Help Please! :)

[honestabe411]

Can somebody or a few people check out my account? I've called eBay CS and checked myself, but something seems wrong with my account. 

From 10-20 sales a day to 1-3 sales a day...I know, I know...lots of these threads, but would REALLY appreciate it. 

Went from $150-250 a day to barley breaking $50 on most days. Huge sale, 60 days returns, 1 day handling, etc. 

Life is getting hard with how horrible it's been. Thanks in advance for any help. 

[emerald40]

Just off the top of my head but now that we are in April maybe it is time to pack away the long sleeve shirts and jackets and concentrate on  summer clothing.

[divwido]

I'd also think about investing in a dummy.  Clothes never look as good laid out as they do on a mannequin.

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@honestabe411 wrote:

Can somebody or a few people check out my account? I've called eBay CS and checked myself, but something seems wrong with my account. 

From 10-20 sales a day to 1-3 sales a day...I know, I know...lots of these threads, but would REALLY appreciate it. 

Went from $150-250 a day to barley breaking $50 on most days. Huge sale, 60 days returns, 1 day handling, etc. 

Life is getting hard with how horrible it's been. Thanks in advance for any help. 

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What would we be looking for?

[honestabe411]

My last 3 of 8 sales were long sleeve button downs and one hoodie. I don't agree with people 'not listing' long sleeves and such during the summer. Many states here, and many countries overseas have cold weather all year around.

[divwido]

Also, being the start of garage sale season-I'd add more shoes, handbags, wallets and such.  And maybe create outfits, rather than just separates.

[honestabe411]

I agree with this, but it take 5X longer to list. I was selling 350 items a month with clothes on a clean separate carpet, so I know that isn't the issue. At least going from 350 to 60 items a month..to big of a drop for just that

[lewisburggold]

Your account looks good your in a tough market with a lot of competitors.  Best regards

[divwido]

I know. I just removed over one hundred items from another store so I could focus more on eBay, an upcoming garage sale and moving. Luckily, my life doesn't depend on this. If it did, I'd go crazy.

[honestabe411]

Not quite sure. Maybe some weird payment option on your end. Looks fine in mine, but something seems very out of tune. Way worse than the usual sales slump.

[fern*wood]

Have you had many SNAD returns lately?   I read ebay uses this information as part of the search/placement metric.

[orangehound]

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@honestabe411 wrote:

Can somebody or a few people check out my account? I've called eBay CS and checked myself, but something seems wrong with my account. 

From 10-20 sales a day to 1-3 sales a day...I know, I know...lots of these threads, but would REALLY appreciate it. 

Went from $150-250 a day to barley breaking $50 on most days. Huge sale, 60 days returns, 1 day handling, etc. 

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As lewisburggold above states, this may be as simple as "your market has developed high levels of competition".   Last I looked (about 6 months ago), the number of items of clothing on eBay have skyrocketed about 3X to 4X in the last couple of years.   This means you have 3- to 4-times the competition that you might have faced 2 years ago.

Coupled with that, eBay's overall sales growth is flat (or low single digits) for at least 4-5 years ... and, really, eBay is now facing a big competitor for used clothing that is attracting many, many younger buyers: Poshmark.

I think the YouTube thrift store celebrities have pied pipered tens of thousands of new sellers into the used clothing market, all looking to get rich easy ... plus China has been creating lots of downward price pressure on clothing.

[tunicaslot]

That's what I was going to ask - have you had a lot of returns or SNADs - those definitely seem to affect sales.

As far as using the carpet - I've seen much worse and the items still sell. He's got low prices and great feedback so people are happy with the prices and the items.

[Anonymous]

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@honestabe411 wrote:

Can somebody or a few people check out my account? I've called eBay CS and checked myself, but something seems wrong with my account. 

From 10-20 sales a day to 1-3 sales a day...I know, I know...lots of these threads, but would REALLY appreciate it. 

Went from $150-250 a day to barley breaking $50 on most days. Huge sale, 60 days returns, 1 day handling, etc. 

Life is getting hard with how horrible it's been. Thanks in advance for any help. 

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Hi @honestabe411, have you checked out our Knowledge Base article, What can I do when my sales are slow? This has some great resources to really maximize your business. My biggest tip would be to check your Performance tab within Seller Hub to see how you have done within the last 30, 60 and 90 days to identify trends. If you see that sales are are on the decline overall, you may consider Promoted Listings or running a Sale to drive more traffic. I'm also a huge advocate for leveraging Social Media as a part of your marketing strategy, as an engaged customer base is more likely to be repeat customers or recommend your items to friends and family.

Overall I don't see anything of concern in your listings, as the photos look great and you have all the details I would look for when deciding on a purchase. Either way, you may find that the resources in the article I provided help you to step up your game 

[annindallas]

Its going to take more than a mannequin.

You're one of the sellers I watch carefully. And now, I do feel for you.

Ebay gave you an opportunity. You seized it with passion.

You did everything offered and suggested: the store, the upgrade store, the thermal printer (probably two, just on case), the trsplus, returns, you got the label shipping discount, probably got ebay shipping supplies, loved ebay bucks. If ebay suggested it, you were right onboard.

You developed a relationship with a local thrift, and shrewdly set up a system to list items quickly. More than quickly; genius fast.

And ebay rewarded you.

Suddenly, ebay has lost that loving feeling.

Ebay is sourcing its own chineae stuff. And its new, and its $2.99. Buh-Bye.

Do you want to know why? 

Google Shopping is gearing up to do battle with A. The way they envision it, they will not only warehouse their own chinese stuff; you will open google and there will be a shopping cart.

You can visit 8 differnt sites, put 8 different items in the cart from 8 different sites. You pay google. Google disperses funds to sellers.

Now while everyone is preparing for this war, this huge, unimaginable contest between A and G, guess who pokes his head in?

Guess who thinks he can source enough chinese manufacturers to win? That his site/goodwill/products are superior?

Thats right.

Im tiny. They can kill me off with two unjustified snads. But you? You have to be carefully maniulated.