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why does ebay mc999 the first time you list
 

Why does Ebay mc999 the first time i list a item i have a few steath accounts with no problems i made a few more an let them age for 30 days or so an when i list a $1.00 item they MC999 me showing i reached my selling limits an i have no choice to call an they ask me questions to confirm who i am an of course i fail cause it a steath account has anybody elese gone thru this an is there away around this. I have evrything right when making steath account changing ip name & etc i made many staeth accounts with no problems can anybody help please.

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same here....but it does sometime works if you are selling in other categories that are less risky..such as BOOKS.

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it's crazy i have made about a dozen steath account let them age with no issues an just recent i opened 2 more let them age of course even purchased a few items an as soon as i list a .99 sports card with free shipping they mc999 me where i have to call an answer questions before when they mc999 an i called they would just ask what im selling how am i goona ship them an thats it was good to go now with this questions of course i fail maybe i'll try a book see how that works out

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What type(s) of items did you list that triggered the MC999?

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a .99 football card i use to have no issues the last to times the mc999 where i had to call to verify myself crazy

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A few reasons but the main is they want to see if your drop shipping or not.

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No normally when i get a mc999 i call an they ask where did i get the items from how do i plan how to ship them an how long before i ship when item is bought an thats it i'm good to go now when they mc999 me i have to call but they ask me multile questions like fathers dob whitch address i lived at prior to indenify me an i fail cause it's a steath account

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Those questions pertain to drop shipping. :doh:

Your response is full of confusion. The questions in regards to fathers dob are database questions and this is completey seperate. The typical MC999 that follows your first listing if you list a "high risk" item or list to soon is the one with "how do you plan to ship?" "where do you get your items from?" "where do you keep your inventory?"

I know what I'm talking about, trust me.

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yeah when i use to get mc999 thats what they asked me where do you get your items from?" "where do you keep your inventory how will you ship them. now they ask me the database questions

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wow..they asked for your father DOB huh...i guess they really did look up the address and match it up with public record to actually see if its a resident address...they asked for my I.D and proof of address the last time I called in with a MC999. I used a PO box address ( 1234 MLK st #345) and that sort of triggered their system as well.

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yea its crazy they asked me the data question just wondering if anybody else has gone thru this

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It's not a huge deal, just need to call in and answer their basic questions......not that hard.

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Agreed...take a shot of Jack and dial them up...just be sure and have all your info in front of you...DOB, address etc.

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I have made about 12 steath accounts i let them age normaly when they mc999 me i call an the ask me the basic questions Where did i get hte items, Where are the items located, How will they be shipped i answer those questions an i'm all set. But the last 3 times when i go to list i call an they ask me like 6 database questions to verify who i am

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I just had the same experience today. I have been making stealths and getting MC999 on almost all my first listings. Always a low risk item. In the past, they just asked me the basic, what are you selling, how do you plan to ship, etc... easy questions. I just listed on a new stealth and got the MC999 as always, but this is the first time that they asked me public records questions that of course I could not answer. So, that account just bit the dust. I hope I just did something to set that off and it's not a new trend. Going to try another today and see what happens.

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I hope all of you know better than to take to an overseas rep......from my past experience, they are instant death.......the U.S. reps are waaaaaay more sympathetic about the whole data base thing.

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On the first stealth I made a few weeks ago (as contrasted to the two I bought) they were looking up my name and address and trying to find it in "public records." They couldn't find a match.

I "had no clue why they couldn't find me" and they eventually gave me 10/500. I have yet to return to list the item that created the need for that phone call, but now I am getting email from eBay imploring me to "finish my first listing" which is making giggle.

Although I do know that is no indication of anything.

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They can ask database questions whenever they feel like, this is why its advised not to call in BUT 99% the MC999 following your first listing is the basic easy questions I already stated.

Your either creating your account incorrectly, selling something way to risky, and or don't know how to talk to eBay. Keep in mind eBays and paypal security is at a all time high this time of the year. Just like our sales increase, so does their security. Trying to create seller accounts with eBay this month specifically is unwise, UNLESS your 100% confident in your stealth practices, but obviously your running into issues.

I would create a bunch of paypal accounts, hold off on ebay accounts until feburary and go from there.

(Not trying to say you can't create accounts this time of the year but you must know what your doing or you will run into issues as OP is)

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Getting a MC99 first time you list is no biggy

Simple go on live chat
> Say that you got a MC99 and that it said to contact support
> They will say bare with us and will then ask some questions such as "Do you have the item in your possesion"
> After that they will remove the MC99

Simples


P.S. Speaking from experience here as it has worked for me many a time

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Yes but the OP already said they're still running into database questions so that won't work. BTW since when did live chat work?? Is this a UK thing? :shocked:

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Sorry forgot to mention yes its tested in UK

And upon contacting live chat i've only ever been asked the following questions

"Do you have the item in your possesion"
"What are your aims on Ebay"
"Do you have the receipt or proof of purchase for the item(s) you are selling)



To be honest i normally aim to get women on live chat because i get all warm and fuzzy and start flirting lol (PROOVEN TECHNIQUE:cheer:)

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Same thing here for the first time the clueless rep asked me questions from their database on an initial mc999, I have been through numerous call in's for first listing take downs and this is the first time they asked questions from the database. The only time I have done that is through limits increase.

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How do you flirt on chat? Thats just creepy..

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If your running into database questions with 0 limits after listing, you probably just picked a bad address and need to start over. If your running into the standard questions like "Do you have the item in your possession," then your item may have just been flagged by the system (I've had crazy tiny little insignificant things MC999'ed). Doesn't really matter, since you can get past it by calling, answering the obvious, and just keep rolling..