One step forward at a time. Clean slate mindset. Offense is sometimes the best defense against potential issues, at least to where they'll be minimized by the larger proportion of positives underway. 100 listings should be just fine for now. eBay boosts that figure up over time and will likely do so to an unattainable ceiling. For example, here's the absurd amount that I can list:

Out of 325,000 Out of $19,500,000.00

I have no involvement with managed payments yet and hope it's not something I'm forced to use. Either way, I'm trying pretty hard to sell more off of eBay than on. I've let my listing volume drop down and am more motivated to sell on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist for cash and much less carbon footprint.

I figured that some savvy people will be able to find my store. You didn't give me any advanced warning to spruce it up a bit!

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I haven't tried Mercari, but I think it's a viable option. Patience may be needed since the traffic is likely much smaller. I've only bought one thing there to flip on eBay, but it was a nice and simple process. Let me know if you like it down the line.