You are the type of teacher we need back in our schools. Your love for our country and its history is what we all need to hear and know. Thank you for that few minutes of reality of what our country is founded upon and Who it is founded upon. One Nation under God.....
There are 3 mentions of God in the Declaration of Independance..God has been included in this nation since day 1...regardless of religion it is a fact.
Thank you for the insightful and nuanced comments, hopefully we can work together to reach closer our aspirational goals as a country. Definitely fortunate to have been born a citizen, appreciate the content greatly.
Thank you so much for your words about our wonderful country and the Declaration of Independence giving our Creator the credit He/She deserves. Your are a wonderful teacher all of eBay sellers too. We are very lucky to have someone with your values and knowledge guiding us through the good and bad times.❤
That Star Trek piece is from the 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation shuttlecraft playset released by Playmates toys. It slid inside the floor part. In order to put your figures in, you had to pull that piece out. Some kid probably forgot to put it back inside years ago.
My selling limit was five thousand a month and it has jumped to 5 million. May God bless your family and your heartfelt words at the end of the video were so true and appreciated for reminding us of what a truly great country we live in. Happy 4th of July and have a great weekend.
Do you get the feeling your listings are been shown to the zip codes on the opposite coast. Ebay makes commission on shipping, so more $ in their bucket🎉
@fivestar6677 I don't sell as much as Commonwealth guy because it's not our primary income, and I can't speak for anyone else. But I'm in Kansas, and I get lots of sales not far from me in the midwest. My recent orders went to KS, NE, OH, KY, OK, TX, MO, IA, IN, IL, MN, CO, NM, LA--but also all over the country--ME, DE, MA, OR, AL, HI, CA, GA, MT, PA, SC, VA, NC, NH.
Happy 4th of July , and I’m thankful that I live in America. The next administration needs to make Life Greater that Greater than before…. Happy 4th to you and your family and thank you for reminding ppl for what we need to be greatful for!!!!💪♥️🇺🇸🙏😇🤗💜
I try to not overthink things. I list and there is a sale. The more I list; the more things sell. And you have to be always tracking trends and finding the stand out items.
@@AK36677 Nope if you love what you do and you do this for more then JUST the money then your never a slave to ANY PLATFORM you must be in this ONLY for the money and ONLY DO eBay BAD business decision....Im a worker (not s slave) for MY Business and i love every aspect of what i do so doing this full item for 25 years i do not feel like i worked day in my life just like the saying if you love what you do (job wise) truly love it then you will never feel like you worked a day in your life (most even though they allege to they do not feel these way those are the ones that are a slave to RESELLING in general no matter where you sell)
I had to go back and rewatch to hear what he was talking about because as soon as those two cuties started playing, I was completely distracted by their cuteness :)
Lol I was waiting for Kev to see them and stop them but he was so into his soap box he couldn't notice anything else..lol. I love this channel don't get me wrong when I say that..happy 4th
I don't care about views, don't even look at them, its a waste of time. If you list things people want with the right keywords at the right price they will sell, period.
Same with their search it totally sucks now. I swear I type in the exact words key in a title for something I have currently listed and I rarely find it. I have to go to google to find what I'm looking for on ebay!
I tried promoted listing because I wasn’t getting views or sales. Guess what when you put promoted on one item then eBay charges you on all your sales as if you promoted them too but you didn’t select promoted on other items! Also the views and placement didn’t change at all when I promoted. The less people that use promoted the better and hopefully eBay will revert their site back to the way it used to be.
As always I look forward to each of your videos from a great beginning to an awesome end. I learn SO much about Ebay and you with each video you share. You strike me as a genuine, humble and honest human being something we should all strive to be. All of us should be extremely blessed to live in this country compared to what is going on around us. I wish you and your family a very Happy 4th of July!
I have noticed that my shipping is being changed without my knowledge. Going from standard shipping to priority and 1 day and even free shipping. I noticed this a few months ago and now I literally have to check all my shipping in business policy area. It keeps happening! If you have not noticed this, you might want to check! So frustrating. Anyway great video! Thx
Kevin, Thank you for those kind words. I just dropped my Son off at LAX he is on his way to a base near Tacoma Washington before being deployed to South Korea. Grateful for people like you who appreciate his service 🇺🇸 HAPPY 4th
There is definitely a summer slowdown for me. On July 1st it was like eBay switched off. I have had no sale since June 30th. I have still been listing daily, reducing prices and taking down stale inventory.
You definitely should watch Stranger Things. So many things from our childhood in that movie. Brings back memories plus its a good show. Also the 14 minute mark will be your most replayed part of the vid. Watching the doggos get into the toys definitely made me lose track of what you were saying and i had to rewind a few times 😂
Happy Independence Day!! I'm surprised that after all these years, no other site has risen to the heights of Ebay. Been a reseller since 1997 on the site. Seen a lot of changes. Yep, some good, some bad. Enjoy your content.
Thank you for your expression of unapologetic patriotism. There are many of us who truly love this country and honestly treasure what we have. I appreciate you!
The thing about investing is that it has changed. It used to be, that shareholders weren’t guaranteed an annual payout. Sometimes companies weren’t doing so well, or they needed to expend capital to grow. But now, it seems like paying shareholders is seen as mandatory and worse, is often used as an excuse to make cuts to the workforce, salaries, benefits and conditions etc
Kevin I say it to myself all the time when I find something "somebody is going to want this" (even if it is a $5-$10 sale), so I pick it up and sell it, Happy 4th, it's raining here, so I'm watching your video.
