Paranoid thoughts...

Haidukken · #1 03-20-2015

My friends!

I have about 10 accounts now that have aged for a months and a bit more and on some of them I have started selling lowly and surely. Taking it easy and keeping it totally random at the moment and I haven't had any negative and unexpected surprises yet, so touch wood and spit on yourself.

Because these accounts are now slowly becoming live, I have focused on making more accounts- Just to make sure I have a healthy pool of accounts to play aroud with and keeping everything ticking over slowly but surely.
I created another 10 or so accounts over the last week and never noticed anything weird- Everything was just as it should, click and next, click and next.

Today I wanted to create another 4 accounts and I made the first one without any problems but then for next two accounts Gmail wanted me to verify the phone number before I could finish registration. It's not a problem but for some reason I thought it was a bit iffy because I've done about 20 accounts without any of this happening and then suddenly I have two in a row. But then the fourth account was standard again, no weirdness.

Could it be random, just something that happens?

all the different user accounts, IP stuff and personal information. Only thing that was the same, was the phone SIM company but even the phone numbers are nowhere near close to being similar.

Randomness or just a thing that they do every now and again?

Bunneh · #2 03-20-2015

The only thing i can think is that it relates to your IP.

Say for example you live in Essex, your IP range will have ESSEX coming up every time.
Even with the end few digits being different each time.

Haidukken · #3 03-20-2015

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Originally Posted by Bunneh

The only thing i can think is that it relates to your IP.

Say for example you live in Essex, your IP range will have ESSEX coming up every time.
Even with the end few digits being different each time.

That's the only thing that I could come up with as well and it's the only thing that makes sense. Otherwise my already live accounts would be linked somehow or something else would of happened.

Also, what's the safe radius from my real location when choosing new addresses?
I live in Birmingham and I don't want to have 30 accounts all based here, selling similar items in same category.
For sure I can't go all around country?

JamesNorth101 · #4 03-20-2015

This happens with Gmail a lot. Nothing to worry about.

Anything in the UK would be fine radius rise. Personally I stick to England and larger cities. eBay are not the tracking machine that Amazon is.

Callidus · #5 03-20-2015

Setting up gmails in bulk from the same browser and IP/IP range will eventually come to this.

The next thing you will get when trying to create them is "we cannot serve your request for a new account at this time"

Also, creating bulk gmails on the same IPs will get all the gmails shut down at some point and new email addresses will need to be added at some point.

Haidukken · #6 03-20-2015

I ALWAYS change IP addresses BEFORE I do anything with stealths.
I even go as far as I log out from one user account, restart my laptop and then log back in. Seems like a waste of time, but it's exactly the time it takes for my Virgin ****hub to come back to life after a MAC change, so I'm smart like that
:whoop:

rsot · #7 03-20-2015

Which browser you using haidukk?

SilentHill · #8 03-21-2015

try different email providers. GMAIL, HOTMAIL, YAHOO

Haidukken · #9 03-21-2015

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Originally Posted by rsot

Which browser you using haidukk?

Always Mozilla, for some reason.

I use Chrome on my normal user account but Mozilla for stealth. I'm not sure why, but I do.

Also, I thought about using different mail service providers but I find it difficult to force myself to use Yahoo or Hotmail.
I might have to in the future, just to mix things up the same way I mix my phone companies up, but ugh... Just the thought of Yahoo or Hotmail makes me cringe.

I guess it's stealth and if it benefits the stealth, I have to do it. I'd forward it to my collection email anyway that get's all the stealth emails so I wouldn't have to use it daily... but still. ugh..

JamesNorth101 · #10 03-21-2015

Yahoo is fine. Hotmail is a pain.

GreenBean · #11 03-21-2015

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Originally Posted by haidukk

I ALWAYS change IP addresses BEFORE I do anything with stealths.
I even go as far as I log out from one user account, restart my laptop and then log back in. Seems like a waste of time, but it's exactly the time it takes for my Virgin ****hub to come back to life after a MAC change, so I'm smart like that
:whoop:

Changing the acutal IP is not quite enough.

several gmail accounts being made within a given time frame from a given range of IPs flags the actions.

You should vary up the entire IP range or consider a different ISP.

Haidukken · #12 03-21-2015

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Originally Posted by GreenBean

Changing the acutal IP is not quite enough.

several gmail accounts being made within a given time frame from a given range of IPs flags the actions.

You should vary up the entire IP range or consider a different ISP.

Ah crap... Maybe I should just mix it up with different mail providers and NOT create more than 2-3 a day?

Basically, I should just spread out my work a bit.

GreenBean · #13 03-21-2015

Aye, that is a better way.

You must keep in mind that the game of detection from ALL of these companies is

SIMILARTIES..... same IP range, same time frame...... yadda yadda yadda

rsot · #14 03-21-2015

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Originally Posted by haidukk

Ah crap... Maybe I should just mix it up with different mail providers and NOT create more than 2-3 a day?

Basically, I should just spread out my work a bit.

Smarter approach - I don't just rely on Gmail for e-mail...many other providers exist

johncarter · #15 03-21-2015

If use some other email, remember to turn the images off, this is key