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Mercari Stealth 2023
 

Ran into the same problem with eBay, but Mercari wants SSN and EIN. Obviously my SSN is linked to a banned account. How do we get around this?

I'm guessing there is not a way around this unfortunately, most people prob just try to ask a relative for their info (very stupid, no matter how much you trust someone, if you are not a part of the business, don't give them your info lmao)

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Even with EIN, Mercari wants the SSN?

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Yep, man it use to be so easy before all this stupid $600 limit stuff came into play. Change it back to 20k :doh:

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the $600 is overreaching . Uncle sam wants money this is not how it is in Asia.

When was your mercari banned?

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Last year, so recent. They def would link my accounts.

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I mean if you already assume you're going to be linked then there is nothing else to do moving forward. You already closed the door.

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Try making an account the amazon way. It has worked for some members this way.

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What's the Amazon way? You talking about saying its a corporation? On Mercari though, it doesn't matter what you put (Sole p, single llc, llc, corp, etc.) they want a SSN and EIN.

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No I meant hardware wise. LIke new computer or completely flushed out computer, make that dedicated to mercari and 1 mercari ACC only. etc

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I don't think you understand that here in the US, no matter what platform you HAVE to give a SSN no matter what, no way around it. It did not use to be like this last time I tried to get back on eBay, amazon and mercri 2 years ago.

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I don't think you understand... ALL my accounts are USA =)

And it looks like you don't understand what I meant about hardware, or you simply don't appreciate me sharing what I know has worked for me.

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I mean I understand your setups, but I have no problems with setups / account linking. My only problem is just getting to selling in the first place cause everyone wants SSN.

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I have taken different information and until now there is no way to verify my identity

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Until now, when you have just created an account, you have been asked to verify your identity. No need to sell up to $ 600

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I've wondered how long the link would even take. If the link takes a while then it would be worth it to keep creating over and over. I've heard that eBay doesnt care about the information Adyen is gathering. Then again, this is Mercari we are talking about. The "legal" thieves of e-commerce. They'll rob, and/or screw you at a moment's notice no matter your feedback and history.

On another note, I tried to create two stealth accounts just to test the theory of linkage and even used fresh residential ips and they wanted id before the account creation was even over. Highly sus.

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I know they ask for ID randomly once your're doing a good amount of sales. I think eBay has started doing the same as well. I think the USA legal stealth days are over. Seems like you'll need someone to allow you to use their info. Or if you're just trying to drop ship, then buy a UK or Euro eBay.

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OP problem is SSN,may be you can send Saijen a private message.
Some would use mother,father,grandpa,grandma,or buy a SSN.
There are accounts for sale which comes with SSN,but ?
SSN of individuals who have left the country and no intention of coming back,SSN of deceased individuals?

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Lol the last part is illeg*l, but that is usually how stealth USA eBay's are made currently. I have like 5-10k worth of personal stuff I'm trying to sell, I don't have much intention of dealing with headache of making money with eBay. Just trying to get back on as my items will not sell elsewhere or nearly for as much.

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Oh, there are "stealth accounts" for Mercari that can be had for under 100 bucks. But the nice clause of identity theft hangs over them. I'm not about getting a few years in prison over trying to make a quick buck. :d

One of the obstacles that I came upon was being able to buy a VCC that had address verification to bypass Mercari's system. It seems to be pretty good.

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I'm leaning towards 5k as the checkpoint. I'm currently getting interrogated of where every single thing I sell comes from. It just crossed the 5k sales mark.

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can do DS on Mercari?

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Dang their getting tougher, they didn't ask me where things we're coming from until like around 20k.

And you can drop ship on mercari if you have a USA supplier and it can't be amazon either as it must be able to track or else buyer will easily get refunded.

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I 've become so tired of searching for an alternative for Amazon :violin:

Maybe anyone can be so kind to tell me if Mercari can be an alternative?

Can I still sell new items there? What are the limitations for new sellers?

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Mercari is not good for drop shipping as you must ship within a few days or buyer can cancel. Electronics seem to sell good on there or just name brand products in general. If not a very well named brand, it can be tough as obviously not as many users as other platforms, though I think it is prob #4 behind amz, eBay, Etsy

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Does Mercari care if the receiver's name for the ACH transfer (to a Payoneer) is different from the account owner's name?

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Nope they don't care.

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So, you are saying you can change the setup, would not be able to use the same SSN, or EIN? OR would that be ok? All new details otherwise though, completely fresh setup with a biz bank acc under the LLC?

Also OP, you can also incorporate another business.. no law against that.:coffee:;)

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Careful agent.

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it's Saijin not "Saijen"

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interrogated by whom? the feds? or your bank?

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Mercari does. They want to know where almost every single item you have listed in the past has come from. There is a massive chance they're going to close the account and freeze the funds at that point. And they will NOT release the funds. So, it is highway robbery of their choosing.

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Mercari starting holding funds indefinitely?

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I thought payoneer emi got banned by mercari?

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Hey Saijin, good afternoon
I was wondering can I use the ACH again in my current account if this ACH was linked to the previous account but didn't get a direct deposit?

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Still would need a fresh bank account to be safe I'd say

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Nah idk what that other dude was talking about. My last account that got the hammer, they released the 2k owed to me after 60 or 90 days.

Also I did get back on. I used my real SSN but connected to the new LLC EIN and worked fine. Same thing with eBay. I guess if it's connected to a new EIN you're all good. I imagine if I tried to do a personal with just my SSN it would have gotten linked and banned.

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Sometimes people project their flaws and encompass it as if it applies to everyone. My last account from 2019-2022 had similar situation where at some point I would list products and they'd get flagged, or I would have other listings randomly removed where I needed to provide invoices.

For one, every marketplace does this to some extent if you sell long enough. Unless you sell non branded items its pretty hard to avoid this. You don't know who is possibly reporting you, if you piss one customer off they could spend all their day reporting you. It is that easy sadly.

Secondly, it is best to study your own habits. For example I noticed if listed 20 items quickly of a particular brand it would result in the bot flagging them. So I stopped doing it, that simple. If you repeat the same mistake over and over you'll never fix the problem.

Thirdly, if you have customers who open return requests then you're going to trigger bots to be more sensitive towards your account.

I do not believe there is any "amount" once you pass Mercari auto flags everything. That doesn't even make sense from a business perspective. It's about how quickly you obtain certain selling patterns that are unrealistic unless you are stealth. There isn't one marketplace I have sold on where I go from $0 to making thousands per month without a learning curve. It is a steady progression overtime.

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Question.
Guy is asking how to bypass SSN question.
How is getting new hardware supposed to help and why?
Do they stop asking the question if i buy like a new laptop/phone/isp combo?!?!?!

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Mercari is using Ayden to process their payments and I expect the process is the same as eBay, in that you can use your original info SSN etc with no I’ll effect on the stealth account. Separate card processors can not reveal your SSN to Mercari or eBay,

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I was replying to a completely different question.
Why? Same concept as amazon ghost accounts basically.