Is this from bots? View count through the roof on an item in a single day
 
Really odd. In a single day one of my items had a HUGE view count increase and tons of watchers. Is this from bots?
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Really odd. In a single day one of my items had a HUGE view count increase and tons of watchers. Is this from bots?
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoBoy that is some focussed site! 😎
I wonder if someone in a club or fandom saw it and sent it round to his buddies?
agemelee
OP3 years agoPossibly, it seems to be getting even more now.
does the ebay algo work like social media? Where if something gets more clicks its spread to more people ?
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoQuite possibly. EBay are cagey about all but the most obvious bits of the algorithm.
But again, it could also have been posted to someone's FaceBook page for his buddies to see. Purely manual. Or Reddit or 4chan.
agemelee
OP3 years agoThat makes sense thank you!
laststopgeneralstore
·3 years agoJust when I thought I was a big fan...
agemelee
OP3 years agoOk one just sold now…
mam98031
·3 years agoCongratulations!!! ðŸ‘
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoYou had a viral moment.
But since no one actually bought (or did they?) it just shows Views are less important that some sellers fret about.
agemelee
OP3 years agoNo one bought. The watchers went up to 18 from 2 though.
mam98031
·3 years agoI agree with @reallynicestamps , that is likely the answer. I personally don't get depend on what Ebay tells me my number of views or watchers. I can't tell you how many times I've sold something over the years that have had no views per Ebay and no watchers.
robbie31415
·3 years agoA spike like that and no purchase. Feels bad. 😅
lotzofuniquegoodies
·3 years agoOne other thing to possibly consider, very little of what now happens on eBay in real time. From creating a listing, to getting paid, to views and watchers. I would just chalk it up to that and move on to the next ebay glitch around the corner which do happen in real time. Not soooo much for fixing them!!
-Lotz
mam98031
·3 years agoEbay is too big with too many listings to be real time on everything.
liawri-75
·3 years agoI agree about views. I removed views from my columns and have watches.
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoViewers view. Watchers watch.
Buyers buy.
Most of my items are Fixed Price* and if someone wants it they can buy it immediately.
There also seems to be a lag between viewing and Views, because some sellers have reported having sales with not Views at all. Which could be explained by a lag.
However, an Auction seller may find Watches interesting, since last second bidders are common in Auctions. And an Offer to Watchers of an Unsold Auction might be successful, because people do miss deadlines.
*Collectors in my category are pretty focussed, so Immediate Payment Required is not necessary. YMMV.