Building a stealth app for eBay sellers

[kirkland]

Hello, a while ago I started coding up a few Python scripts to help me better manage my multiple eBay accounts. I hated setting up virtual consoles, or setting up virtual profiles on my computers or w/e, managing cookies etc etc- the logging in and out process was slow and tedious it made me loathe to sell. I was wasting 30min to 1hr each day doing that ****. Plus creating multiple Mac users really killed my memory and made my computer stupid slow.

Anyway, since starting Ive been adding tweaks here and there. Right now my app manages my 12 accounts, no fear of linkage, and does all the major actions like revise listings (inventories), upload new listings, upload return labels, refund buyers/cancel orders, respond to cases/INRs, fetching order history, respond to/counter Best Offers, etc etc, basically all the major stuff that required me to log in and out of accounts at the time. To me its been a godsend and I spend less than 5mins a day doing the administrative stuff. And I can even use it when I'm on my phone, as opposed to before when basically any social event would render me totally unable to manage my business if need be.

Anyway, do you guys think there's any demand for something like this as a standalone product for ebay sellers? I dont really know the ebay/e-Commerce product landscape all too well, but my understanding is that most platforms are moreso based around optimizing listings and research rather than account management (let alone multiple accounts). Maybe that's because the stealth/multi account market is too niche to target? Or maybe dead altogether since the arrival of MP? Doesn't bother me either way as this is still a super useful tool for me and a cool project to show off if I ever want to change industries.

Anyway, what do you think? What kind of features would you guys want to see in an app like this? Let me know! If I end up going this route Id be happy to make a free version available at least for an initial launch to get some feedback etc. It doesn't have a user interface currently (I run it from MacOS terminal) but that could easily be built.

[Camaro2SS]

Bro I’ve been using basic chrome profiles for years and have never been linked. I would rather see someone develop an app that can create multiple eBay accounts without getting suspended. Like an app that builds cookies etc …

[kirkland]

Originally Posted by Camaro2SS

Bro I’ve been using basic chrome profiles for years and have never been linked. I would rather see someone develop an app that can create multiple eBay accounts without getting suspended. Like an app that builds cookies etc …

Yeah I've never used chrome profiles. When I was starting out in stealth the big thing was running virtualBox or creating different user Profiles on your Mac/Windows OS to handle the diff stealth accounts. Is that not a thing anymore?

[Camaro2SS]

I believe there was a lot of misinformation in this group. A lot of paranoid people spreading wrong info. I used to be extra cautious too until I realized much of what has been said here was false. Think about it logically. You are separating your profiles. Each profile has its own folder with cookies. Obviously they can link you by hardware ID but if you are using VM there can detect that too.

Originally Posted by kirkland

Yeah I've never used chrome profiles. When I was starting out in stealth the big thing was running virtualBox or creating different user Profiles on your Mac/Windows OS to handle the diff stealth accounts. Is that not a thing anymore?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by kirkland

Yeah I've never used chrome profiles. When I was starting out in stealth the big thing was running virtualBox or creating different user Profiles on your Mac/Windows OS to handle the diff stealth accounts. Is that not a thing anymore?

different user accounts still a thing

[degsey69]

The app would be marketable if it works, increasingly eBay are banning good people from selling and it is always wise that if selling on there is your main stream of revenue when you go stealth the more accounts the better. So such an app would be a godsend.

[Hank]

A good idea in principle but the market is incredibly tiny. This is one of the most popular stealth forums and is only frequented by a handful of folk nowadays.

Would I use an unknown source app to manage my accounts - not a chance, I'll stick to the privacy of VMware thanks.

But it's a cool project if you're capable of that kind of stuff.