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Simply-the-best-for-you Volunteer Community Mentor
Has anyone else noticed their promoted listings impressions/views plummet starting July 16th-17th? I’ve asked a few other sellers and they’ve noticed the same. I’m wondering if this is a widespread issue.
Are things selling? Yes BUT ...
-Sell through rate is horrible
-In the last 16 months only 2 months have set new dollars sales records ... that means no growth
-Weekend sales are half what they used to be ... and we're talking for over a year now.
Oops ... doesn't look like we're making this stuff up ...
Just my opinion but that sign looks like a gravestone ...
@liawrig.nq8rdwqa3 wrote:The economy is going on. While it still robust people are going elsewhere for their goods. If it's cheaper on TEMU they buy on that site. If it's cheaper on Target they go there. For groceries I'm going to the Dollar Tree and Aldi the two lowest priced groceries in my city.
As for the light going on & off, that's been the MO of EB for decades. The theory is that they don't have the server capacity for all the activity (like AMZ) and they turn listings/stores on off.
@liawrig.nq8rdwqa3 Another theory is that they have an over abundance of listings and can suppress huge blocks of them in an effort to scare Sellers in to thinking they have to do SOMETHING!?! Like slash prices, double their PLS ad rates, etc. For the categories I sell in I can confirm it is not the economy ... if it were I would have a surplus of inventory acquired at an extremely low cost and wouldn't be having this pleasant conversation ...
28.5% of my listings have 0 Views in the last 30 days
17.6 % of my listings have 1 View in the last 30 days
9.6 % of my listings have 2 Views in the last 30 days
That makes 55.7% of my listings have virtually no Views ... not good ...
@mr_lincoln wrote:28.5% of my listings have 0 Views in the last 30 days
17.6 % of my listings have 1 View in the last 30 days
9.6 % of my listings have 2 Views in the last 30 days
That makes 55.7% of my listings have virtually no Views ... not good ...
Hey @mr_lincoln How did you find those stats? Or did you figure them out manually?
My PL impressions are still WAY down. Around 70K, so they've gone up a bit, but still not at the 90-100K normal.
@simply-the-best-for-you wrote:
@mr_lincoln wrote:28.5% of my listings have 0 Views in the last 30 days
17.6 % of my listings have 1 View in the last 30 days
9.6 % of my listings have 2 Views in the last 30 days
That makes 55.7% of my listings have virtually no Views ... not good ...
Hey @mr_lincoln How did you find those stats? Or did you figure them out manually?
My PL impressions are still WAY down. Around 70K, so they've gone up a bit, but still not at the 90-100K normal.
@simply-the-best-for-you I calculated them ... I set my Active list on 50 per page and did the math. My account is in the Post PLS Suppression phase where eBay buries or hides my listings as punishment for not using the Continuous setting on the PLS campaign .... prior to 2022 the suppression period lasted 7-10 days ... in 2022 it changed, it's like way longer now. My PLS ended on the 17th ... this is day 11, 2 BIN sales since last weekend ... it's pretty pathetic to be honest, I am also confident that it is intentional.
