi login system to change the device id being shown ?

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May I ask what the item is?

I don't like multilogin stuff btw, I keep is traditional.

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I literally just listed some clothes hangers from my house as a test .
Since I keep getting insta banned off first product other than Mac and device fingerprints I can’t seem to think of what else it could be .

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Source of fresh phone number? Online provider or..?

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what the....

How about this :

1. reformat your computer completely or get a new laptop for cheap
2. IPburger residential static IP
3. use firefox browser
4. Put your bank info in or your CC.

don't list for a week.

then do a 7 day auction for a brand new clothes hanger with new photos taken by your camera or phone. On the phone, strip all the digital info, transfer photos to laptop.

Start auction at $5

Don't use the eBay app ever.

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I used to at the start get new physical sims but then changed to online provider , using the fanytel business app , but was getting the same results for both .

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Alright I’m gonna try this starting today and will be back with results of how it went .
Thanks

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It's repeatedly using the same device that is causing your issues.

Ebay tracking is far more sophisticated than it was in years gone by.

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You reckon we have to do it like amazon with the new laptop or reformatted laptop and dedicate just 1 acc per laptop?

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If so then I'd think my method should work for him

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Have you checked CanvasID on browserleaks to see if your anti detect setup is giving same CanvasID for each profile?

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You don't need a fresh d-edicated IP, use tethering with your phone. If you are using mac then you can use a new user profile. It's unlikely to be your set up and more to do with the fact that your account creation behaviour does not reflect that of someone who is new to Ebay

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Yes, I agree. Nothing to do with IP. Tethering is absolutely fine.

It's a combination of device linking and account behaviour that's the problem. Less rush to list will see better results.

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I will add to this... I really don't think it's your device. I've never heard of a problem with MAC partitions because it's a true new device, not sharing any old data.

Your IP: I always use a residential IP now.

Your phone: always a real phone, never a service or voip.

Address: Private mailbox stores are the secret.

I just don't see eBay going to the lengths that, say, Amazon tries to grab a device's information.

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It's not always about device or about your network , it can also be about the registration. MC999 is usually when eBay is unable to verify your identity. If you register as a fictious person or provide documents that cannot be verified or are tempered with , eBay will MC999 you.

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if you continue listening to people explaining to you that ebay uses a sophisticated tracking system looking at every small detail you will not solve anything

in reality ebay looks at a few features like IP and the rest is completely meaningless

the reason for the suspensions is that they do not need many new sellers anymore so that they limit how many people can open accounts. the vast majority of new accounts will be closed down regardless of which settings you choose and which IP's you use

US accounts have priority , anything outside is secondary and will be closed down even more brutally. third world countries are the worst , they just get taken down at nearly 100%

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I agree with on majority of the points you made.

I totally agree that eBay DOES NOT need new sellers. Especially not personal accounts. They treat LLCs with a lot more respect BECAUSE the intention of an LLC is to:

1. Run a legitimate business

2. Report taxes!

I am sure eBay has been fined by IRS ( other countries too) so many times that they decided to ban any account if they provide either false , tempered with info or if they cannot verify your identity.

Like I said in my previous post. I think majority of MC999 aren't necessarily due to poor registration such as IP/Phone but due to lack of verification. I am sure if you are able to provide eBay with verifiable name , address and SSN from the get go, the likelihood of you losing your account diminishes by a lot.

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they do not check any of these details on new accounts therefore it is not gonna be any good as far as initial suspensions are concerned. later down the line maybe but first you need to survive long enough

some people here are also wondering why 2/3/4 months old accounts get closed down , it is the same thing and it has been running since about 2020/2021

suspensions always come in two waves. the first wave are "welcome" suspensions on opening seller account and the second wave within 2-5 months are "overhead" suspensions where accounts are swept away in bulk if they are found to be unnecessary

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Okay now I completely disagree with you unless I misunderstood you. They definitely check to make sure they can verify your identity right from the start. If they cant verify you will get MC999

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do you have any proof they check identity right away? my proof is that I had a number of accounts where I was selling without problems with incomplete or bogus details and only after a while they were asking for proof of identity if they could not verify , usually after a turnover of a few hundred pounds

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Definitely true, tried and tested myself.

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Yes murdered is right there, if they cannot confirm your details from the start you will get a few hundred pounds limit to sell then they will ask for ID. You may or may not get suspended before then

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if they can not confirm details they will request to correct them likely with ID upload request

so from the start they do not check but that comes later

and this is where many people get it wrong , they think there are major checks which lead to welcome suspensions but in reality it is almost 100% random with just a few features playing an additional role like IP , country of registration

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they do checks right from the start, as this will determine the selling limits they give you, or whether you they give you any selling limit at all

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and before MP they were also determining limits on account registration without having reliable personal details on file , how do you know it is different now?

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Difficult to assess how different it is, exactly.

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MP check, name, address, and d.o.b

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I have tons of proof. Trust me they do. I am not going to sit here and explain how do I know this but yes they ABSOLUTELY do. When you get MC999 it is mostly due to ebay not being able to verify your identity.