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Just goy Ebay stealth and Amazon Ghost...Here's my Story..(Long Post)
 

Hey everyone! I'm super excited to be a part of these forums with some like-minded people! Ebay and I never seem to see eye to eye. I have been Buying/Selling on Ebay Since 2003 and Up until summer 2010 I was just selling to make extra cash. Then out of necessity I had to Try to make it a living.....To make a long story short lets just say I found a niche and filled that niche making about 10 grand in a few months..well that sales volume(and some other jealous sellers) got me booted so I opened another account=> wife's name=>different paypal=All good right? Well for about a year it was, then I really picked up the pace and got linked to my old suspended acct. because I was being careless.

I now realize the gravity of the situation and have started selling again with a semi-stealth account(all verifiable info but not in any way linked with my old stuff) The new acct is about a month old with good feedback rolling in and everything looking AOK...I stumbled across Amazon Ghost and Ebay Stealth the other day and read both books in one sitting. AWESOME. I have opened another ebay account with the same paypal as my current fully operational ebay account, And I plan on starting several stealth ebay accounts just in case. My question now is what should I be doing with my second acct(linked to the same paypal), I have a large amount of the same category of inventory...some high risk, some low that I am currently selling. I'm wondering if i should sell a different category of item to prepare my new linked account? Should I vary the listing style/pictures etc. or do I need to sell different items altogether? Once I get started(past 30 days) with the new stealth accounts will i be ok to sell the same inventory there?

I know i sound like a noob, and I've read through the forums and the books but I can't wrap my head around this one little detail....If anyone could take a minute to explain this scenario to me I'd be eternally grateful!!


By the way, I'm looking to have a long-term successful ebay/amazon/online web store business....I'm not looking to necessarily make fast cash....

Welcome! The eBay stealth and this forum has been a savior for me. Best forum community out there, no doubt.

One the biggest things I can say is and can't stress enough is to start slowww. Im no pro, ive been stealth for little over 9.5 months and I've had many learning experiences but I think I got it down pretty well now. Ive gone through a few accounts because I was too impatient and wanted to get the fast cash without thinking about the future.

To answer your question though - I would make sure you are selling different items especially in the beginning. Then later after about 3 months or so you should be safe to sell the same items BUT make sure the pictures/listings/style and everything is different. Even the price and shipping price. Trust me - the worst thing is getting the email that your account has been restricted.

Good luck to you and all the best!!!