PLEASE READ. It may be helpful. Maybe add to the guide etc?

[ulsterbeef]

Hi. Im posting this as a bit of a rush while it is still in my head. I havent looked over the guide to confirm if its included but heres my tip.

While the guide says to change your ip etc bla bla... This point here could be missing... When you take a picture the camera details get embedded. Just look at flickr for example. It tells you the camera make etc etc. So... Can eBay see this????? So what I mean is, you should also change your camera to avoid linking that way too, as you upload pics. Maybe also change your folder names too as they would be able to see the properties.

[GTB]

its already been covered this issue

think the answer is still unknown

[ulsterbeef]

Thats OK. I wasnt sure.

[GTB]

yeah,HWGA posted on this subject quite some time ago

but great input nevertheless

[ulsterbeef]

Its an easy one to forget.

[GTB]

yeah it is

better to be safe than sorry on this IMO

[jeffweico]

Yes, eBay DOES link by matching pictures. Not just the EXIF data, but the pictures themselves. We have had members learn this the hard way.

If you MUST use the same picture for something, then strip out or spoof the EXIF data and change the sze, crop the picture, etc.

[geoxshock]

i use BatchPurifier - its free and removes all exif data from jpg files

if it helps anyone... then great

[NotAHappyBunny]

everything must be different - that has been stated in the guide.
This includes pic data, pic location on user acc't, pic format/style/naming format/size.

I would keep your images in your relative user accounts - they see an upload path that could give you away.

[GTB]

glad ive been striping my pics then

was not sure if the exif data could link you

[ulsterbeef]

I think ill get that program. I have a very small feedback with nothing I'd sold on previous accounts but I have stock from other accounts that does need sold. When you say linked by pictures and not just data, do you mean if it looks the same as banned accounts? I always take them with different back drops? 2 more questions, would it be safe just to change the picture device from phone to camera etc, or should I just use the program? Lastly, should I change any computer data such as files etc to block where it came from or does batchpurifier do everything anyway? Thanks

[GTB]

make em as different as possible

not only pics,everything!

[KingRay]

If everyone is making all the money that some claim on here, why dont you just get a different PC and camera for each account. Its cheap compared to what can be made.

New PC's and camaras are dirt cheap these days.

sounds like the easiest way to me.

[Here We Go Again]

Here is a little info on this subjest I posted a while back.
http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-tr...html#post71638

[resilient]

Originally Posted by KingRay

If everyone is making all the money that some claim on here, why dont you just get a different PC and camera for each account. Its cheap compared to what can be made.

New PC's and camaras are dirt cheap these days.

sounds like the easiest way to me.

For the same reason many would run CC Cleaner despite of using different user accounts. When you strip the EXIF, it doesn't matter if you've mixed up your cameras. You can never be too careful!

[GTB]

Originally Posted by KingRay

If everyone is making all the money that some claim on here, why dont you just get a different PC and camera for each account. Its cheap compared to what can be made.

New PC's and camaras are dirt cheap these days.

sounds like the easiest way to me.

Hmm i'd like to go shopping where you shop kingray

[FandangoKango]

Omg I never knew pics could be linked with the file info. :(

[GTB]

so you never...ever,ever,ever,ever,ever,everrrr removed exif data from your pics fandango?

has it ever caused you any issues?

[JJGold]

Originally Posted by geoxshock

i use BatchPurifier - its free and removes all exif data from jpg files

if it helps anyone... then great

Thanks. Cnet.com has the updated 3.3 version that was released on 11-24

[sleepybubba]

The easiest way to remove all EXIF and other tags from the image would be to save the image to BMP and then back to JPG. Since BMP files don't support metadata, tags etc. , it's all gone when you save it to BMP. And given BMP is lossless format, you are not adding any JPG artifacts. Then you can save it to anything you want.

This is how I sterilize all images "borrowed" from the web to avoid VERO detection.

[newjerseymax]

What about 3rd party listing sites like Auctive? I use one for each account and you upload them onto Auctiva and from Auctiva to ebay? This would be the cheapest and simplest way of "laundering" pictures, no? plus its as low as $2.95 a month with many additional features to take advantage of.

[Ted123]

I use Auctiva and have never had this problem, once you upload to them, they rename the pic and all the info, etc..... works great !