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Is this a trap?
 

They are sending me a PIN but before I have to choose between responding the security question (street I grew up at) and there is an alternae option: "What other eBay user ID is associated with your current address?".

This is my only account associated to my address, so the answer would be "none".

I chose to answer the first one, but how comes that the second one shows up given that I do not have other accounts registered to the same address?

It is only a way of verifying you live at the addres.

You would know, or could find out, a user id of somebody at the same address as you if you actually lived there. Think about it!

Ok, then for what you say, the answer would be "none", right?

My main purpose was actually to know if "none" was a possible answer.

The best thing to do is say none because this is one of ebay's new little tactics to try and make as many connections to other user ids as possible. Then, when you screw up or they decide to flick you off the site like you don't matter, they can take down all your other associated ids as well. Its almost like a game of bubble breaker for them. :juggle:

Unless you have a 'Stealth' neighbour who has used your door number hoping that the postman will realise the error lol, just a possibility :juggle:

No, using 'none' is not going to be a valid answer. They are just two quick and simple ways to verify you as being the real account user.

It is not a tactic! It is a genuine way to quickly verify you as the authorized account user and that you are also living at the address.

Just think about it from a normal point of view and not your obscure stealth point of view.

Not it isn't. The end.

Stop looking at this from a stealth point of view. It is a genuine way used by any eb ay member to verify themselves as the account holder.

Imagine a household in which multiple people have eb ay accounts (no not stealth, switch off for a minute). Living at that address you would be able to find out another persons ebay username....bam verified and back into your ebay account.

Given that I am the only user using that address (100% sure about it), what should I answer then?

None - simples!!:clap:

is this when you are trying to sell? and it offers pin to email? there is no none option, they are picking up cookies from another ebays account, thats why they ask for the iD of it, are you sure you dont have or had another account?

Yes, this is when I try to sell.

There are absolutely NO other users that share the same registration address. The user is linked to the same PP account that another one, but the registration addresses are 100% different.

IMO they are trying to fool sellers intending us to inform them of linked accounts that they have would have not linked otherwise.

As the thread title says, it might be a trap.

"It's a trap" /endquote - just off of the topic

How is it possibly a trap? It is a genuine way of verifying you as the account owner registered at that address.

EVEN if we start thinking in stealth, if they are asking you for another user id at your address, how are they going to trap you. You WOULD be able to give them another stealth account that uses the same address (already linked) but you WOULDN'T give them a stealth account using a different address because it wouldn't even be the correct answer anyway :doh:

Them picking this info from cookies makes sense, it would start by ebay linking ebay accounts that use the same computer, then it would link the ones that did this and have the same registered address.

Because ebay wouldn't ask you for another user id at your address if someone used the same computer as you but doesn't have the same registered address.

@kryunn, whos address are you using, do you actually live at it?

Guys,

I think I have the definitive answer. The *registration* address is different on both of my accounts, but the PP shipping address is the same on both. That might explain it all.

^^ You didn't answer my question. I will rephrase it.

Whose/What address are you using?.

lets get something straight, if you want definitive I will give it to you. This is not a hard question, its simple, its cookies.

You said BOTH accounts.

They are picking up cookies from a different ID, it has nothing to do with address/email etc, it can be cookies from someone in your family that used this computer has an account, it can be your own acc in different registration details, it can be another ID in exact same details, even one that is linked to same paypal.

this other ebay ID may or may not be registered in same name and address irrelevant it is a cookie thing

I am sorry. I respect your opinion but I do not agree at all, and here it is why: the question was "What other eBay user ID is associated with your current address?". The answer is "none" in terms of registration address OR the actual correct answer (which I have just found out of) would be another user ID that shares the PayPal shipping address with this one, but not the registration address. No other links are possible.

I always log in from different Windows User Accounts for each ebay account and that way I keep cookies and Flash cookies separate. Always. I also log in each time with a different IP. There is absolutely no way for them to have linked me with cookies or IP to any other account.

@ShadyOne: I have responded you via PM.

Ok, so all shared computers such as public computers that do not clear cookies out would have a load of users sharing cookies, meaning they too could have this question.

Good job ebay give you two options then!

Re: Is this a trap?
 

Same problem for me, is there any solution?