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Same I mean and I knew it was coming all my big ticket items have sold out all I have left is like that remaining stuff and everybody's like oh bundle it etc. but you know they forget that things actually weigh substantial amount amounts and it's not you know that it's not that easy.
I've been selling on ebay for almost 20 years. It was a part-time thing, along with selling products on other websites and having booths at antique malls. I got up to about 425 items at the beginning of this year and was being charged 30 cents an entry per month. I was selling very little at the time so I spoke to an ebay customer service, who suggested I cut my products down to 250 so I wouldn't have a monthly charge. I did that and now I have sold maybe two or three items in 3-4 months. Not sure where to go from here.
The days of making great consistent $ online are coming to an end. There’s just too many sites. To many sellers. Not enough buyers. It started out great until everyone started a side hustle. Everyone can’t and won’t succeed. I’ve seen it peak 21 years ago. And now it’s crashing. Only going to get worse from here. You’ve got to have a niche which is hard these days. Shipping costs are killing most of our sakes. Added fees etc. the hardest thing is even getting found. Can’t sell what no one can see.
The days of making great consistent $ online are coming to an end. There’s just too many sites. To many sellers. Not enough buyers. It started out great until everyone started a side hustle. Everyone can’t and won’t succeed. I’ve seen it peak 21 years ago. And now it’s crashing. Only going to get worse from here. You’ve got to have a niche which is hard these days. Shipping costs are killing most of our sakes. Added fees etc. the hardest thing is even getting found. Can’t sell what no one can see.
My experience on eBay in the last 9 months alone contradicts most of that chicken-little prognosis.
And at no time in recorded history has "everyone" succeeded.
Here on eBay there are in fact proven strategies sellers can employ to enhance (significantly) listing visibility and increase sales.
But only a small fraction choose to do so.
(NB: I do not sell in a category that is SATURATED with stuff made in China.)
I'm adding myself to the growing list of longtime sellers reporting no recent sales. I continue to check ebay everyday for any sales because they stopped email notifications of sales, despite many attempts to get them to do what they always have done before. As a result I don't feel part o the ebay team. They come off as remote, uncontactable and uncaring. I haven't had a sale in weeks.
You are not alone with your decline in sales. My sales in June were down double digits, the first time in over a decade that I have had any such a decline in sales. The decline includes both the number of sales and the net income. In my son's industry sales are also down significantly. Alas, in our upside down political economy capital continues to percolate upwards to the oligarchs and the billionaires as they set the rabble against each other while neither side of the political aisle places any focus on the political economy.
On thing people are on vacation, just had graduation HS and Colleges - folks are still paying a bunch on the basic essentials at the grocery store, gas station etc - 20 -25% or more over that last 3.5 years
Once had a customer from Alaska buy some beach sandals in January. I inquired why - they replied they were going to Rio de Janerio. An old saying from way back "When it is June in January you are probably in Rio de J..." Made sense to me. Guess winter clothing might be need if you were planning a trip form N.America to Rio de Janerio in the summer months too.
Western boots are good all year round - lived in Texas (Waco and Katy) and my wife and I danced on those cornmeal covered dance floors in all seasons we even went to dance halls in Dallas, Houston and Saantonio - moved to Georgia - they "don't hardly know what a dance floor is" - Just Nascar stuff and UGA football. Heck some people want to be buried with their boots on.
As a seller who am I to judge what or when a buyer spends their $$ on.
Just maybe your NO RETURN policy scares shoppers off. eBays Guaranteed Money Back Policy has the buyers back for 30 day plus credit card companies have return policy for up to a 1/2 year. Plus you are open to having a buyer get a refund and keep the item. See the No Return does not mean the same as NO REFUNDS.
Other buyers offer free 30 day returns and so due Amazon (i.e. your competition).
Solution : Change Your Policy to at least 30 days return with buyer pay shipping in case of buyers remorse. Lost, damaged or not as described you pay the return shipping (and refund all the $$ the buyer paid.
Perhaps what OP means by "zero sales" is that they have sold substantially less since June 10th. 6 sales in 20 days. The previous 20 day span was 18. The next 20 days before that was 16. A 67% drop in sales may as well be zero.
Perhaps what OP means by "zero sales" is that they have sold substantially less since June 10th. 6 sales in 20 days. The previous 20 day span was 18. The next 20 days before that was 16. A 67% drop in sales may as well be zero.
@sumsum70 I prefer to let the OP speak for him or herself. We can all see the seller had 12 sales in the month of June.
In all fairness, @luckythewinner made a salient point. If one is going to claim “zero sales in two weeksâ€, and in truth they had 3 sales a week ago, this calls the post into question. Why inflate one’s claim?
The whole system is being run by one big AI ROBOT,,The reason there stock has gone up,is now they have less human beings working at ebay,that they do not have to pay a salary to, this anti human ai crap has to stop,and all these on line sites are doing it to.yes more sellers than buyers,along with what's going on in our county,yes it is political, the federal government has to regulate these greedy corporations, same thing goes for real estate land lords too, US humans are being price out,if not we will all be slaves to this insane greed that is sweeping the country. and please no dum comments to say I'm paranoid.
