What is happen with sales
Summary: bigoljim47 is experiencing unusually low sales and lack of views on their new listings. Several participants have suggested that the saturated nature of the clothing market, combined with the competition from new venues and major platforms, might be impacting sales. shire123 and pickapaper point out that promoting listings or offering competitive prices may help. sfau mentions a competitor providing low-cost shipping as potentially affecting market share.
The last sale I had was on August 22. I know there are ups and downs, but I never went this long without a sale. Many of my new listings for the past 2 weeks have no views. Any one else been changer ?
9 comments
adamcartwright
·2 days agoI sell a bit of this and a bit of that. It's all been slow since Sept.
sfau
·2 days agoEbay has a competitor offering free or low cost shipping (99 cents or a bit more). I think they are taking some of their market share.
pantlandia
·2 days ago299 listings in one of the most saturated categories on eBay pretty much answers your question.
10shockeymom
·2 days agosame
dbmm-media
·1 month agono
kandf_vintage_finds
·1 month agoSorry to hear your sales have come to a screeching halt.
My sales are O.K. but I sell no clothes.
This may be the reason.
pickapaper
·1 month agoOne of the biggest challenges is that you sell clothes. The clothing market is heavily saturated and new venues keep popping up all the time, not to mention thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, and anywhere else one can think of. There are millions of clothing items on eBay alone. A buyer can't just browse; they pretty much have to be looking for a particular brand or color or other factors to narrow down a search. It can get really, really, overwhelming.
hartungcards
·1 month ago"...but I never went this long without a sale."
Well, now you have. There are ups and downs you know.
shire123
·1 month agoMy sales are fine but I sell in a completely different category. You sell in a supersaturated category. Unless you promote or have really low prices sales are going to be difficult to come by.