 Just to be safe
I am in the process of opening up a new account after having had 3 previous accounts suspended because they were linked to my originally suspended account. This was before I found your site with all of the information on exactly what eBay tracks, I had no idea they were tracking my IP and all of that.
Now, I've been extra careful not to open the emails eBay has sent to me that were linked to suspended eBay accounts. They send things like 'eBay Research: Please answer these questions', etc. which are obvious attempts at grabbing my new IP address. I have deleted these without problem, but today, I got a message from an eBay member about an item I sold them that I know is legitimate. I couldn't resist reading the mail, in case there was an issue with the order that I needed to resolve. Before opening the mail, I turned off automatic image loading so that hopefully my IP wouldn't be tracked. My question is, should I be OK if I just read the email without loading its images (no reply)? Also, does eBay include these tracking images in messages from members, or only the bogus research and questionnaire messages they send? Can they get my new IP by opening an e-mail with another method besides an image? Thank you
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