Tyree_Cooper | 777 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 So today for the very first time, I couldn't list an item. eBay gave me the following red warning message: Your account is currently ineligible to sell this type of item. Some items are subject to selling limits which help us maintain a vibrant online marketplace. These limits affect many sellers. Sellers who have both exceptional performance metrics and a proven history of selling similar types of items for a minimum of 90 days may be eligible to list these items. If you would like eBay to review your limits please email Customer Service. That's cool. It's an Xbox game, it's original, and it has nothing special compared to other games I've been listing in the past, so I have no idea what the system is picking up as "problematic". God knows. Got in touch with support and they gave me a long generic answer with a few typos. Not that I was expecting anything better: Thank you for taking the time to write to eBay. My name is Joyce, the representative of eBay Customer Service. I am honored to assist you further. We understand that you may be disappointed, but please be aware that the listing restriction is intended to provide the most positive buyer experience, which in turn leads to the increase in sales volumes. We’d like to suggest you to pay more attention to the quality and authority of your product so as to avoid any negative or neutral feedbacks and avoid any policy violation related item removal. Besides, you are suggested to set a reasonable selling price and without any unauthorized key word in your listing title. The system will review your selling performance in the past 90 days on a monthly basis and automatically assign certain amount of selling allowance. Once you meet this restriction, it means that the monthly selling allowance had been used out , you may try to list the branded products 30 days later since the last system notice while maintained a positive selling history. Please be kindly noted that the restrictions you are experiencing are only limited to listing items of certain brands; you will not be restricted when listing other items. Please visit eBay's Help pages for more information on our listing policies and guidelines: http://pages.eBay.com/help/policies/seller-rules-overview.html You kindly understanding and cooperation will be highly appreciated! So they're telling me they're blocking listings in order to increase sales volumes. OK, yeah. And I need to pay attention to the, wait, authority of my Xbox game? What's that even supposed to mean? So I can't sell crappy games I guess, and they decide what a crappy game is. And they also tell me to make sure it's not overpriced. That's a good one, I guess all the graded crap isn't overpriced and they have no problem with that. Also, I've had zero negatives in many years, so they can stuff their selling allowance up their rectum. Oh well, try again in 30 days. I have the feeling this isn't happening now for no reason, it must be related to the whole "managed payments" shift that they're pushing worldwide. Seems like they really want to become another Amazon. Except for VGS, where do you guys trade/sell your stuff? I mean, apart from Facebook. I don't want a Facebook account. I'm trying Reddit but it seems very US-centred and their system is extremely tedious compared to a forum. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Sorry Feebay is screwing with you. I try to sell locally as much as possible. Even it means taking 20% or more of what I think I'd get for eBay. I think eBay also reports sales if you sell over $600 so if you do you have to pay taxes on it as income. Craigslist, OfferUp, FB Marketace (I don't have an account use my wife's lol), and of course I count the Sage as local. Be careful on Paypal goods and services to because they report on a certain amount as well. Edit: eBay set to enforce in 2022 for reporting in 2023 and are fighting it Edited June 5, 2021 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,236 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Xbox you say, whatcha selling? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,891 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Is it porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 43 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: Is it porn? Xxxbox 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza125 | 55 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 The system will review your selling performance in the past 90 days on a monthly basis and automatically assign certain amount of selling allowance. Once you meet this restriction, it means that the monthly selling allowance had been used out , you may try to list the branded products 30 days later since the last system notice while maintained a positive selling history. Check your selling performance level. What level does it say? That might be the reason why you're restricted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 777 Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 I was trying to list Crash Twinsanity for Xbox, and as soon as I removed the word "Twinsanity" from the title, the listing worked. I guess it gets recognised as some sort of porn or violent keyword... The thing is, this game is listed by dozens of other sellers with no problem, so maybe it's unrelated and the listing worked because someone did something, I don't know. I had sent an email to eBay again, only to receive the same exact auto message from the same exact Joyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,374 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Everything video-game related in the last 12 months seems to be a very weird dream state. Whether it’s on HA or EBay, who on earth really knows what’s going on? (rhetorical question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,953 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 15 hours ago, a3quit4s said: Edit: eBay set to enforce in 2022 for reporting in 2023 and are fighting it They are? I hadn't heard anything, but it would make sense as it's going to hurt their business pretty badly I would imagine. Sure the TIN owning sellers and the sort won't bail, but a lot of their income is from the non-business types who have anything from random postings to a consistent small flow of goods. They won't expect to get a 1099k a year and a half from now in 2023, but when they do, they'll be pissed if they spent their money which likely they would have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,236 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 14 hours ago, Tyree_Cooper said: I was trying to list Crash Twinsanity for Xbox, and as soon as I removed the word "Twinsanity" from the title, the listing worked. I guess it gets recognised as some sort of porn. I feel like I remember reading that you live in UK or Europe? My memory is rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,754 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, drxandy said: I feel like I remember reading that you live in UK or Europe? My memory is rusty. Hong Kong, and a small country in Europe that speaks numerous tongues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,236 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Wow, my bad!! Don't know why I thought that. if ya have any asian or perhaps pal exclusives for original Xbox @Tyree_Cooperi would definitely be interested in buying from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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