Did I make any mistakes? What next?

[Henry]

Alright! So here goes, I've just got myself back on eBay after a 3 year ban over 3 of my accounts. I followed the stealth guide and hopefully all has gone well.

It's practically impossible for me to use our IP from home given that my brother is a deviant for messing everything up, so I decided I'd use my iPhone's 3G as a Personal Hotspot to list items (Listing them on an iPad to try to avoid any chances of being tracked back).

A few things I've been worried about were:
I managed to verify the Paypal, however at one point it asked me to verify my details, then told me it couldn't confirm them. I logged out and back in and this went away. Just curious if this is anything to become worried about?

I've not been asked to input any details to do with a card. I've verified my bank account which I recently set up but I've not been asked to verify a card. I've got two prepaids at the ready - is it worth going ahead and putting one on? I couldn't help but feel that if they're not asking for it I shouldn't put it on, especially since I assume prepaids can look suspicious.

What should my listing schedule be like? I'm not a businessman, I'm a student with a huge load of things I need to sell (Notably 200+ vintage boardgames which would have to be listed as BIN at £20-30, couldn't help but feel this'd catch their eye). Right now I've listed 6 items (scheduled) for tonight. They're general household/electronics items that should fetch about £50 each.

Should I really be trying to pace myself? Should I just go for it? (Not full throttle, but put 5 or so £50 items on a week?)

Just looking for some reassurance if anything. I'm going to set up 2 more stealth accounts to just sit back and age and always be prepared to be banned I guess. How long do these accounts typically last?

Once an item's sold, is it sensible or suspicious for me to just instantly withdraw my Paypal balance?

Last thing on a related note, I've got a limited Paypal from over a year ago which has £55 in. I can't find a way to withdraw it, will I be able to? I managed to withdraw from another account a year or so ago but this one seems to have no options.

[GreenBean]

Whose Stealth Book have you followed?

Your efforts are a bit short to hope to have a long term account.

What have you done about name and address, for starters?

If you have used old info, you risk being linked.

[rsot]

Welcome to the forums.

All the best as you read around - forget the past and aim for stealth.

You wrote this:
Once an item's sold, is it sensible or suspicious for me to just instantly withdraw my Paypal balance?

Suspicious. Very.

[oompaloompa]

your plan to use your 3g ip is good (although if your home ip is changing/dynamic there should not be an issue with that).

selling that sort of stuff can be done on a non aged account, just avoid any brand names but I agree to pace yourself. They are always suspicious of you within month 1 but once you have a few sales and feedback they relax...

you may have 21 day holds until feedback/tracking issued.

withdraw straight away? if you do withdraw, leave enough for fees and a couple of refunds in the balance do not clean it out.

as for your other account that cannot withdraw, assuming a bank is added, have you contacted paypal? have you had any emails from them?
Be careful about logging in to a banned acc whilst making new accs in case of a link slip-up.

how long do they last? they can last for years/indefinately...I think they are always slightly more vunerable though...

[Roscoe]

Originally Posted by GreenBean™

Whose Stealth Book have you followed?

Is there more than one?

[Ebayorbust]

Originally Posted by Roscoe

Is there more than one?

Yes, there are several ficticious versions that a lot of new members have. They believe they will get more assistance if they say they have already read the guide.

[rsot]

There are various other books that are no way endorsed by this forum.