Need to delete sold listings so that they do not count towards selling limit?

[chenx711]

I understand that sold listings count towards selling limit.. So in order to release more selling limit, I need to delete sold listings so that they do not count towards selling limit?

[soh.maryl]

If they sold, they DO count toward selling limit.  Let's say I listed 8 items and 5 of them sold.  My listing limit is now 3 (not 8).  

[dhbookds]

Deleting the sold listings will NOT change your selling limits.....

[ebooksdiva]

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@chenx711 wrote:

I understand that sold listings count towards selling limit.. So in order to release more selling limit, I need to delete sold listings so that they do not count towards selling limit?

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Sorry but it doesn't work like that. Sold items are already counted towards your limit so deleting them will change nada .

[chenx711]

Thanks for the replies folks. So is it that sold listing will count towards this month's selling limit only?

[dhbookds]

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@chenx711 wrote:

Thanks for the replies folks. So is it that sold listing will count towards this month's selling limit only?

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yes..............only unsold listings rollover the next month and count on the new month's limit.....

[sextons-sweet-deals]

you have been here since 2010 and have a store. You should know how listings work. You have over 5,000 active listings!

What exactly are you fishing for here?

[714ricki]

The monthly limits are:

Sold total within the month + Listed total

If something sold in December, that particular sale will only count towards the December monthly limits. It will not be part of the January monthly limits. 

[mr_lincoln]

@chenx711 

Unfortunately that will not work ... 1) there is no Delete function on the Sold item (using the pull-down menu delete does not exist).  You can "Archive" them but they don't go away, 2) eBay keeps a master record of your sales for 1099K purposes so regardless of what you do on your account they have a permanent record of the sale.

[joseh1445]

Ask eBay to raise your selling limits.  That will help you to list more items and not run into the issue that you are having.  Which is a good issue that you are having, in my opinion.

Good luck on your selling journey!

[reallynicestamps]

The limit is  a Listing limit not a Selling limit.

It also usually has a value restriction.

So you can list ,for example, up to ten items with a total value of $1000.

That means ten x $100 items or one $1000 item.

But not 1000 x $1 items.

If you sell one of your 10 listed items, you only have nine listings left.

If you sell your $1000 item, you have no listings left.