The whole system is being run by one big AI ROBOT,,The reason there stock has gone up,is now they have less human beings working at ebay,that they do not have to pay a salary to, this anti human ai crap has to stop,and all these on line sites are doing it to.yes more sellers than buyers,along with what's going on in our county,yes it is political, the federal government has to regulate these greedy corporations, same thing goes for real estate land lords too, US humans are being price out,if not we will all be slaves to this insane greed that is sweeping the country. and please no dum comments to say I'm paranoid.
kh-tuna
·4 months agoHi everyone,
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andycr775
·4 months agoSame I mean and I knew it was coming all my big ticket items have sold out all I have left is like that remaining stuff and everybody's like oh bundle it etc. but you know they forget that things actually weigh substantial amount amounts and it's not you know that it's not that easy.
giant_industries
·1 year agoI've been selling on ebay for almost 20 years. It was a part-time thing, along with selling products on other websites and having booths at antique malls. I got up to about 425 items at the beginning of this year and was being charged 30 cents an entry per month. I was selling very little at the time so I spoke to an ebay customer service, who suggested I cut my products down to 250 so I wouldn't have a monthly charge. I did that and now I have sold maybe two or three items in 3-4 months. Not sure where to go from here.
terrific_buys
·1 year agoThe days of making great consistent $ online are coming to an end. There’s just too many sites. To many sellers. Not enough buyers. It started out great until everyone started a side hustle. Everyone can’t and won’t succeed. I’ve seen it peak 21 years ago. And now it’s crashing. Only going to get worse from here. You’ve got to have a niche which is hard these days. Shipping costs are killing most of our sakes. Added fees etc. the hardest thing is even getting found. Can’t sell what no one can see.
fbusoni
·1 year agoMy experience on eBay in the last 9 months alone contradicts most of that chicken-little prognosis.
And at no time in recorded history has "everyone" succeeded.
Here on eBay there are in fact proven strategies sellers can employ to enhance (significantly) listing visibility and increase sales.
But only a small fraction choose to do so.
(NB: I do not sell in a category that is SATURATED with stuff made in China.)
giant_industries
·1 year agoI'm adding myself to the growing list of longtime sellers reporting no recent sales. I continue to check ebay everyday for any sales because they stopped email notifications of sales, despite many attempts to get them to do what they always have done before. As a result I don't feel part o the ebay team. They come off as remote, uncontactable and uncaring. I haven't had a sale in weeks.
js-vtg-art-gallery
·1 year agoI have the same case, no sales for 2 weeks. It's rare. Is the economy that bad?
m60driver
·2 years agoYou are not alone with your decline in sales. My sales in June were down double digits, the first time in over a decade that I have had any such a decline in sales. The decline includes both the number of sales and the net income. In my son's industry sales are also down significantly. Alas, in our upside down political economy capital continues to percolate upwards to the oligarchs and the billionaires as they set the rabble against each other while neither side of the political aisle places any focus on the political economy.
johnrj1226
·2 years agoOn thing people are on vacation, just had graduation HS and Colleges - folks are still paying a bunch on the basic essentials at the grocery store, gas station etc - 20 -25% or more over that last 3.5 years
toysaver
·2 years agoI don't buy winter clothing or boots when it's hot out.
johnrj1226
·2 years agoOnce had a customer from Alaska buy some beach sandals in January. I inquired why - they replied they were going to Rio de Janerio. An old saying from way back "When it is June in January you are probably in Rio de J..." Made sense to me. Guess winter clothing might be need if you were planning a trip form N.America to Rio de Janerio in the summer months too.
Western boots are good all year round - lived in Texas (Waco and Katy) and my wife and I danced on those cornmeal covered dance floors in all seasons we even went to dance halls in Dallas, Houston and Saantonio - moved to Georgia - they "don't hardly know what a dance floor is" - Just Nascar stuff and UGA football. Heck some people want to be buried with their boots on.
As a seller who am I to judge what or when a buyer spends their $$ on.
johnrj1226
·2 years agoJust maybe your NO RETURN policy scares shoppers off. eBays Guaranteed Money Back Policy has the buyers back for 30 day plus credit card companies have return policy for up to a 1/2 year. Plus you are open to having a buyer get a refund and keep the item. See the No Return does not mean the same as NO REFUNDS.
Other buyers offer free 30 day returns and so due Amazon (i.e. your competition).
Solution : Change Your Policy to at least 30 days return with buyer pay shipping in case of buyers remorse. Lost, damaged or not as described you pay the return shipping (and refund all the $$ the buyer paid.
sumsum70
·2 years agoIt's because eBay is constantly losing buyers and having site issues that negatively impact your ability to sell.
Some reduction in sales can be attributed to the normal summer slowdown, but mostly it's because eBay sucks in its current form.
ed8108
·2 years agoOn ebay, it's simply business as usual
luckythewinner
·2 years agoOn the account you posted this message on, I see a sale on June 23 and two on June 22. That was one week ago.
sumsum70
·2 years agoWow, 3 sales, big deal.
Perhaps what OP means by "zero sales" is that they have sold substantially less since June 10th. 6 sales in 20 days. The previous 20 day span was 18. The next 20 days before that was 16. A 67% drop in sales may as well be zero.
fashunu4eeuh
·2 years ago@sumsum70 I prefer to let the OP speak for him or herself. We can all see the seller had 12 sales in the month of June.
In all fairness, @luckythewinner made a salient point. If one is going to claim “zero sales in two weeksâ€, and in truth they had 3 sales a week ago, this calls the post into question. Why inflate one’s claim?
cine-montage
·1 year agoThe whole system is being run by one big AI ROBOT,,The reason there stock has gone up,is now they have less human beings working at ebay,that they do not have to pay a salary to, this anti human ai crap has to stop,and all these on line sites are doing it to.yes more sellers than buyers,along with what's going on in our county,yes it is political, the federal government has to regulate these greedy corporations, same thing goes for real estate land lords too, US humans are being price out,if not we will all be slaves to this insane greed that is sweeping the country. and please no dum comments to say I'm paranoid.
fbusoni
·1 year agoOK. Comment withheld.