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MC999 after opening a seller account
 

Hey folks,

Every new account I create gets hit with an MC999 restriction and very low selling limits (10/173).

In the past, I had no problem getting accounts with much higher limits, such as 5,000 / 44,500.

I’ve tried a lot of different things, but so far I haven’t been successful.

I’ve tested different proxies with very low fraud scores and used stealth browsers such as Linken Sphere, Octo Browser, and Multilogin.

It doesn’t seem to matter whether I let the account age first or list a used item immediately after creating it. The result is always the same: MC999.

What’s even stranger is that I have also tried accounts that I let age for around six months, with roughly 30–40 purchases and normal account activity. As soon as I enable selling and list an item, the account gets hit with an MC999 restriction within about five minutes.

Has anyone experienced something similar recently or have any idea what might be causing this?

Re: MC999 after opening a seller account
 

My initial reaction to the situation is that the use of proxies could be causing big problems. Also, stealth browsers that conceal info...their use can be detected fairly easily by eb these days it seems.

Have you tried just using normal IP and a normal browser like Chrome or so on a new user account?

Re: MC999 after opening a seller account
 

If you're able to create accounts at all that don't die within a sale or two you should consider yourself lucky.


It's a risk management thing. If you sell to your limits and the buyers don't complain, eBay raises your limits after a month or two of selling.

Re: MC999 after opening a seller account
 

it is normal , new accounts are not allowed to sell any significant volumes so that 10 items per month are enough , each item should not cost more than 20 usd , this way you continue for 6-12 months and slowly increase after that

even if you get a high selling limit , as soon as you try to use it they will put you down like a mad dog

Re: MC999 after opening a seller account
 

Thanks for all the replies.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

A real user PC with Firefox Portable or Google Chrome
A real IP connection via a 5G USB stick with a SIM card, as well as mobile tethering
A real Android smartphone using either the eBay app or a mobile browser
Three different laptops
Android cloud emulators such as VMOS and DuoPlus
Desktop emulators such as BlueStacks and MuMuPlayer

Regardless of the setup, I get an MC999 shortly after signing up for a seller account.

The first items I list are always low-risk, used items in the €5–20 range, but I still get the same result.

Has anyone recently managed to successfully create and use a new seller account on the German eBay site (eBay.de)?

Any recent experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Re: MC999 after opening a seller account
 

What registration info are you using by the way? Name, address, phone line...?