Ask me about Paypal or Ebay

[Salty_Crumpet]

I've used paypal and ebay as a job for the last 4 years. I think I've run into most problems you could possibly have and I consider myself pretty knowledgeable. If you are having problems with anything ask me and I'll do my best to answer them.

 

[SocialManager]

Are you doing drop shipping? Have you seen your revenue rise or fall over the last 4 years? Do you think Ebay is getting harder to sell on?

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

I am currently drop shipping, but on a much smaller scale than I used too. I now only have around 200 products that preformed best out of the 3000 I originally had listed a few months ago. I think it is smart for everyone at this time to be more selective about what they list among the waves of recent bans. Over the years revenue has gone down a little, but the profit margin has gotten a lot slimmer with the current over saturation of the marketplace. I think it's still possible to start a successful drop shipping business, but focus on finding great products and not just getting a ton of listings up. In the last six months 20% of my revenue has been from a single product.

 

[vaibhav123]

How to recieve money if your country is banned by paypal ?

 

[nextlvlig]

How does paypal react with all of the funds coming into your account. Do you get limited?

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

I don't have much experience with this as I live in the U.S, but I would suggest getting a friend to set an account up or buying one from a vendor. Than use a VPS (remote computer)

How to recieve money if your country is banned by paypal ?

Paypal limitation is the biggest problem I've faced as an online seller. If you are just starting a drop shipping business and do not have a paypal it is important to age your account and send incrementally higher payments through it for around 30 days. If you use a fresh paypal there is a very high likelihood that once you get $100-300 in orders that they will hit you with a suspicious activity limitation.

How does paypal react with all of the funds coming into your account. Do you get limited?

 

[nextlvlig]

Paypal limitation is the biggest problem I've faced as an online seller. If you are just starting a drop shipping business and do not have a paypal it is important to age your account and send incrementally higher payments through it for around 30 days. If you use a fresh paypal there is a very high likelihood that once you get $100-300 in orders that they will hit you with a suspicious activity limitation.

Well I have 2 year old paypal. Bank verified but personal account. How should I correctly use this account so it wont be limited?

 

[NTchems]

my account has been limited. i'm individual customer. i have only id card. how do i appeal. thank you

 

[Omartechnology]

I've used paypal and ebay as a job for the last 4 years. I think I've run into most problems you could possibly have and I consider myself pretty knowledgeable. If you are having problems with anything ask me and I'll do my best to answer them.

Hey, let say you sold a phone charger and buyer want to return it because its not working, you are sure its working, so what to do in such case ? if you accept return u will need to pay for return label, if you did full refund u will lose money, so ?

 

[Derva]

Hey, let say you sold a phone charger and buyer want to return it because its not working, you are sure its working, so what to do in such case ? if you accept return u will need to pay for return label, if you did full refund u will lose money, so ?

And if your PP account has no good reputation or just no reputation you will lose the account in a heartbeat. I advise to just cut your losses and refund it..

 

[Omartechnology]

And if your PP account has no good reputation or just no reputation you will lose the account in a heartbeat. I advise to just cut your losses and refund it..

My PayPal is in good standing, but i was wondering how to do in such case, its return misuse fraud, cause you know for sure the item is working.

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

My PayPal is in good standing, but i was wondering how to do in such case, its return misuse fraud, cause you know for sure the item is working.

If its a cheap product like a phone charger, I'd suggest just refunding the money and do the same with items where the return shipping costs almost as much as the product. If its a higher value item I accept returns just so the buyer doesn't get anything free out of the fraud. It may be surprising, but I very rarely run into these cases with physical products, this happens often when your selling digital items or services and I always dispute those. Derva is right though is your paypal has a lower reputation you don't want to enter any disputes. Even if you account is in good standing it is important that you keep your disputes to a minimum make sure to chose your battles by price or how much evidence you have.

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

my account has been limited. i'm individual customer. i have only id card. how do i appeal. thank you

Just to clarify could you please send the exact message that paypal has sent as explanation for your limitation. Also are you using a stealth account or are you able to provide ID?

 

[Wooten]

Hah I used to do this 3-5 years ago, with some good results. Wondering how it's all changed these days.

