Why sellers attract unwanted mail
When you list something for sale, you’re inviting people you don’t know to contact you. Most are genuine buyers. Some are scammers sending fake payment notices, overpayment tricks or phishing links, and once they have your real address they can keep trying long after the item has sold.
Using an alias for listings
Register your seller account or listing with a Hskky alias. Buyer enquiries and platform notifications arrive in your inbox through the alias. When the sale is complete and the messages turn to spam, stop the alias. If you need to resolve a late dispute, you can reactivate it within two months.
Practical tips
- Treat “payment confirmation” emails with suspicion. Always confirm a payment inside the marketplace or your bank, never through a link in an email.
- Keep conversations on the platform where possible. It protects both you and the buyer.
- On Plus, use one alias per platform so you can tell which site a suspicious message came from.
- Stop the alias once disputes and return windows have closed.
Which plan fits
If you sell occasionally, Free is all you need. Regular sellers on several platforms benefit from Plus, with separate aliases for each.
Questions
Can buyers reply to my alias?
Yes. Buyers can email the alias and their messages are forwarded to you. If you reply from your own inbox, they’ll see your real address, so keep sensitive conversations on the marketplace’s own messaging.
Does an alias protect me from scam messages?
It doesn’t stop scammers writing to you, but it means you can cut them off completely by stopping the alias, and they never learn the address you use for everything else.