Do "long tail" items hold back sales you would otherwise get?

[hoosier*mama]

I'm interested to know other's thoughts on this.  I have about 2,080 items.  All the typical items such as collectables, clothes, shoes - pretty much anything and everything.  

The store has the "top seller" rating, and 100% feedback.  I list on a daily basis, and do all the recommended maintenance such as upkeep of older items.  

My concern is this - I have about 680 Life Magazines in the inventory as well.  Given these are very "long tailed" items, is the entire store penalized and brought down in the algorithm?  I typically sell only two or three a day, no matter how much I increase my inventory.  I'd appreciate any thoughts or feedback on this.  I've wondered if moving the magazines to a separate store would help pick up sales.  

[mega-ma-roo]

I don't think long tailed items penalize the entire store, but you could ask on the Selling discussion board for more input:

Selling - The eBay Community

[hoosier*mama]

Thanks for the input - I'll try that!