Is ebay still dead in 2024

[stuffyoulikealot]

Yes. Although certain answers on google ..... will say otherwise. Facebook marketplace is still the number one platform,aside from selling locally. Now if your just selling Chinese knockoffs ,then ebay may still be an ok place to sell. But for an individual,part time seller, or hustler, its the absolute worst. ebays numbers have ONLY went down consistently for around 5 years now,maybe longer. But I'm sure that if you're searching this,it's because you've noticed your 0 views and 0 sales, right? Personally I barely list anything on the platform anymore,there's really no use. Especially when ebay is not even close to being the #1 selling platform. Things like Etsy and Facebook marketplace are killing it,where as ebay.... Is being killed. But it's mostly the fault of the people who run ebay,not yours. Although people will tell you that's it's my fault,or you're fault,it's clearly not. Nobody likes ebay anymore,and ebay doesn't like you. Items that sold in the hundreds daily,will never get views or sales,especially if you don't use promoted listings. But they sell locally and on other platforms constantly. My listed video game console gets 4 views in a month on ebay,while it gets sold immediately in person. Daily. But years ago on ebay,it would also sell immediately. People don't suddenly dislike video games,or retro games,or consoles. My pictures aren't suddenly horrible,and my pricing is still spot on. So how is this even happening? Because ebay is a dead platform.You're better off having a yard sale or getting  a booth at a local vendor mall. That's how I've been mainly selling for the last year and its great. Not everyone has that luxury though. But yes ,don't worry,ebay is still dying it's slow death. It's going down with disney ,AAA gaming, "mainstream" news, streaming services. All things that you probably think are making millions right? Wrong,some of them are infact losing billions.(Not all companies or games are this bad,I understand) Yes,these companies and platforms are not successful. Meaning no,they do not make money. This includes ebay. Thats not to say that money isn't coming in to these companies,it's to say that they are bleeding more than they have,struggling to stay above a yearly loss or worse numbers than the year before(consistently),and failing miserably. Even twitch,the largest video/gaming platform where some of their users make millions each years. They are losing money,even though video games are a 150 billion dollar industry. Disney lost billions last year,and the year before,and the year before...Numbers have tanked,and are still consistently tanking here at ebay. Woke is broke,dinosaurs are out of touch, and scammy practices are being out more often and more swiftly today. Nobody is falling for the **bleep** anymore and people are smarter than these ceos think. Google lies about these things,news outlets regurgitate the same garbage, and ebay trolls will be here to tell you otherwise.  

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

"Yes. Although certain answers on google ..... will say otherwise.

Facebook marketplace is still the number one platform,aside from selling locally. Now if your just selling Chinese knockoffs ,then ebay may still be an ok place to sell. But for an individual,part time seller, or hustler, its the absolute worst. ebays numbers have ONLY went down consistently for around 5 years now,maybe longer.

But I'm sure that if you're searching this,it's because you've noticed your 0 views and 0 sales, right? Personally I barely list anything on the platform anymore,there's really no use. Especially when ebay is not even close to being the #1 selling platform. Things like Etsy and Facebook marketplace are killing it,where as ebay.... Is being killed. But it's mostly the fault of the people who run ebay,not yours. Although people will tell you that's it's my fault,or you're fault,it's clearly not. Nobody likes ebay anymore,and ebay doesn't like you.

Items that sold in the hundreds daily,will never get views or sales,especially if you don't use promoted listings. But they sell locally and on other platforms constantly. My listed video game console gets 4 views in a month on ebay,while it gets sold immediately in person. Daily. But years ago on ebay,it would also sell immediately. People don't suddenly dislike video games,or retro games,or consoles. My pictures aren't suddenly horrible,and my pricing is still spot on.

So how is this even happening? Because ebay is a dead platform.You're better off having a yard sale or getting  a booth at a local vendor mall. That's how I've been mainly selling for the last year and its great. Not everyone has that luxury though. But yes ,don't worry,ebay is still dying it's slow death. It's going down with disney ,AAA gaming, "mainstream" news, streaming services. All things that you probably think are making millions right? Wrong,some of them are infact losing billions.(Not all companies or games are this bad,I understand) Yes,these companies and platforms are not successful. Meaning no,they do not make money. This includes ebay.

Thats not to say that money isn't coming in to these companies,it's to say that they are bleeding more than they have,struggling to stay above a yearly loss or worse numbers than the year before(consistently),and failing miserably. Even twitch,the largest video/gaming platform where some of their users make millions each years. They are losing money,even though video games are a 150 billion dollar industry.

Disney lost billions last year,and the year before,and the year before...Numbers have tanked,and are still consistently tanking here at ebay. Woke is broke,dinosaurs are out of touch, and scammy practices are being out more often and more swiftly today. Nobody is falling for the **bleep** anymore and people are smarter than these ceos think.