I did the cheaper shipping to see how it went. I lost $$. And my feedback score on shipping cost went from 4.9 to 4.8 ....WHAT?! Decided to go back to keeping the discount for my business to cover the %, packing cost, upgrading when possible, etc.
Oh no! The problems are still there and are getting worse. eBay is definitely punishing sellers who don’t list regularly, regardless of how many items you have listed. Which is ridiculous! You’re not hearing people complaining because they are fatigued! They are tired of complaining about it and not being heard. They are either now selling on other platforms or went back to work in the real world, making eBay a side hustle again. This move to get sellers to list more is the death blow!! The industry is already seeing the effects of market saturation and this will only make it worse. Compound that with ridiculous shipping costs and thrift stores raising prices…..it’s a recipe for a disaster. The market is definitely headed towards a crash.
Happy 4th and thanks for all you share. You make my ebay easy👌💯 I've found that my coins sell faster than anything else and help bring more customers in for other things.
It makes no sense to increase selling limits and ebay is manipulating the searches and sales. Why increase your store to 50k, and you cannot get the sales to correlate with a 50k listings?
Fact is sellers well have to accept they will have to work harder (list more) and make the same or less if you can't accept that fact go get a brick and mortar 9-5 job be a slave for someone else
@bennystratton7734 You are giving a bad suggestion about getting a traditional 9 to 5 job. This is why we are selling online to stop being a slave to capitalists. The reality is that most people have become a slave to eBay. I simply stated the truth as revealed to me. Some people work hard on eBay and are doing extremely well...and some people are working hard and do not get the outcome they desire. It makes no sense to increase the selling limits to generate more listings if sales and searches continue to be funneled and manipulated.
@@Ir-of4znI have to disagree with you majority have been reselling for decades to not have a boss or company to answer to thats a fact! being a reseller is hard work and anyone doimg this correctly know you cant do this full time by just doimg ebay period there is no debating this it's very hard work to be a full time reseller you have diversify every aspect of your business to be doing this tihing we call reselling thank God the current batch of youtubers have started to actually point this truth out in there videos and messaging. Also what you might think is not "doing well" others might it all depends on where you live the cost of living might be higher for one seller and less for another even if your working a 9-5 and and getting paid federal minimum wage $7.25 your making $1160 a month before taxes taking out. If your making $15 per hour and working 40 hours per week you make $2400 per month before taxes. so a seller making $5k net after all business expenses are taken into account ( so supplies, storage/warehouse rent, gas, electric, cell phone, internet, selling fees, postage and so on) so after all that if your netting $5k to spend on your personal bills or put in savings some will consider that doing very well others for some crazy reason might think that's not doing very well. If someone only needs $3500 for there personal bills and netting 5k they actually have $1500 to either reinvest in there business, put in savings or do a bit a both. yes I agree I do not like what ebay is doing and frankly doimg this full time for the last 25 years and running a business (not a hobby) there have been many things I as a business owner have not liked what ebay has done I know many business owners that have quit/ stopped selling on ebay because of ebays business decisions just understand just because they did something under the guise as a business move or decision does not mean it was the correct decision time will tell if the current changes and business decisions that ebay has made over the last few years were good or bad decision I'll go on record now as a 25 plus year full time reseller to say the majority of decision ebay has made are bad business decisions that are not Good for the long term
Im a very new seller and my limit just bumped up to 5 million. There is absolutely no way i will wver hit anywhere near that limit. 😂 Good to know i can though. I love watching your videos and learning all the great stuff. But i really watch to see what 80's stuff you pick up. 😊
I got into trouble with ebay and they not only restricted my account, but ebay lowered my selling limits and delisted over 3/4 of my items. I delisted all my items and now only have 23 items listed in that store. Well after the bad things fell off they raised my selling limits. I think they goofed up. I now literally have no monthly limits. Items or money wise. Still haven't relisted everything they removed.
I tried to open a 3rd store to spread out my inventory to free up space and seperate my men's clothing and my women's clothing and got permanently banned immediately after registering my account and had not listed a thing. The A.I tried to block me from getting the number to customer service but I found their phone number online and called them to find out the reason. and apparently, they claimed that the name in email address I used to register was different than my legal name I put in my ebay account as I use my middle name in my email. Even though I don't communicate with customers via my email account. Communicate with customers can only be done via my eBay account, that's just for notifications, but they claim that was the reason they suspend me indefinetly. And that I'm never allowed to open another store on ebay again even though I have 2 stores, so eBay is really got some security systems issues. I could only imagine how many customers tried to sign up to buy on eBay who have that issue with that different names where they go by the name BOB in their email but put their legal name as ROBERT only to get immediately permanently banned from eBay, then they get blocked from custmer service via the A.I bot to find out why, give up and bad mouth ebay to other potential customers. Ebay has a flawed security system as my sellin on ebay for over 15 year was not enough for an apology and unbanning my account so I could load inventory in it. Instead the agent out and out lied and made up a tale that my other accounts had suspension on it an absolute lie. This is why these other platforms are going to slowly grind off Seller inventory and potential buyers if ebay just keeps acting like they're the God platform of reselling and treating sellers, especially when they discovered.I am a current top rated seller for over 15 years.It should have been escalated and removed, as they should know by now some sellers open more than one store, Which I was told I can open as many stores as I want. Just make sure the name in your email. That doesn't have any connection to communicating with customers. Matches your legal name in your ebay account. And in my other 2 stores my name in my email doesn't match my legal name in my eBay account. So how much that story is true, only ebay knows 🤬
My seller limit was $750 per month. Was not worth my time. Suddenly it was raised and now it works for me. Most of my items are around or way above this limit.
