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Originally Posted by secret storm (Post 1045786)

I've been saying and thinking this for a long time eBay and PayPal don't rely or need stealth accounts by any means. I'm sure stealth accounts are not even 5% of the total market.

Truth be told every stealth account created does more harm than good in the long run.

They've had all they want of stealth accounts now and have stepped there game way up and it's only going to get worse and worse...I wouldn't doubt if these forums have a big fall out. I've seen so many postings of people having so many problems.

Originally Posted by Cashmoney9999 (Post 1048859)

I'll address some of these concerns, as well as the one on other threads, since I have a bit of eBay experience in general, and with stealth accounts later, since 2004.

In my opinion, eBay isn't any harder to use now than it always has been. However, eBay has always been hard to use for the most part. eBay has created a unique situation where it became the only popular auction site but also amassed a large security apparatus.

First, no one should be calling the customer service phone number. The people you end up connecting to are not interested in helping you and may make it worse. If you need to contact eBay at all, use Twitter or Facebook. I've had problems solved through those venues, and you also get their responses in writing. I have personally never received any actual help over the phone. Also, I've created a list of eBay email address, all which come from either their website or emails. I've used this method to fix certain problems when I could not get help any other way. (In general you should limit contact with eBay. They are known to retaliate against contacting customer service too often or for reason they don't like).

Second, new seller accounts can't be used to list items right away. You need to build up a couple of weeks or more of other non-selling activity. For example, this would include buying or bidding on items, searching for items in a realistic manner, updating account information, reading messages, responding to random surveys etc. It's been like this for a long time. If you try to list an item immediately, it will allow it, but you will be banned within about 30 to 40 minutes by an automated system.

eBay's security system is essentially the same as it always has been just with some changes. Their security setup is probably wildly expensive at this point. I'm also guessing that it affects quite a lot of people other than just 'stealth' accounts. If eBay uses Lexisnexis, there are ways to counter this. 1.) You can sign up for a free trial of Lexis Advance. Just search on Google; with a bit of social engineering, you should be able to get a trial. Then you could can search the database with the identity you have. 2.) You can suppress the information on Lexisnexis for the identity you've created. Search on Google for lexisnexis information suppression, and it will give you a form to mail in. For the reason for the request, only certain ones are permitted, such as threat of physical harm or identity theft (select one of those). Once the info is suppressed, it can't be accessed by eBay anymore. What you have to realize is that eBay doesn't follow it's own rules, so you need to changes expectations based upon that.

If eBay is having issues with valuation or profit, I think they only have themselves to blame. All third-party platforms have certain opaque policies and procedures, but eBay's policies probably impede their growth significantly. eBay customer service is known to be notoriously bad, but why? Well, there is some evidence that poor customer service leads to higher profits, including a journal article in Harvard Business Review. But in this case, I think a normally accessible customer support would be impossible for eBay to manage due to problem caused by their own policies. Their best bet is to delay answering the questions dealing with these policies as long as possible, preferably not addressing them at all. One thing I've always noticed is that their inflexibility on suspended accounts often results in eBay never receiving the fees owed on that account. I'm sure they have lost a fortune that way. Only a fundamental restructure in policy would probably solve eBay's problems long term.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1050583)

Anyone who is not happy with Ebay -whether it is listing restriction,payment options,or fees should find another venue to sell.
Where can you find a venue where you can list from home,open 24/7 and your goods are visible to potential buyers all over the world?
I have shipped to countries like S Africa,Egypt,Israel,Canada,UK,Ireland,Germany,Fran ce,AUstria,Switzerland,Norway,Sweden,Denmark,Japan ,HK,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,India,China,Austr alia,Argentina,Brazil,Mexico,Saudi Arabia,Peru,New Zealand,South Korea,Russia,Spain.
99.9 % success rate in 25 years !

Originally Posted by Charles_Degra (Post 1050603)

thats true, only problem is ebay has no big enough competitor to compete with them so they can do as they please

Originally Posted by Redman (Post 1050463)

Man oh man you're a wealth of knowledge, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by BlackLion (Post 1044851)

Who needs ebay in 2019!?

Originally Posted by SaiJin (Post 1052712)

There really isn't one that's like eBay, the other one would be Amazon.

Originally Posted by SaiJin (Post 1052712)

There really isn't one that's like eBay, the other one would be Amazon.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1052765)

A recent thread-someone is selling MSFT keys,how does she do it?

Originally Posted by RustyShackelford (Post 1044765)

It's your creation method champ. Just because it worked before, doesn't mean it works today. Plenty of people making accounts with no issues.