Do you use stealth accounts for this? If so, how many do you operate?
Do you list them as an individual seller or do you open a store?
Where do you source your items from? having 3000 item is definitely a lot. I barely got 400~ out of which only about 20% were best sellers.
How's the limitations with paypal/ebay these days? Do they do that often?

Thanks

 

[johnsmith11bb]

I want an stealth eBay and PayPal account

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

Well I have 2 year old paypal. Bank verified but personal account. How should I correctly use this account so it wont be limited?

A two year old account is perfect for drop shipping. Make sure when listing your items that you do not just copy and paste descriptions from other websites and find unique pictures, I hear this is a few of the ways ebay finds dropshippers. If you get banned on ebay for dropshipping paypal will ask you for you to upload a photo ID, provide proof of fulfillment, and provide purchase receipt from your supplier. Even if you are able to provide this paypal may not unrestricted your account. The other type of restriction to look out for is when paypal asks for your taxpayer ID. This is when you surpass 200 transactions and 20k in sales. You will get a warning (not limitation) before you hit this mark if you are projected to hit this by the end of the year. If you don't want to pay taxes the only way to get around this is to always have a few accounts that are being aged, or split sales between multiple accounts. As a precaution for an unexpected limitation I always send a few payments between my main account and alt account. This way if I get limited I can at least refund some of my balance to my alt account as paypal rarely limits refunds. If they do you can still refund transactions by calling customer support.

I want an stealth eBay and PayPal account

I always make my own stealth paypals by buying a vba online I sugest bestvcc.com, then spending a minimum of 30 days gradually building the reputation of the account by sending incrementally larger payments through it. When I make a new ebay account I usually start by selling a few things around the house, they can be really cheap. This builds some reputation and also allows you to increase selling limits. After that you shouldn't have many problems. If you don't want to go through this process I know you can buy paypal and ebay accounts on this forum. I've never bought from anyone so just check reviews and ask around for who's best.

 

[johnsmith11bb]

A two year old account is perfect for drop shipping. Make sure when listing your items that you do not just copy and paste descriptions from other websites and find unique pictures, I hear this is a few of the ways ebay finds dropshippers. If you get banned on ebay for dropshipping paypal will ask you for you to upload a photo ID, provide proof of fulfillment, and provide purchase receipt from your supplier. Even if you are able to provide this paypal may not unrestricted your account. The other type of restriction to look out for is when paypal asks for your taxpayer ID. This is when you surpass 200 transactions and 20k in sales. You will get a warning (not limitation) before you hit this mark if you are projected to hit this by the end of the year. If you don't want to pay taxes the only way to get around this is to always have a few accounts that are being aged, or split sales between multiple accounts. As a precaution for an unexpected limitation I always send a few payments between my main account and alt account. This way if I get limited I can at least refund some of my balance to my alt account as paypal rarely limits refunds. If they do you can still refund transactions by calling customer support.


I always make my own stealth paypals by buying a vba online I sugest bestvcc.com, then spending a minimum of 30 days gradually building the reputation of the account by sending incrementally larger payments through it. When I make a new ebay account I usually start by selling a few things around the house, they can be really cheap. This builds some reputation and also allows you to increase selling limits. After that you shouldn't have many problems. If you don't want to go through this process I know you can buy paypal and ebay accounts on this forum. I've never bought from anyone so just check reviews and ask around for who's best.

As I'm from morocco any tips for me because they will ask for "documentations"

 

[Salty_Crumpet]

As I'm from morocco any tips for me because they will ask for "documentations"

I've used http://www.secondeyesolution.ch several times for documentation. Check them out and see if they have any options that might help you, though if you need more than one thing it can get expensive.

 

[Wooten]

Hah I used to do this 3-5 years ago, with some good results. Wondering how it's all changed these days.

Do you use stealth accounts for this? If so, how many do you operate?
Do you list them as an individual seller or do you open a store?
Where do you source your items from? having 3000 item is definitely a lot. I barely got 400~ out of which only about 20% were best sellers.
How's the limitations with paypal/ebay these days? Do they do that often?

Thanks

@Salty_Crumpet I feel abandoned here. Maybe you could have a look into some of my questions above? Thanks

 

[sonyhp]

How to rank higher on ebay?