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Economy is nearly dead. Can that cause low sales?

I keep seeing tons of eBay sellers complaining about low sales. If there is a very weak economy caused by very poor leadership that would have an effect on sales. Crooks. 

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Economy is nearly dead. Can that cause low sales?

The economy is horrible.

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Ebay will ALWAYS have a number of unexperienced sellers complaining about low sales who don't know the first thing about personal accountability.

 

The bigger issue is that there legitimately are a slew of EBAY SYSTEM issues that are causing serious sales related problems. Problems which have been well documented and reported by very experienced sellers, people who have been doing this for 10, 20 years and more. Many of these issues have been confirmed by Ebay's technical support and CSRs.

 

Here, on Ebay Community Forums, Those real issues are being drown out and watered down by the people with personal accountability issues. You know it's almost like the person who cried wolf so many times, that when a wolf does finally show up and is prowling around camp, no one listens.

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How many Americans are in debt?
 
 
340 million people
 
With average consumer debt in America on the rise, it's no surprise that debt delinquency – missed payments of 30 days or more – has increased for nearly all debt types. Even with that $16.9 trillion shared by about 340 million people, consumer debt statistics show that Americans are feeling the pain.Apr 3, 2023
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What percentage of US citizens have debt?
 
 
According to financial experts, the percentage of Americans in debt is around 80%. 8 in 10 Americans have some form of consumer debt, and the average debt in America is $38,000 not including mortgage debt. Owing money just seems to be a way of life for Americans, as collectively we have $14 trillion in debt.
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Are Americans going into more debt?
 
 
The financial situation of Americans has done kind of a 180 in the last couple years. We went from having one of the highest personal savings rates on record in 2021 to one of the lowest on record. And credit card debt is rising at a record pace after having dipped way down in 2021.Mar 7, 2023
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Here’s a look at how much nonmortgage debt Americans have by age group, and the average non-mortgage per capita debt for each group:

  • 18-29-year-olds: $69 billion total, $12,871 average
  • 30-39-year-olds: $1.17 trillion, $26,532 average
  • 40-49-year-olds: $1.13 trillion $27,838 average
  • 50-59-year-olds: $98 billion, $23,719 average
  • 60-69-year-olds: $64 billion, $16,661 average
  • 70 and older: $36 billion $9,827 average
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@bryo_3145 wrote:

It all boils down to corruption and greed. The working person gets punished. We are becoming a communist country. 


How can you equate Capitalism with Communism ? I suggest look up the definition to help you understand the difference.

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Economy is nearly dead. Can that cause low sales?

More or less, yes, garbage economy. Also eBay is kind of a giant broken mess where they keep unnecessarily "updating" things into oblivion. Gas prices are up, food is up, inflation is up, eBay fees are up, materials cost more, less jobs, more layoffs, wages are stagnant, etc. Money has to circulate to move an economy and people aren't spending. My products are a want, not a need and become more undesirable as the publishers push customers away. 

 

You can always have a "race to the bottom" and see which seller can pay eBay more money to take inventory off your hands.

 

There's a lot going on right now. And most of it sucks.

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@lawnmowerpartsstore2 wrote:
What percentage of US citizens have debt?
 
 
According to financial experts, the percentage of Americans in debt is around 80%. 8 in 10 Americans have some form of consumer debt, and the average debt in America is $38,000 not including mortgage debt. Owing money just seems to be a way of life for Americans, as collectively we have $14 trillion in debt.

My credit rating went down because I don't have enough debt (i.e., I don't have any).  Apparently down-marks for not having to make loan payments are  equated with defaulting on credit card payments.  Given this false equivalency, I'm wondering now how 'consumer debt' is actually reported.


“The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger

"Do not obey in advance." Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"
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@bryo_3145 wrote:

It all boils down to corruption and greed. The working person gets punished. We are becoming a communist country. 


That's not 'communism' - it's capitalism doing things you don't like. 


“The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger

"Do not obey in advance." Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"
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37% of Americans do not have a retirement. 

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With no health benefits or retirement.  

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Agreed, this site is broken. They don't know how to get it together like AliExpress, Temu, etc. 

 

The economy is not the issue, as I did my best on this site during the Great Recession. 

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@bryo_3145 

 

"37% of Americans do not have a retirement." 

 

Okay; but my statement has NOTHING to do with retirement.

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It looks like to me with these stats. Somebody owns us. What do you think? 

 

Communism definition is an ideology or system that aims for a classless of society with common state of ownership of property and wealth.

 

 

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