Hi Kevin, Ty for all you do and the info you put out there for resellers is priceless. I'm currently a hobby reseller and have not purchased a store front. I too received the $5M increase in eBay sales allowance. Why? I can only list up to 250 items per month (including previous listings which rollover). If I were to go above this based on the gracious email from eBay, I would then incur a fee, per item, over my allotted 250 (fee-less) listings per month. No one is talking, i.e., warning eBay listers about this to assure they're aware. Not even in teeny tiny small print. Maybe this isn't an issue for many, but over listing limit fees can add up quickly. Based on my experience where people don't read, I see it as an issue. What say you?
I think it is pretty well known when sellers sign up for an account. Which one you get or don’t get is spelled out there. It doesn’t change when limits go up.
I think it's fun, my daughter and I have our own accounts but we pick together and every time we make money off of something we love doing .....we giggle with joy. The only thing that's more fun than that..... is getting great reviews from people whose expectations we exceeded with our products. My daughter's in college and loves the availability to make extra money without having to commit to a regular schedule.
I've noticed that when I buy return shipping from Ebay for a customer, Ebay charges more than original shipping. Ebay is making money on shipping! I buy return shipping labels from Pirate Ship to save money. Ebay is just plain greedy.
Same here. I was just charged $8 for a buyers return label, that should have been $5 at the most. Also, ebay sided with me that the buyer returned the wrong item and still charged me for the return label!!!!! Absurdity!
You touch on a lot of interesting points. Ebay is doubling down on everything that increases engagement on the site (for both buyers & sellers). If you think about it, by throttling sales they're actually manipulating (or call it subliminal marketing..) behaviors that promote an outcome they're hoping for: A market place where the most ambitious/best sellers, who create the best listings and sell at the best price buyers can find online.
just getting back from an Alaskan cruise which was relaxing and much needed. I can’t wait to start listing again after downtime of 10 days. Any suggestions to jump start my ebay store?
I think the reason eBay is extending the shipping discount to the buyer is that there is such a huge difference between the counter rate and out discounted rate that many people that charge calculated shipping are pricing themselves out of the market value if the item. I listed something yesterday that hadna total market value of $50, the calculated shipping to CA was over $30 but my cost was about $9.
The fact that Ebay has blocke me from listing 45 items in a month-last month and when I ask to list more listing I am Declined because I don't meet upto Standards
Instead of following their lead, eBay should be positioning themselves as the anti-Temu. Buying quality vintage clothing and other items that are made to last from American sellers is a win-win that can appeal to everyone. It is patriotic, it is environmentally responsible, it is socially responsible, supports American jobs and keeps American wealth in America etc.
Thank you for teaching still! You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but you can’t take the teacher out of the person!! I’m a hobby reseller and looking to retire before 65 and looking for eBay to pay my insurance cost. So far under2 years I’ve taken 2 cruises due to the income.
Long time viewer and have been reselling for over 12 years. My store has always been fairly small 500-1000 listing's. Ebay recently bumped my limits to 10 million.
I opted in for passing shipping savings to customers. My sales are up, but I had 2 small packages go to California, and the customers were charged 6.49 and I was charged 7.89 . So may opt out
Duh this is why selkers like myself that have been reselling full time knew giving your discount that you earn (not the buyer) is the worst thing to do as a business owner most business pass the cost to the consumer in this case its our buyers. Also If your giving your discount to the buyer especially on items over 1lbs you better have exact dimensions and weight or you will be on the hook for postage
@@commonwealthflipper ebay has been pushing sellers to do free shipping for at least a decade plus only the gullible ones got suckered into that btw sellers that do free shipping after all is said and done after all overhead costs per month are calculated up those sellers are not doing very well they might be making 10-20% net the other 80% is going to costs if there not crunching the numbers there just fooling themselves and living in a fantasy world btw even technsports stated to net 100k you have to gross 300k
Ebay has major issues listing proper item views. I spoke to Ebay aprox. 2 months ago and did question this.Ebay knows they have problems and really doesnt care. The rep said they were aware of the problem and were working on it. This has been happening for several months. What kind of stupid techs do they have that they cant fix this. This is a multi billion dollar company that cant fix some simple like this.They could afford the best techs in the world.
I upped my volume last year and they killed my store! Can't figure out what their plan is. I'd love to increase the size of my store but after they killed my store I just can't justify putting more money into the Ebay platform. I'm meeting with Ebay next week, so we'll see what they have to say.
I got an email from EBay, my limit was bumped up to 5 Million 😂😂😂😂. I thought well isn’t that just special of them! Considering my highest selling quarter was 8k, I will get to that 5 million in no time😂😂
I was laughing to see the dogs playing with the one doll and you were just carrying on with business. Animals are so special. Lol. I deal with stuff too
I didn't realize for a little over a week after it happened but ebay increased my selling limit up to 5 million items and 5 million dollars. It's like they're trying to get rid of selling limits without getting rid of selling limits
My sales definitely been better than other summers. I've also been running more sales than usual. They raise my limit from $1 million to $50 million. I'll doubt I'll come close to either but at least I can list that much if I get the chance
I don’t offer free shipping unless I’m selling a high ticket item and I noticed when I sent an offer that eBay changed the listing to free shipping! And I made a whole $4.36 when I should have made $8!! Also selling on what not is selling at a loss as well just like eBay.
