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.

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.

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.

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.

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.