eBay

hollywoodreseller · ‎02-28-2019

What is really going on with the reduced number in sales this 2019? 2017 and 2018 were much better, but after ebay began to charge more fees for promotion listings and other new features and after paypal separated from ebay everything seems to have been going downhill since then. it feels as if ebay is screwing over its sellers with major fees and expects to recover from this. How has 2019 treated you so far?

greendandy123 · ‎10-07-2019

Horribly slow for past 5 weeks and this is the holidays sales time! It has NEVER been this bad. I switched to managed payments because eBay said it would open more payment options and I thought it would help but it has not! Then PayPal is trying to get me to start selling on Bonanza. At this point I’m almost ready to. Not sure WTH is going on but sick of it.

remergegoods · ‎10-07-2019

Do a quick web search for "ebay marketing pullback". In an article from ecommerce bytes, you will see that they are trying to have less sellers that pay more via promoted listings. That, combined with the sales tax collection & other things have caused the sales of many to tank. Eventually, it's going to boil down to the sellers that are willing to pay the most to sell their items.

adamxrose · ‎10-08-2019

does it matter what they did. it matters that they fix it RIGHT AWAY...can they do that without Carl Icahn distracting them even more? someone needs to DO SOMETHING. otherwise there will be a bleed out! no one is going to give them half of what they make and still exist. if they are pushing for that they need to look at other business models whose growth factor far exceeds what happened here the past two years. yes take it private if thats what it takes to turn it around!

they are a mess. took three days and a lot of stress to just get one simple answer to a billing question. they are a mess. the former ceo saw the handwriting on the wall..i could tell that in a few interviews where he was trying to make things sugar coated wonderful...THEY NEED TO CALL MR WONDERFUL! maybe he can fix it..but does he want to? getting head of etsy isnt going to help things. get a better recruiting company to find a replacement..at least one better than the ad agency they have with those horrid commercials.. no one knows this place is still in business lately!

ruledbyauggdog · ‎10-15-2019

ebay is getting too greedy....as is the goverment...rich get richer middleclass moves to poor ,enough said

flatwareamerica2 · ‎10-16-2019

My sales have dropped 75% since may, but I think it all has a lot to do with Ebay staring to collect sales tax automaticlly for many states and this turns buyers off.

robb1985rolltide · ‎10-19-2019

I just recently started back selling, the first month was CRAZY, lookers, buyers and contacts. Second month, same type items and a variety of different items. Sales and lookers plunged! Some items after two weeks have zero views ? Lost two sales because of a mix up with Ebay, only explanation was that Ebay was having " some issues" with their system ? Ive searched for some of my own items, many I have yet to find after scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. One item I even put in filter the exact price min. And max. And still had trouble finding. Ebay has some issues, that's for sure ! A whole lot of time spent for little reward !

sd-brightis · ‎10-19-2019

Many drops

love_for_silk · ‎10-23-2019

I think those days that ebay was the only marketplace that you could sell your stuffs has gone. Right now there are some more interesting alternatives such as pushmark.com, offerup, etc. that people can sell much easier than ebay. Ebay should have kept the features as simple as it was before. I hate their new additions such as lowering prices automatically, or promoting items, they way they charge more for promoting, and the way it affects the search results for buyers. It is all confusing and makes you feel ebay wants to make some more money they don't deserve.

vickyaa · ‎10-24-2019

Sales are almost at a dead halt! I'm speechless and worried!

alexavet53 · ‎10-30-2019

Of course it will eventually go down. I cannot believe someone from this large corporation did so many stupid decisions. Someone pays few extra dollar to advertise less attractive overpriced item at the time when better deals are hidden because they were not advertised. Buyers are not stupid. . Do Ebay really think customer will return once they figure this out?

alexavet53 · ‎10-30-2019

People are not batteries to be positive or negative. If you have contradiction based on facts not on stereotypes then we would like to hear .

alexavet53 · ‎10-31-2019

He mend recent contract separation of 2019 which was not allowing PayPal to serve other marketplaces. Separation 2015 did not effect sellers and buyers but PayPal now is free to provide its services to other marketplaces.

hdps_corp · ‎10-31-2019

Nothing to do with PP,

85% LESS SALES IN 2019 compared with 2017....2018 was not great either.

Basically is a decline since 2016....

Remember back in the days they used to only take 3% from shipping? And I never really understood or liked...and now is 10%.

eBay is driving the sellers out of business, no wonder this week I saw and heard eBay advertisements everywhere...even at my local radio station! Question is, how long time will take to them realise that IT IS NOT WORKING AS IT IS? also, all the new rules welcoming scammers and screwing sellers must be a bonus huh?

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