Same phone number in different variations

[dani571]

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...

[JamesNorth101]

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

Numbers are pretty cheap though so why risk it?

[dani571]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

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

Numbers are pretty cheap though so why risk it?

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...

[JamesNorth101]

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.

[dani571]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

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.

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

[agent006140]

Originally Posted by dani571

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

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

[rsot]

Originally Posted by agent006140

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

Relatively wise words

[Play]

Originally Posted by dani571

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...

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.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by Play

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.

[Wing081]

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