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Would this work?
 

Hi everyone

First post here for a long time as not been on eBay for a while but looking to get back on and hoping for a bit of advice

I know people say don’t use the eBay app on phone as I’m assuming logging in an out and into different accounts is a big risk but my question is as follows

Let’s say I want 4 eBay accounts and I buy 4 phones and each phone has a different new sim that gives unlimited 4g data and is never connected to my home WiFi as I’ll turn the wireless off on each phone

Can each of them phones be used specifically to one eBay account and pictures for that account be taken on that phone without any problems?

I’m trying to think of any problems that I would run into but unless I’m wrong I don’t see it as being any different to using a laptop with a dongle or a dedicated vpn as that’s using the same laptop but with a different user account and IP address for each account which is the same as what I’m thinking with the phones unless I’m wrong

Thanks in advance for any replies and help

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how are you going to print shipping labels?

Do you really plan on making incredibly crappy listings by using the app only?

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What you're saying is possible.

But what is your reasoning behind doing this? It seems like a costly setup for no good reason, given there are so many alternative ways to improve the efficiency of using multiple accounts.

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No I’d make my listings on my laptop initially but then use the phones to relist, answer emails etc as I’m out a lot of the day so using a laptop all the time isn’t really viable for me

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I’m out a lot of the day so using my laptop all the time isn’t possible for me so using this method is easier for me as long as it wouldn’t cause any problems to my accounts

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Honestly - carrying a very small laptop in a side bag will probably be a lot easier than carrying 4 phones (if not more when you begin to expand).

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I probably will a bit further down the line mate just wanted to know if this would work for now if I needed it to

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For the sake of answering your question, here it goes...

Once you login on one phone, apps extract a lot of data on the phone, to the degree that logging into the app with another ebay account will most certainly link the two.

It can work. Just try to ensure phone is new, never used before. Also where possible, try to use a different network sim. i.e. O2 on one, EE on another, 3 on another, and Vodafone on the last one. Of course depending on your location, you need to ensure you have coverage with these networks. This will ensure no IPs ever overlap. Not 100% crucial, but definitely a safer approach.

Yes. Just dont interchange pictures, i.e. take pictures on Phone A, and upload to the account on Phone B.

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Thanks mate I really appreciate that

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I have 3 stealth and I use 3 different phones and use the data. I'm out alot so needed to be mobile. Yep listings can look a little crappy . But still sell. Don't use app just open eBay in browser. It's a bit fu ked up but works. Listings can take longer. But if you sell similar items spend time making a template. Also turn off location on phone and disable WiFi connection. IV been doing this a year and so far so good.good luck

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Great to hear you’ve been doing the same thing and it’s worked fine mate thanks for letting me know, can I just ask is there a reason you don’t use the app or is it just personal preference?

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Lots of posts about why the eb app is deadly for stealth purposes.

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Should be okay if used as OP intends to. Just make sure the phone is solely used for eBay. Don't start putting any personal content on it.

In essence, its a super isolated phone, so should be okay.

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The phone would be used solely for eBay though nothing else would be used on the phone and each phone would only be used for 1 account

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That’s all it would be used for and nothing else at all

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Ah ok - if you keep stuff separated, Play's info is correct. Previous users were trying to do shortcuts on one phone and the ebay app would sniff it all out

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you can answer ALL ebay messages from email on one phone. Just respond to the email directly aka "reply"

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Yeah I’ve seen posts about people switching accounts when using the eBay app and using a personal phone for it but mine would be used solely for eBay and I’d have 1 phone for each account and nothing else would be done on it, hopefully it will only be short term, thanks for advice I really appreciate it