No ID history

[pnc75]

The new feedback page no longer gives a link to Id history. Looks like another win for the shonks. 😞

[lyndal1838]

How do you work that out?

Changing your ID does not erase feedback.....the only way to do that is to open a new account and that does not show on the ID history.

[pnc75]

There have been many times over the years that I've checked people's ID history. Not all of them close their account and open a new one. I guess as a buyer you don't use it as much as a seller.

[wide-world-of-stamps]

I also noticed that.

Perhaps not shonks, but if you have a seller you no longer wish to buy from (and know their earlier id), you can no longer double check in that way if you have a suspicion that they may be the same person.

[2*much*cute*stuff]

I found a way to do it yesterday, I think I just kept clicking on their feedback number and eventually ID History came up. (I recognised the buyer's name, but not the user-name, turned out it was a repeat customer who just changed her id lately. 🙂 )

[imastawka]

Lyndal, pnc is right.

You used to be able to see when someone changed their ID, and what it was before, in a link on their feedback page.

Now that option is gone.

[lyndal1838]

I know that Stawks.

My reply was addressing the remark that it was protecting shonks.

I don't see it myself as changing IDs does not alter the feedback that shows.   Only a new ID entirely can do that.

[imastawka]

No, but as a seller, if you don't recognise the name or address, you may be selling to someone you may not want to.

[lyndal1838]

But the feedback will show that......surely a seller can recognise bad feedback without knowing what ID accumulated it.

And as I understand it, if an ID is on a blocked bidders list it will still stay there even when an ID is changed (or has that changed now).

If a buyer opens a new account to circumvent blocks it makes no difference whether a seller has access to the ID history as it will not show any connection.

[pnc75]

Whatever anyone's reasons for liking it or not, the point is that the new feedback page no longer gives a link to Id history.