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Selling limits and categories
 

I found a list of items that have selling limits on them, but I still have a few questions. I have always thought that new accounts are limited to 10/$1000, and I thought that was an overall type of thing, as in sell 10 items and you're done no matter what category they're in. Is that not the case? If you sell items from categories that aren't on that list, can you sell as many as you want? I know the idea of stealth is to go slowly, so I will. I just think 10 items per month is a little low, even if you have multiple accounts.

Thanks in advance! And sorry if this is a repeat question, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere.

10/1000 yes means whichever comes first. 1 item $1000 or 10 items $1000. Ebay will do 3 manual reviews on your account. At the end of each 30 days from your first listing. They will look at what your sold, how many you sold, how much dollars value of what you sold, Your DSR, Your Feedback and the risk of what you sold. Then they will adjust from there. This often also triggers 21 day holds, or removes them. If you reached your limit you must be patient. They will raise your limit if they feel you have been doing a good job and are low risk.

This happens 3 times. If you can get good DSR, no negs, no cases, fast delivery, low risk then you limits will be raised. Now if you sold low cost items, basically chasing feedback, then your limits will be raised, however your dollars amount per month will remain low, and vice versa.

Basically your business strategy needs to be something you may not be accustomed, different then the overall goal. You need to basically have a 3 month strategy.

This is why high risk is not good first 90 days.

Very nicely and succinctly put.

I have a question: all the accounts I made are 10 items or $500, is that normal?

Normal set limits - yes - that 500 can be 1000 but to get the big limits on account creation is hard and not always assured.

You can also increase your selling limit from 10 to 100 items/month if you do a bank account verification thro' Paypal by clicking the link 'Request for higher selling limits' in eBay.

In the UK we can... Slightly different in the USA.