3 tips for new sellers on eBay

[peterspike]

I know new sellers have the 10 item £650 limit but if you get more than this say 100 item £3500 like if you buy accounts from here.
Just dont be tempted to go all out still keep things to a minimum.

Through my experience and lost accounts here is a few tips to help you avoid getting MC999s ect.

1. Give your account a couple of weeks to age before listing.

2. Never schedule your listings always list right away.

3. Never use the Buy It Now service this will flag your account.

4. I would say keep listings to a minimum say 2 - 3 items a day.

Its not worth being greedy, its better to make your cash over a long period of time if you rush this will just flag you.

[pokerpro]

I'm in the U.S....but I always schedule my listings and I list 8 or so items the first time....I've never had a MC999 after listing....but that's just me and maybe things are different over there.

[danshan]

Originally Posted by pokerpro

I'm in the U.S....but I always schedule my listings and I list 8 or so items the first time....I've never had a MC999 after listing....but that's just me and maybe things are different over there.

Wow that is very very impressive, any details would be greatly appreciated. I get an mc 999 darn near every time I create a new account.

[MrCool]

Originally Posted by peterspike

2. Never use the Buy It Now service this will flag your account.

I have to list buy it now.. all my competitors bid up my listings and never pay. It gets really annoying having to cancel bids and block people constantly.

[peterspike]

Originally Posted by pokerpro

I'm in the U.S....but I always schedule my listings and I list 8 or so items the first time....I've never had a MC999 after listing....but that's just me and maybe things are different over there.

Maybe so but I am just covering 3 ways that I had used and possibly brought attention to my accounts.

[pokerpro]

I understand, I'm just saying my methods........I do ALL things before I list anything...meaning, real bank account, everything linked and verified, browse for 3 -4 weeks, but not usually buy anything....I'm not in a hurry, and knock on wood, so far, no 999's.

Now, let me say that I haven't done a new account for 1 month...maybe it's different since then...

Taking it slow will always reduce the odds of a call in notice in my opinion. Stealth is a game, and the way to win is through patience

[RosieTosie]

And this time of year it's just to close to Christmas and the craziness of the season to be able to guarantee delivery times, so best to take two weeks at least off and let everyone recover from the festive excesses and then see how things are looking come January, so no delivery problems can affect hard earned dsr's

[ooooo.halo]

Originally Posted by pokerpro

I understand, I'm just saying my methods........I do ALL things before I list anything...meaning, real bank account, everything linked and verified, browse for 3 -4 weeks, but not usually buy anything....I'm not in a hurry, and knock on wood, so far, no 999's.

Now, let me say that I haven't done a new account for 1 month...maybe it's different since then...

I do exactly the same as you in the UK...and never been flagged yet.

I set up a new account two weeks ago and decided to wait till january for selling...but a couple of days ago, i took a risk and listed 4 things, and its going good. Got bids

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by MrCool

I have to list buy it now.. all my competitors bid up my listings and never pay. It gets really annoying having to cancel bids and block people constantly.

Then you are not doing a proper job of being stealth.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

Then you are not doing a proper job of being stealth.

Could also be related to what the poster is selling....more like, can't handle the competition.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by rsot

Could also be related to what the poster is selling....more like, can't handle the competition.

FFS, I just said that.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

FFS, I just said that.

You did? Didn't seem clear...was speaking about stealth

[maraspl1]

I do this :

1. 2-3days from open I bid on 2-3Auctions

2. next day I put first listing (if ther is no mc999 i go to next step)

3. in 4day from open account I put all 9/10 auctions online.

so far 5stealth are online from more than 90days but no limit incresion.

[peterspike]

Originally Posted by maraspl1

I do this :

1. 2-3days from open I bid on 2-3Auctions

2. next day I put first listing (if ther is no mc999 i go to next step)

3. in 4day from open account I put all 9/10 auctions online.

so far 5stealth are online from more than 90days but no limit incresion.

Yes interesting, that's why I made this thread to get advice like this it gives us all a good idea of what to do and not to do.

[john007]

90% of the time I schedule my listings...

[peterspike]

Originally Posted by john007

90% of the time I schedule my listings...

Are they high value items ?

[xxrange]

Originally Posted by peterspike

I know new sellers have the 10 item £650 limit but if you get more than this say 100 item £3500 like if you buy accounts from here.
Just dont be tempted to go all out still keep things to a minimum.

Through my experience and lost accounts here is a few tips to help you avoid getting MC999s ect.

1. Give your account a couple of weeks to age before listing.

2. Never schedule your listings always list right away.

3. Never use the Buy It Now service this will flag your account.

4. I would say keep listings to a minimum say 2 - 3 items a day.

Its not worth being greedy, its better to make your cash over a long period of time if you rush this will just flag you.

I use schedule listings
I use buy now

I would just say go slow, but buy now and schedule are a must for my case.

[peterspike]

Originally Posted by xxrange

I use schedule listings
I use buy now

I would just say go slow, but buy now and schedule are a must for my case.

I would not trust scheduling items as a few accounts that have gone down for me in the past, always seem to have the scheduled item as the problem.

[vogeltron]

Originally Posted by rsot

Could also be related to what the poster is selling....more like, can't handle the competition.

I agree, the member who got banned from this board use to preach this all the time and I do to. Sell household items when you start and account. Take real pictures no stock photos. Move a couple of cheap books and make eBay think that you are some new person who has never been on the site before. If you make a new account and go through like you are an eBay pro selling for years. No wonder you get a MC999, etc. Ask yourself this: if I were eBay and I saw a new account doing this what would I think?

[vogeltron]

Originally Posted by xxrange

I use schedule listings
I use buy now

I would just say go slow, but buy now and schedule are a must for my case.

I would agree with the poster. These are options I would not recommend using on an account with zero selling history. You want to act like you have never sold on eBay before and are a newbie when starting on the site with a new stealth account.

[RosieTosie]

Originally Posted by pokerpro

I understand, I'm just saying my methods........I do ALL things before I list anything...meaning, real bank account, everything linked and verified, browse for 3 -4 weeks, but not usually buy anything....I'm not in a hurry, and knock on wood, so far, no 999's.

Now, let me say that I haven't done a new account for 1 month...maybe it's different since then...

Things r changing all the time at the moment with more and more people coming to the forum to tell about what has happened to them so their experiences can b added to the knowledgebase