same name, different CC and number, you mean?  

I can't imagine getting another CC with a different name (credit check, etc.?), but maybe it's done . . .  

thanks for any advice on how to get back up and running SA style

Using a different card probably won't make you look like a different person.  The services used by SA and other ecommerce sites to process payments do not share the card number with the "merchant" (SA in this case) due to security issues.  

I don't have any specific knowledge of how SA identifies account owners, but I'd be surprised if they don't use: Name, address (or at least city), email address, and IP address (although there can obviously be multiple accounts under one IP).  

As suggested in above posts, they probably don't care unless there is a problem report. But once an SA agent starts investigating, I expect they will also look at the uploaded pics from old and new accounts to see if a banned user is opening a new account.  

The blog did mention that SB's who are reporting a "Salt Daddy" should send screen caps or copies of SA messages. It also said they must send screen caps of text messages and/or emails that support the "investigation".  They essentially said a "she said, he said" without evidence will resolve in favor of the accused.  

One more interesting point from the blog:  They were very clear that if an SB submits a report AND SA determines that the SB has violated the TOS (whether or not the SD did), the SB will be warned or banned as well.