Short story long answer?? Everything is banned

[Squatch]

So long story short is I had a business partner at the two retail shops I own. I was also running a eBay business out of both warehouses. The partner was a large seller on eBay and amazon. He evidently does shady work. Boom all his accounts got banned and within days all mine did as well. So I went to a 3rd retail location of mine and opened a account under my wife's name. So far everything is ok all accounts are verified and in good standing. After reading around on here I have gotten rather paranoid that it will get banned again. The only thing linking the accounts is a home address that paypal made her just verify. So the question is should i keep going on this account or should a scrap it and build a stealth account? If I can keep this account what should I do to protect it?

Thanks

[rsot]

Welcome to the forum - all the best as you master stealth

Just build more stealth backups - the shady history of your partner might have problems later on...

[usher]

I think you should be OK.

[bhuzz]

U might be ok. But I'd never just have 1 eBay/PayPal. I use 4 to spread sales and have 4 that are as back up. So 8 in total. It's better to get a load up n running and build them slowly. Loads can go wrong just having 1. It's not worth the risk.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by usher

I think you should be OK.

Kind of doubtful - congrats on 25 though

[agent006140]

do you have anything which use the third store

[agent006140]

ebay is known to use address to link ebay accounts,sometimes one family member is banned,the others are taken down as well,based on address.
UNLESS it is an apt building and each has different apt number.

[bman707]

Ya adress is the number one link they look at that and cookies being shared

[winge00]

Originally Posted by Squatch

So long story short is I had a business partner at the two retail shops I own. I was also running a eBay business out of both warehouses. The partner was a large seller on eBay and amazon. He evidently does shady work. Boom all his accounts got banned and within days all mine did as well. So I went to a 3rd retail location of mine and opened a account under my wife's name. So far everything is ok all accounts are verified and in good standing. After reading around on here I have gotten rather paranoid that it will get banned again. The only thing linking the accounts is a home address that paypal made her just verify. So the question is should i keep going on this account or should a scrap it and build a stealth account? If I can keep this account what should I do to protect it?

Thanks

just a suggestions, may be other members can comment on it.
So you have your wife's account running right now, If this account is in good standing then may be change the address on this acc and then after 6 months or so change the address to real one again, EB robot will remove redar from you as all accounts on that address are either banned or moved somewhere else. But you then come back.

Is this a good plan?

[Squatch]

Originally Posted by agent006140

ebay is known to use address to link ebay accounts,sometimes one family member is banned,the others are taken down as well,based on address.
UNLESS it is an apt building and each has different apt number.

The address is linked through paypal. The addresses on ebay are different.

[agent006140]

I applaud all the members of this forum for being so enthused in helping fellow stealth members,sometimes you need to be an Einstein or Sherlock Holmes to figure what is going on/
someone will come along and shed more light .
I learn a lesson from years doing this,never take on consignment and never get a partner unless he/she is a spouse and no divorce in sight

[rsot]

@OP, build a few stealth accounts and get them on a good rotation

[agent006140]

does Ebay look at pictures?
if you reuse the pictures from the banned shop?