7 days - No sales

[indyglassman]

Today is the 7th day without a sale.  I have never gone this long without anything.  Not even a question.  Anyone else dealing with the same?  Major pep talk needed or something. lol 

[12345jamesstamps]

It has been rather slow...for new buyers for me.

For me, it's like only International buyers are buying even though I have free domestic shipping.

Very rare, I had two 'freight forward' orders this week...I hate those...one to Colombia and one to Kazakhstan.

I have my 'repeat buyers' which help somewhat.

I read about the new 'promoting' and such. I have a lot at 2% but news is eBay prefers it at 5%...so I guess I have to raise a lot to 5% promoted now.

You have 'Top Rated Plus' and I thought that gives you more exposure...guess having that doesn't do much when you have no sales.

[sakic92710]

It is becoming a crisis for me.  I'm approaching 3 weeks with total online sales equaling $40 in sales - across the board!  3 Marketplace sales.  I have no idea what is going on.  FBM has never been so dismal.  I expect little to nothing on eBay; not FBM.

[frodobagginskennedy]

I have been OK until the past 3 days.  Quiet as a church mouse.  I though things were picking up....OH Well.  

I have TRS+ and it has not helped significantly.  I have promoted general campaign with Dynamic %.  Not helping either.

I am listing things and looking at pricing of stuff.  I need to figure out what else I can do.  Apparently I need to change something..

[kandf_vintage_finds]

for fourth quarter a little slow for me but still moving right along

[meme6253]

Don't worry Hang in there, Christmas Season is upon us., Peppy Enough?

[tobaccocardyahoo]

As the election neared my sales dried up. I was not surprised. Analysis of election results showed that. as expected, voters were highly concerned about the economy and did not trust the experts who told them it was strong.

Since the election, I have seen sales again. My pre-election sales were more biased than usual toward the west coast. My post-election sales are more representative of my normal shipping destinations.

I am glad to see some sales. The past two days stock market performance might make some people feel richer.

[frugalmarketplace]

@indyglassman 

You know I hate to post that comment, so glad to see you did it. 🤫

Well I have had a few sales, and I assumed that after election was over things would get back to being better.  It hasn’t, and two days ago I sold an item including shipping for about $7, and since then nothing, nada, no questions….

‘Interesting as have have only 150 listings on Poshmark, and they have been selling. 

‘It does cause me concern…I get it, and yes I am promoting my listings, and adding new ones everyday. 

[sfau]

Find your best item, list it at a fair price and see what happens!

[knownobob]

My sales have been down for the last 5 weeks with one of the weeks being normal, but the other 4 very slow. I just looked at my closest competitor online and his feedback for 1 month is also way below the pace of 6 and 12 month feedback. There is a segment of us that are having a rough spell. Depending on how deep your wallet is and how big your faith is, you buy and stock up for the holidays, post everything and then decide in January if you need to change course. Though for me my stuff sells the most in Jan and Feb after the buyers have gift cards since the gift givers don't know what item they need exactly for their collection. The people who walked uphill both ways to school will tell us to work harder, get better products, etc. There's truth in that, complaining is useless. There is also searching for facts and explanations to best decide the path forward. Are online sales slumping? Competition increasing? Ebay not drawing in buyers? Algorithms different? With November upon us, the election over, it seems the best course to take is to post your best items, and consider your best alternatives if you have 8 more bad weeks. Then Jan 1st you'll know what direction to take. Many sellers are diversifying products and going on new platforms to find more buyers. 

[iamalwaysright]

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@indyglassman wrote:

Today is the 7th day without a sale.  I have never gone this long without anything.  Not even a question.  Anyone else dealing with the same?  Major pep talk needed or something. lol 

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Sorry I can’t resist. 👍🏻