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    Well, looks like the end of stealth on eBay

    "eBay intends to further improve its customer experience by intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform. In doing so, eBay will manage the payments flow, simplifying the end-to-end experience for buyers and sellers. eBay has signed an agreement with Adyen, a leading global payments...
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    To the people answering "rent eBay/Paypal account" posts

    Do NOT do this with random strangers on the internet. 1. Most of the items being offered to be sold on someone else's accounts are dodgy. The products for the last 2 such posts were for selling fake Rolex watches and a dietary supplement that's not legal if it's sold for human consumption...
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    This is the dream: One of the top 10 Amazon sellers

    sold itself for $75mil "ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:TWMC) today announced the acquisition of etailz, Inc. in a cash and stock transaction of approximately $75 million. In the past 12 months, etailz sold over 30,000 SKUs from...
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    Ironically, today my brother in law and three of his buddies

    signed the lease and they're opening a taco stand.
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    LLC FAQ

    First, some myths a. LLC does not save you taxes, in fact it will cost you more b. LLC does not give you anonymity to anyone who really really want to track you down. You can be tracked down by signing for the corporation by filing for business license or opening a bank account or entering...
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    Ten More Things I Learned in Business

    1. If you open any sort of business as your main bread earner, do not plan on pulling any cash out of it for at least 6 months to a year. If you need to start pulling money within that time period to pay your bills, you are under financed. 2. In considering any business proposal, always keep...
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    10 Things to Remember in Business

    1. Shut the fuck up when you're in the room with someone who's been doing it longer and more successfully than you. You yapping in this situation is just noise. It's amazing how much you can learn if you just watch and listen to people who're more successful than you. 2. Do not go out of...
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    ...And this is why you don't become an Amazon Vendor...

    True story, personally confirmed as being true. 1. Dude signs up for FBA account, sells over 1000 items in the first nine months, at $80 per item, making $30 per each sale 2. Amazon contacts him, asks him to become a vendor, asks dude to send them samples, dude complies 3. Amazon places an...
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    Ask Me Anything about selling on eBay

    For those who haven't chatted me me... Been selling on eBay/Amazon/Etsy/Bonanza/eCrater/own website since 1999 Longest live stealth account from 2007 Expected sales of $600,000 with 55% gross margin in 2015 across 20-30 stealth accounts plus 2 legit ones 4 legit LLC's filing taxes Import from...
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    Interesting chat at eBay20...

    had a Q & A session with one of the higher ups at the security department at eBay. Confirmed that eBay is aware of stealth accounts but basically said eBay can only react when a stealther screws up, and eBay does not actively hunt and shut down stealth accounts, even though it had the...
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    Hot Diggity Dog! eBay loosens up on sellers

    Starting February 20, 2016, the following will no longer impact your defect rate Buyer feedback Detailed seller ratings (DSRs) Returns requests that are successfully resolved with your buyer Items not received requests that are successfully resolved with your buyer The new seller...
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    10 Commandments of Running Stealth eBay Accounts

    1. Thou shalt never give reason for humanoid eyes of eBay drones to scrutinize your account. The human mind wants to see patterns in a steam of data. Less human contact with eBay means less chance for eyeballs to link your accounts. 2. Thou shalt use separate everything for each eBay...
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    To the people answering "eBay seller wanted" posts

    If they're trying to get you to sell these items, chances are that they need you because their own account got banned and it's going to lead to your account eventually getting banned. Don't come back here crying that your account got banned if you sell these items and they ban your ass. Game...
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    All my eBay negs since I went stealth

    1. The first line of listing: The item will ship in 10-12 Business Days after payment. Please do not order if you need it earlier. Buyer: 3 days after payment. Where's my item? Me: The listing says 10-12 business days but I'll see what I can do to get it out sooner. If you'd rather just...
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    eCommerce story time

    Customer receives merchandise. Tries to return it for full cash refund eight months after he receives it. Is pissed that he doesn't get full cash refund even though the store policy CLEARLY states "No questions asked returns accepted for 30 days after you sign for the item. NO EXCEPTIONS...
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    No more stealth eBay accts with addresses you can't get mail at

    Looks like by 2015 eBay is going to make mandatory their managed return system, and even if you don't take returns, you're going to have to provide an address where people who file disputes can return the merchandise.
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    If you can't log in, it may be because eBay got hacked

    From Insidepulse: In a breaking story, it appears that e-commerce giant Ebay has been subject to a massive hacking and that enormous reams of data has been stolen and/or deleted. On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, an unconfirmed number of ebay members logged in to see their entire accounts...
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    Dropshipping is a dead end in the long run

    I think eBay is going to slowly squeeze out the drop shippers. The trend is going to be that if you want to survive in the long run you are going to have to buy in bulk, store them, and ship yourself. On one end the eBay is getting on sellers' all the time to ship faster and faster and on the...
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