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What's with the 0 Allowance ??
 

As the title says really...lol

I would occasionally get 0 allowance with a new account but I've been getting a few more recently. but over the last few days the last 9 ive tried to make have come back with a 0 allowance.


Has something changed i don't know about as I've not changed anything in the way i set them up.

I have noticed that there's an option to pay the fees by credit/debit card instead of paypal.

Could that make a difference?

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That makes no difference.
Is the paypal account youre using verified?

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Are you adding a bank account to the PayPal linked to the accounts?

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Thanks for the replies ;)

Yes they have verified PayPal accounts added to them.

I've been doing this a long time now and thought I had a good system going, but this one has got me thinking...lol

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So just to go over your method

You make the eBay then make the PayPal with the same info. Add a bank account to the PayPal in order to verify it and then turn the eBay into a sellers account and you are getting 0/0 limits?

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Thinking about it.....

I've even got a 650 allowance without verifying the PayPal account and just adding a entropay card.

Something must have changed.

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If your paypal is verified you can click on " request higher selling limit" and it will divert to paypal and you will get an auto increase to 25/£750

Adding a Vcc does not verify your paypal account. Only a bank account does.

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Are you in the UK?
When I request a higher limit it just asks me to convert to a business account, something I avoid these days

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Sure, that is possible sometimes. Harder and hard though these days

Now a PayPal really need to be verified (which can only be done with a bank account)

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My method is slightly different to yours.

I start with the PayPal account then open the eBay account then ply around on the eBay account by searching for things...etc then I convert it to a seller account and accept the PayPal billing agreement.

This has worked out ok up until recently.

I think I first started noticing the odd 0 allowance popping up about the time eBay and PayPal parted ways (probably nothing to do with it).

I'm sure I'll figure out what's causing it, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't looking for something that everyone already knew about...lol

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Sure that works as well

At what stage are you adding the bank account to the PayPal?

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While signing up to PayPal

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Ideally, create the Ebay, sign up via the eBay page to autofill all the info into Paypal.

Add a VCC, then add the bank account and verify.

Go back to eBay and create the seller account.

You are right, you can get 10/650 without verifying the Paypal but it's a higher chance of getting 0/0 and in my opinion isn't worth it.

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hi,

ive been getting loads of 0 selling allowence to on ebay. cant figure a way around. the thing is i dont want to link a bank account to every paypal account when your trying to run 10 different accont. @bulldog have you come up with a way around the 0 selling allowence....

i set up my stealth account in this order.......email, paypal-linked to entropay, then ebay....leave account for a week then go back and list an item.

but now even after a week of leaving the account before i register the address and link to payapl, its still not letting me sell or list any item...

very confused..

please advise someone.

Re: What's with the 0 Allowance ??
 

Only way around it is to add a bank account to the PayPal

Really is no alternative

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if you have 10 stealth accounts running its really not possible??? theres got to be a way around this...

how about creating an account and then letting it age.....for a week before trying to list ??/

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No way around it

10 stealths then you need 10 bank accounts. Very easy in the UK to get 10 bank accounts.

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theres got to be a way around it. if there wasnt then how can experience people like yourselfs be selling accounts......

will this work, if i link a bank account to a paypal and ebay account, lifted the limits then removed the bank account....

will that work if i tried that on diffferent accounts? also can i use the same bank account...

Re: What's with the 0 Allowance ??
 

what vcc are you using?

no you cannot use the same bank account for more than one paypal, even if you remove it from one paypal you stil cannot use it for another.

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When I say there is no way around it it is because there is no way around it...

UK Account sellers add bank accounts just like everyone else.

You cannot use the same bank account.

1 PayPal 1 New Bank account. Really that simple

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:deadhorse:

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Im sure now for uk eBay selling accounts haveing 0/0 alliwance is standard as you now need to get
First 10 buying feedback first before you can sell on eBay uk but eBay only let's you bid on 2 items at a time
Until you paid for them and I would guest they will then let you bid on more items after your first few feedback
This is probably because people are abuseing the stealth system and spoiling it for everyone else .

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This is, without doubt, the biggest pile of factually incorrect horse poo I have ever seen on this forum. Considering Stevebills has made over 2,000 posts, that is saying something. :shocked:

Last stealthi just made was 0/0 allowance and while bidding will only let me bid on 2 items at a time but says if I get out bidded on one of the other 2 items I bidded on I will be allowed to bid on this item I tyres this on few different auctions and all said the same about bidding this was only a few days old account my other 4 stealth a are working perfect

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When did you make this stealth?

The last one I made was last week and that was standard 10/650

Will maybe make a couple today to see if there has been a seismic shift in policy.

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i got a 0 allowance, spoke to ebay then increased it, listed item and got banned lol

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0/0 has become a lot more frequent recently as well.

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EBAY REP:
Please be informed that this is process is being applied to all newly registered and I do apologise for the inconvenience it has cause you on your end.
EBAY REP:
I will provide you the steps on how you will be able to request for your selling allowance.
EBAY REP:
However, if the steps will not work. You will have to go through a phone verification with our Selling Allowance Team, xxxxx.

This balls keeps being put into live chat conversations as well

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Hi,

Does anybody know what is involved in this 'phone verification'?

Thank you

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Sometimes it's a few questions on what you're selling and where it's from, sometimes it's a case of sending in docs.

This may be sensitive info or may be common knowledge, but I was chatting to a customer service rep and when they say 'give me two minutes to review your account', they forward your details, item you're selling and question answers to a 'policy expert' (their words) and they decide manually if you need to send in documents or if you can have a selling allowance.

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Probably they start checking credit score via credit check agencies like experian ,equifax etc ..
Btw -if you open PP and ebay with real person with good credit score your money on paypal are not hold for 21 days .

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Oh really....and you heard that where or is that another load of speculation.

Yes, definately a load of bull.

Also, you've just admitted to identity theft. That is not what this forum is about!

This is a very odd and concerning post.

Would you care to cite your sources on these two subjects?

Re: What's with the 0 Allowance ??
 

I used my own real details! That why I know they don't hold the money this is not speculation Callidus this is real experience .
One question,why do you attacking me ? I am trying to help here . :argue:

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Not attacking anyone - it is very concerning when you're making a post about using real info. Using 1 set of your own real details does NOT mean that this happens, you probably got lucky!

eBay are NOT using equifax or any credit agencies.

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maybe I was lucky but I don't think PP or ebay work on Luck .

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Just because you got ''lucky'' on your account does not make your statement true.

99% of accounts always have the holds. Paypal does not trust you more than the next person.

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Bummer
I have not got one of those in a while I have been getting alot of 50 item and a few 1000 item a few 5 and 10 items

Re: What's with the 0 Allowance ??
 

you are in the USA... we are in the UK. Different rules.

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Do you have a source you can provide that backs up eBay and PayPal using credit reference agencies?