How to increase selling limits on old existing accounts

[dillythedo]

Hi Guys,

I have an established Ebay and paypal account with a restriction of 25/£1000.

I am planning on importing goods which will have a total resale value of £25,000, each item selling for around £100.

The PPal account is used constantly for direct debits etc however the Ebay account hasn't been used for a year or so.

The only option I am given to increase the seller limits is to change to a business account and prove a further track record. After speaking to ebay directly they informed me that I need to have a VAT number in order to transfer the account to a business account. After reading this forum I dont believe this to be correct. Advice appreciated.

My other question is if I start selling smaller stuff to get my ebay account back up and running will this be sufficient to increase the limits automatically or will I need to call them every month. Also If I go from selling £10 items to £100 items will this further raise an alarm with further potential limits imposed.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

dilly

[Ebayorbust]

You don't need to be VAT registered to operate an eBay business account.

Whether you get issues with eBay is really down to what it is you are planning to sell. An account with transaction history is less likely to have issues than one with none,