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can ebay track you through emails?
 

this has kind of been answered in other threads but I'm still not clear or knowledgeable enough to understand it all!!

I'm fearful of logging into different email addresses on the same IP, can ebay only follow your movements on pay pal and EB? what if you hit a 'beakon' can can they see if you have been on the ebay stealth form for example..

I prefer to check sale history via my emails so it saves me logging in and out of accounts, but im worried ebay can track this.

I also sometimes check the sale history by searching in ebay for my own products on my other accounts, could this link me as well? what if I signed out of ebay and then did it, would they just see it as general traffic, even though its the same IP? cheers, al.

1. IF you click a beacon like "Respond" or Take Action from your e-mails, yes you can be tracked.

2. Can they see if you are on this forum? No - unless you tell them.

3. Disable all images and don't reply if you are that concerned.

4. Checking for items in general has never led to my banning - if you signed out, you MUST make sure all info is separate.

Have you read the stealth guide? Just asking so I can get a better handle on your situation. All the best.

hi thanks for that, Iv read the guide, I'm just trying to learn a bit more about ips cookies etc, its all starting to make sense, there's alot to it!

so your saying I can check my own items in general signed in? and make sure all info is separate, how do you mean?

many thanks, Al.

Got it - you got the guide, good.

1. Check your own items - you can do time to time but prob not worth it to make it regular scheduled checks on account items. Don't log-in - just check stuff out anonymously.

2. When I say all info is separate, I mean you don't link your accounts lazily - logging into same 2 accounts by accident, not switching user accounts, linking by not signing out - things like that - basically: keep everything separate to remain stealth and unlinked!

listen to rsot solid advice - even though he is canadian :suspicious:

cheers rsot, iv got 3 stealth acs on the go now! im just worried about linking as I have different user acs on my computer, but Im not logging out of ebay acs or logging off user acs before switching users, I just click swith user change the IP and then click another user ac. Basicaly all user acs and ebay acs are constantly running, does anyone know if this is a problem?

Hi
i am not 100% sure but I log off, not just switch users - i think this was recommended in guide also.
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:doh: darn, I though that was ok, can't find anything in the guide.. anyone else know anything about this? is there a psssibility that those accs are linked then? thanks.

no, not necessarily - just play it safe in future. :pop2:

I don't really log off - I just switch users right now.

You don't need to log off. Switching user accounts is sufficient.

opening to many users at once will slow ur pc way down though

It all should be fine. As for me, I now log off instead of switching only because if you just switch, your info from previous user is still there if you right click on sign in. That could be mightily inconvenient if your not paying attention and sign in under previous user name. Not likely to happen though.

yes, but amazon checks emails 1,000 times more. i have never had a issue with ebay, but i have had a couple with amazon. i am sure there are flagged words that are sent, and then someones reads the email to see if there are any policies/rules being violated.