Ebay system thinks im a bot
Summary: rocketscollectibles is facing issues with eBay's verification system while switching between multiple accounts quickly, leading them to be temporarily blocked as a 'power user moving with super-human speed.' They express frustration over having to complete captchas and verify with a phone number every time they switch accounts, affecting their work efficiency. flipistics and others suggest using different browsers for separate accounts as a workaround to avoid frequent logouts and verification prompts. lotzofuniquegoodies shares a similar concern about issues with Chrome, noting repeated occurrences when they use this browser for eBay activities. Participants discuss this inconvenience and suggest browser diversification as a potential solution.
I have 3 accounts and using all them on alternate. I switch from my seller to my buyer account very often to source/list/price/etc. My informations are registered in my browser so i can switch from an account to another fast. Often i have to pass a verification by completing a captcha (or whatever the name in english) to confirm im not a bot. But today i got literally blocked access to my accounts!
Apparently i'm, i quote: a power user moving through ebay with super-human speed
This is what all my accounts had when signing in, blank page with no access to anything:
Why ebay do not have a better way to switch from an account to another? Without having to enter username and password every single time. They are awared that people have many account so i don't understand. They gave me back access after like 5-10 minutes but at first i thought i was banned, and they wasted my time while i was working on stuff.
Any way to not be perceived as a bot by the system because i switch of accounts fast and repetively?
rocketscollectibles
OP3 years agoThis is so annoying. What's going on with ebay? Sent an offer and now i even have to verify myself with a number they send to my cellphone. Just to send an offer! I'm i flagged as a bot or something?
flipistics
·3 years agoThis happens to me frequently too (very annoying). Interestingly, I've noticed that almost all of them have been in Chrome. I haven't noticed it very often in the other browsers. I'm wondering if Chrome is doing something Googlish behind the scenes.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·3 years ago@flipistics
This morning in Chrome while creating a listing system gave me a similar selection. Clicking on the similar selection moved me to dot com. Went back to ca and started from scratch. Went to submit and error message with no sign of drafts. Another 30 minutes of my life I won't get back!! At times you can get back to where you left off in history. Not this time.
-Lotz
hansatrade
·3 years agoAnother problem is the new verification, I am a human, or not. It happens several times a day .... 🙄
rocketscollectibles
OP3 years agoI need to complete this every single time i switch of account
flipistics
·3 years agoInteresting. What I do is have one store open in Firefox, one in Chrome, and one in Edge.
recped
·3 years agoThis ^^^^^
You could probably do something similar with a selection of Windows user accounts.
hansatrade
·3 years agoWhat I do, too. Different browsers for different accounts - it's the only (working) way to avoid log in/out problems.
SeaMonkey, Chrome, AVG Browser and Firefox.