Using Vacant/houses that are for sale for stealth addresses

[Swizzle]

I have done this a couple of times. I normally just google them. However, I'm not sure if ebay will flag an account for that, because it's easy to look up. You could use craigslist, because that would be a little harder than just typing in the address to google. However, can't ebay's "stealth detectives" easily just type your address into google and then put craigslist in the search with it and it will pop up like a zit on a "Natural body builders" ass?

And vacant houses are probably a little harder to find, you would have to drive around to find them.

What is your method for finding addresses to stealth with?

[Swizzle]

Might not seem like the best question but I'm trying to make sure my account doesn't get banned. And yes I've read the eBay Stealth ebook

[GreenBean]

Having access to the address is far more important.

You should consider a PO Box instead.

That gives you better control than some vacant address whose history is entirely unknown to you.

[Swizzle]

greenbean, ebay doesn't let you sign up with a p.o. box does it? And I'm not actually worried about returns. I don't sell very high priced items. And a p.o. box adds to the already high price of operating a stealth acc. And usually when you buy an account from a seller on here, you don't have control over the location they give to you atleast right away you don't. What exactly are they doing that is safer than finding a vacant house.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by Swizzle

greenbean, ebay doesn't let you sign up with a p.o. box does it? And I'm not actually worried about returns. I don't sell very high priced items. And a p.o. box adds to the already high price of operating a stealth acc.

You spend money to make money.

You can get PO Boxes with street names.

Using a vacant house address is risky.

[rsot]

I prefer to use poboxes myself too - allows for good access to returns or other uses

[CustomerServiceProTip]

yeah po boxes are a great idea for returns and other uses.

[RosieTosie]

Interesting points here and made me think about a po box address I have access to, but when the address arrived it was something 20200 dingdong road, now if that doesn't give the game away what does it seems to me. Using po box numbers on paper is a great idea, but they have to not look like po box numbers, otherwise they are worthless.

In America there will no doubt be roads where such a large house number is realistic, but it certainly isn't over here in the UK, we are obviously a faction of America's size and we just don't have roads long enough to have house numbers that large on.

[rsot]

Assign a number to an...outhouse

[jeffweico]

You can use a UPS store address. That gives you a street address, NOT a PO Box number. The small ones (which is all you need) cost about $8 per month or so. There is no free way to have access to a physical address unless you make arrangements with the owner.

The US Post Office does not KNOWINGLY deliver mail to vacant houses. Or, at least, they are not supposed to.

[Klemantina]

Before you burn a po box you need a solid account so first do what you planned, if you pass and you feel like you need a box then just change your address.