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No, it would not flag you. It's best to use Firefox, anyway, as it seems to be better at cleaning cookies and such.
What I would recommend is that you have a separate Windows login account for each eBay/PP account you have. That way you wouldn't necessarily have to clear your cache, cookies and such each time, as they would only be used for that particular login.
Leaving the Flash Cookies is somewhat beneficial to you as it helps identify you, and may prevent the need for further verification of your account.

Alright, I ran tests on 3 different accounts today. All these accounts are in their first week of selling and were over 3 months old. All these accounts were accessed using a brand new separate windows login account and firefox.

The first account was limited as soon as I logged in. They said they detected unusual credit card activity...blah blah. I called in and the lady told me it was a mistake on their end and my limitation was immediately raised.

The second account was fine. I surfed around for awhile to give Paypal a chance to mess with me. No limitations resulted.

The third account was fine. I surfed around for awhile and invoiced people, etc. Right after I logged off I checked my email and I was JUST limited for "suspicious activity". So I signed back into Paypal. When I clicked on the limitation link, there was no checklist anywhere to remove the limitation. I called and was put on hold for a lengthy period of time and told they would have to get back with me.

So, I still have 2 out of 3 accounts running ok.

1 in limbo

Any suggestions on the one in Limbo?

Tracking via cookies and or IP address
 

I have been using ebay and paypal now for the past 3 years and I have been living in Thailand.I use a notebook and connect via wifi router with an ADSL line. I have never had any accounts linked via IP or cookies even though I use all the accounts from the same computer? And I have been a very bad boy as far as ebay (vero)is concerned. I have only recently started using firefox and clearing the cookies and personal data. Now does anyone have any idea why I have not had these accounts linked? Is it because I use an ADSL connection ? Is it because I am in Asia ? There must be something to this , as I hear from everyone else that if you use the same computer to log into different accounts you will be linked right away. I have had dozens of accounts and never had any linked ? Any explanation ?

Flash cookies & separate User Accounts
 

I use Firefox and it is set to delete all LSO's and Private data every time I close the application. Are LSO's Flash Cookies? Also, I have set up separate User Accounts on my Mac - one for each eBay/Paypal account that I am going to set up. If I make sure that I always navigate any eBay/PAYPAL account from their appropriate User Account should I not worry about cookies too much? If so, Separate User accounts seem like totally the way to go. They are easy to set up and access and I have named them the same name that I will use for my eBay/PAYPAL ID's. Now the only thing I have to remember is to get a new IP every time I go from one account to another - right?

jesseinkaron, It could be that eBay/PP is less restrictive in "smaller" foreign countries.

Brendaleigh, Right. It's best to keep track of IPs, as well as other information, in a spreadsheet. Do a search of the forum for "Excel", if you want more information.

Is it enough to just "switch" over to another user or is it necessary to completely log out of the one user acct prior to signing in to another user acct?

I did a clean install earlier this year and have never loaded adobe flash and I've done a search through the directories and using the search function for *.sol files and can't find any.

However when I've read the websites detailing about flash cookies they say things like Youtube use it and the videos won't run if you don't have it or refuse the cookies.

Have I missed something or is fine to run windows/iexplorer without it (meaning websites won't crash or refuse to run that are expecting it)?

brokebackebay, While it could be done, simply switching to a new user account won't change your IP. I think it would be best to change your IP, shut down or restart the computer, log into your other user account, check the IP and compare it to the previous one and then log into your eBay/PP account.

Barford, your web browser could have installed the Flash plugin when it was installed.

Hi Brenda,

Please advise how you have managed to set FireFox to delete all LSO's.

I have looked but I can't find any way to make that happen automatically.

Thanks

If one can get a different IP address some other way (like rebooting the router), is it really necessary to restart the computer when one wants to go to another User Account?

Firefox won't delete Flash LSOs. That's why Modee recommends using Obsession.
As long as you double check to make sure the IP has changed, you should be fine. I, personally, would reboot as an added precaution. That way you've cleared out the RAM, as well. After all, it only takes less than a minute.

So will deleting flash cookies raise red flags with paypal & ebay

and if not whats the best way to do it?

use one user account in windows for 1 ebay and paypal that is safe ways

That is a very, very good idea, thanks :spy:

This might not be good for you if they can really identify by what computer you use now so it would all be the same thing anyways so no need to make new windows user accounts...?

This is a good website to keep track and delete your cookies: Adobe - Flash Player : Settings Manager - Website Privacy Settings panel

but not sure if it would show your ebay cookies...someone check it out and let me know!

1) CCleaner CCleaner - Home
2) Better Privacy Firefox Add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
3) ???
4) Profit

Absolutely the same thing , which happened to ALPHAVERSA, happened to me. As soon as my sales grew up in dramatically in four weeks, they asked me to give them copy of my ID, then change all of my passwords. Then, a week later i was suspended for a week and they told me that the item i am selling is Vero( i believe only , because i start selling a lot from it), even that there are plenty of sellers selling it, absolutely the same way i did. I am trying to get back on track now, but i am confused how to list the same item again without getting caught.

have you ever ridden tutorial they gave you ?? It requires you to answer few question. If you would read it Youd know that if somebody is still selling items which are vero means that ebay didnt spot him yet or didnt get call from vero member selected by the company who may not be sure about authenticity of an item or just simply didnt notice listing yet :P If your item has been removed means its vero and thats it .. if you will keep relisting you may soon loose an account. if you have good feedback next step they will block you for 30days etc... and then the will susp u . If you want to sell vero find a pattern or - the best option ...stop ! thats the easiest way to fu$# up everything including freeedom..

It is strange because, the way i was listing was no different from other competitors selling it. I think it was the quick increase of the volume i was selling, which alerted them. I am trying to cool it down now with some other stuff, but i will go for it again very soon. i've checked that the Manufacurer is not on the list of Vero program members. Does anybody knows how the Feebay bots read the Title and the description?

i have multiple computer user accounts and keep my cookies so ebay and PP will know and recognize the accounts i log in... good idea?

CCleaner is all you need

Has anyone seen what is inside an EB/PP .lso file and what info they are gathering? that would expain alot