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Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

Can someone please advise if its safe to use the same listing photos as uploaded previously on a suspended account?

my guess is no, but please tell me if i am wrong.

if i simply re-create the photo in photoshop and save as a new name & format (png instead of jpg), would this solve it?

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

Hi, the answer would be no, you would need to use photos from a brand new device

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Photos contain EXIF data - remove them and you're good to go.

If you're uploading photos made via photoshop - there should not be any problems, because all the info they can see is under the properties section of your photo.

To be 100% safe, upload same photos with small watermark, changed background, etc.

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

best way to remove EXIF data please?

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

batchpurifyer

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

Download exifpurge

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Don't use pictures from suspended account. I can just confirm it 100% sure. I created brand new stealth account all new information only the pictures are from the suspended account. It got banned before even typing the billing address and Debit card information. All picture are clean I use Batchpurifier.

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

are you saying Batch purifier does no work on ETSY,but it seems to work on other sites?

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If you already have a suspended account and you try to use the same pictures it doesn't.

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Seems like everything has to be different.

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I also believe that batchpurifier is not enough because I made a stealth account and tried selling the same products. Was shut down after the first sale. I had new titles, tags, descriptions, new name and address, new computer, new isp, the whole works... Same photos was the only link. They must have AI that scans the photo pixels

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my 3rd shop just got closed, i cleaned exif, everythings new, shop ran for 3 weeks nearly. but noticed, when im starting to list a listing to fast i got suspended straight away, anyone have this aswell? when im listing like 5 in a morning, 5 after couple hours and 5 in a evening, everytings runs perfect, just listing to fast - thats it, bam, suspension.

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I use verexif to purge EXIF data and for product images I use the skew/distort feature in GIMP its a free software (if you don't know how to do this just Youtube it GIMP has a lot of tutorial videos). Minor changes to the angle of the item keeps it looking new in the eyes of bots.

Re: Etsy new listing from stealth account
 

I also now change backgrounds on all my listings.

I made an experiment - uploaded 2 listing photos from banned account to 1 year old account. Got suspended 2 days after.

From now on I advise changing some elements in your listing photos (adding icons/watermarks , changing background, dimensions)