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EBay asked VAT number
 

Hello
In the last 12 months I sold for 69k but at the moment I can't list any item becose ebay asked to provide vat number or I have to register for them.its any chance to sort it out with no VAT number?
Thanks

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Is your account details based in UK? If yes then you need to call eBay to get this removed

It's only works if your sale is lower then vat limit

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Yes my account based in Uk

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Ebay chat or Phone call should get that sorted fairly quickly ... you are under the UK threshold.

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After you get that sorted, I strongly recommend you get more accounts under your belt and spread sales.

Let us know how it goes with getting the block lifted. Good luck. :thumb:

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I would like to buy some accounts but sellers don't have what I need

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Getting the block if your under the threshold lifted is simple, getting it off once your over the threshold is a little more complicated, but can be done quite simply once you know how.

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Sorry to hear that. You can always purchase the stealth guide and learn to make your own accounts however it is you want it.

Just note - it will take time and effort before you get the accounts to the same standard you have your current one at. But its worth it, because if you hit a road block like this again, you wont be in a panic situation. You'll have other active accounts selling already.

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How please?

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By simply calling them

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Wrong.

You wont achieve anything calling them if you are over the threshold.

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I suggest read OP post it's under VAT limit

Which is very easy to remove this ban simply calling

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Not quite, although they look at the previous years total volume, they also look at future speculative earnings, so if he has seen an increase of sales the last couple of months, they will also utilise this and request the seller becomes VAT registered.

To give you an example, when I was working out all the VAT workarounds, I launched an old account that has been a low level selling account, and added a huge amount of stock, which increaseed monthly turnover by 30%. Within two weeks, eBay requested VAT number, even though it had only made 40k over the previous twelve months.

Then I dealt with the VAT issue using my methods, and all was well.

eBay are treading very cautiously around the VAT issue, but they will overlook things if dealt with correctly.

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You would hope ebay reps apply some common sense when you call them, if you are not going to exceed the limit then you won't need a vat number. The emails requesting them will be automatic, based on sales and projected sales. Once a human looks at it, they should remove the request (if common sense prevails)

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Yes its truly 50/50 on who you get. The real annoying fact is that if you get the wrong rep and they don't really understand (the Manilla lot dont get it AT ALL), they will put your account on a permanent block and getting that off without a VAT number is long and tiring and not always successful.

Try calling early morning , more likely to get an Irish rep, if you get one in a good mood, it will be sorted, if its a bad mood one, bad things can happen.

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If your turnover is under the VAT threshold does not matter which rep you speak with as long as you know how vat system works you can shut his mouth

Even if that rep don't help no way he can put permanent ban calling again will resolve issue

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If you're account does get limited, just call back and ask to speak to a manager. It should get resolved more swiftly.

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woah,

69k? Thats awesome! Are you drop shipping?

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69K isn't much, remember that is'nt profit, its turnover! Long gone is the Labour government of where VAT was paid on profit levels...