Sales

[sandimc]

Experiencing lower sales this year....anyone else?  Know it's tax time...

[toysaver]

The average family has less money to spend indiscriminately.  As more of the budget is allotted to essentials less is available for the items one finds listed in eBay.   

[simba6]

Yes it's unfair. Some how whenever the family budget is tight, salt and pepper shakers shaped like dairy cows are the first thing they cut back on.  The bane of flea-market selling I guess.

[hartungcards]

However, milk pitchers shaped like dairy cows remain a consistent best seller.  Go figure.

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@sandimc wrote:

Experiencing lower sales this year....anyone else?  Know it's tax time...

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Ayup, but I think it's more likely people recovering from the shock of tax time than anything affecting this entire year. I expect things to recover in the coming month. I'm not concerned; things ebb and flow throughout the year (especially depending on what you're selling).

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Interpretations of the recent GDP numbers and related economic indicators point to a strong potential for stagflation. Bad as it seems, it can get worse.

With a modest number of offerings like you have, you may be doing as well as one would expect - in any year. Ebay has far more sellers offering far more items like yours than there are buyers for.

[kensgiftshop]

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@tobaccocardyahoo wrote:

Bad as it seems, it can get worse.

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I think it's going to before it gets any better.

[wheredidiputthatremote]

My sales have been in the pits since last September. The only thing I can think of is that it is because a little bit of all the above.