Happy 4th July! I would love if I was born in US! I'm from Brazil, I love my country, but I guess that the best country in the world is US! So, you really have to be glad and pround! I wish you the best! You're an inspiration for me and my dream is to get one day live in US and make the same you do! My best regards from Rio de Janeiro, Renata.
It's unfortunate that people jump straight to complaining about changes even before they vet them to see if they're beneficial. I started crosslisting on Ebay a few months ago and have had solid sales and super helpful customer service. I don't expect perfect service, but I'm happy with what I'm getting.
My sales have increased, I’m doing way better now than I was in q4. I have been finding excellent items to flip though, so that makes a huge difference. Just a few 100 plus sales can take an average week and turn it into a very good week.
they increased my limit to over a million lol...i was wondering what that was about....so having said that, is there still a point in getting a store? bc i make sales but i dont have a store subscription. they have increased my limit but im confused here lol. cause still start the month with 250 free listings . i think youre right tho . ebay sees my hard work and wants me to step it up more....
IMO if they want us to list more, raise the 250 free listing's. I know store owners get more, but with only a few sells a month it isn't worth it to me. When I stay consistent at having to watch my listing amount, i will get a store. I'm around 200 listing. Being able to list 5mil items didn't help me.
You can list up to 250 listings a month but the fixed priced auctions carry over if they don't sell. I know it's a high and most likely unreachable selling limit eBay gives us but over time, eBay has allowed us to have more auctions for sale.
@elbertchoi4866 hi, thanks for your reply. Yes, I know about the monthly rollover going against the number per month. That is why I can't list very many new items. I have to wait till some sell to list more. I sell vintage and one offs. So my items are long tale. Last month I started going in, most days, and ending and sell similar the ones ready to auto relist. That has seemed to help move some items. :o)
Hi I wasn't aware of the rollover listings counting against the total number of listings per month. That used to the the case but not anymore for me. Maybe it's because you are a newer seller than me. Good luck on your sales.
@elbertchoi4866 as far as I know, when the item is relisted by eBay, monthly, It counts against your total monthly allowance. I have been selling just over 3 years, and I'm above average seller Only because I don't offer returns and 3 day handling time. Although I usually ship in one day, I don't want the pressure of one day. Lol I just want more free ones, so I can list more without listing fees or a store fee. Although I know I get discounted fees with a store also. So still deciding if a store is worth it if I'm only selling a few a month. 🤔 for now I will just add something when something sells and end and sell similar the rest that will auto relist anyway.
Actually they auto relist daily a month after being listed. So some days I have more to end and some day not many. Depends on how many I listed that day a month ago.
You are the type of teacher we need back in our schools. Your love for our country and its history is what we all need to hear and know. Thank you for that few minutes of reality of what our country is founded upon and Who it is founded upon. One Nation under God.....
One Nation Under God was not added until 1954. Let's get back to original
There are 3 mentions of God in the Declaration of Independance..God has been included in this nation since day 1...regardless of religion it is a fact.
Thank you for the insightful and nuanced comments, hopefully we can work together to reach closer our aspirational goals as a country. Definitely fortunate to have been born a citizen, appreciate the content greatly.
Thank you so much for your words about our wonderful country and the Declaration of Independence giving our Creator the credit He/She deserves.
Your are a wonderful teacher all of eBay sellers too. We are very lucky to have someone with your values and knowledge guiding us through the good and bad times.❤
Really appreciate your positivity and for setting the "compass" in a good direction. Things we need to remember every day!
That Star Trek piece is from the 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation shuttlecraft playset released by Playmates toys. It slid inside the floor part. In order to put your figures in, you had to pull that piece out. Some kid probably forgot to put it back inside years ago.
Thank you for helping those to remember how lucky we are! Happy 4th!
My selling limit was five thousand a month and it has jumped to 5 million. May God bless your family and your heartfelt words at the end of the video were so true and appreciated for reminding us of what a truly great country we live in. Happy 4th of July and have a great weekend.
Happy 4th to you and your family🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Totally agree with your view of our nation. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Do you get the feeling your listings are been shown to the zip codes on the opposite coast. Ebay makes commission on shipping, so more $ in their bucket🎉
@fivestar6677 I don't sell as much as Commonwealth guy because it's not our primary income, and I can't speak for anyone else. But I'm in Kansas, and I get lots of sales not far from me in the midwest. My recent orders went to KS, NE, OH, KY, OK, TX, MO, IA, IN, IL, MN, CO, NM, LA--but also all over the country--ME, DE, MA, OR, AL, HI, CA, GA, MT, PA, SC, VA, NC, NH.
Happy 4th of July , and I’m thankful that I live in America. The next administration needs to make Life Greater that Greater than before….
Happy 4th to you and your family and thank you for reminding ppl for what we need to be greatful for!!!!💪♥️🇺🇸🙏😇🤗💜
I try to not overthink things. I list and there is a sale. The more I list; the more things sell. And you have to be always tracking trends and finding the stand out items.
100%
So basically be a slave to eBay 24/7. 🤣🤣
@@AK36677 Nope if you love what you do and you do this for more then JUST the money then your never a slave to ANY PLATFORM you must be in this ONLY for the money and ONLY DO eBay BAD business decision....Im a worker (not s slave) for MY Business and i love every aspect of what i do so doing this full item for 25 years i do not feel like i worked day in my life just like the saying if you love what you do (job wise) truly love it then you will never feel like you worked a day in your life (most even though they allege to they do not feel these way those are the ones that are a slave to RESELLING in general no matter where you sell)
😂 just watching your 2 little furry monsters pulling plush off the shelf.
