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profi58 · 2026-05-03T11:49:36.043000Z

I have been a member of Ebay since April 1999. In the early years I sold and bought a lot; in recent years, things have been quieter.In the past few weeks I received several emails from Ebay urging me to sell and offering a bonus of €50.When I wanted to list a few things today, I learned that I have a limit of 1 sale and €10 per month.When I looked into it, I was directed to various sites and recommendations, all of which were of little help."Check the seller cockpit!" -> "The cockpit is only available after the first sale." I have over 100 sales, just not recently."Build up a seller history!" -> How, if I'm not allowed to sell? And what's the €10 limit supposed to mean? For example, I list a watch, sell it for €100, and that becomes invalid because I've exceeded the €10 limit? If new members are initially held back, I can understand that. But putting up with this hassle for "old hands" is just not acceptable.It probably has to do with Ebay no longer liking occasional private sellers and instead favoring commercial sellers.

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