Remember to block those images people

[sdot10]

Had an account going just fine.

My main computer went down so using my laptop. I have another laptop I use specifically for stealth. I used my non stealth laptop to check an email and realized I didnt have images blocked by default on it.

I will routinely do this on my main computer. Just open an incognito tab and see if i have any messeges to answer. If images are turned off has not ever been a problem.

Thought to myself well one check probably wont destroy the account. WRONG. Just checked and account is suspended. Just a reminder to make sure images are disabled because all it takes is one apparently.

[rsot]

Are you certain that it was ONLY the image issue that got the account suspended? I am just analyzing to be sure - unless...you used the laptop for a long time without disabling images?

[sdot10]

Im certain it was just the images. There was nothing else it could have been. It definitely wasnt a long time. Ive only been using the laptop for like 3 days.

Good news with this though is that I made a call to ebay and they reinstated the account.

[xxrange]

Dont use email will solve this problem altogether, or check email with that specific ip/user account.

[sdot10]

Originally Posted by xxrange

Dont use email will solve this problem altogether, or check email with that specific ip/user account.

Thats just not true. If images are disabled and you dont click any links in the email you cant be linked. My problem was that images were not diabled

[chicagoIL]

Originally Posted by sdot10

Had an account going just fine.

My main computer went down so using my laptop. I have another laptop I use specifically for stealth. I used my non stealth laptop to check an email and realized I didnt have images blocked by default on it.

I will routinely do this on my main computer. Just open an incognito tab and see if i have any messeges to answer. If images are turned off has not ever been a problem.

Thought to myself well one check probably wont destroy the account. WRONG. Just checked and account is suspended. Just a reminder to make sure images are disabled because all it takes is one apparently.

I don't understand how images in an email can be linked to your account?
Does it have something to do with responding to the message from ebay?

[Mitsu]

eb includes web beacons in their emails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacon

I highly recommend you pickup thunderbird portable and put it on a USB drive, that way if you ever have to leave the command center you will have all your emails easily available and can safely check them on any machine.

[chicagoIL]

Originally Posted by Mitsu

eb includes web beacons in their emails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacon

I highly recommend you pickup thunderbird portable and put it on a USB drive, that way if you ever have to leave the command center you will have all your emails easily available and can safely check them on any machine.

would it be better to try and never check them except by logging into ebay?

[Mitsu]

Really unnecessary precaution, as long as all remote content is blocked (TB does that by default), and you don't click any links in the email, you're completely in the clear.

[haist82]

I check email on my Gmail on the phone all the time, none of the account been closed....

[chicagoIL]

Originally Posted by Mitsu

Really unnecessary precaution, as long as all remote content is blocked (TB does that by default), and you don't click any links in the email, you're completely in the clear.

I did read that pictures were used in beacons early on, they now are
probably using other things too.

[Mitsu]

Originally Posted by chicagoIL

I did read that pictures were used in beacons early on, they now are
probably using other things too.

This might be a little rough for me to explain but essentially, from my understanding, the other thing they can do is include a .css dependency in the HTML, and instruct your email client to load a stylesheet (.css) from their servers, which would also give them the IP, location and other details about you.

However rest assured, all this content is blocked by TB.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...nt-in-messages

[colfor]

OP, what was the specific reason given by eBay for suspension? I note you have recovered it, which is great.

[k_lock]

I check the emails for my 2 accounts on my phone using gmail. I read the emails, but don't click on any links.

Do I need to disable images on my phone? If so, how?

[rsot]

Originally Posted by k_lock

I check the emails for my 2 accounts on my phone using gmail. I read the emails, but don't click on any links.

Do I need to disable images on my phone? If so, how?

You go into the gmail options on your phone and disable images/e-mail content

[k_lock]

Originally Posted by rsot

You go into the gmail options on your phone and disable images/e-mail content

load remote images is marked as OFF. Is that it?

(I'm sure everyone is rolling there eyes at this! lol)

[newjerseymax]

Originally Posted by k_lock

I check the emails for my 2 accounts on my phone using gmail. I read the emails, but don't click on any links.

Do I need to disable images on my phone? If so, how?

I do the same and have images disabled and never been an issue unless they upgraded security. Which they can do at any given time. If they go the Amazon fingerprint route this place will be so busy with suspended accounts. For now our eBay Stealth settings would fail Amazon type security in seconds for many of us.

Could be proactive and use Amazon type of creating and maintain to avoid future changes in ebay.

Just imagine most of your competitors banned and you alone on ebay could make a killing....

[sdot10]

Originally Posted by colfor

OP, what was the specific reason given by eBay for suspension? I note you have recovered it, which is great.

Oh it was a standard BS reason. They told me I didnt include enough images of the item (I had 4 that I personally took from all angles)

I just swallowed my pride. Kept agreeing and told them I would make the changes.

The reasons have no real merit. They will say anything.

I had a rep once tell me they had issues because my description was in all bold and that didnt make sense.