eBay

bluedesk7 · ‎05-05-2024

Isn't the huge cut Ebay takes out of the total sale supposed to cover the cost of using their platform? Why do they "suggest" ANOTHER NINE PERCENT for "promoting"....? And why do a lot of my items (that are reasonably common, say 10 are always listed at any given time, maybe 5 sell on average per week, and my perfectly and correctly listed (but no % agreed to under the "promoted" program) not even show up in specific search results? Even when mine is brand new AND the cheapest one listed? I don't get even A SINGLE VIEW on the lowest priced of 10 similar items listed even 2 weeks later?!

This happens to me A LOT, and I'm sure I can't be the only one. It's one thing to be extorted to pay additional to get items promoted at an extra cost, but does anyone else feel that by not paying at all your listings are actually surpressed...?

annagabor · ‎02-09-2025

I know my items could not be found when I didn't promote so where are they? It definitely is a form of extortion but it is up to you if you want to sell on ebay or not. If you want to use them then you have to Pay the promotion of up to almost 14% extra.

selsa84 · ‎02-09-2025

Sorry but impressions are a meaningless thing eBay uses to get you to promote. Views equals sales. For the last four years my highest sales days are where my impressions are the lowest, highest impression says means slow to no sales. Try paying for your groceries with impressions. You promote all items at a high percentage doesn't equal sales. An impression is counted when item shows in a search regardless if it's on page 100 or page 1.

ebooksdiva · ‎02-09-2025

Old thread from May 2024.

kh-laura · ‎02-09-2025

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.