Impoverished

[motorgirl63]

I am out of ideas at this point items that retail for 12.95 I have on sale for 4.99 free shipping they cost 2.77 to ship plus the envelope 

I have many items below cost and lotsa watchers 

In 4 days my truck wont be registered my rents will be due my ebay fees will be due my website is off because I cant pay for it my phone is past due 

10 of my items say they have contact information which they dont 

I have 434k in inventory and cannot go anywhere because i dont have any gas in my truck 

I have tried other sites yardsales swap meets etc....

I am truly discouraged I cannot make it on 500 per month in sales especially with returns 

people on social sites have come here looking for my items and cannot find them I dont get it 

Are our insertion fees enough to keep eBay happy ?

I have to sell stuff or my account will be suspended for the fees I incur with no sales

yes I sold a seat and a drop hitch this month but I had to buy materials and leather  is not cheap and the hitch weighes almost 30 pounds  

I hope this is not my last post 

[jonathankirkland]

Hello there.

Are all of your items meant to have free shipping or only select items?

I see just a few examples:

The SCIO Pottery Dinner Plate Currier & Ives Green Old Grist Mill With Yoke and Plow shows for $7.99 + $10.28 shipping

and the Condor Compact/Lightweight Plate Carrier Coyote Tan Molle Capable shows for $41.95 + $17.15 shipping

I have no idea if these are reasonable shipping costs or not, but I would say any item that the price of shipping is more than the price of the item or nearly half the price of the item may have a difficult time selling...

[coolections]

For a full time seller as yourself I would hope you have your items listed on at least two sites if not more. You cannot rely on only Ebay as many of your items are things people buy at stores and not on the internet.

[jonathankirkland]

Here is something else to consider, check out this thread:

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/OUT-OF-THE-SHADOWS-INTO-THE-LIGHT/m-p/27537293#M1051560

Not sure if you use GTC listings or 30-day listings, but it may be something to try to increase your sales?

I've seen several other people make comments regarding this in other threads as well.

[castlemagicmemories]

Perhaps a re-vamping of titles would help.

They say the first four words are the most important and that any characters like

/ and & bog down search.

The word, the before SCIO is unnecessary.

[motorgirl63]

thank you plate carrier cost about 19.00 to ship and vendor wont let me go any lower on retail price MAAP price is enforced in order to not have plate break I would have to ship double boxed I removed most porcelain and glass items for yard sale very helpful thought thank you again

[motorgirl63]

I am on many sites but this is usually my best site

[luckythewinner]

people on social sites have come here looking for my items and cannot find them

Can you ask them exactly what they are searching for, and exactly what search terms they are using, and post them here? When all we get is a vague allusion to a problem, there is really nothing we can do. 

I am truly discouraged I cannot make it on 500 per month in sales 

And I am truly confused. On the same account you posted with, I see $3,300+ in sales just in September. 

I have tried other sites yardsales swap meets etc

If your items are not selling anywhere, I would take a good hard look at your inventory and perhaps start selling something else. 

I have 434k in inventory

Have you considered wholesaling your inventory and going smaller? Even if you only got 10 cents on the dollar, that is better than losing money every month  - and it would be enough for gas, rent & phone for eseveral months while you figure something else out. 

[mistwomandancing]

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luckythewinner wrote:

I am truly discouraged I cannot make it on 500 per month in sales 

And I am truly confused. On the same account you posted with, I see $3,300+ in sales just in September. 

I have tried other sites yardsales swap meets etc

If your items are not selling anywhere, I would take a good hard look at your inventory and perhaps start selling something else. 

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Lucky, you can't always tell how much a seller might pocket in PROFIT just from what their sales look like.  There are sellers who seem to be selling many dollars worth of merchandise each month, but their acquisition costs are far too high, and after all costs/expenses are paid, there just isn't all that much of that impressive amount to pocket.  They can look great and be starving.  Another seller may have far fewer sales at much lower dollar figures, but it's practically all pure profit!

