I tried that before, but the ebay person I spoke to was reading a script over and over.. like a robot. Didn't seem really interested in helping.

That is the point where you ask/insist on speaking to a supervisor.

 

It might not be fair, but it is the way it is.

 

I have over 1,000 listings on my primary account, and I kicked off my fair dinkum selling with 300ish. I would have had to jump through many hoops to get that level, but I was extant (and selling) when they brought the limits in.

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@pcwhizard wrote:

what is the point of the selling limit, who does it exactly protect if I am a long term ebay seller?

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Maybe it is a security measure for hacked accounts?

 

If your accopunt has been inactive for a while or low activity levels and then all of a sudden has a flurry of activity, perhaps this is a red flag that something unusual is going on?

 

Not sure, but have seen a few cases on the boards where accounts have been hijacked.

 

or

 

Maybe the activity has been so sporadic that eBay considers it prudent to add limits as there have been so many changes that perhaps they feel those who may be a bit rusty need to work out the kinks so to speak before progressing to high activity.

 

In that case it would be as much protection for you as it would be for the buyer and eBay