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Originally Posted by solefoodbk  Its impossible for eBay to track off your cookies alone if your looking at say Account A, Account B, Account C... there is no verifiable proof those accounts are linked based off search alone. If that were to be the case I'm sure many of us would do this to competitors. Not saying I would ...  |
Be VERY CAREFUL! This is a dangerous way of thinking. eBay, contrary to popular belief, does not need "verifiable proof" of ANYTHING to close accounts. The suspicion alone is enough.
I don't believe this to be a HIGH RISK to an account, but it is a risk I would avoid. My philosophy is to avoid any of these risks as much as possible. It would be different if this were the ONLY WAY to check your accounts, but there are several alternatives, so why take the risk?
What is more painful, the 5 minutes extra you spend checking the accounts, or the multiple account closures that could result from saving the 5 minutes along with notices from PayPal that your money is now being held hostage for 180 days?
I never let one account touch another account in any way. I make sure that each account is different in as many ways as possible.
If MARS were an available location, I would use it!
But I RARELY lose accounts. YES, it happens to me too. But not nearly as much as it does to many people. Of course, my methods are considered extreme by some and they are more expensive than your standard methods.
I KNOW what it is like to have your source of money suddenly cut off. It happened to me many years ago. I vowed that it would NEVER happen again! I HATED IT when it happened. I had to tell my landlord I couldn't pay the rent on time. My electricity was turned off for 4 days. What little food I had in the fridge spoiled. I had $2 to my name. I had to ask my parents for help! That was BEYOND HUMILIATING!!! I had always tried to do the right thing, but you cannot anticipate everything that can potentially go wrong in life.
The experience also made me MUCH MORE SYMPATHETIC to others who need help. It makes me SICK when I hear politicians making promises to stick it to the poor if they get elected. The poor have enough problems. Most people who experience financial hardship never thought they would be in their situations, just like I never thought I would be in mine when it happened. Most people recover. But it leaves scars. I remember my experience vividly, even though it happened to me more than 20 years ago. It was not a PayPal issue, but the end result is the same.
Bottom line is, don't get lazy and don't cut corners. Search the forums and see for yourself the dangers of doing so. There are PLENTY of stories here where the post starts with
"HELP, PAYPAL JUST CUT ME OFF AND I HAVE $10,000 IN MY ACCOUNT" or
"EBAY JUST CLOSED 5 ACCOUNTS! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?" or
"EBAY RUNIED MY CHRISTMAS!!!" or
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEED MY FAMILY???"
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Will searching other stealth account's listing trigger a link? 
