So first time ever posting on here as thing have been great for last ten years. I was even ebay shine finalist for global business of the year last year. Things were looking ok through March and then things started going south. Down 10% from same period last year, then 20%, 30%, 40%. Now the last 3 days I have sold $120 total. Last year I averaged over $2200 per day.
I cant help but feel like someone waved the magic wand to kill my sales. I have been top rated and 100% feedback for 5 straight years, free shipping, free returns, blah blah blah. I refuse to do promoted listings because my net has gone from 30% done to around 15-20% trying to keep up and give them another 5% of the top would cut my profits by a third.
My point is I have always had a steady increase year to year. I always added steady amount of listing going up by about 10% per year. Every year has been better than last....last year was a huge boost and was joking about ebay manipulating things to boost my sales right before the ebay open so the shine group would be happy and spread the good word at the open in las vegas.....
Now fast forward to exact same time this year. I feel like not only did the undo the magic wand, I feel like I must have made someone upset in the powers that be and they have black balled me. I can not explain how for 10 years good steady sales everyday, 20-30 high dollar sales per day every day down to 1-3 sales per day.
When I ask if ebay can manipulate sales to concierge people they have mixed answers. I have gotten that while there are many parameters there is one thing like a "reputation" type variable that is literally subjective and has nothing to do with pictures, or feedback or all the tangible things.
While realize ebay is going down (already dead compared to other platforns; 3% of sales compared to amazon) I have been loyal and only sell on ebay. This is passed going down, this is drained and empty. Devastated to say the least