Hilarious. Maybe it’s their plush bin!🤪😂
I had to go back and rewatch to hear what he was talking about because as soon as those two cuties started playing, I was completely distracted by their cuteness :)
Lol I was waiting for Kev to see them and stop them but he was so into his soap box he couldn't notice anything else..lol. I love this channel don't get me wrong when I say that..happy 4th
@@shalyndriaI did as well. lol.
Ebay needs to fix the views.. there's no reason why half of my items have zero views with 100% sell thru rates
If they did that then people would not freak out and do promoted listing or increase the %, their manipulation of the views, helps them make more $$
I don't care about views, don't even look at them, its a waste of time. If you list things people want with the right keywords at the right price they will sell, period.
Same with their search it totally sucks now. I swear I type in the exact words key in a title for something I have currently listed and I rarely find it. I have to go to google to find what I'm looking for on ebay!
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Good luck selling anything without views.
I tried promoted listing because I wasn’t getting views or sales. Guess what when you put promoted on one item then eBay charges you on all your sales as if you promoted them too but you didn’t select promoted on other items! Also the views and placement didn’t change at all when I promoted. The less people that use promoted the better and hopefully eBay will revert their site back to the way it used to be.
As always I look forward to each of your videos from a great beginning to an awesome end. I learn SO much about Ebay and you with each video you share. You strike me as a genuine, humble and honest human being something we should all strive to be. All of us should be extremely blessed to live in this country compared to what is going on around us. I wish you and your family a very Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July to our 🇺🇸 friends love from the 🇬🇧 Xx
I absolutely believe you are 💯% right! God bless!
I have noticed that my shipping is being changed without my knowledge. Going from standard shipping to priority and 1 day and even free shipping. I noticed this a few months ago and now I literally have to check all my shipping in business policy area. It keeps happening! If you have not noticed this, you might want to check! So frustrating.
Anyway great video! Thx
As a ‘new again’ reseller since January, I thought it was just a ‘new person thing’… but it’s still that way.
Our store jumped from 54,000 listing a month to 5 million We never list any where close to 1,000 listing a month.
Same here, holy moly whats is going on.
Same 5mil / $5mil
Same here
Explain, you said you had 54,000 listings a month then you said you you never list more than 1000 per month???
@@adventureinventors That's the number of listings that they are allowed to post every month. Not how many they actually list.
Appreciate you Kevin. Thanks for all the good content you create.
Kevin, Thank you for those kind words. I just dropped my Son off at LAX he is on his way to a base near Tacoma Washington before being deployed to South Korea. Grateful for people like you who appreciate his service 🇺🇸 HAPPY 4th
Blessing to your son for his service.
He must be headed toJBLM. My son served there too. Beautiful area. God Bless your son and thank him for his service!
@@LarryM-024 I grew up in and around sw wash, he will like the weather.
@@sandikucia1398 Thank you 🇺🇸💚
There is definitely a summer slowdown for me. On July 1st it was like eBay switched off. I have had no sale since June 30th. I have still been listing daily, reducing prices and taking down stale inventory.
My last few days have been very very slow. This was filmed last week
They have been messing with site, it seems to translate into slower sales
They are buying fireworks with the extra money
Thank you Kevin for your knowledge and patriotism
Thank you for sharing your views! I appreciate your honesty and openness...especially regarding your faith. Have a great Independence Day!! 🎉
You definitely should watch Stranger Things. So many things from our childhood in that movie. Brings back memories plus its a good show. Also the 14 minute mark will be your most replayed part of the vid. Watching the doggos get into the toys definitely made me lose track of what you were saying and i had to rewind a few times 😂
Happy Independence Day!! I'm surprised that after all these years, no other site has risen to the heights of Ebay. Been a reseller since 1997 on the site. Seen a lot of changes. Yep, some good, some bad. Enjoy your content.
Thank you Kevin for the wise words on our Nation.
Thank you for your expression of unapologetic patriotism. There are many of us who truly love this country and honestly treasure what we have. I appreciate you!
The thing about investing is that it has changed. It used to be, that shareholders weren’t guaranteed an annual payout. Sometimes companies weren’t doing so well, or they needed to expend capital to grow.
But now, it seems like paying shareholders is seen as mandatory and worse, is often used as an excuse to make cuts to the workforce, salaries, benefits and conditions etc
Kevin I say it to myself all the time when I find something "somebody is going to want this" (even if it is a $5-$10 sale), so I pick it up and sell it, Happy 4th, it's raining here, so I'm watching your video.
I did the cheaper shipping to see how it went. I lost $$. And my feedback score on shipping cost went from 4.9 to 4.8 ....WHAT?! Decided to go back to keeping the discount for my business to cover the %, packing cost, upgrading when possible, etc.
Oh no! The problems are still there and are getting worse. eBay is definitely punishing sellers who don’t list regularly, regardless of how many items you have listed. Which is ridiculous! You’re not hearing people complaining because they are fatigued! They are tired of complaining about it and not being heard. They are either now selling on other platforms or went back to work in the real world, making eBay a side hustle again. This move to get sellers to list more is the death blow!! The industry is already seeing the effects of market saturation and this will only make it worse. Compound that with ridiculous shipping costs and thrift stores raising prices…..it’s a recipe for a disaster. The market is definitely headed towards a crash.
Happy 4th and thanks for all you share. You make my ebay easy👌💯 I've found that my coins sell faster than anything else and help bring more customers in for other things.
What coins do you sell ? I’m a collector
@Driftless-Region-Flippers I sell a large verity of US and world coin lot's at auction. Morgan's and so on.
