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FantasyBricks

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Jul 27, 2020 14:08

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Re: Prevent repeat offenders from re-registering

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In Suggestions, Heartbricker writes:

We've seen people who have opened up to 5 accounts because they have burned
out previous accounts by being repeat NPB offenders. We report those accounts
it takes a while and they get merged and the offender just opens another account,
completes the orders that suit him and NPBs the others.

As it stands right now, a repeat offender can re-register a new buyer account
with THE SAME MAILING ADDRESS, SAME NAME AND SAME IP ADDRESS.

All you need is a new email address.

This makes it very easy for a buyer to place orders in stores that have banned
him.

The suggestion we're making is to somehow cross reference new accounts with
banned accounts other info (currently BL only cross reference email address and
no other info.)
Such as mailing addresses.

We understand that someone can use a friend or neighbor's mailing address;
it's still more cumbersome for that buyer than just keep the same address
as they can right now.
The current system makes it just too easy for someone to open multiple accounts
with no obstacles.

I'm sure sellers don't want buyers to block their inventory for 10 days
(course of npb process) and i'm sure that buyers wouldn't want inventory
blocked from their favorite stores as they will have to spend more to ship from
multiple sellers.

As a buyer, I agree with you. I want access to any inventory a seller has.
If I don't see something I want, but I cannot see it because it is "locked
up", then I will go to another store to find it.