@blonsterkathryn wrote:
I would normally agree if my poor sales extended past eBay and my personal accounts on eBay, but they don't. What's becoming very interesting is that my Xmas sales here were completely dead, yet the same items that I was selling were selling and for more money than mine including shipping.
I could see that happening here and there, as someone views a sellers inventory an spots an item and does the impulse buy, without checking prices. But to happen all the time was no longer a coincidence.
I have a bunch of relatives that have inactive accounts on eBay, so I contacted them, in Jan, and a few agreed to let me run my items through them as a test. Wouldn't you know it. My sales have been pretty good and fairly steady on their accounts. It's the same stuff that I keep adding to this account that doesn't sell.
So the question is...Why does it sell on their accounts, and not on mine? That's the million dollar question that only eBay can answer.
Hi Guy! Boy, you got me with this one. I have been an advid "finder" of Christmas items! Love them - always trying to get the vintage ones (along with Halloween). Don't know your selling account that includes Christmas items, so I can't really respond effectively. HOWEVER, one thing I do know from selling on eBay for over 15 years (only bought the first 4 years), was that no matter what the month, economy, etc., Christmas items were always a good bet .... especially vintage German (same with Halloween vintage German). If you have those type items and aren't selling, alas something is horribly wrong with eBay .... very scary!
It didn't matter what it was, nothing was selling that Nov and Dec. You had a question about Chinese items selling for a penny to a buck with free shipping to the US. It's actually a pretty simple process, and they actually make money. China is still considered a developing nation by the UN. This allows the Chinese government to get all types of benefits from the UN. Look at it like global welfare.
China gets all it's mail subsidized to the US. So...The US gives the UN billions to dole out to these welfare programs. The UN then gives this money to China for example. China then gives some of the money to anyone shipping items out of the country. That's how they make their money. They don't need much money if they live out in the country. Plus China is one huge welfare state as it is.
Now the US also lets these packages enter the US postal system for little to no money. To make up for the lost revenue, The PO keeps raising it's rates on us, and if you pay federal income taxes, your getting whacked there as well for the lost revenue.
