New selling limit, 10 items allowed only

imjustme · #**199** 12-18-2010

I wish I knew. All we can do is wait and find out. I've got my first account going past the 90 days in mid-January. There's also the question as to how high it will be lifted. Some people are suggesting that after 90 days you can list 25 items per month, others are suggesting 100 items.

Some people also think that the selling limit is only due to Christmas, others are thinking that it's here to stay. I can't imagine eBay keeping this up for long, as they're suspending existing sellers at a faster rate than they allow new sellers to grow. But who knows ..

jerry · #**200** 12-18-2010

If the limit goes up to at least 5k a month then a lot of people will be able to survive with multiple ebay accounts but with a $500 a month limit it's really not possible for most people.

I think this limit is here because of Christmas.

Imjustme, last year when they placed the phone verification requirement do you know what date they exactly reduced the requirment to the email requirement?

Maybe that date will apply to this limit.

aking · #**201** 12-18-2010

So has anyone just made more accounts recently and just started selling cheap stuff right away? I know thats not the best way, but it leaves some of us with no choice if we want to keep selling with these limits. I just made like 4 accounts last week and Im super anxious to start selling again, lol.

jerry · #**202** 12-18-2010

I'm going to be making more account and more sleeper accounts because aside from these limits you also have to keep in mind of the 20k paypal ssn requirment.

If you start selling immediately then you will loose the account hands down.

You have to let account age at least 30 days and then build at least five feedbacks in 3-4 weeks then you can start selling. This way the account will stay up longer.

jbluntz · #**203** 12-18-2010

I kind of like the new limit actually, it makes it easier to run more accounts and you've got a whole month to figure out how to get $500 out of all those accounts.

jerry · #**204** 12-18-2010

I hate this new limit. When each one of your items cost $200-300 dollars the limit is nothing to break.

Selling 100+ expensive items with this limit is not possible.

imjustme · #**205** 12-18-2010

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Originally Posted by jerry

If the limit goes up to at least 5k a month then a lot of people will be able to survive with multiple ebay accounts but with a $500 a month limit it's really not possible for most people.

I think this limit is here because of Christmas.

Imjustme, last year when they placed the phone verification requirement do you know what date they exactly reduced the requirment to the email requirement?

Maybe that date will apply to this limit.

The phone verification went away after Christmas too, because I remember I phone verified the last accounts around December 22nd last year, then in January I was able to email verify.

It could be because of Christmas indeed. They introduced the 10/100 limits in early October ...which makes January the 90 days. It could be here to stay, though ...but I guess not as strict as 10 items every 30 days for 3 months. Possibly for the 1st month, but eBay can't afford this in the long run, and they can't possibly manually review every single account that has sold 10 items. It's impossible. They're already swamped now.

sax4 · #**206** 12-19-2010

I seem to have no limits, opened a new stealth one month ago, listed more than ten items.

Touchwood

lagoonclub · #**207** 12-19-2010

I still have limits on my accts, depends on category.

sax4 · #**208** 12-19-2010

Yeah the categories mentioned seem to be mostly high-risk items. I usually dropship so I can sell other stuff no problem.

First Edition · #**209** 12-19-2010

The limits are different with certain items, categories, and the way it is set up.... selling limits are always there for items that are considered high risk. If they didnt have these limits, you would sell too much and get kicked off anyway.

imjustme · #**210** 12-20-2010

I've noticed this too. In the beginning, when I tried to list in the "Buddhist Amulets" section, for example, I got hit with a 10 limit for new accounts. Now I'm able to list even with a quantity of 45 without getting hit with a limit of 10, while in Clothing I can still only list 10 items. It seems that eBay is loosening up the restrictions.

jbluntz · #**211** 12-20-2010

All you gotta do is open more ebays per paypal with same info, I just opened 4 today linked to 1 paypal, thats 40 items per month or $2000, I'm gonna open another 4 over the next week for a total of 80 per month or $4000, since paypal lets you add up to 8 emails.

imjustme · #**212** 12-20-2010

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Originally Posted by Jbluntz

All you gotta do is open more ebays per paypal with same info, I just opened 4 today linked to 1 paypal, thats 40 items per month or $2000, I'm gonna open another 4 over the next week for a total of 80 per month or $4000, since paypal lets you add up to 8 emails.

That increases the risk of MC010, though.

jbluntz · #**213** 12-20-2010

I've never gotten an mc010 on an ebay acc. with same info. On ebay accs. w/ same info I list an item right from the start w/ 0 fb and haven't had any problems.

lagoonclub · #**214** 12-20-2010

Good to know jbluntz, so everything is the same?

Phone number, etc. You don't even need another VCC or bank, because it's the same PayPal. It's just the exact same info, but on 2+ eBay usernames, right?

Do you also use the same IP for the "batch" of same eBays?

Hrad · #**215** 12-20-2010

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Originally Posted by lagoonclub

Good to know jbluntz, so everything is the same?

Phone number, etc. You don't even need another VCC or bank, because it's the same PayPal. It's just the exact same info, but on 2+ eBay usernames, right?

Do you also use the same IP for the "batch" of same eBays?

Yeah everything is the same, just a different email and username. Same IP and user account for the 2 accounts.

lagoonclub · #**216** 12-20-2010

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Originally Posted by Hrad

Yeah everything is the same, just a different email and username. Same IP and user account for the 2 accounts.

Thanks for the info.

Why doesn't eBay know this is happening (assuming they don't) and wouldn't they declare this as a violation of some policy. I mean, this pretty much circumnavigates their 10 limit policy per seller, if each seller is allowed to use the SAME information to create multiple accounts.

Either way, I'm trying it later today =].

First Edition · #**217** 12-20-2010

thanks for spilling the beans to the masses again.....

jbluntz · #**218** 12-20-2010

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Originally Posted by lagoonclub

Thanks for the info.

Why doesn't eBay know this is happening (assuming they don't) and wouldn't they declare this as a violation of some policy. I mean, this pretty much circumnavigates their 10 limit policy per seller, if each seller is allowed to use the SAME information to create multiple accounts.

Either way, I'm trying it later today =].

This is what the non stealth ebayers do already ,ebay let's you, it's no secret.

First Edition · #**219** 12-20-2010

People have been doing that for years yes. ebay even states you can have multiple accounts

But telling all of these new desperate people to do so is just going to make things harder in the long run

jbluntz · #**220** 12-20-2010

That could be but with all the millions of ebay accs. out there I kinda doubt it.