Responding to emails when you maintain multiple EBAY accounts

gotgameplan · 04-25-2008, 03:08 PM

Hi my friends may I please ask you how do you go as far as answering emails that come in to ebay account I understand the listing part with Auctiva for listings but if you have lets say 5 ebay accounts with 5 paypal you always need to go back an answer questions like I need a refund before they issue you neg for not responding to them also understand you cant log in from same ip whats the best way to handle questions coming in threw ebay thanks ... or is it that you dont go to ebay you just open email that is under that account and read but dont respond threw ebay a bit confuse thanks for your help......Jimmy

ovidiu · 04-25-2008, 03:29 PM

If you use Gmail, images are blocked and you can log into all your email accounts from the same ip & computer. I think images can be blocked with Outlook Express too.

Modee · 04-25-2008, 03:30 PM

If I understand your question, you just need to keep careful track of all your EBAY accounts and make sure you are not logged into one when responding to a question from another, because if you do that through the EBAY yellow button process you will send your response from the logged in account, which can create confusion and potential linking issues.

If you are successfully maintaining multiple EBAY accounts then you must be logging into each one with a different IP address already. So just sustain that same careful process when responding to emails via the EBAY message system (yellow button).

ovidiu, our research shows that EBAY does not track through emails opened outside the EBAY system, whether you download the images or not.

NowWhat · 04-25-2008, 04:05 PM

Modee: our research shows that EBAY does not track through emails opened outside the EBAY system, whether you download the images or not.

But don't they use this opportunity to insert cookie spies into your computer?

ovidiu · 04-25-2008, 09:26 PM

ovidiu, our research shows that EBAY does not track through emails opened outside the EBAY system, whether you download the images or not.

If eBay does not use images to track us, why are there images with incredibly long filenames and also the 1 pixel images in some emails? I of course don't have a definitive answer on this, but it doesn't make sense that they would go to all that trouble for nothing.

**aspkin** · 04-26-2008, 07:39 AM

Whether they're tracking for cookies or not, it's best to use Gmail to stop any tracking eBay has with their emails. Just use Gmail and don't worry about it.

I'm an email marketer as well; I send thousands of emails to customers a week. I enable tracking for my emails, which is a 1 pixel image within an email. It lets me know if someone opens an email, and if they clicked on a link, which helps me for marketing. What eBay does with their tracking no one knows for sure. Again, be safe and use Gmail which blocks all images by default and thus protecting you.

Superpak · 04-26-2008, 10:45 PM

I read the ebook ebay replay, and it saids gmail is ineffective, and to use a plain txt email service

GreenBean · 04-26-2008, 11:29 PM

casta, ain't no one around that I know that has disproved aspkin's advise.

I know you are making a big effort to work ebay again. BUT trust aspkin, PLEASE.

ps, I am sure that if anyone does not enable images in Gmail, you get
a text only message.

terryp · 04-27-2008, 01:02 AM

Never open any ebay message from email..only from logged on ebay account..that goes for Paypal promo emails also..NEVER open them (they are only cr#p anyway)

Superpak · 04-29-2008, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenBean

casta, ain't no one around that I know that has disproved aspkin's advise.

I know you are making a big effort to work ebay again. BUT trust aspkin, PLEASE.

ps, I am sure that if anyone does not enable images in Gmail, you get
a text only message.

Aspkin is also learning from other members input aswell. The aim is to work as a team, and share advice we believe should be presented to this forum. I said this, because Ebay Replay goes into great depth regarding tracking via email. However it could be a load of crap, but who knows.

Jonas · 04-29-2008, 06:30 AM

I find turning pictures off in your browser if using webmail is just fine.

ebay-hijos de........... · 08-06-2008, 06:49 AM

What about paypal invoices? can u open them from your email or should you just check your PP acc & get buyers address directly from there?

