No sales
Summary: The discussion revolves around concerns about slow sales on eBay. hereandnow123 expresses frustration over a lack of sales, but several participants share differing experiences, noting that items are selling well for them. They offer insights into factors that could affect sales, such as product category saturation, the importance of optimized listings, and strategic pricing versus auctions. Suggestions include focusing on product research, market trends, and visibility improvements. The conversation highlights the challenges of selling in highly saturated categories like clothing.
Why is nothing selling on here
24 comments
iamalwaysright
·2 weeks agoBecause this is the ebay forum boards, not the ebay e-commerce shopping site. Try here www.ebay.com
lawnmowerpartsstore2
·2 weeks agoIt does happen.....
varebelrose
·2 weeks ago"Why is nothing selling on here"
Dunno, I did my part and bought 4 items yesterday.
pickapaper
·2 weeks ago@hereandnow123
You are selling clothing and accessories which is one of the most saturated categories anywhere now. No one can just browse the category because of the ginormous quantity; a buyer has to be looking for a certain brand, style, color, size, etc. and narrow down the searches. It can get overwhelming.
One thing I could suggest to you is to stop doing auctions. Auctions only work for things that are highly sought after, highly collectible, or hard to find; things that might create a bidding frenzy. Clothes don't. Buyers don't want to wait around for a week to see if they win an auction, and a lot of the time they forget about the item before it ends or just decide not to mess with it. Price your items at a price you are comfortable with and if a buyer finds something in your store they want to buy, they need the opportunity to buy it right now while you have their attention and have it shipped promptly.
inhawaii
·2 weeks ago · EditedMillions of item are sold on eBay every day.
I sold 6 items over the weekend.
christworks
·2 weeks agoPlenty of things are selling. I've got 10 orders going out from eBay tomorrow and will probably have a few more before come in. There are others here who have sold more than I have this weekend.
suggestdeals
·2 weeks agoBefore focusing on sales, first check your products, demand, quality, and market trends. Most importantly, make sure your titles, descriptions, and SEO are properly optimized. If your listings aren’t ranking and reaching the right customers, they won’t get enough visibility—and without visibility, sales are difficult to achieve. I currently manage 2 eBay stores, and both are generating strong sales through proper product research and listing optimization.
suggestdeals
·2 weeks agoI managed a client’s eBay store in August, generating 1,650 orders and $45,000 in sales, with $7,500 in earnings/profit.
tools*
·2 weeks agoThat's not a very good profit margin for eBay and the risk involved. My profit is generally 90% of net.
suggestdeals
·2 weeks agoI understand. Could you explain how you calculate your 90% net profit? I’d like to understand which costs you deduct before calculating the final profit, especially Amazon cost, eBay fees, returns/refunds, and other expenses.
suggestdeals
·2 weeks ago · Edited.?
tools*
·2 weeks agoSorry, 90% of gross. My mistake.
vintage-camerastuff
·2 weeks agoThat profit margin stinks. It should be triple that number.
12345jamesstamps
·2 weeks agoYou don't sell to the USA...
janet9988
·2 weeks agoYou have sold at least 20 items in the pas month. That is not nothing.
chapeau-noir
·2 weeks ago@hereandnow123 On a hat, the elastic band goes BEHIND the head, not under the chin. Particularly that black fascinator.
hartungcards
·2 weeks ago · Edited@chapeau-noir You don't know how they wear their hats in the United Kingdom. They also drive on the wrong side of the road.
shado-x
·2 weeks agoNot in the British TV series UFO
lady_madonna
·2 weeks agoIs there actually a "wrong" side and a "right" side of the road globally? Maybe the people in the UK would beg to differ that they drive on the "wrong" side of the road.
chapeau-noir
·2 weeks agoI know @hartungcards is kidding, but I can tell people who never set foot outside their little gated communities when they talk about people driving on the 'wrong' side of the road. Some people may travel the world...but never seem to leave home.
tools*
·2 weeks agoClothing is a tough category.
luckythewinner
·2 weeks agoA quick search - and my own experience - tells me that there are plenty of things selling on here. I just packed five items to be shipped tomorrow, and I bought two things over the weekend.
dbmm-media
·2 weeks agoWhy is nothing selling on here
same your source for that misinformation
mam98031
·2 weeks agoWell that simply isn't true. If "nothing" was selling on this site, NONE of us would be here selling nor would ebay even be here for us to try and sell on. They too have to make money to exist here.
I'm not sure how much the USA site can help you as selling internationally is very different from selling here. You may want to try the UK site.