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US eBay Stealth & COVID19
 

Hey Everyone! I hope you are all staying healthy and doing well.

~Six days ago I made a stealth account. Totally dedicated computer, clean tethered phone IP, brand new PayPal, Visa GC, the whole nine yards..... Immediately I got the free business account offer and I opened a second, sole proprietor business account.

Bought a random cheap item, and then listed a random household appliance on a 7-day auction. About three days later the listing gets canceled and the account is suspended.

The problem is, however, is that their phone support is closed and I'm getting an error when trying to go through their email tree.

I'm guessing that all I can do is just wait this out? Do most stealth accounts go through this step or was it the information I used being of (for lack of a better term) low quality (using a prepaid BIN that's well-known, GVoice number, etc)?

I'm tempted to give it another go with another clean PC (it's just easier that way.. I plan to do everything through TeamViewer down the road), another clean IP, a virtual vis credit card, actual cell phone number and not VOIP, but if it's just going to get ****canned immediately, why bother? I'd rather wait until they reopen the call center and do it then....

Thoughts?

Re: US eBay Stealth & COVID19
 

So.. I chatted in (finding the button was a bit of a PITA) and was told that the business account was toast. Not sure about the personal account.

Re: US eBay Stealth & COVID19
 

Us business accounts.are hard tl reinstate

Re: US eBay Stealth & COVID19
 

How did you find a live chat?

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Live chat is available under some of the support options (mostly not account related)

I just checked, and for me it's available under selling --> completing a sale --> getting paid through Paypal. It also has the "have us call you" option (Kinda surprising!) The customer support staff seems to be able to help with things other than Paypal questions (raising limits, etc.)