Where could I sell old reddit accounts? Preferably to a bot network. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CapnAssHolo@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] sub_@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

i've seen some on forums, just search for aged accounts for sale. But be careful, because those bots are usually bought by:

crypto scammers
election disinformation groups. and sold by some shady sellers residing in some sanctioned countries.

Aged reddit accounts don't worth much though, 2000 karma goes for like 20 bucks max, probably lot lower.

So, is it worth selling it for 20 - 30 bucks that might come around to scam your parents, sway your election, or maybe even getting yourself on some watchlist.

[-] SenorBolsa@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

11 years, a username with no numbers, and over 120k Karma is worth a lot more, but I'd rather keep that handle in tact rather than change it everywhere unless it was a truly stupid amount of money, like erase all my debts money. I have been offered (very low) 5 figures more than once. No way of knowing how serious those offers were though, could easily have been scams.

[-] briongloid@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

10 years and 150K karma, I probably wouldn't sell it but would love to know how much its worth.

[-] Gatsby@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'll give you a buck fifty

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

"I made a G today" "But you made it in a sleazy way"

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't have much moral quarrel with crypto scammers compared to election disinformation. They only affect people dumb enough to fall for it.

Election disinformation potentially affects a whole country.

EDIT: added compared to election disinformation.

[-] androogee@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

"I don't care about protecting the vulnerable. They deserve it. You know, for being vulnerable."

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Well you have a point. I was trying to say that crypto scams aren't nearly as harmful as election disinformation is.

[-] pelikan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Antichat board has section to sell such stuff. You'll have to browse it through translator though

[-] petrescatraian@libranet.de 2 points 1 year ago

madlad

[-] hikarulsi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Perhaps that best idea to mess with reddit

[-] Contend6248@feddit.de -1 points 1 year ago

Or mess with yourself when a very wrong person buys it and they've your IP logged countless times. You might get away if you tell them that you were hacked, but there might be some trouble and a need for a new door.

[-] DarkTides@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Before you do that. Anyone ever done a GDPR request and seen what type of data is provided? Is it just comments and posts or some more extra user identifying details like ip addresses used and outbound clicks and so on?

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

It contains 31 CSV files, including evert comment, post, everything. Except which alt accounts they think you also have. There's one for any Twitter accounts you've linked, and it has files for everything you've voted on.

The real benefit of getting it is you can use the post and comment CSV files with the github version of shreddit (the website version charges you $15) and actually delete everything. PowerDeleteSuite only gets the content on your profile, under New, Hot, Top & Controversial, where each list is limited in size - old comments with lower karma will be excluded.

Also reddit has been restoring deleted content. This may be to do with how reddit CDN servers work, rather than something intentional, but it's scummy regardless. You have to do it over several days to make sure you get everything.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A full list of what I got:

account_gender.csv
approved_submitter_subreddits.csv
chat_history.csv
checkfile.csv
comments.csv
comment_headers.csv
comment_votes.csv
drafts.csv
friends.csv
gilded_comments.csv
gilded_posts.csv
hidden_posts.csv
ip_logs.csv
linked_identities.csv (this was empty for me, but obviously they do know my alts as they banned those as well as my main)
linked_phone_number.csv
message_headers.csv
messages.csv
moderated_subreddits.csv
multireddits.csv
poll_votes.csv
post_headers.csv
posts.csv
reddit_gold_information.csv
saved_comments.csv
saved_posts.csv
scheduled_posts.csv
statistics.csv
subscribed_subreddits.csv
twitter.csv
user_preferences.csv

[-] FullTimeIdiot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm in the process of doing that right now, it's been a few days since I asked for the data request, they're yet to get back to me.

Edit: almost 2 weeks later and nothing! Edit numero dos: July 3rd, finally received my data.

[-] Greatsage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I heard on discord that apparently reddit has like 1 guy handling all the GDPR requests and that they are swamped right now. If it's true it might be a while. I also heard on r/privacy that reddit was putting old deleted posts back online, so deleting your account isn't a very reliable option it seems.

[-] Elw@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

That seems like a massive GDPR violation of its true. I’m sure there are some class action lawyers out there who’s love to know if this is true…

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Supposedly they have 30 days to comply with GDPR requests, and the theory is they're waiting until 1 July such that people can no longer use the GDPR files with things like shreddit to edit/delete everything through the API.

[-] Elw@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

I wasn’t referring to the lack of response. But undeleting posts by a user who deleted their account seems like a data retention violation.

[-] Iconoclast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Smart idea, I just deleted them, I bet my oldest would have fetched a good price. Ah well.

[-] hollyberries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I've seen them on playerup dot com slash accounts slash redditaccounts

[-] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

How much are they going for?

[-] hollyberries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

50 cents to 100 bucks asking prices, a 3k+ karma 6 month one was listed and sold for $14 yet a "150 comment" (whatever that means) sold for $50. Those are just the ones with "SOLD" on them. Kinda wish I didn't delete my oldest ones now :/

[-] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That’s pretty interesting, but it doesn’t seem like enough money to be worth the shadiness of the whole thing.

The buyer would probably be into some shady stuff and they will come looking for me. Haha I guess I’m just too paranoid.

[-] yesTHEalex@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You can use services like Shredding to clear your account before the sale then it's just an empty account but still has the age and karma

[-] hannes3120@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

What's the worst that can happen - you can always proof you sold it to law enforcement - the only thing you did is break reddits AGB so they can bam the account that's not yours anymore

[-] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Having to deal with law enforcement is not worth the $100.

Like, they are going to charge you and you will have to prove it in court probably. Then they may try to claim that you had an existing relationship with the person you sold it to. Then have a jury trial and hope for the best.

I mean that’s highly unlikely, but $100 is not worth that potential.

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Being charged and having to show up in court seems like the smaller issues. Cops breaking down your door and seizing all electronic devices, giving them back god knows when and with god knows what data remaining, new stuff in there is far worse imo.

[-] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t live in America, but use an American bank. I’d imagine that I’d have to fly back and forth all the time to deal with it. I didn’t even consider have my stuff seized.