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Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay (Post 1236595)

another reason for suspension might be the tracking numbers , he is probably selling the same stuff on all his accounts shipping it from the same location in a different state , all tracking numbers display the zip code so that his accounts could have been linked , especially if he listed identical items on various accounts

Originally Posted by solefoodbk (Post 1236606)

Yeah but how do you control that? If it is ending listings I guess that is an option however it's a lot more time consuming and some listings are better to keep active if they have sales because those produce more sales overtime.

My last account that got suspended I speak from experience with this same problem. I guess I have mastered things outside of eBay so much so that when I do try on new accounts my sales come extremely fast. I had to put my account on vacation mode many times. Though when I would go back live I'd get $800+ days, only need a few of those to really impact your monthly total which ends up in a red flag scenario.

The next account I plan to use I'm just going to reduce my items listed, and make sure I do not exceed $1000 in the first 3 months, and keep a 10% increase as the months follow. If ever my account is at risk of exceeding it I'll put it in vacation. That is the only control one has to reduce risk completely, or you just end all your listings but why do that? Vacation mode is a better solution.

Basically for me I cannot view eBay as a stream of income for the first 6 months, which sucks but thats how I am going to use it. Then come holiday seasons my hope is to average out around $5k, then next year at most do $10k per month. I used to push $20k+ when I only sold on eBay but nowadays I don't think that is smart, and I'd rather just keep things safe and be happy with 10k per month.

It is really hard to stop sales coming in once they do, for me at least.

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay (Post 1236592)

his screenshots show 677 items sold within 3 months and 1577 sold within 12 months

this means that 43% of annual volume were sold in the last 3 months , if the other 57% were sold evenly with about 19% per quarter this would mean that his sales volume more than doubled in the last 3 months which is a frequent reason for reviews

another question is what exactly he was selling , if he started selling a different type of items suddenly in relation to previous selling history that be a reason for suspension

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay (Post 1236604)

you do not need to stop selling after a spike but just reduce volume

if you get a review you must reduce volume as a review is an indication of too high turnover and too many sales

you can increase it though over time but not at a 50% per month rate unless you are on a very low volume where for example $100 or $200 per month do not make any difference

$3000 per month is a lot of money though , it is enough to get kicked out of ebay

Originally Posted by krones (Post 1236618)

should i put my account on vacation mode when I don't want it to sell too much? for example just to maintain the account in normal status, not ask for sales. Because I have other accounts for main sales.

Originally Posted by krones (Post 1236610)

totally not the same computer, what i cannot understand is that other's accounts get MC011 directly, why mine is holding for 5 days review, don't know what they are reviewing.

Originally Posted by solefoodbk (Post 1236621)

Personally I think the best approach is to baby the account for about 6 months, and use the holiday season to start growing it stronger. The 90 day window is by far the biggest hurdle on a new account, but even an aged account that hasn't been active is treated the same to a degree. If you can pass at least one holiday season after having used the account for over 6 months with steady sales, chances of a random suspension is low. Assuming you remain disciplined throughout the process.

Originally Posted by krones (Post 1236617)

I suddenly remember one thing about the shipping i changed, don't know if this matters, i always use USPS first class and priority mail to ship my items, but since last November, I used USPS GA, because this is cheaper,but the delivery time is around 2-3 days more than before.

Originally Posted by Karlis96 (Post 1236664)

I think it is just hard time now. It can not be for ever.
It is illegal if that AI bots suspending accounts for nothing. It is big legal risks for ebay.
I want to belive after some time it will get easyer.

Originally Posted by solefoodbk (Post 1236665)

No it is not, that's written in their TOS. They can do whatever they want, and suspend whoever they please. No one forces anyone to sell on eBay.