To sellers: Why do you not use your own information to register an account? It’s too dangerous!

Many people may think that no matter whether it is Amazon, eBay, or AliExpress, the only way to do business well is to use your own account.

To be honest, I used to think so too.

I think some of the registration information of the purchased account belongs to someone else.

When we reach a certain level of turnover or accidentally trigger an audit, many platforms will ask you to provide information such as the company legal person, address, and bills; we cannot provide it. Especially the KYC audit of the European site requires more information.

Amazon also has a strict detection system for login IP, MAC and account traces.

Does Amazon have risks? Of course, they are big.

Product infringement, false orders, tax risks, malicious attacks from competitors, serious product quality problems, and careless associations may all cause your account to be closed.

In addition to the impact on sales caused by account suspension, it may also lead to legal risks.

You can recall whether you provided your passport number to the platform when registering a European account or VAT. Is it possible that your passport information has been saved by the UK HMRC and other European tax authorities?

If you have not paid taxes properly before, it is possible that the UK or European tax authorities will pursue you in the future.

Or will you be detained or prosecuted for tax evasion when traveling to the UK or Europe?

The above two points are the shortcomings of registering an account with your own information. What about selling a secondary account?

Even if there are problems with the purchased account later, we can just buy another one. Not only will the risk be greatly reduced, but there will even be some more advantages.

The risk of tax liability disappears, and the risk of being sued or detained when traveling abroad disappears.

You can also be more flexible in operations, just brush when necessary, and try new routines and new operation methods.

The purchased account can only be used as a secondary account, sellers must keep this in mind.

The platform does not allow us to operate multiple accounts, but the majority of sellers operate multiple accounts; many big sellers announce the number of accounts in the dozens or hundreds; many of these are purchased small accounts.

Of course, if you want to operate multiple accounts, you have to divide them into main accounts and sub-accounts.

The main account is an account registered with our own identity, and we must try our best to operate in compliance with regulations;

You can buy a small account with money; it can be used to test the latest rules of the platform and select products that you are not very sure about.

It is recommended not to deposit too much funds in the small account, it doesn’t matter if it dies.

In short, be serious and register the main account with your own information. The purchased account can be used, but it cannot be reused.