Buying on your new Stealth Account - where do I ship?

[herstuffhisgear]

Hello....I have read through the boards to try to find an answer to this prior to posting but have not been able to find one.

I just set up a new stealth account about a week ago, I have listed one item for sale and now think I should do some buying on it just to look normal. Where do I ship the items that I buy? I can't use my real or work address because those are both associated with my banned account. I don't want to enter either of those into paypal, and most sellers will not allow you to just email them a different address. What have others done to get thier items without linking thier address? I have thought of buying non shipping items such as itunes cards, where they just email you the code...but I would like an alternative if anyone has suggestions. Thank you for your input.

[smokescreen]

I usually buy some digital items that dont require shipping. You can usually pick up a few ebooks.

[ilcarletto]

It is generally a rule to use an address you have access to. If you dont bother to have an accessible address I guess you can decide to not buy stuff or... just give a street address like Mc Donalds or something, buy cheap stuff you do not bother to receive. My Italian experience, here where I live, is that rarely you will get a return to sender... if someone receives stuff by mistake, generally will keep it. And you give your positive feedback to the seller and get one for you as buyer.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by smokescreen

I usually buy some digital items that dont require shipping. You can usually pick up a few ebooks.

Not the wisest of options - sure you can pick up a few but really don't make this habitual. I have bought low end items to stealth addresses for which I have no access (because these particular accounts, I was using for experimentation without caring about returns) - the low end items of course I could not receive but I didnt care.

Now this being said, if you want to operate a full business with the stealth accounts, it is wise to have a stealth address you can access. Variations on addresses have worked.

[Sandy D]

I use mom and pop post office boxes that accepts mail in a stealth BUSINESS name.....

[herstuffhisgear]

Thank you for the advice, that is what my partner suggested, just purchasing items that are inexpensive and I don't care if I get or not. Thank you.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by herstuffhisgear

Thank you for the advice, that is what my partner suggested, just purchasing items that are inexpensive and I don't care if I get or not. Thank you.

for a good stealth account, you would make sure you have access to an address.

[vogeltron]

Originally Posted by Sandy D

I use mom and pop post office boxes that accepts mail in a stealth BUSINESS name.....

Yup best way to go. Unfortunately, many of these places have gone under over the past 10-15 years do to UPS store and the Franchise chains. There are a few hold out in towns near here that don't like big business etc.