Question on selling big ticket items on ebay

[sam123]

Hi guys was away from forum and eBay since 3 years, I have few questions. Can i sell on eBay account big ticket items around 2k on ebay after gap of few years if my feedback is low under 100.
My ebay is old around 5 years, eBay is mixture of stealth details, paypal is 100% genuine.

Should i wait for sometime and start selling with small items, and than start selling big items after sometime.

Thanks in advance for any input

[rsot]

You should ease the account back into existence with small item sales and slowly build volume/$ amounts

[sam123]

Thanks rsot for quick response, I need cash in urgent so thought I can get it by selling some items from my collection, anyways I will go slow for now.
Thanks again

[rsot]

Make several backup accounts - if the big ticket item is not questionable or potentially trademark infringing, you could look at selling on Amazon...

[Play]

Basic answer - no. Doesn't look good. You need to start building a rapport again with ebay (i.e. start selling slowly). They don't tend to like it when sellers leave them, and come back all of sudden trying to sell thousands. P.S. these funds will without a doubt go into a 21 day hold on Paypals end.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by sam123

Thanks rsot for quick response, I need cash in urgent so thought I can get it by selling some items from my collection, anyways I will go slow for now.
Thanks again

You may need the money quick but it won't matter if Paypal holds the money or starts asking for Invoices, and other documents.

[yankee]

SOMETIMES you can call into paypal and simply ask.

I did this two summers ago on a decade old paypal account I have not logged into for years. Spent a good hour on the phone and while on the phone tested receiving $5000.00 in one payment.

All was good and I used it weekly after that for small wholesale orders.

Might be a unique situation and I did have to verify my identity and whatnot.

[Play]

Originally Posted by yankee

SOMETIMES you can call into paypal and simply ask.

I did this two summers ago on a decade old paypal account I have not logged into for years. Spent a good hour on the phone and while on the phone tested receiving $5000.00 in one payment.

All was good and I used it weekly after that for small wholesale orders.

Might be a unique situation and I did have to verify my identity and whatnot.

I dont quite understand what you mean here. You called Paypal, whilst on the phone you paid yourself 5k from another account I assume, and were asking Paypal what exactly? to not hold the payments?

[yankee]

Originally Posted by Play

I dont quite understand what you mean here. You called Paypal, whilst on the phone you paid yourself 5k from another account I assume, and were asking Paypal what exactly? to not hold the payments?

I had my buyer send payment while I was on the phone with paypal.

Yes, no holds and make sure the account could handle 20-50K a month right from the start after many years of inactivity.

I use the account for instant international bank transfers company to company. Not something you can do easy without permission from paypal.

[Play]

Originally Posted by yankee

I had my buyer send payment while I was on the phone with paypal.

Yes, no holds and make sure the account could handle 20-50K a month right from the start after many years of inactivity.

I use the account for instant international bank transfers company to company. Not something you can do easy without permission from paypal.

I see

[dallis]

Nobody with any smarts sells anything for 2K on EB unless they're willing to risk losing their money and their item.

Remember, PP now has a 180 day guarantee.

You're not only risking today's 2K, you're risking October's 2K.

[Play]

Originally Posted by dallis

Nobody with any smarts sells anything for 2K on EB unless they're willing to risk losing their money and their item.

Remember, PP now has a 180 day guarantee.

You're not only risking today's 2K, you're risking October's 2K.

I never sold something for that value. But I have sold products which were 3-figure prices, on a frequent basis before. The profit's were really good. I would say it was worth the risk of losing an account, considering I was making profits equal to about 3 other accounts/sales.

[Yng.Strategist]

What would you guys say is the limit when it comes to selling big ticket items??
no more than $500???

[phaz0rz]

There is no limit, it's entirely dependent on the particular seller account.

On most of my accounts I could easily list a $500 item, but it would be suicide to do so on a brand new account. Generally the forum recommends selling $1k the 1st month, $2k the 2nd month, and however much you want after that. If I were you, I would at least wait until you're getting instant payments to list the $500 item.

[Play]

By the way, I am sure phaz0rz means 1k in total sales, 2k in total sales etc. rather than value of any given item.