Best method to raise selling limits?

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by invince

In HK if you have a company registered, you can request for high selling limits with new accounts. 80k USD limits or above. And rises fast monthly with sales made.

In the US, you don't need a business account, only a regular personal account.

[invince]

They have high limits initially?
I thought it's around 100 for new accounts =P

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by invince

They have high limits initially?
I thought it's around 100 for new accounts =P

When made correctly, US personal accounts can have upwards of 1,000 items per month.

[invince]

That's nice - should be enough initially.
But there's tax issues in the US even for stealth?

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by invince

That's nice - should be enough initially.
But there's tax issues in the US even for stealth?

Yes, but we're really getting off topic.

In the US, you can apply for EINs (basically social security numbers for a business). You can get 1 a day, unlimited total.

You always have to pay taxes, period.

[ernest]

hi guys got my account restricted and now reinstated it but now can only post 50 items. privat acc.
selling to the limit also work for accounts reinstated?
regards

Originally Posted by ernest

hi guys got my account restricted and now reinstated it but now can only post 50 items. privat acc.
selling to the limit also work for accounts reinstated?
regards

If they have decreased your limits, you will find it harder to build them back up now.

[JamesNorth101]

Originally Posted by ernest

hi guys got my account restricted and now reinstated it but now can only post 50 items. privat acc.
selling to the limit also work for accounts reinstated?
regards

Pretty old thread now. Usually best to start a new thread

Selling to the limits will still work yes, but it can be hard going

[ernest]

Thank you guys!
did a really silly thing and got restricted using a new account.
luckly got reinstated had to call to increase from 0 to 50.
hopefully its going up soon!
cheers

[eman350]

I called ebay on 1 of my new stealth accounts, and they gave me 100/5000 items instantly. I made up a story and said, I have a large personal Baseball card collection. Try it guys!

[DocumentRequest]

Wait for automatic limits to raise. If they dont, call in with all information ready to go. Simple process, but everyone on here is always hesitant to do so.

[Normaa69]

You can increase your selling limits 2-3 times a month, just be sure you have already fulfilled your limits with the items

[james_112233]

Originally Posted by Haidukken

I think I might write up a word document that I can copy every time this type of thread pops up, because my take on it never changes. I agree with James.

There are couple of things you need to keep in my when you talk about limit increases and selling in general.

1. The best way to increase limits is by selling to the limits. Its increadibly easy to get very quick limits incrases, if you sell to your limits and don't have problems with your shipping times and defects.

2. If you sell to your limits it actually generates sales and grows the account "organically" and thus, making your accounts stronger in the eyes of eBay(Unless you have horrible product and can't handle your shipping process)

Based on my experience, its very very easy to achieve 500+ limits within first 90 days of selling, if you do it methodically and if your feedback remains positive and you avoid any problems with customers.

They say accounts are "healthy and strong" after 90 day period, so why not use that time to really invest some time and effort into the account by selling items on it? If you think you can take 500 limit account and list 350 items first day or two, sell 200 of them and NOT have problems, you might be a bit delusional.
Accounts need time and history so combine the two and really take advantage of the "babysitting" phase of your accounts.
On average, I can expect 180 item limit by 8 week mark, 300-500 limit by the end of 90 day if I need it. I leave most of my accounts at around 360 limit because I don't actually need more than 150-200 per account a month anyway, but its always nice to have a bit more than needed, just in case I need to increase my sales.

If you create 5-10 accounts and work on them for 3 months, you have accumulated around 1000-3000 listing spaces across your accounts and you can spread the sales and make each account as stable as possible, because you know the selling history, you know that you have had transactions on all of them and you know that they have their own identity.
It also gives you time to really get good with stealth process in general and practice different ways of selling, find what works best for you and "what you can get away with" if you are selling same product across multiple accounts for example.

Its a naive way of thinking, if you want ONE account with REALLY high limits, INSTANTLY. Because usually people make the basic mistakes of listing too fast, selling too high and it might lead you into a situation where eBay flags your account(s) and will ask some questions.


Spread the risk, build the accounts and take your time- The aim of any good stealth operation is to run the marathon, not win the sprint. The whole aim of the stealth should be staying under the radar, with as many accounts as possible.

If you need any advice, just ask or even drop me a PM- If there is anything I can do to help, I'm here for it.

Bumping an old thread.

Great post. I was just about to ask on here how to increase selling limits but I think I will let it organically grow after reading some of the posts on this thread.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by tinsoldier

I have always used my full limit straight away and always asked for an increase after a month or so. If you're stealth account is created well and you're selling legitimate goods, properly sourced then why shouldn't you?

On the surface of it, all my accounts are legitimate new accounts, ebay have no reason to be suspicious.

Always asked and given, eh?

[james_112233]

Originally Posted by tinsoldier

I have always used my full limit straight away and always asked for an increase after a month or so. If you're stealth account is created well and you're selling legitimate goods, properly sourced then why shouldn't you?

On the surface of it, all my accounts are legitimate new accounts, ebay have no reason to be suspicious.

And on that note, what the heck, I asked and I got ... 3.5k a month from £650! RESULT ... I only got quizzed about what I was selling etc, blagged a story. But the thing is I will genuinely only be selling what I already am selling for atleast 6 months.

Very pleased with that.

Now hopefully Paypal won't limit me for receiving money too quickly. Time to put this stealth to the test and see how much I can sell within that 90 day period while the other accounts grow "organically"