I was also going to agree with your point about merchandise that just doesn't do well enough here.  There are just certain areas where online sales / eBay sales aren't going to be in the numbers you need to make a living.  I don't know anything about this category and merchandise, but perhaps it's one of those areas that isn't very well suited to selling profitably on eBay. 

[luckythewinner]

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@mistwomandancing wrote:
Lucky, you can't always tell how much a seller might pocket in PROFIT just from what their sales look like. 

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No argument here. But the OP specifically said $500 in sales, not $500 in profit. 

[mistwomandancing]

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@luckythewinner wrote:

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@mistwomandancing wrote:
Lucky, you can't always tell how much a seller might pocket in PROFIT just from what their sales look like. 

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No argument here. But the OP specifically said $500 in sales, not $500 in profit. 

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Yeah.....  makes me wonder.. I just went with the impoverished part with all the bills due and no MONs to pay them. 

[motorgirl63]

Thanx all I did not sell 3300 in the month of September are you looking at 30 or 60 days of sales ?

I did sell some seats that were used for sturgis and returned but that was last month yep we run a rent a seat store NOT Really but ebay thinks so 

this month I sold a leather seat a drop hitch swab it s gloves and a few small items 

to make a 499.00 seat it cost me leather time fees and 40 bucks shipping 

I made a very good living on here for 10 years so I know my items are suited to this venue 

I believe I am not being seen for that last 90 days

I have edited over and over again  

seems like I did okay selling stuff from around the house and my closet maybe I need to list more high end clothes and shoes handbags 

[motorgirl63]

SalesUnited States
Aug 28
Sep 4
Sep 11
Sep 18
Sep 25
$0
$250
$500
Today $7.37
Last 7 days $197.45
Last 31 days 36.1%Down $1,670.26
Last 90 days $5,985.44
this is my last 31 days of sales NOT 3300.00

[tunicaslot]

You have 2 areas of the country that are devastated where bikers ride year round. The northerners are getting ready to put their bikes away for the winter weather - plus if anyone looks at the response to that neg - they may be turned off.

You have some very nice items and I hope it works out for you.

[luckythewinner]

In your Sold Items list, I see these 33 sales in September, totalling just over $3300. 

item #311959614909 on Sep 24 for about $154

item # 311959615146 on Sep 21 for about $11

item # 311959609605 on Sep 19 for about $449

item #311907314472 on Sep 16 for about $22

item #142506652623 on Sep 14 for about $190

item #311893825113 on Sep 9 for about $11

item #142412032082 on Sep 9 for about $172

item #311893825075 on Sep 9 for about $11

item #311893825095 on Sep 9 for about $22

item #142412032060 on Sep 9 for about $90

item #142412032072 on Sep 9 for about $15

item #142412032086 on Sep 9 for about $12

item #311893825046 on Sep 9 for about $99

item #142412032056 on Sep 9 for about $11

item #142412032063 on Sep 9 for about $30

item #311893825009 on Sep 9 for about $45

item #311893825023 on Sep 9 for about $235

item #311893825032 on Sep 9 for about $80

item #142412032035 on Sep 9 for about $120

item #311893824994 on Sep 9 for about $22

item #311893825012 on Sep 9 for about $135

item #142412032004 on Sep 9 for about $13

item #311893824973 on Sep 9 for about $22

item #311893824982 on Sep 9 for about $22

item #311893824433 on Sep 9 for about $135

item #311893824412 on Sep 9 for about $21

item #311893824386 on Sep 9 for about $22

item #142412031448 on Sep 9 for about $14

item #311893824373 on Sep 9 for about $9

item #142412031432 on Sep 9 for about $9

item #311893824357 on Sep 9 for about $5

item #311893824367 on Sep 9 for about $360

item #311893824339 on Sep 9 for about $117

item #142412031381 on Sep 9 for about $450

item #142412031371 on Sep 9 for about $125

item #142412031377 on Sep 9 for about $20

item #142412031379 on Sep 9 for about $5

item #311907346789 on Sep 7 for about $22

item #311907321491 on Sep 7 for about $22

Which ones of these don't you see?