Ebay is so weak

[3strokepenalty]

Put a riding lawnmower for sale on eBay & marketplace.

EBay- 40 views / 0 watchers

Marketplace- 550 views / 14 watchers

[biggymoe]

Not an eBay cheerleader here, but I wouldn't think a lot of people would be looking for a riding lawnmower om eBay.

[soh.maryl]

So no actual buyers yet?

And the fact that you have had more views and watchers on Marketplace is somehow evidence of a flaw in eBay?  

[slippinjimmy]

Your numbers tell me two things........

1 - You still have the mower listed for sale so obviously views & watchers don't mean much.

2 - Buyers on eBay are not really interested in common items that are pick-up only especially when the location is a small town in the middle of semi-nowhere.

[dhbookds]

So one item out of millions proves anything about anything? 

[soh.maryl]

Anyone shopping for a lawnmower on eBay would realize that it would best be listed as local pickup only, so that narrows your pool of possible buyers already.  And that same group of possible buyers would be the ones who would be shopping on local FB Marketplace for a mower.  

[kensgiftshop]

@3strokepenalty 

If I was looking for a riding lawnmower, Ebay wouldn't be my first choice to look.

There's probably more people local to you on FB, then Ebay.

[mrdutch1001]

BTW,posting same thread twice won't make any difference, or help in getting a sale.

A riding lawn mower is the sort of thing that would be desirable through local advertising to the local area and the fact local pickup designation has always restricted the amount of visibility and/or interest on global marketplace sites like eBay...

The fact that the item is still for sale equates to the fact that views are no measure for the reality of the situation since neither marketplace has put a SOLD sign on said item.

[maxine*j]

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@3strokepenalty wrote:

Put a riding lawnmower for sale on eBay & marketplace.

EBay- 40 views / 0 watchers

Marketplace- 550 views / 14 watchers

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Well, that makes sense, doesn't it?   Since anyone wanting a used riding mower would know the cost to ship it would be prohibitive, eBay would not come immediately to mind as a place to buy one.   You've had 40 views, which is nothing to sneeze at for an item like this, but I'd guess none of them are within pick-up distance.  However, you're in sort of a suburb of Chicago, so you're "local" to a big market otherwise.  I just don't see anything expected about the numbers you give. 

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[domin-tomas]

Why not? Ebay sells cars don't they.

[domin-tomas]

Or, ebay doesn't have the capacity to list the lawnmower correctly.

[dariudaudery_0]

I would say that eBay has less views, but there is a higher chance per view to sell the item because buyers on eBay so it all evens out. 

Also item by item so of course such an item will be less popular on eBay.

[domin-tomas]

I advertise on Facebook for my web site and I make more money thru Facebook then ebay.

[domin-tomas]

So no one buys cars because it is a local pick up and the search is limited?

[domin-tomas]

But Ebay has billions of buyers and if that is limited to a few buyers it should be in the thousands