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eBay is tracking computers
 

How are they even doing this?
How am I getting linked ??

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Expand on this........................

Tell us your OS, etc etc etc.

Sketch info on Saturday night USA time does not work for me.

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Windows 7
Have all separate user accounts and all

User different addresses for sure!
Firefox

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What are you doing for an IP address?

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And................................

did what?

Brushed your teeth, combed your hair, loaded your firearm.....

I have the same set up. I'm not having hassles....

What else are you doing

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think you will find it is a Ip or browser issue. Computers can only be tracked via a layer 2 protocol which is MAC addresses and these are dropped at your home router

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There is another thread with someone asking about computer tracking...it's completely ludicrous.

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I too use windows 7. I use different user accounts on my computer. I have never had a linked account. I use IE, Chrome, Firefox.

Rambo, when you go back over your steps, think of the easy things that you may be overlooking (if any). There has to be something there or we would all be going down.

Are these accounts you created or bought?
Are you logging out of the user account before swapping to another?
Do you have separate users or are you using multiple portables?
IP address? What do you use to check your IP address?
Basic info (name, address)?
Taking your own photos or using from somewhere else?

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When stealthing no matter how comfortable i may seem to get .. i make sure to double check everything. Even when working fast.. i slow down.

The only thing could be ips are all from one provider.. thats all i could think of. and that i am logging in back to back to back.

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What is the exact message that you got from eBay?

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I log in to multiple accounts back to back and have had no issues. Not saying this is safe...but you have to think, there are thousands of users logging in and out every minute of every day. The chances of them linking you by logging in back to back is a stretch.

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I am clueless on this then. Your set up sounds just like almost every one else's.

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logging off user accounts and not just switching user??

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Your doing something extra to get linked...no one else is having problems.

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aking,

there are mutterings of some problems.

But to date, no user has exactly defined what they are doing AND what actually happened.

Like getting tooth extraction, long drawn and painful for everyone.

needs accurate definition of the situation.

Then and only then might an answer be found.

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recommend looking into vmware, it makes everything much easier

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Yes, agree.. before i answer this..

i am going to slowly retrace my steps and make sure they're all in stealth so that we're not just raising random flags..

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I am wondering the same exact thing. 2 weeks ago on Jan the 22nd I had all 7 of my active accounts suspended within a 3 minute period due to "serious security concerns". I was thinking maybe it is my PC name so i recently changed that. I am careful as well and change back to back also.

How many have you lost linked together?

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Well. Do you use different users?

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Yes I do. Could be the items I am selling and the fact that on one I was Disney and got a negative feedback wrongly and I stupidly tried the report buyer option. Guessing my account got manually reviewed and they linked them after that.

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Freestyle'

That suxs.

If you are running multiples, they need to be non-trackable....

Sorry for your troubles.

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Came to this business after 10+ yrs of a CEO position in a huge hosting company, seen tons of fraud and scams, so know perfectly how IT companies check their customers. The only true solution for not being tracked is EVERYTHING NEW. Every account should have separate IP, Computer (VPS is the best solution in terms of money), All details, documents, phone, email etc. Lots should have 100% different descriptions, photos etc. If you try to save a couple of euros by making your account 1% alike, there is a non-zero chance of getting suspended.