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International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:33:00 GMT

Hi all, recently I have been trying to sell items internationally by listing directly on ebay.co.uk rather than .com.au

All was going well, and naturally you make some mistakes with your early sales, but trust that you will improve over time.

But then I got a message saying I had hit my international selling limit, of 10.

I was shocked! I had not been informed that this limit was in place. Its key to my selling strategy to use .co.uk

anyway, ive called, used the chat function, and emailed cbtquestions@ebay.com, but to no avail. No replies from the email, and the other services referred me to the email.

Anyone know if its possible to get the selling limit above 10 items when selling on a site you didn't first register with?

Re: International selling limits?

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:58:53 GMT

I don't know about the UK site, but often if you link a credit card for fee payment to your ebay account, that can lift limits.

And if you only have a few selling transactions under the ID, you may just need to rack a few more up first.

Re: International selling limits?

putney32 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:29:32 GMT

I hope you didnt send items by sea mail and hope they arrive in 1-3weeks from australia?????????????????

3months is closer to reality with seamail to UK, gosh they usually take a week or 2 just to clear UK Customs/VAT collector

Re: International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:19:15 GMT

I have had this account for years, and have 52 responses so far. My paypal account is fully linked, and I have a credit card linked as well, although, that was the one I used to use many years ago when I first got my ebay account, it may even be out of expiry now.

Putney, you comment is way off topic.

Re: International selling limits?

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:44:11 GMT

Vlad, I am talking about a credit card linked to your ebay account, not PayPal, for automatically taking your ebay FVF and listing fees out each month, but maybe that's what you have.

Also 52 are total transactions, not selling trans, it looks like you only have 5 trans as a seller. Ebay often set limits for sellers to prevent scammers and to make sure you don't rack up a large amount in fees and not be able to pay on time.

I also thought your postage very cheap? 3 planes to send to UK for 6.60? Maybe the planes are smaller than they look. Cheers.

Re: International selling limits?

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:18:03 GMT

Re listing on the UK site have you read up on the fees (higher) and the implications of the buyer's having ebay buyer protection which is different to Paypal's? One thing you should be aware of is that you will need proof of delivery through on line tracking not just proof of posting which is required on the Aus site.

Re: International selling limits?

alanawent3133 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:51:55 GMT

I have had this account for years, and have 52 responses so far. My paypal account is fully linked, and I have a credit card linked as well, although, that was the one I used to use many years ago when I first got my ebay account, it may even be out of expiry now.

Putney, you comment is way off topic.

Thats right you put the experienced seller in their place, because you are an expert

if you use seamail you are heading for a world of pain

listen to the good advice

Re: International selling limits?

***super_nova*** — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:10:07 GMT

Shipping to UK by air will cost minimum about $20, last time I looked. And if you send it by sea, the buyer will be able to open dispute and get refund long time before they arrive. So, look at the selling limits this way; by limiting your listing ability to 10, ebay is most likely limiting the scale of disaster you are setting yourself for 🙂

Re: International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:08:02 GMT

No, the question is about selling limits, why on earth are we talking about shipping by sea!!!?

Re: International selling limits?

alanawent3133 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:20:47 GMT

Because some very kind and experienced sellers have noticed you are making a major mistake, and are taking the time to give you advice

why dont you take it on board ?

Re: International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:28:09 GMT

I'm sorry, please forgive me, there is clearly something I am missing. Can someone please be specific and alert me to where I have offered to ship something by sea?

Re: International selling limits?

putney32 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:33:34 GMT

I'm sorry, please forgive me, there is clearly something I am missing. Can someone please be specific and alert me to where I have offered to ship something by sea?

Wings of War Series 4, unopened, all in perfect condition!free shipping from Australia by sea mail, generally takes 1-3 weeks (regularly australian sea mail is actually flown)If you request other shipping, I will pay the equivalent of the sea mail and charge you for the difference.

Re: International selling limits?

fred_fred_2004 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:35:06 GMT

Take any of your listings

go to the postage tab and change the country

select get rates and it comes up sea mail

cheers

Re: International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:53:24 GMT

Ha you are right. I apologise.

Ok, Yes, I have clearly not yet learned all there is about creating an accurate listing. I did not intend for it to say shipping by sea.

I would only ever choose a shipping method the buyer has agreed to. I would get bad feedback if I did otherwise.

Putney, how did you find that listing, it is old?

What I did there with that listing is to offer free shipping to someone who is willing to wait, without it costing me too much, but with an option for air if they so chose. I am currently waiting close to 3 months for an item I chose to have shipped to me by sea, for larger items I don't see why it wouldn't be worth making it an option.

Regardless, thanks for alerting me to my mistake,

and thanks to phorumjunkie and kopenhagen for the suggestions

Re: International selling limits?

putney32 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:17:11 GMT

vlad I found it in your sold listings because I was looking at your ebay.UK listings.

it could be a problem if th buyer says they'll wait for seamail and then open a not received dispute in 45 days time.

Re: International selling limits?

rival-sky-games — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:49:48 GMT

gotcha. thanks!

Re: International selling limits?

***super_nova*** — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:59:27 GMT

When I click on your recent listing, the postage page, enter UK, I get:

AU $10.20United KingdomAusPost Sea Mail Parcel

Go to the item, click on revise, scroll down to international shipping and select airmail service from the drop down menu. You can revise any item that has no bids.

Re: International selling limits?

phorum_junkie* — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:35:19 GMT

Ebay really are saving you from yourself, I have just had a look at a couple of your listings and you have COD as a payment method, this means you have to send or take the item to the buyer and then get paid it does not mean cash on pick up.

As I said earlier do you realise that by listing on the UK site you will be paying higher FVFs and you will be getting paid in GBP even if the buyer is in Australia so will pay extra Paypal cross border fees too.

As you could not have any chance of sending your items for the quoted price price by a method that would qualify for ebay buyer protection you could end up finding it very expensive.

Perhaps until you have a bit more experience you should stick to listing on the Au site and if you feel confident enough to offer worldwide postage just use international options on this site.