Does eBay let users register accounts with invalid email addresses and then perform poor verification for the provided information?
Most other companies that support account registration will send an activation email to the email account prior to completing the activation process. The user whom owns and has access to the email account will receive an email and will then have to enter a activation code or follow a link to fully register the new account.
Based on what is on the internet eBay used to do this, so has this changed?
Background Info:
1. I received an email indicating someone signed up for eBay using one of my emails
2. I continued to receive emails for promotional/advertising items on eBay, these emails were legitimate but I chose to ignore them assuming they were phishing emails.
3. I then called into eBay support to make sure this account wasn't linked to my email any longer, they did not delete the account but they did remove my email from the account...
4. I did not receive any verification emails
5. My email account history did not show any IP addresses other than my own
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How to Register on eBay
http://pages.ebay.ca/help/account/how-to-register.html
eBay Registration Step 1:
You'll be asked to enter your name and email address, and to choose a password. If you're attempting to buy, sell, or contact a member, we may also ask you to provide contact information.
When you click Submit, you're agreeing that you've accepted the User Agreement and User Privacy Notice.
eBay Registration Step 2:
You'll see a confirmation message with your email address and an eBay user ID we've created for you. If you would like to change or correct any of your information, just go to My eBay, click the Account tab and go toPersonal Information.
You're all set! We may need to ask you for a few more pieces of information as you start to buy, sell, or contact another member.
