Cannot even list 10 items for new account, need to get review

[hamikangtao]

china ? not philippines ? isnt the email ends with phillipines domain ?

phrswebhelp@ebay.p

How long did they take to call u back ? and what sorta number appeared in your phone ? those with NO CALLER ID number or a local number ?

[hamikangtao]

Seriously i hope this is just temporary , maybe ebay is enforcing this as the year end sale is approaching and they are afraid that asia sellers will bombard with listings. so they are controlling.

If this is permanent, i might have to hang up with 5 years work with ebay since i dont think its worth the effort anymore. crap

[mosguy]

this is what we thought last time at last year too, but we are wrong, this 10 items limit has been a year already, now is 0 item limit..

[imjustme]

Originally Posted by mosguy

I have tried accounts created more than 3 months also having same problem

They called from China

Created more than 3 months ago yes ...IF you never sold anything. If you sold at least 1 thing and it's older than 3 months, no problem. It's only happening if:

1. You never sold anything.
2. It's less than 3 months since the first sale.

[mosguy]

ya thats why its happening now, soon usa, uk ,au ebay will get this problem..

last year, it also started with Asia first with 10 items limit..

this is ebay best self destruction ways.. good job

[hamikangtao]

So actually, right now, what accounts are off the hook from this stupid restriction :

1) obviously super old accs
2) accounts that sold some items and > 100 days since creation ? ( correct me if im wrong )


How about NEW ACCOUNTS that sold Nothing , created < 100 days or > 100 days ? No chance to list anything except having to email them to call us to verify ?

[imjustme]

Originally Posted by hamikangtao

So actually, right now, what accounts are off the hook from this stupid restriction :

1) obviously super old accs
2) accounts that sold some items and > 100 days since creation ? ( correct me if im wrong )


How about NEW ACCOUNTS that sold Nothing , created < 100 days or > 100 days ? No chance to list anything except having to email them to call us to verify ?

Yep, that's what it looks like. For me, I sent them an email on one account with a phone number over 24 hours ago and told them to call me today and they didn't. So it seems like they're flooded probably with people asking them to call and can't handle it.

[imjustme]

Originally Posted by mosguy

ya thats why its happening now, soon usa, uk ,au ebay will get this problem..

last year, it also started with Asia first with 10 items limit..

this is ebay best self destruction ways.. good job

Another stupid idea by eBay. I don't think many new sellers are happy when they're told that they need to wait 2-3 days for eBay to call them just to list 10 items a month.

[hamikangtao]

Lets just pray they realised this is a stupid idea and cancel this restriction, i wonder how on earth can they call every seller one by one just to ask what they are selling . what if im just selling my used panties , should i tell them that even ? ebay is pretty stupid nowadays.

and this is not helping their cause of making money, i hope they will fall one day, and some other auction sites take over them as market leader

[imjustme]

It could be that they're doing it only because of the Christmas season. To prevent Asian sellers from opening 100 accounts and selling 10 items on each without shipping it and then running away with the money. Could be temporary, could be permanent, nobody knows.

I remember before Christmas 2010 around the same time of the year they forced Asian sellers to verify the phone number before listing. After Christmas, they softened it and you could sell after either verifying the phone number or the "secret answer" you created during the sign-up.

So again, nobody knows until January/February 2011.

[mosguy]

well, i think they just trying to be smart ass. And they will implement to all the ebay sites and in the end, they suffer big losses

but they dont care now, they have paypal making so much money now

and paypal can overtake ebay revenue soon

[imjustme]

I think the fact that new sellers see that even after they write to eBay and talk with eBay about what they're selling, they can still only sell 10 items, will hurt eBay a lot. Not many people will even bother calling if they can only sell 10 items every month for the next 3 months.

And on top of that, even after writing eBay your phone number, they don't call you for 2-3 days.

[hamikangtao]

I just got a reply from DEEPAK, our SEA trust and safety dcikhead. Instead of them calling me to verify what i'm selling, he is asking to fax in all my documentations and invoices to uplift the restriction of selling.

This is just great, they dont even bother calling anymore, they will just ask everyone to fax in all their documents and they will just review it. Anyone got the same reply , or u guys actually received some calls from ebay ? please share

[hamikangtao]

This might be the END for stealth users, maybe ebay ppl reads this forum =*(

[imjustme]

Did you give them a phone number to call you at? if so, why did mosguy get a call and you not?

[mosguy]

Maybe depends on what you wrote on the email first , so they called me

[hamikangtao]

Originally Posted by imjustme

Did you give them a phone number to call you at? if so, why did mosguy get a call and you not?

Yes i did provide my telephone number in the email.

Mosguy, can u advice what kind of email u wrote ? maybe they dont like my tone in that email. Haha

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by bigboykelly

I'm thinking of ringing them soon to get my limit of 100 items a month increased, does anyone know where the call centers are based? Are they UK operators or based in Asia etc. This is an account I have created under my wife's name and her English isn't too good so I would need to speak to them instead of her.

Thanks in advance for any help.

When ever i have called ebay they always ended being call centres in Ireland...

[GrannyT]

Paypal UK and Ebay UK call centres are in Dublin

[cardfelon]

Originally Posted by hamikangtao

I just got a reply from DEEPAK, our SEA trust and safety dcikhead. Instead of them calling me to verify what i'm selling, he is asking to fax in all my documentations and invoices to uplift the restriction of selling.

This is just great, they dont even bother calling anymore, they will just ask everyone to fax in all their documents and they will just review it. Anyone got the same reply , or u guys actually received some calls from ebay ? please share

If that is the case when you start new accounts now the answer is pretty simple. Go out and purchase some legit stuff from your local shop that is a national chain. Try to pick out something from the clearance so you get it real cheap. Then try to list those items. If Ebay wants invoices then you can fax it in. Problem solved.

Ebay will think you are a complete noob seller. Sometimes it takes you losing a little money in order to make money.

[XHIBIT]

Having a similar issue with a new listing...I'm hoping its nothing more than phone verification though

[dj9928]

Same problem in the UK. What exactly do they ask you to fax?