0/0 limits on new accounts nonstop now

[Mr. Invisible]

Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

Yikes my phone company has prepaid plan and I pay .09 cents per month (a dozen sim cards) only if I don't use it. I can email them and have them change the numbers if anything. And it's valid world wide even if I travel! So it's good no need to do what you guys do. I got a real company from back home in the country and yeah still works great. You guys sure spend a lot on phones. So I got it pretty darn good if you ask me compared to the numbers reused by GV and all the bs you guys deal with.

Why not get a phone from a real company guys and just change up the numbers every time no? Wouldn't that work for you guys?

That was the goto option years ago with either tracphone, boost, virgin mobile or sprint (cant remember which one) until it got abused and they started charging $10 or so to change numbers.

[phunglim]

Been using Verizon phones from Walmart. Cost $10 and get $10 in free credit. Attach to g-Voice number and have two numbers now. Bought over 100 so far. No issues but G-voice is drying up so might just stick with Cheap mobile phones from now on. 7-Elven has Tracphone for 4.99 in case anyone is hunting for them.

[GhostWhoWalks]

Originally Posted by Mr. Invisible

That was the goto option years ago with either tracphone, boost, virgin mobile or sprint (cant remember which one) until it got abused and they started charging $10 or so to change numbers.

Mine is European.

But yikes they abused it and look what happened!

Just for the record people. I attached a Canadian cell number to my 1 and only main US account paypal. :O

But this account is like 9 yrs old.

[Stingman1216]

Hey, I looked on Wal-Mart.com and the first one that popped up was $10, but im not sure rather they come with minutes or not. Do these phones come with minutes?? If anyone knows please tell me, thank you

[MM78]

Originally Posted by Stingman1216

Hey, I looked on Wal-Mart.com and the first one that popped up was $10, but im not sure rather they come with minutes or not. Do these phones come with minutes?? If anyone knows please tell me, thank you

99% of the time, yes....they come with like 10-20 mins.

[Stingman1216]

I went up to Walgreens and the phone on sale for 4.99, they told me you had to get a plan for it.

[Sandy D]

Look for the ones that come with minutes for this price.

Tracfone did away with the older model of these and now these are on clearance most places.


Today, 18 for 18 with 10-1000. No 0-0s.

[Stingman1216]

Does the phone say it comes with minutes on the box?

[fox20c]

Originally Posted by Stingman1216

Does the phone say it comes with minutes on the box?

No it doesn't. After you go through the whole activation process the phone will say you have 20 minutes left to use on the phones screen, depending on which phone you get. I got a bunch of the $10 and $5 ones and this is what I got.

[Stingman1216]

thanks alot. exactly what i needed to hear

[Kristy]

I am hearing that Vba are now causing 0/0 limts can anyone confirm this

[Sammich]

Do you even need a VBA to get started selling on ebay?

[MM78]

Originally Posted by Sammich

Do you even need a VBA to get started selling on ebay?

Not really, I don't have VBA's on any of mine.....I only add a real bank account once I feel that the accounts will not go down quickly.

[2pruett]

I Got 11 0/0 limits in a row comcast high speed switched to dial up I have not had 1 since

[somicaro]

Originally Posted by 2pruett

I Got 11 0/0 limits in a row comcast high speed switched to dial up I have not had 1 since

what kind of phone you used?

[2pruett]

google voice

[Sammich]

I Got 11 0/0 limits in a row comcast high speed switched to dial up I have not had 1 since

Wow dial up? Like with a modem and a land line? I haven't had either in years. Is there some kind of modem emulator we can use or something? I think itd be over $50 a month for a landline plus earthlink or something.

[BiN4RY]

Originally Posted by Kristy

I am hearing that Vba are now causing 0/0 limts can anyone confirm this

Can't be. I wrote this in another thread:

Originally Posted by BiN4RY

I highly doubt VBAs causes the 0/0 limit. If a bad one was caught, Paypal instantly limits your account even if your account is dormant and doesn't have any transaction histories.

[Ebayorbust]

I reckon this whole 0/$0 limit situation has arisen due to the scumbags that do a runner on accounts and don't pay their fees.

They'll have thrown together a project team to find identifying factors and to create a points based decision making program for giving out selling limits with a view to it reducing eBay's bad debt. Clearly GV will score negatively but will not be an absolute killer if other factors score well. Aspkin has already suggested it's a points based system. I'd fully agree with that.

I'd put money on it being a combination of ALL of the factors folk have suggested on the thread:-

Source of phone number used, VCC or Paypal for fees (if so what VCC), ISP, condition of Paypal when linked.

I have a close relative that does this exact type of work for a major UK bank's credit card application process. He also works on data sets to decide who should be offered credit limit increases. This issue is just an extension of that.

Just my thoughts and hoping they don't dump this on the UK site as well.

[Ayusaga]

The 0/0 limits get pretty annoying. Tried different setups and it looks like it's random or have to do with phones.

[Ebayorbust]

Originally Posted by Ayusaga

The 0/0 limits get pretty annoying. Tried different setups and it looks like it's random or have to do with phones.

It definitely is not random or a glitch.

There are factors that will determine what limits you are given. It is just a case of finding a combination that "works".

[Stingman1216]

have you all tried the tracfones? The people using tracfones are not getting the 0/0 limits