eBay Selling Limits
All eBay sellers have a certain selling limit. It means that during the calendar month you can list and/or sell up to a certain number of items for a total of a certain amount. Selling limits are unique for each selling account. New sellers start with a limit of up to 10 items and $500 total value per month. Both of these limits include the number listed and sold combined.
To understand how eBay selling limits work, we need to familiarize ourselves with the item quantity and monthly listing renewals limits. We’ll demonstrate how eBay selling limits work on a starting limit of 10 items and $500 total value. Let’s say we listed 1 item for $100. This will update our limits to 9 items and $400 remaining.
Key Points on eBay Selling Limits
The limits depend on what will be reached first – the number of listed items or total value. That may be confusing. You can list 10 items total or sell 10 items total. Or maybe it’s both? The key point is that you have an overall limit per month on both quantity listed/sold and total value.
This limit protects customers by ensuring sellers demonstrate credibility before getting wider eBay access. We recommend new sellers list a few separate items, possibly with a quantity of 2-3 each. This spreads risk rather than having all eggs in one basket.
Automatic Limit Increase
The automatic limit increase usually happens after 90 days if eBay criteria is met like active selling metrics and positive feedback. Though you shouldn’t wait for this. eBay reviews accounts monthly and adjusts limits automatically based on sales volume and feedback.