How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP - eBay Suspended & PayPal Limited Forums
eBay Suspension & PayPal Limited Forums  
Join Today
Register Subscribe
     

Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!


Go Back   Home > Platform Discussions > eBay Discussion!

eBay Discussion! EBay Forum. News, Updates, or Anything eBay is Welcome. A kind of lounge if you will.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 11-07-2016
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 139
Thanks: 28
Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts
Activity: 0%
Longevity: 44%
iTrader: (0)
Default How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Does eBay check a geographic location of an IP by the whois information ? or either, some kind of IP websites such as IPBurger or whatismyipaddress.com?

I find that there's plenty of IP locations in a historical record of an IP so I am confused how do those websites such as ebay and paypal look up an IP location actually. Many thanks!
Reply With Quote
The complete step-by-step guide to get back to selling today!

  #2  
Old 11-07-2016
slokor's Avatar
Executive [VIP]
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 9,930
Thanks: 380
Thanked 2,659 Times in 1,966 Posts
Activity: 8%
Longevity: 91%
iTrader: (90)
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Ebay and paypal have their methodology of checking the IP address and its location. That's a no brainer.
The question is how strict they are when it comes to the IP address's location and its distance from the physical location the account is associated with.
Some on here believe that as long as the IP address is within the same country it is good enough. Others believe that you should be within a certain radius distance in order to not raise any flags. I myself take the median approach and match the state within which the physical address is located. Been doing this for many years now and never had an issue.
__________________
AGED SUPER HIGH LIMIT ACCOUNTS: 10,000/$1,000,000 and 25,000/$500,000
NEW LOWER PRICING!
ENTER MY STORE OR CONTACT ME
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to slokor For This Useful Post:
jayne dunn (11-12-2016)
  #3  
Old 11-07-2016
Executive [VIP]
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 2,578
Thanks: 214
Thanked 673 Times in 502 Posts
Activity: 0%
Longevity: 86%
iTrader: (5)
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Blocks of IP addresses are usually assigned to specific geo-locations to begin with (eg: the block 69.126.92.xxx was specifically given to ISP ABC for town XYZ).

Additionally, anyone can trace the route of an IP address. eBay/Paypal can get a rough location of where an IP address is currently being used by tracing the route of the IP and looking at the closest exchange servers near the endpoint.

You can even try and doing this yourself by using the command "tracert" on Windows. Try tracing the route to Google's DNS by typing "tracert 8.8.8.8" in the command prompt.

Keep in mind that IP geolocation can only provide a very rough location of where you are. This is why IP geolocation is only used for relative location tracking (eg, is your IP geolocation within 100km of your registered address?).
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to BiN4RY For This Useful Post:
jayne dunn (11-12-2016)
  #4  
Old 11-07-2016
phaz0rz's Avatar
Executive [VIP]
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 10,832
Thanks: 2,076
Thanked 4,022 Times in 3,010 Posts
Activity: 0%
Longevity: 48%
iTrader: (2)
Send a message via ICQ to phaz0rz Send a message via AIM to phaz0rz Send a message via Yahoo to phaz0rz
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Matching country is good enough, I can assure anyone in doubt.

I run an account based in Georgia with a South Carolina IP.
I run an account based in Louisiana with a Nevada IP.
And I run an account based in California with a New York IP.

All the IP's are from 24vc. All 3 accounts have been thriving for 2+ years and have 10k+ feedback.

@Binary, trace route is pretty much irrelevant in regards to IP geolocation. You would still have to look up the approximate IP geolocation for any end nodes you discover.

@slokor, they don't have any special "methodology" for IP geolocation. Countries are assigned IP blocks and EB/PP's systems automatically detect when an account is accessed from the wrong country. Simple as that.
__________________
____________
_______
___
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to phaz0rz For This Useful Post:
jayne dunn (11-12-2016), rsot (11-07-2016)
  #5  
Old 11-07-2016
Executive [VIP]
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 2,578
Thanks: 214
Thanked 673 Times in 502 Posts
Activity: 0%
Longevity: 86%
iTrader: (5)
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Quote:
Originally Posted by phaz0rz View Post
@Binary, trace route is pretty much irrelevant in regards to IP geolocation. You would still have to look up the approximate IP geolocation for any end nodes you discover.
You're right, but my point is saying you can use the route to converge on a rough location as well. The location of the local exchange node near you are usually known to the exact locations (or at least to a much finer accuracy), whereas the exact location of your IP can only be estimated to a rough region since only your ISP knows the physical address associated with the IP address.

Last edited by BiN4RY; 11-07-2016 at 09:22 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to BiN4RY For This Useful Post:
jayne dunn (11-12-2016), phaz0rz (11-08-2016)
  #6  
Old 05-09-2019
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 1
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Activity: 0%
Longevity: 28%
iTrader: (0)
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

they are using tools like this https://ipdetectives.io/what-is-my-ip to check the ip?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-09-2019
rsot's Avatar
Executive [VIP]
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 75,851
Thanks: 5,926
Thanked 8,909 Times in 8,202 Posts
Activity: 99%
Longevity: 83%
iTrader: (7)
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Thread is 3 years old rektdara but probably advanced tools.

Welcome to the forum - all the best as you master stealth
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-09-2019
bman707's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 759
Thanks: 45
Thanked 111 Times in 99 Posts
Activity: 1%
Longevity: 29%
iTrader: (0)
Send a message via Skype™ to bman707
Default Re: How does ebay check a geographical location of an IP

Good one rsot
__________________
Set Your Expectations Higher Then Your Goals

Fresh Secure US/UK/Canada IP Address : https://secure.ipburger.com/aff.php?aff=191
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to bman707 For This Useful Post:
Jennifer91 (05-10-2019)
Reply



Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How do I change my location on eBay? Some have done it filjancoek eBay Discussion! 0 10-23-2016 08:43 PM
Using ebay from foreign location geng_zard eBay & PayPal International 14 11-14-2011 10:13 AM
Best provider of Geographical Numbers? pward33 UK eBay & Paypal 2 03-02-2011 11:56 AM
UK Voipfone Geographical Numbers nek666 UK eBay & Paypal 11 05-27-2009 10:10 AM
MarketWorks check out or Any other... Can I check out w/Real Address? tripleflip18 eBay Discussion! 3 08-15-2008 02:38 PM


Aspkin Group

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:12 AM.


Stop the guessing games and learn how you can quickly and easily get back on eBay today!
Read the best selling step-by-step eBay Suspension guide eBay Stealth!
Amazon Suspension? Read Amazon Ghost to get back on Amazon!
vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Ad Management by RedTyger
no new posts

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58