{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61d7249b3ffb1d0012ee6802/61e02a431b071d00127442b6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Talking About eBay | Below Standard - What Happens?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1641487025312-1f338b3d30fe52f85afbaad4425e9f78.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What happens to your eBay account if your seller level is below standard?</p><p>Welcome to my Talking About eBay Podcast.&nbsp; A weekly show where I discuss the latest eBay news, offer advice on running an account and share some stories about mistakes I witnessed former clients making on eBay.</p><p>In this week's pod, I reminisce about the time where one of my former clients' eBay account was downgraded to Below Standard.&nbsp; For those of you unfamiliar with what that is, it’s basically the last chance saloon section of eBay.</p><p>If you have been consistently breaking eBay’s rules or basically, giving customers a bad experience then eBay will put your account on probation. That is the dreaded <strong>Below Standard </strong>status.&nbsp; eBay purgatory.</p><p>But what happens to your account when you go <strong>Below Standard</strong>?</p><p>Can you ever get back to <strong>Top Rated</strong> status after such a punishment?</p><p>Honestly, I don’t know.&nbsp; It depends on a lot of different factors but I was there when a high volume high 6 figure turnover eBay account was downgraded to Below Standard.&nbsp; Full disclosure, I never got to see if the account recovered but, I was able to see what caused it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>And it might just surprise you.</p><p>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::</p><p>Talking About eBay is a podcast for the lonely eBay’ers out there.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Pursuing the eBay dream can sometimes be a nightmare.&nbsp; The ups and downs are severe and they are worse if you have no one to talk to.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Well, I’m here.&nbsp; My weekly podcast is my therapy and hopefully you will find it helpful too.</p><p>You can catch my podcast here… or search Talking About Ebay on Spotify, iTunes or Amazon Music</p><p><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/talking-about-ebay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shows.acast.com/talking-about-ebay</a></p><p>For some bite-size tips, you can follow me on TikTok</p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@talking_about_ebay?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@talking_about_ebay?</a></p><p>And come chat with me on Facebook</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jackjamesebay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/jackjamesebay</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dean Griffiths"}