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eBay Listing Phone Call
 

On every new seller account I've made, I get a call after listing an item.

Now, generally these calls are very straightforward - the eBay operator asks if I made an account recently, and if so, what item I'm selling.

However, today I got a call about the listing and they wanted more. Note that this is a Business eBay account (and your date of birth is not part of the registration for a business eBay account).

The phone call went pretty much like below:
The only part I'm really concerned about are the two multiple-choice questions. Where does eBay get them from and how?
This is a stealth account so the person is completely made up.

Interesting... unless eBay linked you to anther account and were trying to trip you up to confirm it, I don't see how eBay can get your former street address and city.

From the type of questions that were asked.....
It looks like they pulled a SOFT credit check on the name the account was in.
Because your credit report has the addresses that you used to live at listed in the report.


Soft reports do not show up on your credit report.

So what does this mean, really?

If I use a name without any credit history, the account might be in suspicion from the start. However, if I use an account with credit history, I risk answering the questions wrong and getting a suspension.

Or, I may be completely wrong. Please elaborate a bit more on what a SOFT credit check gives eBay, because I'm a bit confused.

OMG....

Can you take 3 seconds of your own time and drop a phrase into Google and hit return on your own.

Do a little research on your own.

Alright, I've done the research.

What I'm interested in is how this affects those of us who sell on eBay under stealth accounts.

I am selective who I answer

^^Useless post to the thread?

You are one to talk about useless posts....
How many of you posts and threads have been deleted or locked?

You really need to step back a bit, take a day off and go to Frontier City!

I agree with Rob. I browse this forum daily and in nearly every thread it includes you complaining or bickering at someone. If you can't offer a helpful reply or you don't feel like replying to a question that you think has already been answered, why post at all? It just puts a negative taint on the forum. This forum is here to help people, not piss them off and drive them away.

I would love to answer your question Rob but I simply don't know. I would also like to know what happens if you answer the questions incorrectly what happens. Maybe someone would like to educate & provide a helpful response to this?

You have stuck your nose in where it does not belong.
You have NO IDEA what goes on behind the the posts that are made public.
So unless you were included in PM's between me and the other moderators I suggest you step off of the firing range.

I am starting to believe tensions between HWGA and me are pretty well cool by now.

I'm also starting to realize that although he is very cynical, the majority of his posts are informative and reliable.

Steady there. Assuming can be bad.
:focus: Anyone reading this has followed the guidelines of the stealth book. So why would anyone use an account and not know the answers? What is ebay doing? Basically ebay are confirming that you are who who say you are. That your info which includes DOB, address is correct.In the past 18 months
I have had this from ebay so it is not a 'new' approach. However it is not
a coincidence( imho) that there has been changes with paypal's procedures at the same time. My gut feeling is that both companies are implementing new ways. No problems with that.
The motto of the forum is that there is always a way around ebay/paypal.When a stealth account is made, then it is imperative that every bit of info is sound....no addresses that do not exist, no phones that do not work etc. The game plan is to win.

Thats interesting, never had eBay call me before and if they did I would be pretty pissed. LoL

They asked me these questions on a stealth account of which the only two answers were "none of the above". The account has been selling for a month without any problems. This isn't a big issue.