Getting Higher Selling Limits on EBay?

[agag2]

Hi

I am about to call EBay to get higher selling limits for my stealth account (currently has 10/1000 limit). I understand I am running a bit of a risk by doing this but I'm willing to take the risk.

When I call EBay will ask me what I sell? What my selling goals are? My supplier? And so on..

From experience, does anyone know what the best answer to these questions are (if there is a best answer..)?

And what should be avoided..

Thanks

MOD NOTE - PLEASE NOTE THIS THREAD IN RELATION TO EBAY US

They usually won't throw you softball questions like this for a limit raise on a new account. They'll try to ask you public ID questions, but since it is a stealth account, no questions will be generated.

Once you fail those questions, they will most likely ask you to send in documents

[GreenBean]

Going to take the risk but not sure of what will happen?


Come play poker with me. I'll strip you of your money.

How old is the account?

Amount of feedback?

and a most critical question: what is the back up plan when the call goes wrong?

[JamesNorth101]

Its just best to avoid ringing all together.

You will get limit increases if you sell to your limits each month

[Haidukken]

Originally Posted by agag2

Hi

I am about to call EBay to get higher selling limits for my stealth account (currently has 10/1000 limit). I understand I am running a bit of a risk by doing this but I'm willing to take the risk.

When I call EBay will ask me what I sell? What my selling goals are? My supplier? And so on..

From experience, does anyone know what the best answer to these questions are (if there is a best answer..)?

And what should be avoided..

Thanks

Based on this post alone, I'd STRONGLY suggest you NOT calling them. I don't feel that you know exactly what you are doing and risking by doing so.

[timber]

your choice

call >> take the chance of losing the account
don't call >> continue selling

I suggest you open at least a couple more accounts and wait for your limits to increase automatically.

looks like you are going to take the chance and call even tho all the reply's here suggested that it is not to wise to call them, so i wish you luck.

I have never called and never will....the increases will come in time.

if your in that much of a hurry, there are accounts here for sale at very reasonable prices with very nice selling limits all set up for you.

[rsot]

timber makes the good point about opening few more accounts and spreading sales. Let the accounts grow naturally - why risk problems with a call?

[mufc365]

If you have a good history of selling with at least 10 feedbacks or more and the last increase was more than a month ago there's a good chance they will increase it.

Go through the live chat option rather than ringing your increase will be granted as long as you know how to be persuasive.

They will transfer you to the specialised team that handles this.

Originally Posted by mufc365

If you have a good history of selling with at least 10 feedbacks or more and the last increase was more than a month ago there's a good chance they will increase it.

Go through the live chat option rather than ringing your increase will be granted as long as you know how to be persuasive.

US accounts don't have the option for live chat

[mufc365]

Originally Posted by Speeder33

US accounts don't have the option for live chat

I know over the phone for UK they ask you what your selling, why the increase in limits, how quickly do you dispatch products etc.

The live chat option is great they hardly ask you any of that and increase the limits quite easily

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by agag2

Hi

I am about to call EBay to get higher selling limits for my stealth account (currently has 10/1000 limit). I understand I am running a bit of a risk by doing this but I'm willing to take the risk.

When I call EBay will ask me what I sell? What my selling goals are? My supplier? And so on..

From experience, does anyone know what the best answer to these questions are (if there is a best answer..)?

And what should be avoided..

Thanks

Personally, I say call them. Your choice is either:

A. Live with 10 items per month indefinitely.

Or

B. Call and either get an increase or get shut down.

Personally, I wouldn't give a damn about losing a 10 items per month account, but that's me. You know how to stealth, it's not difficult to create a new account. The boogieman just isn't that scary.

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAmazon

Personally, I say call them. Your choice is either:

A. Live with 10 items per month indefinitely.

Or

B. Call and either get an increase or get shut down.

Personally, I wouldn't give a damn about losing a 10 items per month account, but that's me. You know how to stealth, it's not difficult to create a new account. The boogieman just isn't that scary.

you wont get anywhere if you keep calling in and getting shut down

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by Bunneh

you wont get anywhere if you keep calling in and getting shut down

You assume this will happen everytime.

10 items per month is nothing. Brand new account gets shutdown? Not going to cause me any loss of sleep.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAmazon

You assume this will happen everytime.

10 items per month is nothing. Brand new account gets shutdown? Not going to cause me any loss of sleep.

Whippy naffin' do for you.

Ever thought that it may cause others a loss of sleep?

Preferable to make stealth accounts to last and flourish.

Mine work like that and it's nice to sleep well at night.

That's the way i do business. Create stealth accounts that grow naturally & have limits increased without needing to speak to the devil.

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

Whippy naffin' do for you.

Ever thought that it may cause others a loss of sleep?

Preferable to make stealth accounts to last and flourish.

Mine work like that and it's nice to sleep well at night.

That's the way i do business. Create stealth accounts that grow naturally & have limits increased without needing to speak to the devil.

