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Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

I’m not entirely sure what you mean are you asking specifically about the account registration process (creating a Payoneer account, document photos, etc.) or about setting up a PC for stealth registration?

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

In any case, registering from Canada to another country is more complicated than simply registering Canada to Canada.

And no matter what, you’ll need a real person from that country to have the account registered in their name, the days of creating accounts with completely made-up identities are long gone.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

I think it can be done temporarily, but long term you will need to use real info. IMO etsy is even more stringent than ebay with their registration verification process.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

My buddy said he will allow me to use his information to create an account. I am familiar with methods for creating eBay stealth accounts. Would I go about using my friends information the same way on Etsy or will i need to register in a foreign country using payoneer?

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

The diff between VPN, Proxy, residential IP, IPburger etc has been covered over and over again for year.

But there'll always be new comers who missed it or didn't think of searching the forum for these info.

Hence why we encourage people to just make a thread and ask questions and we have no problem repeating the info to help. In fact it's encouraged.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Has he used his own info before and got suspended?

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

No, he would be a brand new user to Etsy. He has never had one before.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Ah ok - nice and clean, good luck :thumb:

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

You can register an Etsy account using your friend’s information.

If the account is registered in a country that’s on Etsy’s list of countries supporting Payoneer payouts, then you’ll need a Payoneer account in that same country and name.
If the country is not on that list, you’ll need a local bank account in the same country as the Etsy registration.

The best and safest way is to create the account directly from your friend’s physical PC (or their own device), so the IP, location, and device match the registration country from the very start.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

The problem with using your friend's PC to register is that you need to use that same PC in future. I would suggest using a emulator of some sort that gives you a different profile for your PC. So it looks like a completely new PC to Etsy.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

That’s actually a misconception. The best approach is to register on an old physical device, and ideally use an old payment card for the first payment. After creating several listings on that old device, you can open the account on a new device, post one listing there, then one back on the old device keeping the timing completely random.

Once that pattern is established, you can fully transition to working from the new device. I follow this method myself, and Etsy accepts it just fine even when switching to a VDS later on.

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That seems like a lot of work.

I simply use software that gives you a separate browser per account. Also emulates different hardware even though its running on your PC. Off course using proxies, different bank accounts etc. Never had a problem for years. Only my first account was banned because of IP issues.

For each account you need someone to verify the account, so a different ID per account.

So its quick to create a new account especially if you have unlimited signers.

Also if you have a lot of accounts (say over 30), then maintenance is a lot easier. Label each profile by the shop's name and you are free to switch between accounts.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

I know it's an inconvenience to do things manually, but usually that's the best and most secure way to do things.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

It’s no problem to go to his house and use his equipment to sign up / run the account that way. Thanks for the advice everyone!! I’ll report back how it goes!

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

I also work through an anti-detect browser + proxies it’s definitely much more convenient, and on that point I completely agree with you.
But from my experience, the safest way to register is still using real hardware and a real internet connection.

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Best of luck - looking forward to news :thumb:

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Update. Got the ban hammer after selling about 10k in products. :tears:

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Backup accounts going?

Re: USA Etsy Stealth Seller Account? possible in 2025?
 

Still have 1 account going, fortunately. Working on finding methods to create new ones..difficult because I recently moved and my social circle is rather small atm.

Curious as to what may have triggered the ban. I operated the account the same as my other account that is currently good standing!