DSR and selling limits question

[stealthmaster]

Hi there I made a new eBay sellers account UK went to list my first item and I am hit with a selling limit of 10 or £350 a month which ever comes first. I thought you didn't get the dash until you received 10 DSR or more, I've made several eBay sellers accounts and never had this problem. Could some please elaborate this for me thank you.

[Ebayorbust]

Originally Posted by stealthmaster

Hi there I made a new eBay sellers account UK went to list my first item and I am hit with a selling limit of 10 or £350 a month which ever comes first. I thought you didn't get the dash until you received 10 DSR or more, I've made several eBay sellers accounts and never had this problem. Could some please elaborate this for me thank you.

Hi,

You don't get to see the DSR scores until you've got 10 of them. The seller dashboard appears after your first invoice (up to a month after starting selling, depending when in the month you list your first item).

These selling limits will be in place for the first 90 days unless you phone them and try to raise them (which may not be a good idea, depending on what you are selling). If you phone up, also expect to be hit with document requests and the usual "stand on one leg & touch your nose" type requests. The limits may also stay for longer depending on your selling performance - 90 days is assuming you maintain good DSRs etc.

I'm setting up a lot more accounts at the moment, getting a few sales through on them now, so that if and when I need to ramp up sales on them, I won't be restricted by these really low initial selling limits that new accounts are getting these days.

[bode]

@ Ebayorbust.

Are you getting selling limits with all new accounts?

How did you know to phone them; did they send an email requesting that you contact them?

I've got a limit on a new selling account (10 items x25q eBay store) and I'm trying to identify if it's anything that I've done wrong. I'm planning to open a new bank account today to start again and again and again

[Ebayorbust]

Originally Posted by bode

@ Ebayorbust.

Are you getting selling limits with all new accounts?

How did you know to phone them; did they send an email requesting that you contact them?

I've got a limit on a new selling account (10 items x25q eBay store) and I'm trying to identify if it's anything that I've done wrong. I'm planning to open a new bank account today to start again and again and again

Yes, all my new accounts have selling limits. If you want to try and raise your limits then call them but personally I don't advise it. The best way to get round selling limits is to have lots of accounts.

[bode]

I suppose that's good to know. Do you have any previous accounts which suffer from poor DSRs or do you think you could have been linked in any way at all?

I just want to rule out anything that I may have done. I don't fancy opening 10-15 paypal accounts. Ten windows user accounts, 10 virtual phone numbers...I'll spend all day answering marketing calls and having to wait for my computer to boot!

[GrannyT]

If you want to avoid selling limits on new accounts do your homework, invest a bit of money, think outside the box and stay away from personal accounts.

[bode]

Ebay shops and business accounts for PP and eB.