04-25-2008, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
gotgameplan Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 55 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 4% Longevity: 33%	Responding to emails when you maintain multiple EBAY accounts Hi my friends may I please ask you how do you go as far as answering emails that come in to ebay account I understand the listing part with Auctiva for listings but if you have lets say 5 ebay accounts with 5 paypal you always need to go back an answer questions like I need a refund before they issue you neg for not responding to them also understand you cant log in from same ip whats the best way to handle questions coming in threw ebay thanks ... or is it that you dont go to ebay you just open email that is under that account and read but dont respond threw ebay a bit confuse thanks for your help......Jimmy

04-25-2008, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Modee Tech Support Guru iTrader: (67) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,898 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Activity: 95% Longevity: 99%	If I understand your question, you just need to keep careful track of all your EBAY accounts and make sure you are not logged into one when responding to a question from another, because if you do that through the EBAY yellow button process you will send your response from the logged in account, which can create confusion and potential linking issues. If you are successfully maintaining multiple EBAY accounts then you must be logging into each one with a different IP address already. So just sustain that same careful process when responding to emails via the EBAY message system (yellow button). ovidiu, our research shows that EBAY does not track through emails opened outside the EBAY system, whether you download the images or not. __________________ .. . Please read the following threads before you use this forum or create a new thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-su...ease-read.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...ing-posts.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...addressed.html Please read below before you PM me with a question: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...h-support.html I do offer one-on-one tech support! to get you back on EBAY quickly. Last edited by Modee; 04-25-2008 at 03:34 PM.

04-26-2008, 07:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
aspkin Administrator iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,009 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Activity: 81% Longevity: 100%	Whether they're tracking for cookies or not, it's best to use Gmail to stop any tracking eBay has with their emails. Just use Gmail and don't worry about it. I'm an email marketer as well; I send thousands of emails to customers a week. I enable tracking for my emails, which is a 1 pixel image within an email. It lets me know if someone opens an email, and if they clicked on a link, which helps me for marketing. What eBay does with their tracking no one knows for sure. Again, be safe and use Gmail which blocks all images by default and thus protecting you. __________________ Join the eBay Suspension Forums. Subscribe today! EBay Stealth - Get all the details for a stealthy eBay account! A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein.

04-26-2008, 11:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,868 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 54% Longevity: 67%	Taking a Risk casta, ain't no one around that I know that has disproved aspkin's advise. I know you are making a big effort to work ebay again. BUT trust aspkin, PLEASE. ps, I am sure that if anyone does not enable images in Gmail, you get a text only message. __________________ Rien De Crainte Last edited by GreenBean; 04-26-2008 at 11:47 PM.

04-29-2008, 06:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jonas Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,428 My Mood: Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Activity: 14% Longevity: 89%	I find turning pictures off in your browser if using webmail is just fine. __________________ eBay's new requirement that each time deaf users clear their cookies or if they don't have flash enabled that whenever they login or try to list an item they have to answer an automated phone call from eBay, HEAR a number to press, and then HEAR another number to press violates of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Target and AOL have been sued for blind users not being able to using their website http://tinyurl.com/hlynp -- will eBay be next for deaf users?

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04-25-2008, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
ovidiu eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 45 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 36%	If you use Gmail, images are blocked and you can log into all your email accounts from the same ip & computer. I think images can be blocked with Outlook Express too.

04-25-2008, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
NowWhat eBay Enthusiast iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tucson/Mexico Posts: 98 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 36%	Modee: our research shows that EBAY does not track through *emails opened outside the EBAY system,* whether you download the images or not. But don't they use this opportunity to insert cookie spies into your computer?

04-25-2008, 09:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
ovidiu eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 45 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 36%	ovidiu, our research shows that EBAY does not track through emails opened outside the EBAY system, whether you download the images or not. If eBay does not use images to track us, why are there images with incredibly long filenames and also the 1 pixel images in some emails? I of course don't have a definitive answer on this, but it doesn't make sense that they would go to all that trouble for nothing.

04-26-2008, 10:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Superpak eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 163 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 46%	I read the ebook ebay replay, and it saids gmail is ineffective, and to use a plain txt email service

04-27-2008, 01:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
terryp eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 37%	Never open any ebay message from email..only from logged on ebay account..that goes for Paypal promo emails also..NEVER open them (they are only cr#p anyway)

08-06-2008, 06:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
ebay-hijos de........... eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 17%	What about paypal invoices? can u open them from your email or should you just check your PP acc & get buyers address directly from there?

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