How Far Can You Go on eBay Before Trouble Shows Up?

[Mountaili]

So I’m curious—how much can someone sell on a personal eBay account before eBay starts asking questions or puts a hold on things? I had two accounts that got stopped after about $9,500 in sales over 3 months. These accounts were kinda old but never sold anything before. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Intricul]

Good question! It’s not really about the amount of money—it matters more if it gets reported or if something weird happens. Just act like a normal person, and reply fast so the customers don’t go running to eBay!

 

[Sleekko]

Did they say they needed your social security stuff?

 

[Mountaili]

Did they say they needed your social security stuff?

Nope, they didn’t ask for that.

 

[DevWolfie]

So I’m curious—how much can someone sell on a personal eBay account before eBay starts asking questions or puts a hold on things? I had two accounts that got stopped after about $9,500 in sales over 3 months. These accounts were kinda old but never sold anything before. Has this happened to anyone else?

Yeah, eBay sometimes gets suspicious if a personal account makes like $4,800 to $7,200 in the first couple months. Jumping to something like $9,500 fast with no past sales can make them send a warning, like that MC011 thing.

 

[Mountaili]

Yeah, eBay sometimes gets suspicious if a personal account makes like $4,800 to $7,200 in the first couple months. Jumping to something like $9,500 fast with no past sales can make them send a warning, like that MC011 thing.

So if I slowly go up by around 15% or so each month, I should be able to reach close to $10,200 in sales every month.