@lostweekendshop wrote:
OP, I used to sell Marvel Legends when I did predominantly toys many years ago. There was a time when they were good money-makers, but once they started popping up on other sites at retail prices, that pretty much stopped. I don't keep up with the line much anymore now that I've moved away from toys, so I had to check and compare: I noticed your Marvel Legends are all more expensive than the same figures on The River, where you can get their free two-day delivery.
I didn't check, but I recall when I was weening myself off of selling current toys, it was becoming more common to see eBay sellers clearly drop-shipping from the aforementioned site, often at only a slightly higher price. Not sure if that's still happening, but I know that helped flood the eBay market.
Point is, eBay algorithms and glitches can only explain so much. I was in the same position, and finally had to accept that my niche had more or less been flooded and killed off. I didn't have the capital or interest in the shrinking margins to hang in there. Have you considered exploring less easily-procured items? It's really hard to stand out with readily-available items, especially when faced with the monster that is That Other Site.
While I’ll agree Amazon is some of the problem and that they have some of the items I have, but they don’t have all. And if anyone is a collector they know Amazon notoriously sends non-collectible items (smashed, dented, scratched), they do not care about packaging an item well. When I was seriously collecting I never bought from Amazon, only Ebay just because of that fact and I know serious collectors today still do that. Most do not care about spending a few extra dollars to get something nice.
Unless you are able to check everyone of my listings and say that my items are too expensive, I don’t think it’s fair to pick out a few things and say that. There’s plenty of stuff that I sell where I am lower than most sellers here, of course no one ever seems to mention that when they’re trying to prove their point.
And I know I sound like a broken record, but it’s very relevant to state that I find my same items selling on here for higher than my prices all the time (see message 79 and 127 and I have plenty more). Price is not the only issue with the slow sales on Ebay. It is the fact that there is definite sales manipulation. I won’t give anymore examples in this post, because I’m sure by now everyone is sick of hearing them, but there are a bunch if you just read through this post.
Have you considered exploring less easily-procured items?
Haha! Nope, the quicker I get off this site the better, as soon as my inventory just gets a little lower I’m out of here. I will not waste anymore of my life on this site. It’s worthless to do it. It’s frustrating, aggravating and a huge waste of time. Ebay does not want you to grow. Well maybe at first, but then they pull your plug and then you’ll be just like the rest of us asking what the ---- happened.
