Re: Will using VPN lead to linkage? Quote:
Originally Posted by walkingupwards OK forget about the VPN, suppose same IPs were overlapping between the two accounts and both were selling similar items, but everything else like name, address. date of birth...etc is different. Will this still lead to the 2nd account being shutdown in case the 1st one goes toast?
In other words, same IPs and similar items enough of a link to make eBay think both accounts are run by the same individual even though they're registered in different cities of the same state? | Have experience with this.
Use 4g from dongle for about 100 accounts working. Had to log in frequently. Tried to make list with ised ips, but ended up quitting after realising that every one to a few days I have repeating ips.
Sold the same items from all accounts, ff portable or different users.
No issues with this.
The only link and ban I've had is that a few times in 1-2 days I was not very careful and forgot to switch ips. In a 1-2 weeks time I got a message on 2 accounts for MC011, and another 3 that they are restricted, because they are linked to a restricted account. The result: had 2 accounts linked and another group of 3 accounts linked. This happened, because I logged in with the same ip in more than one account in a row. The mc011 was from buyers cancelling orders.
The other one time I had 2 linked accounts was when a competitor reported me. Source: the competition was wild and everybody reported everybody on a daily basis and a while ago I've repoted some accounts that are linked (you can do this, yes).
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