I’m hoping some experienced eBay sellers can give me some insight because I’m honestly frustrated and confused about how eBay is handling my account. I started selling on eBay in March 2026 , so I have now been selling for several months and am well beyond the initial 90-day period that I understood applied to new sellers. I’ve completed 50+ sales , and I’ve had orders successfully delivered to buyers. Some buyers have even left positive feedback confirming that the transactions were completed successfully. Despite this, eBay has been placing 30-day holds on my funds . I contacted eBay Customer Service several times to ask why my money is being held for so long and whether there is anything I can do to have the funds released sooner. The response I keep getting is that my “selling history in the past 90 days has not been strong enough for the system to consider early release of funds.” That answer honestly doesn't make much sense to me. I understand that eBay has policies and risk-management systems, and I'm not asking eBay to ignore its policies. What I don't understand is what exactly my account is lacking. If I've been selling since March, have completed 50+ transactions, have successfully delivered orders, and have received positive feedback, what specifically is considered “not strong enough”? Is there a certain number of sales I need? A certain dollar amount? A certain percentage of deliveries? A certain amount of positive feedback? A certain number of months of selling history? Nobody at eBay has been able to give me a clear answer. The situation is becoming extremely difficult because this isn't just money sitting in an account that I don't need. These are funds from sales that I need to reinvest into inventory, pay business expenses, shipping costs, and keep my eBay operation going . Having money from completed sales tied up for 30 days makes it extremely difficult to continue operating. I'm not posting this just to complain about eBay. I'm genuinely looking for advice from other sellers who may have experienced the same thing. Has anyone else been selling for several months, completed dozens of successful transactions, received positive feedback, and still had eBay place 30-day holds on their funds? If so, how long did it take before eBay started releasing your funds earlier? And if anyone knows what eBay actually means by “selling history has not been strong enough,” I'd really appreciate hearing what criteria eventually made you eligible for earlier payouts. I'm trying to build a legitimate eBay business and do everything the right way. I just need to understand what I need to do to get past this situation. Thanks in advance to anyone who can share their experience or advice.
gilr72