Banned user buys estsblished ebay business

[Clay Davis]

I want opinions on the below.

I was banned over a year ago. In addition to building a stealth account with time and feadback I want to buy a strong active account so I can sell some low risk items to make some much needed money.

I did find a small web based company that I can afford with presence on the major auction sites.

What risks do you see in me buying the business and using the existing eBay account to sell non risky items.

I plan to ask the company to update the accounts with my fresh address when they remove their personal info. I figured this might look better if the address was changed from the ip address and state that the account is currently based in. I thought they might think the account was highjacked if I log on with a fresh name, Fresh IP address, and start operating etc.


Please alert me to any potential pitfalls I may encounter with the purchase of the established business.

Also i doubt they want me to have their pay pal address, so do you see any issues with me linking a fresh pay pal account to the 5 year old eBay account?

I have learned a lot from the posts on this site and I thank you in advance for your input.

[jeffweico]

eBay does not allow the sale of their accounts. They MAY allow the account to be transferred in the case of a business being sold, but they will want the new owner's info.

Of course, what they don't know won't hurt you. But adding a new PayPal would - in my opinion - be a HUGE red flag.

[rsot]

Agree with jeffweico on this one - something NEW on an old account would be a flag to the system.

If it is an established business with over 5 years of eb ay presence, you might do better to use the merchant account feature. You would keep a pa yp al open just for the operations but you gear clients towards other payment modes.

Is your real life details banned with pp? I am asking so I can analyze a bit.

[Clay Davis]

Pay pal has limited me but lifted all issues once I provided a copy of my drivers license. Was planing on doing a fresh pay pal from my new ip and mailing address. And a alternate spelling of my name. New phone # and computer. Was planning on a new bank account with the updated info. Also I planned to use the debit card from the new bank account rather than virtual card. I want a rock solid account with my own card if possible. The vcc route seems more like a churn and burn options for future true stealth accounts.


The guy seems cool, do you think I would reduce risk if I can talk him into removing his contact info and bank account from his pp acount and selling that to me as well. I would add the banking and contact info mentioned above.

Thanks for taking the time to consult with me, it is apreciated.

Also I should note that business fir sale is really just a dude who ships stuff from his house. I will not be taking legal ownership of a LLC etc.

I have thouvht of incorporating a business in the name of the new.account to give the account take over look a bit more legit if they start asking wtf is up with the new ip bank , and state of operation etc.

Let me know if you see flaws in any of my ideas or have aditional steps that you reccomend considering.

Thanks

[Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

. But adding a new PayPal would - in my opinion - be a HUGE red flag.

I have never done a merchant account. That probably would look better to pay pal rather than a yahoo account and a residential address.

1.Do you think I am reducing risk much by doing a merchant account?
2,. What if I sat on the account and only bought for 6 months to make it look more like the owner moved states.

Any other opinions or advice for this abnormal account take over is appreciated.

Clay

[Clay Davis]

OK decided to move forward with this and plan to do all the stealth tactics listed in the guide, and the following for harm reduction

1. Getting address and phone # in same state as account was created
2. Open Business pay pal with the address info from# 1

3. Only using dial up

Should this keep me safe and working or is there a pitfall I am overlooking?

[FandangoKango]

You should be fine. Now all you need is to test and see if it works.

[rsot]

Seems unlinked from the overview part.