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just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

lost 10 out of 16 accounts. no idea why. csome accounts seem to be safe. no mc999 or any mention of any violation.

just a message that i have been suspended.

now if i had linked the accounts somehow wouldn't they all go down?

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IP method?

All selling the same item?

All have the same ship from zip code?

Loose them all within an hour or did you loose one and then later loose the rest?

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

i switch publivc ips but i do get old ips about 20% of the time.

most accounts had different items. i only listed the same items on 2-3 different accounts because they sell slow and i have 4 of em.

yeah same ship from zip but i always use a different zip when signing up.

i lost them all withing a 5 minute time frame.

been busy all day but it seems i lost 90% of my buying accounts as well. thats close to a hundred accounts.

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

Wow.....you got hit big time. There has to be a smoking gun that got you linked or something. Were you using home Internet, Mifi/Dongle, VPN/VPS?

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well technically they are all linked hence the mass cull of accounts.. you need to think and explain what you have done here.. have you used same photo's /sharing of metadata? or not checked the IP address between accounts?
If this is all within the last day or so your other accounts could some be dust too

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This is linked by cookies or similarities on your listings.

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Can't believe nobody has mentioned this. This is MOST LIKELY the reason your accounts were suspended. Public VPN IP's are overused and most have already been burned on eBay.

Since the accounts were all lost within 5 minutes of each other, I'd say it was definitely an automated suspension caused by recycling IP's.

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

Solid link.

What is your cashout method?

But what makes the existing accounts unique?

Have you not logged into them for a while?

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

Do you just change IP address on your router or switch routers ?

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Looks like its a IP address problem. if you say that you get 20% old ips,
this means you may have got one ip from a bad pool

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

my cashout method isnt part of the topic. but, i have seperate accounts that are withdraw only and i gift the money to them. so far i have 4 that have lasted about 6 months.


dont know what makes the existing accounts unique. maybe ebay overlooked them.

i log into all accounts at least once a month.

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

Cashout method is your link. Gifting payments to certain accounts will kill ALL accounts associated.

My guess is that remaining accounts have not had a financial link to these accounts or just a one time link.

Why does this matter as long as the Ips and cookies are different?

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

A recently banned/used IP that has been associated with tainted activities will cause any account to be linked on that IP.

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Ah yeah, I knew that but wondered what'd be difference between a router swap?

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Is it or is the router swap just time consuming?

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It doesn't.
Assuming we're talking about a router connected to a standard DSL/Cable model for internet, changing your router's WAN MAC address should give you a new IP from the modem. Swapping a router is just a long and more expensive way to change the MAC address which the modem will see.

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

nobody knows EXACTLY why, but whenever someone gifts money to themselves, this happens.

don't send money to yourself. ever.

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

Nobody knows why?

Of course we do.

links exist between the accounts which are enough to trip a reaction.


If you were to see certain patterns within a range of accounts, you could deduce they belong to one party.
ebay/paypal work the same way.

:deadhorse:

Re: just lost 10 accounts and no idea why
 

DO NOT CASH OUT THE MONEY AS A GIFT. PayPal will notice constant Gift payments being sent to the same account over and over and suspend you.

There is a better way that i won't put out in public but its quite simple.

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Please share with us more methods to avoid this problem

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It's called "Using a Bank", and just so you know....all these top secret methods people say they have, usually not any better than the previous one used.