Have you forgotten what this is?

It's a FORUM. The word comes from the Latin word fórum and literally means "a gathering place".

You assume that your opinion is that of everyone else, unfortunately you are wrong.

The OP asked a question, and we, the other members here, are giving our opinion. Creating stealth accounts is easy, and there is no "right" way to get increased selling limits on eBay. I personally just posted the other day asking about it, was advised to not call in, called in, and received an increase.

I understand that for an established selling account, calling in is an unnecessary risk, HOWEVER, for new accounts, the only thing on the line is your time.

[GreenBean]

Only one assuming person thus far here and that's you, Ghost.


After years of amking stealth accounts, i know what works long term for me and is cost effective in terms of the business I want to do.

Purpose of this gathering place is to allow newbies to see effective alternatives and find out how to 'do stealth'.

Gung ho it does not matter if you lose an account insults person's IQs.

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

Only one assuming person thus far here and that's you, Ghost.


After years of amking stealth accounts, i know what works long term for me and is cost effective in terms of the business I want to do.

Purpose of this gathering place is to allow newbies to see effective alternatives and find out how to 'do stealth'.

Gung ho it does not matter if you lose an account insults person's IQs.

My method works.

Why does it hurt your ego to accept that there are alternate ways of doing stealth?

What works for you is not for everyone. Stealth is not one size fits all.

I can create accounts in 10 minutes. All I have to lose by calling eBay is my time. If you create a brand new account and it gets shut down, you lose 10 minutes.

Unless you know the OP personally, it is incredibly arrogant to assume you know what he or she is willing to risk.

In fact, the OP said (and I quote) "I understand I am running a bit of a risk by doing this but I'm willing to take the risk."

That is all.

[dallis]

What's with this crazy obsession with huge limits that drives people to make bad choices?

If you can't sell to your limit, what's the point of asking for more?

If you do sell close to your limit, you'll likely get pretty nice increases most every month until you begin to top out and sell-through falls off.

I have a new account, 5/500, sold 4 in the first 15 days, WHAM! First increase came at day 20. Pretty normal. I'll sell close to my new limit and get another bump within another 30 days.

Sell-through rate is the key to limit increases and increased exposure. You're way better off to have list 20 and sell 15 than list 100 and sell 15.

EB would rather promote somebody with a 75% sell-through rate than somebody with a 15% sell-through. 75% sell-through makes them more money for the bandwidth than 15% sell-through.

And there's a lot less work for you in selling 15 out of 20 than there is in selling 15 out of 100.

[GreenBean]

Thank G-d you are here to lead the leemings to unneeded suspensions.

Let me know if you need a life jacket.

[GhostOfAmazon]

If you all wish to continue to ignore the questions asked by the poster, you are free to do so, however, don't criticize me when I answer it. You rhetoric and group-think won't work on me. I know what I did, I know it worked, and I'm not going to lie and tell everyone else that alternative methods don't exist or work, when I've tested them and been successful.


I am NOT reccomending anyone call eBay to request increases if they have an established account. But as I keep saying, there is NOTHING to lose on a brand new account.

If you can't understand that, I'm sorry.

[GhostOfAmazon]

Originally Posted by agag2

Hi

I am about to call EBay to get higher selling limits for my stealth account (currently has 10/1000 limit). I understand I am running a bit of a risk by doing this but I'm willing to take the risk.

When I call EBay will ask me what I sell? What my selling goals are? My supplier? And so on..

From experience, does anyone know what the best answer to these questions are (if there is a best answer..)?

And what should be avoided..

Thanks

What I have personally expereinced is as follows:

They will attempt to run your name through their database. It will of course, come back without results. They will comment on this, and either:

Ask you to further verify your account (through documents, or via adding a bank account to PayPal, in my case).

OR

They will ask:

Where do you get your inventory? (Say that it's personal stuff from around your house)

How do you ship/how soon do you ship? Tell them you will be printing labels from home, your friend is helping you and giving you advise, he/she is a Powerseller and encouraged you to try eBay.

etc.

The questions they ask are less important than the impression you give them.

Generally just act like you're trying to get on the eBay bandwagon. MOST reps are sympathetic, and if you give them the impression that you're an honest person trying to get rid of stuff lying around the house, they're usually understanding.

There are NO guarantees with stealth. Proceed at your own risk, but don't let others tell you it's impossible. This forum was created by someone who bucked the trends.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by GhostOfAmazon

I am NOT reccomending anyone call eBay to request increases if they have an established account. But as I keep saying, there is NOTHING to lose on a brand new account.

.

Again, you assume.

Is this advice you are prepared to make standard for users form overseas who need to use VPS & have issues with US bank accounts?

Is that included in your brilliance about having nothing to lose on a brand new account?

I think not.

A user spending, say $30 to make an account, should also try to consider not wasting that money but rather allowing the account to be nutured to recoup the funds. Such funds can be used to make more accounts.

Repeatedly staying at Square One is foolish.