Amen! Thanks for the reminder to us all on this Independence Day!
Great message at the end Kevin!
Love the fact that no matter what, you always have a positive attitude! Happy 4th of July to everyone. Love your videos.
Happy 4th
It makes no sense to increase selling limits and ebay is manipulating the searches and sales. Why increase your store to 50k, and you cannot get the sales to correlate with a 50k listings?
Fact is sellers well have to accept they will have to work harder (list more) and make the same or less if you can't accept that fact go get a brick and mortar 9-5 job be a slave for someone else
@bennystratton7734 You are giving a bad suggestion about getting a traditional 9 to 5 job. This is why we are selling online to stop being a slave to capitalists. The reality is that most people have become a slave to eBay. I simply stated the truth as revealed to me. Some people work hard on eBay and are doing extremely well...and some people are working hard and do not get the outcome they desire. It makes no sense to increase the selling limits to generate more listings if sales and searches continue to be funneled and manipulated.
@@Ir-of4znI have to disagree with you majority have been reselling for decades to not have a boss or company to answer to thats a fact!
being a reseller is hard work and anyone doimg this correctly know you cant do this full time by just doimg ebay period there is no debating this it's very hard work to be a full time reseller you have diversify every aspect of your business to be doing this tihing we call reselling
thank God the current batch of youtubers have started to actually point this truth out in there videos and messaging.
Also what you might think is not "doing well" others might it all depends on where you live the cost of living might be higher for one seller and less for another even if your working a 9-5 and and getting paid federal minimum wage $7.25 your making $1160 a month before taxes taking out. If your making $15 per hour and working 40 hours per week you make $2400 per month before taxes.
so a seller making $5k net after all business expenses are taken into account ( so supplies, storage/warehouse rent, gas, electric, cell phone, internet, selling fees, postage and so on) so after all that if your netting $5k to spend on your personal bills or put in savings some will consider that doing very well others for some crazy reason might think that's not doing very well. If someone only needs $3500 for there personal bills and netting 5k they actually have $1500 to either reinvest in there business, put in savings or do a bit a both.
yes I agree I do not like what ebay is doing and frankly doimg this full time for the last 25 years and running a business (not a hobby) there have been many things I as a business owner have not liked what ebay has done I know many business owners that have quit/ stopped selling on ebay because of ebays business decisions just understand just because they did something under the guise as a business move or decision does not mean it was the correct decision time will tell if the current changes and business decisions that ebay has made over the last few years were good or bad decision I'll go on record now as a 25 plus year full time reseller to say the majority of decision ebay has made are bad business decisions that are not Good for the long term
Im a very new seller and my limit just bumped up to 5 million. There is absolutely no way i will wver hit anywhere near that limit. 😂 Good to know i can though. I love watching your videos and learning all the great stuff. But i really watch to see what 80's stuff you pick up. 😊
I got into trouble with ebay and they not only restricted my account, but ebay lowered my selling limits and delisted over 3/4 of my items. I delisted all my items and now only have 23 items listed in that store. Well after the bad things fell off they raised my selling limits. I think they goofed up. I now literally have no monthly limits. Items or money wise. Still haven't relisted everything they removed.
They keep removing my stuff saying NFL logo shirts are counterfeit! Crazy
I tried to open a 3rd store to spread out my inventory to free up space and seperate my men's clothing and my women's clothing and got permanently banned immediately after registering my account and had not listed a thing. The A.I tried to block me from getting the number to customer service but I found their phone number online and called them to find out the reason. and apparently, they claimed that the name in email address I used to register was different than my legal name I put in my ebay account as I use my middle name in my email. Even though I don't communicate with customers via my email account. Communicate with customers can only be done via my eBay account, that's just for notifications, but they claim that was the reason they suspend me indefinetly. And that I'm never allowed to open another store on ebay again even though I have 2 stores, so eBay is really got some security systems issues. I could only imagine how many customers tried to sign up to buy on eBay who have that issue with that different names where they go by the name BOB in their email but put their legal name as ROBERT only to get immediately permanently banned from eBay, then they get blocked from custmer service via the A.I bot to find out why, give up and bad mouth ebay to other potential customers. Ebay has a flawed security system as my sellin on ebay for over 15 year was not enough for an apology and unbanning my account so I could load inventory in it. Instead the agent out and out lied and made up a tale that my other accounts had suspension on it an absolute lie. This is why these other platforms are going to slowly grind off Seller inventory and potential buyers if ebay just keeps acting like they're the God platform of reselling and treating sellers, especially when they discovered.I am a current top rated seller for over 15 years.It should have been escalated and removed, as they should know by now some sellers open more than one store, Which I was told I can open as many stores as I want. Just make sure the name in your email. That doesn't have any connection to communicating with customers. Matches your legal name in your ebay account. And in my other 2 stores my name in my email doesn't match my legal name in my eBay account. So how much that story is true, only ebay knows 🤬
My seller limit was $750 per month. Was not worth my time. Suddenly it was raised and now it works for me. Most of my items are around or way above this limit.
Hi Kevin, Ty for all you do and the info you put out there for resellers is priceless. I'm currently a hobby reseller and have not purchased a store front. I too received the $5M increase in eBay sales allowance. Why? I can only list up to 250 items per month (including previous listings which rollover). If I were to go above this based on the gracious email from eBay, I would then incur a fee, per item, over my allotted 250 (fee-less) listings per month. No one is talking, i.e., warning eBay listers about this to assure they're aware. Not even in teeny tiny small print. Maybe this isn't an issue for many, but over listing limit fees can add up quickly. Based on my experience where people don't read, I see it as an issue. What say you?
