07-29-2013 12:22 PM
I sell a little bit of everything and Ive noticed that this month it has been really slow. has anyone else noticed a big drop in sales?
07-31-2013 01:00 AM
08-02-2013 10:37 AM
yes, especially since eBay did not provide free listings for me in July. I had been doing well with book sales just posting 30-day buy it now items once a month.
08-03-2013 03:12 PM
@mintrobmint wrote:
@jacke407 wrote:What do you mean, you yanked all your items that were flat. Do you just put them in unsold, do you end them, or is there a way to put them in inventory and then pull them out at a later date without being charged the month(s) in between?
Yep & Yep......if you run selling manager or pro, you can keep them in your unsold folder for up to 90 days and relaunch them at a later date.
Items that have little or no views for the first 15-20 days go stale....and with Cassini they can effect all of your listings like a cancer. I pull those items....let them rest for a month or so...then relaunch using the "sell-similar" format on the item. I dont use "relist" because that takes a stale item directly back to it's "stale" location.
Basically.....you cannot replace cancer with cancer....you need to replace cancer with remedy...and "sell-similar" is the remedy.
Hi all!
I am at my wits end here. the items I have listed oare now in their second week as relisted. I even made a few edits, lowered my prices, etc. I'm too depressed to even make the effort to list other items and trying to determine if I need to open a sellers account on another site or not. I have a huge variety of items and categories so, it is not like "handmade jewelry is not moving well at this time of year" thing or being stale in the same category. Even lists in different places on eBay, I still get zilch. You would think that SOMETHING should sell. Last two weeks I had a tigers eye choker listed for $4.99 - jeez, even that did not even get more than a couple views. I wonder if I should try what you suggested using "sell-similar" link. Does it guide you step by step? And, what does it do that is any different? Put your item in a different place? Sorry if I did not "get" what you explained. Thanks for any suggestions about other selling sites and/or the 'sell-similar" link here.
08-03-2013 03:17 PM
08-03-2013 03:20 PM
Explanation: When I said I have a huge variety of items, I meant inventory, not what is listed.
08-03-2013 04:22 PM
08-03-2013 04:26 PM
08-27-2013 08:27 AM
slow as well here. I also noticed, for used parts. That shipping is unspecified if "calculated". I generated some sales by either flat rating or free shipping. But its not enough. At times ebay seems to be not worth the headaches.
08-27-2013 09:08 PM
What is the best items to sell on ebay? I want to get started and I need some expert advice.
Thanks!
08-27-2013 10:12 PM
Hi cyberblasters - you will find lot's of good information on this board with lot's of advice. It would be best if you started a new topic. Go to the top of the page and click on "New Message" and repeat your question. It will be much easier for other sellers to answer you question with your own thread. Welcome to the Part Time Sellers Board!
08-28-2013 02:56 AM
My sales steadily declined starting in January~~in Jan. I was averaging $2500.00 for 31 days sales. In July I sold 12 items for a total of $300.00-$400.00.
I blamed it on all the free listings they were handing out and the fact every category was saturated with items for sale.
I decided I needed to do something different to get better exposure so I changed to 1 day handling time and 30 day returns. We have to accept returns for 45 days anyway so what's the difference? My sales really went up. I shipped 9 items on Monday and another 11 yesterday. My sales average for the last 31 days is up to just short of $1300.00. I have a ways to go yet but it has been a drastic improvement over the previous 31 days.
08-28-2013 03:44 AM
Maybe it's the type of items you are selling I am have a record month best ever.
08-28-2013 10:36 PM
It has been slow I have sold two cross stitch kits and one antique book. I hope sales pick up in September.
08-29-2013 05:18 AM
Very slow for me too i sale little of everything also
10-01-2014 04:51 PM
Every month got better and better but then September got really slow. ( I sell mostly pre-owned clothing)