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Trying to find the best way to use multiple account
 

Hi,

I am planning on running ALOT of account. I already got 25 and looking to run 100+. I dont want to slow my computer down with 100+ user account. I was told about VMWare but I read on the forum that VMWare can slow ur computer. Is this true? I read too about portable Firefox. I got a few questions about it. Let me know if it make sense.

I am using 24vc dedicated IP for each account.

The way I understood it is like this ( let me know if I made a mistake)

1- download firefox portable
2-each account make them a new folder.
3- download firefox portable on each of the folder for each account.

Does it make sense so far? Please someone help me so I dont get linked. I would like to use only 1 user account for windows.

Thanks guys I would REALLY appreciate.

Re: Trying to find the best way to use multiple account
 

That's pretty much it.

Just make sure while you're working with these accounts you only have ONE browser open at a time and you watch your IP like a hawk.. ipburger.com

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Yes I use 24VC dedicated IP. So with this technique, if my ips are always good, theres no way to get linked? I used user accounts before but its a little bit of a pain in the a** to always change user accounts. Read the forum and found out about this and seems like a great idea

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I'm sure Ive read on the forum that you can create multiple user on the same PC?

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Yes multiple user accounts work, the idea is to contain cookies and be able to keep them

So you can also use different browsers on the same user account

Or download portable browsers like Firefox and have a new portable browser for each stealth on one user account

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Best of luck with your 100 account. I have 10 accounts so far and it took me a while. Can you share some tips on short cuts. Thanks. Are you doing 1 or 2 a day?

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Are you using different user accounts or preferring the portable firefox route?

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Me, so far I am testing the portable and looks fine. How about you? wich one do u prefer?

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Portable works fine but since all of my accounts are in different user accounts, I just use that route

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I was about to do the different user account, but when I heard about portable forefox , i decided to do some test. I opened 2 folder. Download portable firefox in both folder. I opened one gmail in one folder and another one in the other folder. I seen that each email were open on each different folder and it didnt mixed. Sorry for the way I explained it, I am french. hehe. But I guess portable firefox works just fine as u said. Ill be going for that technique. :clap:

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Also just to add a little diversification, there are other portable browser's, Chrome, Opera, etc...

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Do they all have the same ability to keep cookies and flash objects separate?

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How do people manage their IP addresses with portable browers? I've been using different user accounts with different browsers for each eb account but it IS a PITA to keep logging out, rebooting the rooter to change IP, and then logging back in again.

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I use a dedicated IP for each of my accounts. Cost alot, but hey, like they say, got to pay the cost to be the boss hehe :amen:

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You still need to do the same operation to get a new IP, the only difference is that u no longer need to change user accounts ur just opening and closing different portable browsers that are on your one desktop

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You will still need to reboot the router to get a new IP when using portable browsers.

You could look at a dongle if you are finding resetting the router takes too long.

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Also mobile phone tethering works

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Unfortunately where I live the cell network is virtually non existent amongst most networks. I may be able to find one with good indoor coverage but it would be trial and error.

I was looking at the VPN route and one that offers guaranteed clean IP's but wouldnt that mean I would need a VPN account (and therefore monthly subscription) for EACH of the eb accounts to avoid them all channeling through the same clean IP and being linked?

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You would need separate IP for each account...VPS or otherwise

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Use dedicated IPs for each account.RSOT said it before and I 100% agree with him. Its less a pain in the @ss than to write every IP u use. U need to pay for those service, thats the only problem. Put it pushed me to try to sell even more.I just started using the Firefox portable and so far so good.I like it. You just always need tomake sure u dont make a mistake and open the wrong account with the wrong IP, so be careful

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Well, i use a BT wifi hotspot from home which gives a unique IP everytime I log on but its just so slow. When I'm away from home I get better cell reception so use it tethered to my laptop. I just use the IP burger tracking tool to make sure I dont get the same IP twice.

Now, I know that may cause concern in itself with eb, i.e. constantly shifting IP's but I figure its less likely to cause a concern for them than the obvious linked IP's.

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Nothing wrong with IP addresses always changing so long as cookies are in place.

When you say you use the BT WiFi hotspot you do not mean the publicly accessible one do you? Do you just mean you use your BT routers WiFi?

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er....yes, my village has a free wifi hot spot. I guess I am susceptible if someone has used that IP before and been thrown off ebay but thats also true of mobile phone IP addresses isnt it?

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Not to the same extent

IP addresses matching one off is one thing, there is a link but a very weak one, but using the same IP address time and time again from a free WiFi will link you to other eBay users who also use the same free WiFi. Its a much stronger link because the IP address is always the same.

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if you use like 10 accounts and all with different ips and user accounts, how do you manage it with the bank accounts that they arent linked with each other? 10 different bank accounts?:help:

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Yes, each PP ideally needs to have its own bank account

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The IP address is different each time I connect to it.

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Even so lots of other people also connecting to the WiFi hotspot and using eBay at the same time as you will be sharing the same IP address as you.

In a nutshell you should be controlling the IP and who has access to it. You cannot rely on using a publicly accessible IP address.

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Unfortunately thats not an option for me due to poor cell coverage. The only viable option would be a vpn but arent there problems with that too in that even a UK based vpn could have an IP address in say, Edinburgh but the account address is Torquay.

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Could you not get your own home broadband?

VPN is an option, but its not ideal. You would need to choose your provider carefully.

The IP address just needs to be in the same country. My IP shows as hundreds of miles away from where I actually am.

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I have broadband but its limited to 5 meg (no cable availability) and its the constant rebooting of the router thats a pain in the arse to get a new IP each time as you have to leave it off for 5 minutes or so and then it takes another 3 or 4 minutes to actually reconnect.

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5mb/s is plenty enough for eBay. I manage it with a lot less.

You just need to turn the router off for 5 seconds, no need to wait 5 minutes.

If you want to be stealthing correctly then you need to be the one that controls when the IP address changes and you need to have sole access to it. Using the WiFi hotspot you are just setting yourself up to fail.

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I suppose I could always use it as an excuse to buy a new iPhone 6 with a data contract. Based on the cost of a decent VPN on a monthly basis it probably wouldnt be much more expensive and I'd have the benefit of a new phone. I have a company mobile at the moment with no significant data package attached and poor network coverage at my home address which is why that hasnt been an option.

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Are your IP consecutive?

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how do you do to handle one hundred accounts? Do you have people working for you? I have few and I am leaving the whole day in this!