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09-22-2020
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Activity: 0% Longevity: 77% | | My rise and demise - my into
I have been a member here for years but never did an intro.
eBay/PayPal/Amazon are the death of me and the stealth guide saved my life.
I've been involved in business since I was young. In 1999 I started with eBay and Amazon Z-Shops. I was 12 years old at the time selling Pokemon items.
Then in middle school it was toner refill kits.
Then I went to college and dropped out after my latest business took off. We sell video game accessories and I grew the company pretty large for a college kid. It was always weird being the boss of employees twice my age. Lost an Amazon account, which I was doing 7 figures on.
So I gave up for a few years and now thanks to this forum I can continue pursuing my dream (or nightmare) by selling again on third party marketplaces.
I get anxious everyday wondering if I'll be suspended.. this has become like a sickness for me.
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09-23-2020
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Hello,
I think that's why you need to have a few accounts.
Every time I have had an account for a few years and become comfortable the account has been suspended.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by Rdown Hello,
I think that's why you need to have a few accounts.
Every time I have had an account for a few years and become comfortable the account has been suspended. | That's what I quickly learned lol. This year I finally invested into a website again, I never had a good one that converted. So I went with Shopify and even they suspended me and authorize.net let me sell for 2 weeks just fine then puts a hold on the funds. There's no escaping it.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by HelpNeeded!
I get anxious everyday wondering if I'll be suspended.. this has become like a sickness for me. | You are not alone when it comes to this anxiety / sickness.
When these marketplaces let you sell and all is well it's just the best. All the marketing is done on their side.
Until they put an end to it and you wake up to that dreaded suspension email.
Stealth accounts are a way to ensure you sleep well at night and a cure to the anxiety.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by james_112233 You are not alone when it comes to this anxiety / sickness.
When these marketplaces let you sell and all is well it's just the best. All the marketing is done on their side.
Until they put an end to it and you wake up to that dreaded suspension email.
Stealth accounts are a way to ensure you sleep well at night and a cure to the anxiety. |
Exactly. And we go out of our way for our customers. Always throwing in freebies, shipping fast. We warranty everything we sell, ect.
I'm working on a Woocommerce store now and going to just keep collecting stealth accounts and spread among them. I wonder why the banks think I need 15 checking accounts heh.
I'm actually struggling a bit now with employees questioning all the accounts and such, I just try to let them know the minimum they need to know.
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09-23-2020
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I have too many accounts also lol, I always think if anyone knew how many I had they would assume I was money laundering.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by Rdown I have too many accounts also lol, I always think if anyone knew how many I had they would assume I was money laundering. |
Haha same, it gets hard to keep track after a while lol. I need backups though. Ive gone from TRS to suspended the same day. And for Amazon I gave up on them.
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09-23-2020
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Belated welcomes |
09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by rsot Belated welcomes | Thanks! I just noticed I've been a member for 10 years now, I signed up on 11-18-2010.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by HelpNeeded! Thanks! I just noticed I've been a member for 10 years now, I signed up on 11-18-2010. | Time sure passes |
09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by rsot Time sure passes | Makes me feel old. My whole allure was that I was young and made money so I got some press for it. Now if I get a lot of money as an older guy no ones gonna care.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by HelpNeeded! Makes me feel old. My whole allure was that I was young and made money so I got some press for it. Now if I get a lot of money as an older guy no ones gonna care. | Well...I have felt that way too but I stopped worrying about what other people think hah
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by rsot Well...I have felt that way too but I stopped worrying about what other people think hah | Haha I liked it, I was in Businessweek, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, ect
But now that I don't have those things anymore it makes me feel like a failure,
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by HelpNeeded! Haha I liked it, I was in Businessweek, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, ect But now that I don't have those things anymore it makes me feel like a failure, | Look up "imposter syndrome" another sickness businessmen have.
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09-23-2020
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Originally Posted by james_112233 Look up "imposter syndrome" another sickness businessmen have. | Just looked it up and sounds like me, I always try to shoot for the moon. For instance, in 2014 I bought a brand new Porsche. Then as I'm driving I'm thinking wow this sucks I need an exotic car. Things like that, I have very severe depression and anxiety issues so I'm screwed up anyway,
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09-23-2020
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A very belated welcome to the forum friend.
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09-24-2020
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Originally Posted by HelpNeeded! I have very severe depression and anxiety issues so I'm screwed up anyway, | You seem to be productive so hopefully it's not critical - I am a big fan of health above all...
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10-04-2020
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Good analysis, i think a lot of people can relate
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10-05-2020
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Originally Posted by alanbb1985 Good analysis, i think a lot of people can relate | Belated welcome to the forum - all the best as you master stealth |
10-05-2020
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It sounds like you need a better business model !
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