eBay Suspended & PayPal Limited Forums - Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

Yes, I successfully passed the verification without using a real person. It wasn't easy, but everything worked out in the end. A human is no longer required for Etsy's visual verification process. I have already completed it successfully on my own account. From what I've seen, visual verification is usually triggered after reaching $5,000 in revenue or 50 completed sales.

After seeing this message, I've contacted Alex_Pro_Etsy and he reeeally did a miracle.
He has acomplished video verification on 2 of my stealth Etsy accounts.
Thank you!

Ebayorbust

06-29-2026 07:30 AM

Re: Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

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Originally Posted by johntusk (Post 1268863)

After seeing this message, I've contacted Alex_Pro_Etsy and he reeeally did a miracle.
He has acomplished video verification on 2 of my stealth Etsy accounts.
Thank you!

How much did you pay?

I'm not seeing him listed as an approved seller in the marketplace..........

Etsyheadache

07-05-2026 11:34 PM

Re: Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

Problem is even after passing Persona , Etsy bots and human staff are so unpredictable they can and will issue permanent suspensions with zero warning

If you get problematic customer or competitor and etsy doesn't like the look of your account you're finished.

If the account has a payment reserve you will likely never see them funds again which makes doing volume or high value selling on an account very very risky

I have probably gone through 15-20 etsy accounts in the last 4 years , I made my first 50K through them but theres just too much ducking and diving required now and it's just not sustainable unfortunatley.

dsdominators

07-06-2026 01:34 PM

Re: Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

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Originally Posted by Alex_Pro_Etsy (Post 1268281)

So there is another Live verification after the first initial one where you submit your ID and selfie when opening your seller account?

meerce

07-07-2026 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dsdominators (Post 1269113)

So there is another Live verification after the first initial one where you submit your ID and selfie when opening your seller account?

Yes, they recently implemented it.
Usually, it's for older stores (1+ year old) and they check your seller info - name, surname, DOB and you need to take same verification as creating account.

rsot	07-08-2026 09:10 AM

Re: Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

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Originally Posted by Ebayorbust (Post 1268872)

How much did you pay?

I'm not seeing him listed as an approved seller in the marketplace..........

He isn't but gem services exist outside the forum - just have to do due diligence I guess

laoyu

07-11-2026 11:42 AM

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Earlier this year, I tried a visual verification method that didn't require a real person's presence. At first, I could pass the check perfectly on the first attempt; however, when I later used this method to open a store, it was rejected every single time without exception—it seemed like the system was detecting it.

deepsofts

07-20-2026 02:08 AM

Re: Etsy Visual Verification (Persona)

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Originally Posted by Alex_Pro_Etsy (Post 1268281)

Can you help me? Please write in PM

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