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sacrificial accounts
 

I was thinking of may trying to open a couple of sacrificial accounts

basically selling something a little bit risky ,its not fraud or illegal or dangerous,. but at some point ebay will warn me

If i make sure my paypal payments are transferred into my bank account everyday if they do shut me down can PayPal take money out of my bank

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If you owe Ebay/Paypal or if you get charbebacks which you can't cover with your Paypal balance, Paypal will try dipping into your bank account to get the money.

They aren't going to just eat your losses without trying to recover money, lol.

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Paypal will NOT allow you to transfer money out of a new account everyday, there is a hold on all money leaving the account for a new Paypal account,,,

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Oooh **** thats not good How do i get over this

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You don't get over it, you live with it.

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You would have to build up the accounts normally then try what you want to try after you've established them. Not sure at that point you want to risk them though.

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You sell non risky items until the hold is over

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How long do you need to sell non risky items before the hold is over ?

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The idea is to have multiple accounts ones i want to keep and others i can sacrifice ,,reason being i can make alot of money in two days with the risky one its worth it,, i wont use it every day prob 3 times a month

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From my experience, you'll catch eBay's eyes before making much money. No matter the amount you are able to make in a couple of days, you have to start with low risk items and work it up for a month.

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I think its been said before; having multiple accounts is always a good idea.. if you get a vero notice on one of your accounts, just chill on that account for a while and list the risky item on a different account. The more accounts the better, it kinda lowers the whole risk factor if you have backup accounts.. :)

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Usually it would take 3 months for the holds to go

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usually you get 3 strikes/warnings before ebay shuts you down, paypal sometimes only gives you 1 strike. But yeah, transfer everything out every couple days, just leave enough in there to cover a possible return.

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that's wrong

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totally wrong information

this depends on your account and health

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C'mon guys give beagle a break. It's his 2nd post!

But yeah that's false. I've had an Ebay account suspended without any warning whatsoever. Selling one day, completely nonexistent the next. It's all random.

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Usually if you have history with Ebay then they will warn you but if not or a somewhat new account, usually suspension without warning.

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You learn the right way to run accounts.

Churn and burn is so passe.

Make good working accounts and reduce your risks.

:en:

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Yeah as beagle....

But maybe a reincarnation of a former user, who knows.

:boink:

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that is my experience over the last 15 years. but sure, it depends on the violation I suppose. Usually it is 1st: a warning, 2nd: 7-day suspension, 3rd: 30-day suspension, 4th: permanent banned. But yea i guess they can ban with no warning too. But i have always got 3 strikes. I was referring to the vero strikes system for selling risky items. Now if you get linked to a previously banned user or something like that, then sure you will wake up one morning to a dead account. but that's a different story..

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when your paypal has a good history over 3 months old , 21 day holds will be lifted.