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Same phone number in different variations
 

Hey all.. i have a question about eBay phone number verification. If i'm buying a sim card which can get text messages and i want to verify with it my eBay account, can i use same number for couple users in different variations?

Example: I have phone number 0549865454 (Israel)
i use it - 1) (+972) 05479865454
2) (+972) 5479865454
3) (+972) 005479865454
4) (+972) 0005479865454

And goes on... i already checked it and i can do this variations to verify eBay, the question is that if its not a reason for eBay to link all the accounts...

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

Its possible that they would link you through that. Never tried it myself

Numbers are pretty cheap though so why risk it?

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i am from Israel and virtual numbers mostly doesnt work for me so i need to buy Sim cards and each Sim cost around 6$, and now i'm getting back to sell with stealth (after 2 yrs break) and want to make about 15-20 stealth accounts, which make this Sim cards situation not so cheap...

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

I wouldn’t use that many accounts at first. 6 would be enough and then just build on them

Really you should just spend the $6 per SIM and make sure that your not going to end up tripping yourself up later.

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

Well maybe to be on the safe side thats what i will really do..

6 accounts wouldn't really be enough.. i've sold on eBay for 5 years with stealth accounts before i stopped for 2 years, and the products i sell are not so "Low Risk", so i'm prepared to get suspended with around 50% of the accounts... Thats why i create around 20 accounts on the beggining xD

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

adding zeros to your phone number makes no difference to Ebay bot,they know how to ignore or strip the zero.
dont be greedy,try a few first and see what happens/
Both Ebay and Paypal do not forget past users

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

Relatively wise words

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

I'm sure after the signup process, they'll omit the area code and unnecessary zeros. Not 100% sure though.

Either way, if your accounts ever got flagged up during a manual review, it'll be very clear they are the same owner.

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

:boink::boink:

Re: Same phone number in different variations
 

an extra 6 dollars per account isnt bad if your making hundreds- thousands of dollars per account. just take it as an investment to make sure you dont F yourself over in the future