shadow ban on ebay?
Summary: In the discussion about potential shadow banning on eBay, detekc_57 expressed frustration regarding difficulties experienced when trying to find listed items on the platform. They suggested that listings might be hidden when users question eBay's practices or seek to remove features like 'Buy It Now.' They shared an example where their friend's reasonably priced items received no views and were difficult to locate, implying the platform might employ such tactics.
Hello eBay communityÂ
Previously when selling items on eBay I have had heaps of views up to 2000 per listing and many sales on eBay. through it seems as if my latest listings have been shadowbanned by eBay as most had 0 views with one having only 2 views for weeks being actively listed on eBay. my store is in a popular niche of vintage clothing specifically LA imported Music t-shirts which is very strange. One theory i had was I got a counterfeit takedown action on two of my listings. this may have caused action by ebay?
I am thinking of starting a fresh new account and would love to hear your opinions and if this ever happened to anyone else on eBayÂ
Thanks, A lot Â
soh.maryl
·1 month agoOriginal message 2 yrs ago.
Must have started that "fresh new account" because this one has no current listings.
detekc_57
·1 month agoabsolutely they do , if you complain or ask an awkward question about how they go about things and ask why you cant do what you have done before like remove buy it now , my pal has had items up at reasonable prices with NO views , and i went looking for them and couldn't find them we checked everything was ok and STILL couldn't find them , e bay employ vindictive bullied people
tobaccocardyahoo
·2 years agoThere are many niche items which no longer generate any interest,
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There are entire categories I have sold for years which always tank when there are economic hard times, and some never come back.
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There are some niches which are being affected by a large dump of merchandise into the market. Major collections have been sold off recently and totally depressed sales for those items.
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There need not be any shadow ban.
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Even one ignorant competitor could destroy sales for a specific type of item by significantly underpricing and devaluing a class of item,
redlinear
·2 years agoIt's somebody else's turn. Â
Research SOLD items like yours and see if the items are still selling
atlasesattic
·2 years agoI recently had a violation policy on a piece of jewelry, only because I used the word faux rather than simulated...and even after taking it down rather then deal with, and was still getting violations on it even days after it was gone, but it never halted my sales at all, so not sure why yours slowed down.
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