I think it is pretty well known when sellers sign up for an account. Which one you get or don’t get is spelled out there. It doesn’t change when limits go up.
Kevin, I love watching and listening to your channel thank you
Glad you enjoy it!
Happy 4th of July to you and your family!!!
Thank you for such an inspiring 4th of July message! Would have loved to have had you as my history teacher.
I think it's fun, my daughter and I have our own accounts but we pick together and every time we make money off of something we love doing .....we giggle with joy. The only thing that's more fun than that..... is getting great reviews from people whose expectations we exceeded with our products. My daughter's in college and loves the availability to make extra money without having to commit to a regular schedule.
I've noticed that when I buy return shipping from Ebay for a customer, Ebay charges more than original shipping. Ebay is making money on shipping! I buy return shipping labels from Pirate Ship to save money. Ebay is just plain greedy.
Same here. I was just charged $8 for a buyers return label, that should have been $5 at the most. Also, ebay sided with me that the buyer returned the wrong item and still charged me for the return label!!!!! Absurdity!
You touch on a lot of interesting points. Ebay is doubling down on everything that increases engagement on the site (for both buyers & sellers). If you think about it, by throttling sales they're actually manipulating (or call it subliminal marketing..) behaviors that promote an outcome they're hoping for: A market place where the most ambitious/best sellers, who create the best listings and sell at the best price buyers can find online.
just getting back from an Alaskan cruise which was relaxing and much needed. I can’t wait to start listing again after downtime of 10 days. Any suggestions to jump start my ebay store?
As a big couponer, that Tide cooler is super neat! 😂lol. I wish i knew u had that 😫 i def woulda snagged that.
I think the reason eBay is extending the shipping discount to the buyer is that there is such a huge difference between the counter rate and out discounted rate that many people that charge calculated shipping are pricing themselves out of the market value if the item.
I listed something yesterday that hadna total market value of $50, the calculated shipping to CA was over $30 but my cost was about $9.
The fact that Ebay has blocke me from listing 45 items in a month-last month and when I ask to list more listing I am Declined because I don't meet upto Standards
Yes, I received that limit increase notice 2 weeks ago and thought that was strange as I've only been selling for almost 3 yrs.
Instead of following their lead, eBay should be positioning themselves as the anti-Temu. Buying quality vintage clothing and other items that are made to last from American sellers is a win-win that can appeal to everyone. It is patriotic, it is environmentally responsible, it is socially responsible, supports American jobs and keeps American wealth in America etc.
Thank you for teaching still! You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but you can’t take the teacher out of the person!! I’m a hobby reseller and looking to retire before 65 and looking for eBay to pay my insurance cost. So far under2 years I’ve taken 2 cruises due to the income.
Love the way you ended this video. We are very lucky to be Americans. Happy July 4. God Bless
Long time viewer and have been reselling for over 12 years. My store has always been fairly small 500-1000 listing's. Ebay recently bumped my limits to 10 million.
Happy 4th Kevin
Hi Kevin, eBay boosted me up to a 5 million limit. I am a part-time, for-fun seller. I think my total sales for last year was $2,500 🤪.
I opted in for passing shipping savings to customers. My sales are up, but I had 2 small packages go to California, and the customers were charged 6.49 and I was charged 7.89 . So may opt out
Up your weight by a pound
@@commonwealthflipper thanks
Duh this is why selkers like myself that have been reselling full time knew giving your discount that you earn (not the buyer) is the worst thing to do as a business owner most business pass the cost to the consumer in this case its our buyers. Also If your giving your discount to the buyer especially on items over 1lbs you better have exact dimensions and weight or you will be on the hook for postage
@@bennystratton7734I know many successful sellers who do free shipping
@@commonwealthflipper ebay has been pushing sellers to do free shipping for at least a decade plus only the gullible ones got suckered into that btw sellers that do free shipping after all is said and done after all overhead costs per month are calculated up those sellers are not doing very well they might be making 10-20% net the other 80% is going to costs if there not crunching the numbers there just fooling themselves and living in a fantasy world btw even technsports stated to net 100k you have to gross 300k
Are the dogs playing with one of your items? So funny.
lol yes.
@@commonwealthflipper You need to up your price on that one for sure. Tested and approved by experts. LOL.
I'm a new seller, just 30 days in. Never had a small limit on posts.
Yeah, last year was frocked with ebay issues..... like people not able to withdraw their funds
lol poncho and wallen..... plush markdown lol
No morning fireworks here, rain until 8:30 Central
Yeah, I thought it was odd that one day I looked and I don’t have a limit anymore on how much I am allowed to sell.
Everything else, I agree. A lot of items I had sitting for a year or more are now moving as well.
Ebay has major issues listing proper item views. I spoke to Ebay aprox. 2 months ago and did question this.Ebay knows they have problems and really doesnt care. The rep said they were aware of the problem and were working on it. This has been happening for several months. What kind of stupid techs do they have that they cant fix this. This is a multi billion dollar company that cant fix some simple like this.They could afford the best techs in the world.
I like your thoughts on the increased limits, lots of changes and they like where they are at
Good morning and Happy 4th of July Kevin 😊😊
I upped my volume last year and they killed my store! Can't figure out what their plan is. I'd love to increase the size of my store but after they killed my store I just can't justify putting more money into the Ebay platform. I'm meeting with Ebay next week, so we'll see what they have to say.
