Coincidence
After many days of not having a sale all of a sudden the doors open and I get two or three items sold
Do any of you think this is more than a coincidence ?
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After many days of not having a sale all of a sudden the doors open and I get two or three items sold
Do any of you think this is more than a coincidence ?
reallynicestamps
·1 year agoNope.
I keep records of my sales, on paper which I find easier to read, and I've noticed that I rarely get a sale on a Monday or a Wednesday.
I sell three different product lines on three of my accounts, but this is consistent.
In addition, I notice that November-December is very very slow for me, although it is the busy season for most sellers.
If you keep your own records, you can look back at them and may spot some consistent patterns.
You seem to pretty consistently sold one item a day in April, but for you February and March were roadkill.
The "many days" seems to be some one to three day breaks in April.
You know you can see your Solds on the left column of your Listings, right?
inhawaii
·1 year agoI was being sarcastic earlier.
Of course it's coincidence!
chariot_badges
·1 year agoLovers and gamblers know that luck runs in streaks.
Bad luck ... good luck ... streaky.
You can flip a coin ten times and get a streak of six in a row of tails, not uncommon.
"Variance is a statistical measure that indicates how far each number in a data set is from the mean (average) and from each other. It quantifies the degree of spread or dispersion in the data, with a higher variance indicating greater variability among the values."
That being said, I posted yesterday that I hesitate to say that the last three weeks have been exceptional for me. The eBay gawds heard me, and punished me. It has completely shut down.
No offers, no questions, listings eligible to send offers is zero ... crickets.
wri-8727
·1 year agoNo good deed goes unpunished):
We used to play the dice game 10,000 alot and after certain circumstances put me on my knees I started winning every single hand. Big. Even rummy. Every single hand even if I tired to lose. Anyroad, I told this story on a Catholic website and got the expected response, you're possessed, lol, then the owner ran a 'say the word win a rosary' contest. I won the first rosary. Then I won the second and they pretended I wasn't there and gave it to another guy.
Hey guys, I warned you.
Later some IT guy hacked the site because I called him a poof and wiped out a archive dating back to '96.
I feel bad but maybe a Catholic website shouldn't rook people of rosaries:)
soh.maryl
·1 year agoIf I were a seller and suddenly got several sales after a draught, I'd just be grateful, and not really concerned about the reason, just would be hoping the trend will continue.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoDang - I'm grateful for anything I can get.
But I'm a grateful sort of person. If I'm warm, dry and have mostly enough to eat, I'm pretty good with the rest.
coastaltechsolution
·1 year ago@chapeau-noir
100%
I'm thankful everyday and night that I have eaten and have a warm bed to sleep in.
luckythewinner
·1 year agoNo, I think it is just how your sales went over a period of a few days.
eclecticollectibles
·1 year agoSometimes this happens right before my store fees are due 🙄
movieman630
·1 year agoThere's no such thing as coincidence.
inhawaii
·1 year agoCoincidence? NO!
Ebay is obviously up to something fishy.
I had 0 sales on Tuesday and 7 sales on Wednesday.
Ebay those sneaky SOBs.
12345jamesstamps
·1 year agoMy week is like no domestic buyers with free shipping but some International buyers who pay for shipping.
Of course, the shipping fee makes the Ebay fee higher vs. a free domestic shipping free.
I feel like UK and Canada buyers were my only buyers this week(7 days)...and a few 'repeat buyers' from San Francisco.
Algorithms in play...you better believe it.
And I listed more than a hundred new items this week...some promoted rather high.
fashunu4eeuh
·1 year agoIt may not be coincidence. When sales are made, it can improve a seller’s listing placement in Search results, which can beget more sales. eBay doesn’t make a secret of this. Following Best Practices and other eBay suggestions can have a positive effect on one’s account. Conversely, things like policy violations can drop a seller’s listing placement in Search results.
Below is a link to eBay’s Help pages covering this topic. Congrats on your sales!’
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/listing-tips/optimising-listings-best-match?id=4166
fbusoni
·1 year ago@jsbmsma
All that is known for certain is that eBay's stated ethos is "Economic opportunity for all."
In practice, what this could reasonably mean is that everyone, in theory anyway, is given a chance to make money on this platform.
(Or, conversely, it could mean absolutely nothing.)
An algorithm that regulates listing visibility -- and which doles out rewards and punishments for sellers on the basis of how they comport themselves on the platform -- should (in my opinion) be assumed for one reason: it is most definitely within the capability of eBay's supercomputers.
There has been a cornucopia of discussion here about how sales fluctuate for many sellers from one week to the next.
Can anyone prove that the algorithm determines listing visibility and as a consequence, how many sales one makes in a given time period?
No, so sellers have been left to come to their own conclusions.
What does seem a certainty is that lowering the prices of one's items will often generate more sales. And that has nothing to do with an algorithm.
My personal experience over many years has been that if you offer 24 hour / same day shipping and 30 / 60 day paid returns, you will not have to "wait your turn" (so to speak) to make a sale.
luckythewinner
·1 year agoCan anyone prove that the algorithm determines listing visibility and as a consequence, how many sales one makes in a given time period?
Countless people have posted here claiming that their listings are being hidden by eBay, and every time people on this board search and find the items are not hidden.
meme6253
·1 year agoCount them as a Win whenever they come in.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoThere's some order to the randomness, though. The sale of an item will bring up in search the cohort of all similar items you're offering - it's a feature of search. Whether or not someone purchases one of those other items is another matter. For example, I sold a mouse yesterday - a few hours later I sold another mouse. I haven't sold anything else in several days. This happens on a fairly regular basis to me.
dryophelia
·1 year agoWhy try to find the downside of 3 sales?
gloryglorygifts
·1 year agoNo, it isn't a coincidence. It's an algorithm. Enjoy the flood! LOL
animal-house-8
·1 year agoebays algorithm rotates listing views it was your turn, just a thought.
a_c_green
·1 year agoNo. It would be much more weird to have, say, precisely 2 sales every day. The universe is a lot more random than that.