Anonymity and "Alts" on this board

[Leon]

I want to bump this thread as Joe Ba.rr, JMB, has verified his registration. I know he has some deals going on, on the BST, and that is the reason for this post and bump to the top. To be clear, as long as someone is associated with a phone number, I call, it is probably fine. To me there is at least a little security in being able to track someone down if need be..(as much as is possible on the net).

[Snapolit1]

My mind must be turning to complete mush .... I can't come up with a single reason why someone would want to have two or more IDs for the board.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

My mind must be turning to complete mush .... I can't come up with a single reason why someone would want to have two or more IDs for the board.

I had the same thought. All I could come up with is maybe to shill the high-value cards flowing through the BST Auction thread? J/k

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

My mind must be turning to complete mush .... I can't come up with a single reason why someone would want to have two or more IDs for the board.

They use the second account to stick up for their main account, hype a sale, hype a pickup, and many many more reasons. I have seen a few accounts that I assumed was a second account.

An example is when someone is getting a lot of flack for doing something shady and then an account with just a few posts come on and defend them. Then you check the account and all dozen or so of their post are similar.

[Yoda]

Leon, I would like to nominate you to fill the cabinet position as head of Homeland Security, unless President-elect Trump has already done so. Clearly, you have the experience and know how to root out those who seek to use the board for their own nefarious purposes. However, we don't want to lose you to the Washington cabal. John Spencer

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Leon, I would like to nominate you to fill the cabinet position as head of Homeland Security, unless President-elect Trump has already done so. Clearly, you have the experience and know how to root out those who seek to use the board for their own nefarious purposes. However, we don't want to lose you to the Washington cabal. John Spencer

We do not want him here in Washington, D.C. Too many morons and idiots on both sides of the aisle. He would get swept up in the verbal diarrhea. I am only here due to a job. I ignore the rectum expectorant that passes for intelligence that bombards us each day.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by bnorth

They use the second account to stick up for their main account, hype a sale, hype a pickup, and many many more reasons. I have seen a few accounts that I assumed was a second account.

An example is when someone is getting a lot of flack for doing something shady and then an account with just a few posts come on and defend them. Then you check the account and all dozen or so of their post are similar.

+1 About four years ago we had a guy show us a fake Doyle, NAT'L card. Then a week later he tried to sell it on eBay, and when we said that it was a fake, he came on and claimed that he had seen the card at a show, it was real, and "I've been trying to buy it from the seller."

Leon banned him. If he had used a second account we may never have caught on that he was schilling a card that he himself owned.

[buymycards]

I am not giving up my stealth accounts.

[jmb]

Just as an FYI ..... I dont have an alternate ID. I moved late last year after signing up so the phone number on file had changed.

[spaidly]

Thanks for keeping this place legit, Leon. Love this board. I've had a couple dozen BST deals in my short time here and all have gone down perfectly.

Scott