If you get online verication wrong

[degsey69]

If you get online verification wrong to lift the 10 items restriction will they do it automatically later as the feedback and dsr's increase or is it stuck at 10 until you phone in.

It was strange there was only one question on this stealth account, whereas before when I used known people there were 5 or 6 questions to which I knew the answers.

Anybody know the answer as I am experimenting across a wide selection of stealth accounts trying the system out to get a better understanding of it.

[degsey69]

I just had to do a bump as I would like the information.

[rsot]

Wish I had something productive to tell you but I don't so that's why no info from me =(

Wait...it's only been 8 hours since you started the thread and you're bumping? C'mon ha - you need to allow more time!

[bansheezone]

I have noticed the accounts do get stuck at the 10 limit, but some accounts do not get held at 10 so just like everything elsewith ebay/paypal it is a game.

I find its best just to leave it at 10 if that is the case with the account. I get less attention that way being that less dollar amounts move around in and out of ebay/paypal.

My business accounts however are aged stealths that I just let build up over months using Paypal, then switched them to process my merchants account using Authorize.net as doing volume with Paypal just dont not work for me.

[rsot]

What I have done when I create the accounts and start selling is to let the limits fall as they are. Example if a created account has 10 item limit, I say ok, fugit - just sell 10 and either move on to other accounts or create new LINKED eb accounts and get 10 item again, etc.

Limits naturally seem to go up over time - just had 6 mo. account go naturally from 10/1000 to 30 or so without having to call in.

[degsey69]

I was going to dump it but I will let it go at present and see what happens.

Idealy I need about 4 or 5 100 limit accounts from the get go. I believe that I know how to do this now so when I creat another one next week I will see.

the last one I created was 100 straight away, so I am going to do a variable on that.

[Pringles]

All of mine hit 100/7500 upon bank verification
Lucky me! *touch wood

[Omgoozle]

@rsot - I have no idea what you're doing, but my accounts increase much, MUCH faster.

Some scenarios I've had:

Start account & register as seller in August 2011. Sell one item in September 2011. January 2012 the account has a 50 item limit (???). This has happened 3 times.

Start account in February 2011. Register and sell first item in September 2011. MAX OUT SELLING LIMIT of 10 items/month for 3 months. At the end of 3rd month, acct gets bumped to 20 items. End of 4th month, either 40 or 50 items, depending on the feedback % left by my buyers. End of 5th month, either 70 or 100 items. End of 6th month, either 110, 120, or 150 items. End of 7th month, 220+ items.

This scenario has happened for me over 60 times.

Some hints I've found:

The lower the price point of your item, the higher the # of items will rise. If you're selling $20 items, your item limit will only rise by 10-20.month. However, if you're able to sell $1-$2 items, your item limit will dramatically increase, but your $-selling limit will not increase as much.

The item limit increase usually happens around the 22nd of the month. If you MAX OUT your selling limit before the end of the month AFTER the increase happens, the raise in your item limit the following month will be higher.

Example: On the 21st of the month you have sold 30/30 of your item limit. On the 22nd your item limit goes up to 50 items/month. You sell another 20 items on the acct before the end of the month. The following month your limit will go up almost double what it would have.

Another random finding I've had: selling over $4,000 in a specific calendar month in any one category will trigger an instant audit and request for more info including supplier info, invoices, etc. Note, this says CALENDAR month. I have sold $4k on an account in the last week of October and then continued to sell another $4k of goods on the same account in the first week of November and the account has gone unmolested.

Another random finding: When using an account that has real information on it, the "Confirm info to increase selling limits" WILL COME BACK after about 3-4 weeks if you get them wrong the first time. I mean, the questions will become available for you to answer again after 3 weeks.

Excuse the ramblings... I been drankin'. I'll post more later if I remember any more nuances.