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These questions might of been answered before. I'm sorry but i am new to the site and not 100% sure where to find everything so i figured i should just ask and save me sometime. I have 2 questions right now Thanks

1. If i were to open say 3 different accounts from 3 different locations and i use somehting like a Merchant, Bid pay, or auctioncheckout to accept payments. Will i need 3 different accounts for each ebay account or can i use the same one for all 3 without it being detected by ebay? not sure how it works cuz i know paypal is an ebay company so thats obvious.

2. If i were to use something like auctiva for my listings, would i be able to use auctiva from the computer that i got originally suspended from without it being linked? if not for listing purposes would i be able to use it for looking at my auctions?

Thats it for now, i'm sure i'll think of a few more but i look forward to your responses and insight.

1. You can use the same merchant for all your eBay accounts. You can't use Paypal though. If you use something like Merchant Plus, or Google Checkout you can use these for multiple accounts.

2. Make sure you change your IP address when first setting up your Auctivia account. After that I'm pretty sure when you're listing Auctivia does the connection to eBay, so you shouldn't have to worry about cookies or your Ip address much. It's still a good idea to clean up your computer before you access different accounts.

Correct me if I'm wrong with this.

Also there's going to be a FAQ section pretty soon 'Killed by Ebay'. For all your Q&A.

i have a cable modem that is hooked up to a wireless router for the multiple computers in my house. from what i understand to change the iP address i have to call my isp to have this done...Am i wrong?....and what if i set up my auctiva account from another location? would i be able to access auctiva on my home computer without going through the IP stuff?

You usually can change your IP at home by unplugging the modem for 24hrs. Try that first. Whenever you create the eBay token with Auctiva, you need to do it on a fresh new IP with a cleaned PC (no cookies, history, etc). After the Auctiva account is opened, you can log into it from any computer no matter the IP etc....it will not affect your eBay account. Auctions launched from Auctiva pick up Auctiva's own default IP addy. Just never log directly into the new eBay account from a banned IP or you will be suspended.

I have been successful using this method for nearly a year.

sweet. so i can still do all my listings and stuff through auctiva from my very own home aslong as i dont sign into directly to my ebay account. Great. What is a good site to print out USPS shipping labels for my customers like paypal offers? does google checkout offer that?

I would like to know that answer as well...

alot of folks using stamps.com, i have never used that though. i use ups and also usps, but i do alot of copy/paste, then enter into the notes section under the item sold, the tracking info. Even when its the 4.60 postal flat rate, i hand write it, add the green conf label, copy that number, add to the add notes section.. some work, but i am pretty fast at it now. ALSO- on a paypal acct where i used to ship using their system, i recd only like $140 in sales, then i paid for labels, shortly after it was limited (so maybe it counted all the individual transactions?? 5 sales + 5 labels = 10 transaction in 1st 7 day period)?? just a thought