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ebay category limits questions
 

guys i don't understand how category limits work. in the high risk category i wanted to sell it last 2 months i had a $500 dollar selling limit in this one particular electronics category. today i listed up 1 item for 120 bucks and i attempted to list a second item for 300 and it won't let me list anymore items in the category for the entire month........ please explain this.

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There's probably also a limit on how much the item can cost....

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Some accounts get them others don't.

If you call in they lie and say ALL accounts get the category limit but thats false.

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Takes about 1-3 months before the limits are lifted or increased

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What if I created a new acct with verified PP and when I look at my My EBay - Selling page the tab that shows your monthly selling limits is not there. What does that mean? I still haven't sold an item yet, but have purchased an item from someone.

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You usually need to make a completed sale for limits to show up

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This is pretty normal for high risk products for fairly new accounts. Mobiles the limit may be 1 item, laptops 1, new playstation games 4 etc, per month.

This is a very good example of the benefits of operating multiple stealths. :)

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What you should do is have several accounts and try to sell 1 item on each account to start the countdown of 90days.

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I don't think you can remove the category limits once they are implemented. I've tried and have yet to be successful.

I WAS able to increase my limits overall but couldn't increase my "category limits"..

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Even if you have a new account with 1000/25,000 limits you have to deal with category limits. Which in a way limits the value of those type of accounts.

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Exactly lol....

New accounts with those limits are cool and all but you still have to treat it like it has 10/1000.

If you start listing crazy on it you WILL get limited.

Those limits shouldn't be really used until the 90 day period ends.

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hit the nail on the head

10/1000's are good in their own way, but the larger accounts do have those big fat limits waiting to be used as soon as you get that trust established

90 days = trusted

growth should be more linear, less exponential

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Before your account is at least 3 month old, certain categories have limits. For example, "software" has a limit of 5 items per month. Not sure about total sales amount.

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I would just take software out of your dictionary for at least 5 months, but thats just me.

My first "trial stealth" which was made incorrectly got suspended on eBay but my Paypal was okay. About a year later I got a email saying "we limited you due to selling counterfeit software". Of course this is kind of suspension has no appeal, not that I cared because I wasn't going to use it anyways.

The "counterfeit software" was Microsoft Office 2007 home, which was bought FROM BESTBUY. The buyer even left feedback at the time....so a year later they limit me? Ever since then, never sold software again.

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Try listing in a different category, and right after you list the item, go back and revise and change the category. I have done that on several of my newer accounts and it works :)

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according to what i have seen, (fme) everyone has category limits in the first 90 days. like 5 computer/tablets. 1 game console or game i believe. i forgot most of them. i know some clothes have limits if they have brands. but you shouldnt be selling those items anyways in the first 90 days. (i wouldnt at all)

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I've used "software" just as an example of a category limit, nothing more, that was not a piece of advice.

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Try listing them in another random/similar category for awhile . For me in the past category limits lasted a month or two. You may lose some views for people not finding you in the proper category but its worth it if you want to keep selling . If you think about it lots of items could go in multiple categories.

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For Example You got some v.intage tees/jackets you wanna sell .
Of course you go for Clothing, etc cate.gory, but soon thats limited. Try S.porting goods, then S.ports memorabilia.

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Call eBay and they will explain category limits. And how many of what item. They are stupid but it's very specific.