Hello! Please help! Why do I keep getting suspended/restricted?

[tclow43]

Hello everyone!

I have already bought the stealth guide a month ago and have been using it!

Let me tell you my story the best I can,

For the first 2 months I had 2 stealth business accounts that ran without any issues on ebay selling thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Even any account I started would get by and be able to post freely with ads going up instantly. But after awhile I was suspended and restricted from selling on both main accounts because one item I was selling was no longer allowed on ebay.

Before I go any futher, yes I know to have new users on brand new stealth accts, new ip, fresh cookies, new everything, wait a week before sales, and I do make sure of this every time.

So while I was creating new stealth business accounts the past month.. Now every single time I make an account its taking a minimum of 24 hours for the ad to show up EVERY TIME now. (when before I could make a new account easily and post right away and it would show up)

But my question is why all a sudden is it nearly impossible for me to get by this? Or does any one know what could be causing this? Because what is happening is my accounts keep getting restricted before I can sell anything. And it makes it impossible now to operate. When just a month ago this was not a problem at all. Now it takes a minimum of every new stealth account im making 24 hours before the ad is even showing up. Why is this? I know they say its random, but its definately not because it was never happening. It would always go up instant. But now, even with being %100 stealth the ads still take forever which ends up getting my account flagged before I can make any sales at all. Only a month ago I could throw up an ad and sell an item before the 24 hours was up and then my limits would go up right away. Why is this all a sudden not happening and much harder now? Can anyone explain why this could be?

It's getting to the point where im running out of money because I can't sell any of my product anymore and im getting desperate to get an account that I can get the ads up right away.

I know many of you will say this is random, but im telling you theres no way its random, because just a month ago never had this problem, now its every single time? Doesn't make sense, or maybe I am just missing something.

But I have outlined every possible thing I can think of and still can't get it.

So I have come here hoping maybe someone has some better insight.

Thank you all for you input!

[ScottieBoi]

I'm confused on the issue. The problem is that it's taking too long for your listings to go live or is it that your accounts are getting limited? If you're trying to figure out why your accounts are failing, there's no way for us to know the answer, when no info. I'm wondering if you just got lucky on the first 2 accounts. If you sold "thousands of dollars worth of merchandise" in the first couple of months, I'm surprised they weren't shut down. I usually post listings that aren't going to sell for the allowed amount (usually 10 items for me) so that my listings are maxed for the first month, but with no sales. In total, I always wait a month or 2 to really make any sales. If you create enough accounts, you can go slow and steady

[tclow43]

Originally Posted by ScottieBoi

I'm confused on the issue. The problem is that it's taking too long for your listings to go live or is it that your accounts are getting limited? If you're trying to figure out why your accounts are failing, there's no way for us to know the answer, when no info. I'm wondering if you just got lucky on the first 2 accounts. If you sold "thousands of dollars worth of merchandise" in the first couple of months, I'm surprised they weren't shut down. I usually post listings that aren't going to sell for the allowed amount (usually 10 items for me) so that my listings are maxed for the first month, but with no sales. In total, I always wait a month or 2 to really make any sales. If you create enough accounts, you can go slow and steady

Well both, but my main issue that ive noticed is before I could easily create a new stealth account and after holding the account for a week I would post and it would show up instantly, like literally 1 minute after the post.

But now, doing EXACTLY the same thing as I was before, every single time, every single account now, takes 24 hours for the post to even show up, and in that time my account keeps getting suspended with no information other then your being suspended to verify identity, or just plain restricted with no explanation.

I guess my main question is, why did I have no problem for months before making stealth accounts and posting ads that would show instantly. To where now every single time I try, the same exact way I cannot get any of the ads to show up for atleast 24-48 hours before the ad even shows up. And %75 of the time the account gets restricted.

I just dont understand how I was so easily able to create new accounts and get the ads up right away, and now doing the same exact thing it takes a minimum of 24-48 hours for the ad to show up at all.


Thanks for you help by the way!!

[yankee]

I have NEVER had a new account listing show on hundreds of accounts over the past two years. Never once.

I believe you are mistaken.

[tclow43]

Originally Posted by yankee

I have NEVER had a new account listing show on hundreds of accounts over the past two years. Never once.

I believe you are mistaken.

That is odd. I am not not mistaken. I guess it could have been luck, but its crazy that I was able to create a ebay business account and was able to list and item and it would show up almost instantly, to where now, when I post, it takes minimum 24 hours.

It makes no sense how I was getting away for doing this for so long, but doing nothing different then I am now.

Trust me, I wouldn't be here making this post if I wasn't positive this was happening.

Thank you all for the answers, but I guess for now I can conclude maybe I was just getting lucky, or maybe im just doing something wrong.

I will continue to figure out the issue, but I wanted to bring it up here and see if anyone else had this problem with ebay business seller accounts.

So weird that this happened.

[SaiJin]

It happens from time to time. As long as the item shows up that's what matters.

You said you got the stealth guide and studied it. I don't see it in your profile.
You know you can use the code and get a VIP status in here if you have the guide?

[tclow43]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

It happens from time to time. As long as the item shows up that's what matters.

You said you got the stealth guide and studied it. I don't see it in your profile.
You know you can use the code and get a VIP status in here if you have the guide?

Thank you for the info!

I did not know that, I will do that now.

[tclow43]

One last question everyone -> Could ebay be linking all my accounts by just using the merchant account API #??

EDIT: Found out this could be a big problem, lol

[SaiJin]

there we go. Now scroll in the main forum until you see a section called "subscriber forum". It's private and only members have access.

Good luck

[tclow43]

It's still extremely strange to me how I was able to get away with that for so long, listing items and having them come up immediately. Now it doesn't work on any new account I try. Its like the just recently made the category require a 24 hour indexing. Maybe that is what happened because I cannot think of anything else.

Its driving me nuts!

[rsot]

Originally Posted by tclow43

One last question everyone -> Could ebay be linking all my accounts by just using the merchant account API #??

EDIT: Found out this could be a big problem, lol

You are using the same merchant account info across all accounts? I mean the API #

[SaiJin]

I'm sure in the stealth guide it says "everything" has to be new and cannot be crossed against other accounts...

[yankee]

Originally Posted by tclow43

It's still extremely strange to me how I was able to get away with that for so long, listing items and having them come up immediately. Now it doesn't work on any new account I try. Its like the just recently made the category require a 24 hour indexing. Maybe that is what happened because I cannot think of anything else.

Its driving me nuts!

The only thing that maybe happened other than you simply never noticed it before(because it always happens the first 30-90days as a safety net by ebay) is that your stealth game was not up to par and you linked your new accounts to an aged good account.

But honestly, at this point, why are you worried about this? It is a waste of energy. You could have made many new accounts already

[SaiJin]

Can you tell us exactly how your daily activity look like with all your accounts? Step by step?

[empirestate]

Everyone should a minimum 3 accounts, ideal is 10.
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[cool25]

You have to manage 3 accounts per IP. Ebay won't allowed you to use 10 accounts

[yankee]

Originally Posted by cool25

You have to manage 3 accounts per IP. Ebay won't allowed you to use 10 accounts

more garbage. Go away already.