Has the recession greatly reduced your sales?

[3dgt]

Last few weeks it's like I've been ghosted!  Hardly generating any sales...or questions...or offers.  Is it just me, or has this recession really affected sales for everyone???

[coolections]

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@paraquip wrote:

It's the website.....not the economy.   New code has been pushed onto the ebay site and really jacked up sales.

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False. No sure why the OP would ever mark such an inaccurate statement but oh well. It is definitely the economy and definitely not some secret code. 

[skeletonstore]

yes

[coolections]

100% false. If buyers want your stuff they will come here and buy it. Period. So you really didn't want answers you wanted to try confirming a silly conspiracy. 

[janet9988]

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@3dgt wrote:

Last few weeks it's like I've been ghosted!  Hardly generating any sales...or questions...or offers.  Is it just me, or has this recession really affected sales for everyone???

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LOL  try searching the community forums.... someone is ALWAYS saying something about a lack of sales... ESPECIALLY going back MUCH farther than the past few weeks.

[the_fancy_fox]

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@coolections wrote:

100% false. If buyers want your stuff they will come here and buy it. Period. So you really didn't want answers you wanted to try confirming a silly conspiracy. 

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If they can find it. 

[3dgt]

Thanks to all who weighed in.  Ending this query.

[moondogblues]

What recession?

[1tuna]

my sales are the same as ever. I expect to sell 1600 listings in the next 12 months

my customers look to me to see what I am giving away since they are the ones who set the price on 99 cent auctions.

I strive to list 50 fresh auctions per week  but in reality I am probably only listing 2000 items per year.

my customers look for me. not my auctions. when I auction  20 pieces at 99 cents then I get a normal 5 repeat buyers for a total of 8 pieces.

I am hanging in there and feel very fortunate for my repeat buyers.

@3dgt 

[gongas]

People are buying their "needs" , not their "wants".  Things that people use everyday in their jobs or homes will have a good probability of selling.  Things that they look at on the shelf, probably won't.  I sell a lot of tools and very few "collectibles".   Plus the fact that there are just too few dollars chasing too many goods, I can't reduce prices low enough to make a sale on things that used to sell quickly. 

[skeletonstore]

It goes way beyond the depression we are in.  Ebay has turned into etsyzon.  Copying the business models of criminal website that either rely on counterfeit goods or agents of a communist regime to sell below cost is never a good idea.  They don't hide it.  Most people don't even try to understand what is going on.  Most of what ebay is pushing right now is cherry picked.  It's 6+ hours into the left coast time and I have 0 views and 0 impressions despite the fact I am promoting above suggested.  This is criminal on their part.  

[3dgt]

Appreciate your insights.  Thanks!