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When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Hi everyone,

eBay has changed a lot over the years back in the day I would wait 30 days before listing a new item.

Is it still the same procedure or can I list earlier then 30 days.

Items I hand range from £10 to £400.

Appreciate all your replies.

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

you can start whenever you like , even 5 minutes after opening up is good

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Ordinary Joe Soaps list straight after opening an account - I've never understood this nonsense about waiting - what are you hoping to achieve?

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Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

[QUOTE=Bigblackdog;1172260]Ordinary Joe Soaps list straight after opening an account - I've never understood this nonsense about waiting - what are you hoping to achieve?

The reason for waiting for a month in the passed was to avoid account suspension and list medium risk items. So is it okay for me to list an £80 used item or £300 used item right now.

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

[quote=samspalace;1172261]waiting won't make any difference there

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

[quote=samspalace;1172261]What category?

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

[quote=rsot;1172292]Electronics. The listing wouldn’t go up had to call in eBay and everything fine my listing is up for sale.

I wanted to create multiple stealth accounts but if I have to call in for every account to list an item up then surely my voice will be recognised unless theirs another way where your listing goes up without calling if anyone knows?

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Most important is the first item. You should browse for some time like 1-2 weeks and then you can list ONE item pref a book.

If account does not get banned in 2 days you can list an a bit riskier item, not an item of course, but something for 50-100 gbp will be ok.

Chances are 50-50 that you get banned after first item

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Is this what 'ordinary' non-stealth people do?

Explain how that helps?

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Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

ebay does not profit from more sellers, as there are more people willing to sell than to buy.

it is no difference if there are 10 sellers selling the same products 3 times each or only 3 sellers, which are selling the same product 10 times.

In fact the products will be sold in total 30 times.

In fact it is even better for eBay to have only 3 sellers instead of 10 as they will have less competition and the price will be more expensive so they have less competition.

Ordinary sellers most likely have an account already which they sold with or have an buyer account which they used to buy many items in the past and converted it to a seller one, so the account is good aged.

there are ways to make new accounts but it becomes harder and harder and accounts get more and more expensive

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

I certainly agree with all of that but I struggle to understand the obsession with waiting to list

Surely if you have passsed through Adyen and MP you have jumped throigh all the hoops needed for an account

I am not advocating listing hundreds of items but I am saying that if you have passed checks as I described above then tip toeing around 'safe' listings is no longer relevant or needed - it is illogical

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Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

I always start exhibiting products on the first or second day after registration. Everything is fine.

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Listimg price you set at what level?

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

I think the reason why waiting to list an item is when your new to eBay you have a new icon next to your name saying new user so maybe if you list to quickly you then have to call eBay. If I’m creating multiple accounts I don’t want to have to call in to list my first item on every account so maybe waiting a month when the new registered icon disappears it will be best to list I don’t know just my assumption.

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

That icon of new user idea feels like just an assumption

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Do you have any advice on how I can list an item on a brand new account without having to call in?

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

even the vast majority of ebay employees would not know , this is a bot doing suspensions and restrictions. so eventually this problem on initial listings will come up on most new accounts

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

Waiting 1 month to list on accounts does sense. You can list item whenever you want. If your acct has to be suspended. It will happen now or 1 month latter. It’s all decided by the system what will happen to an account. No one manually checks your listing or what date you open an account.

Re: When is it advisable to start listing on new eBay account
 

first listing may get removed by bot and if it does not it will still get a manual review and may get removed as well. same is with subsequent listings , some are removed manually , others by bots. so it is really a waste of time to wait for weeks