I got an email from EBay, my limit was bumped up to
5 Million 😂😂😂😂. I thought well isn’t that just special of them! Considering my highest selling quarter was 8k, I will get to that 5 million in no time😂😂
I was laughing to see the dogs playing with the one doll and you were just carrying on with business. Animals are so special. Lol. I deal with stuff too
Sneaky Puppies getting into the plushies!
I didn't realize for a little over a week after it happened but ebay increased my selling limit up to 5 million items and 5 million dollars. It's like they're trying to get rid of selling limits without getting rid of selling limits
Ebay has given me unlimited listing.
Happy 4th to you and your family.
New subscriber and newbie reseller here. Liking the realism
Welcome aboard!
My sales definitely been better than other summers. I've also been running more sales than usual. They raise my limit from $1 million to $50 million. I'll doubt I'll come close to either but at least I can list that much if I get the chance
I don’t offer free shipping unless I’m selling a high ticket item and I noticed when I sent an offer that eBay changed the listing to free shipping! And I made a whole $4.36 when I should have made $8!! Also selling on what not is selling at a loss as well just like eBay.
Happy 4th July! I would love if I was born in US! I'm from Brazil, I love my country, but I guess that the best country in the world is US! So, you really have to be glad and pround! I wish you the best! You're an inspiration for me and my dream is to get one day live in US and make the same you do! My best regards from Rio de Janeiro, Renata.
Thanks again!! You will Love Stranger Things!!!
I’m a casual seller and my limits have been bumped up also.
Yea the more I list on a consistent basis the more sales I get.
So happy I watched to the end. Our rights come from God; no man can take away. God bless you
and God bless America. Happy 4th!
I used to love watching the Rockford Files. I knew at least once an episode he'd get bonked in the head, lol
I had the standard limits of 750 items and $35k until a couple of weeks ago, they increased it to 5 million items and $5 million
I have been selling on Mercari and when I sell I don't have to pay fees so I can sell for less 200 sells in 2 months loving it
My eBay sales have been terrible lately, I’ve got to figure out what I’m doing wrong
Mine have been awful the last few days as well
@@commonwealthflipper I wish my awful days were like your days. For me, awful is “no sales”
They bumped me on a starter store from 250 free limit to 700 free limits
When you start making enough buy the second level store. It'll let you do more stuff... like sales and markdowns.
They bumped me from 50K in listings to 5 million. WHOA!
@@semperfi-1918 I can do promotions like markdowns unless you are speaking of something else.
@@wanderingspider8988😮
I got 4000 items listed and sell 3 to 4 things per week. Sales suck since 2021.
It's unfortunate that people jump straight to complaining about changes even before they vet them to see if they're beneficial.
I started crosslisting on Ebay a few months ago and have had solid sales and super helpful customer service.
I don't expect perfect service, but I'm happy with what I'm getting.
Great video bro. Happy 4th to you and the fam!
My sales have increased, I’m doing way better now than I was in q4. I have been finding excellent items to flip though, so that makes a huge difference. Just a few 100 plus sales can take an average week and turn it into a very good week.
How much acreage does your property have?
Slick JYD 💪🏼 shirt!
Love the shirt kev!
Like everyone, i was captivated by the naughty pups lol!
Me too
How do you know what to list price items like the little axe thing
they increased my limit to over a million lol...i was wondering what that was about....so having said that, is there still a point in getting a store? bc i make sales but i dont have a store subscription. they have increased my limit but im confused here lol. cause still start the month with 250 free listings . i think youre right tho . ebay sees my hard work and wants me to step it up more....
IMO if they want us to list more, raise the 250 free listing's. I know store owners get more, but with only a few sells a month it isn't worth it to me. When I stay consistent at having to watch my listing amount, i will get a store. I'm around 200 listing. Being able to list 5mil items didn't help me.
You can list up to 250 listings a month but the fixed priced auctions carry over if they don't sell.
I know it's a high and most likely unreachable selling limit eBay gives us but over time, eBay has allowed us to have more auctions for sale.
@elbertchoi4866 hi, thanks for your reply. Yes, I know about the monthly rollover going against the number per month. That is why I can't list very many new items. I have to wait till some sell to list more. I sell vintage and one offs. So my items are long tale. Last month I started going in, most days, and ending and sell similar the ones ready to auto relist. That has seemed to help move some items. :o)
Hi
I wasn't aware of the rollover listings counting against the total number of listings per month.
That used to the the case but not anymore for me. Maybe it's because you are a newer seller than me. Good luck on your sales.
@elbertchoi4866 as far as I know, when the item is relisted by eBay, monthly, It counts against your total monthly allowance. I have been selling just over 3 years, and I'm above average seller
Only because I don't offer returns and 3 day handling time. Although I usually ship in one day, I don't want the pressure of one day. Lol I just want more free ones, so I can list more without listing fees or a store fee. Although I know I get discounted fees with a store also. So still deciding if a store is worth it if I'm only selling a few a month. 🤔 for now I will just add something when something sells and end and sell similar the rest that will auto relist anyway.
Actually they auto relist daily a month after being listed. So some days I have more to end and some day not many. Depends on how many I listed that day a month ago.
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉God bless America 🎉🎉🎉
Your videos are simply wonderful! Huggicates Kevin 😊!
Happy 4th of July 🎇🎆
eBay raised my limit to almost $5,000,000.00 lol
Thought they may have spied my death pile.
Lol
Thank you, Kevin, for talking about the gift that the United States is to us and the world. Happy 4th to everyone! God Bless America!!