Google lies about these things,news outlets regurgitate the same garbage, and ebay trolls will be here to tell you otherwise. " 

[fashunu4eeuh]

The OP has made some sweeping generalizations that do not apply to everyone, postulated as if they do.

”…ebays numbers have ONLY went down consistently for around 5 years now,maybe longer.”

Incorrect—the pandemic saw vast increases in traffic and sales wash over online venues, eBay included.

[yuzuha]

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@squinkercat59 wrote:

It's not dead for me, nor for many others.  You've just got to have what people want to buy. 

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Exactly. There's no magic to it, it's all just a matter of having things people want to buy at prices they're willing to pay. There are some things that will take forever to sell even when you price them at $5. There are other things that will sell within hours if priced at $500. That's basically what it comes down to.

[brightlightbookseller]

Yep, the pandemic has lead to our sales increasing by astronomical amounts (by our standards).

[buzzapparel]

Facebook marketplace is an absolute nightmare of epic proportions. It’s good for selling old furniture, used concrete planters and bikes and such but it sucks for nearly everything you can think of. The amount of time wasted and difficulty in meeting up with one person who will then play the lowball game makes it unsavory. 

[redlinear]

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@onefootflippers wrote:

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@monroe67 wrote:

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The number one overwhelming reason why people fail on ebay is price guessing or thinking that they can somehow, someway sell their identical item for more than the competition. It is totally irrational but the majority of ebay users operate this way.

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That might have "been" correct several years ago.
But now, MOST of the time, it's not easy to find the cheapest unless you really know how to search. And most don't know how.
Any more, the cheapest just don't get seen.  
This can be seen (on identical items) by switching to sold and seeing the prices these identical items have sold for.  It's all over the place

[yuzuha]

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@redlinear wrote:

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But now, MOST of the time, it's not easy to find the cheapest unless you really know how to search. And most don't know how.
Any more, the cheapest just don't get seen.  
This can be seen (on identical items) by switching to sold and seeing the prices these identical items have sold for.  It's all over the place

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I don't think that has anything to do with the cheapest items not being seen, I think it's simply that a lot of buyers are lazy and don't bother to change the search from 'Best Match.' They do a search, see the first listing that has a price that is acceptable to them, and buy that one.

[luckythewinner]

"Facebook marketplace is still the number one platform"

I beg to differ.

"ebay is a dead platform"

I beg to differ.

[bonjourami]

Sellers with undesirable,overpriced, items are quick to blame Ebay for their poor sales.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

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@redlinear wrote:

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This can be seen (on identical items) by switching to sold and seeing the prices these identical items have sold for.  It's all over the place

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Unfortunately, it is not worth the time to look at the condition of those sold items versus the condition of those left unsold.

Many items are offered in a condition that a collector will not buy unless they are extremely rare, and a sentimental buyer will not buy because nobody wants a memory that looks like a piece of crapola.

There are many items offered on Ebay in a wide range of conditions and wide range of prices, some are related rationally others are not.

It is impossible to generalize on a marketplace this large, with the wide range of experience and intelligence of both buyers and sellers.

[redlinear]

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@yuzuha wrote:

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@redlinear wrote:

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But now, MOST of the time, it's not easy to find the cheapest unless you really know how to search. And most don't know how.
Any more, the cheapest just don't get seen.  
This can be seen (on identical items) by switching to sold and seeing the prices these identical items have sold for.  It's all over the place

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I don't think that has anything to do with the cheapest items not being seen, I think it's simply that a lot of buyers are lazy and don't bother to change the search from 'Best Match.' They do a search, see the first listing that has a price that is acceptable to them, and buy that one.

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I would like to think they go past Best Match (but no so often on a phone).
And like you, I think they scroll down half the page and choose the cheapest that they see.
Even if they did sort and filter....  
Best Match
Low$ to High$
Used (or new)
and you're still not seeing the cheapest.  That last link is sneaky.
AND even then, they may not be seeing the cheapest due to the sort/filters not doing what they claim to be doing.
(tune in to my weekly "search" rant posts.  Search makes me very irate, at least once a week)

[redlinear]

@tobaccocardyahoo 
You pulled the old switcharoo on us.   This started as lowest price identical items.  Identical.
And it's really quick for me to check that on many of my items.
Such as engine brackets.
I can search for a certain kind, see that I have two listed for $20.  Can't find any cheaper. Can't find my other two.
Switch to sold, and see where 10 have sold over in the last month. Priced from $22 to $85.  Yet mine sit here collecting dust until it's their turn to be seen.  
And a month later, I'll sell 5 in week.

[hartungcards]

You lost me at, "Facebook marketplace is still the number one platform."

[rockystradingpost]

I'm not on Facebook.  Most of what I sell is things we've inherited or our own items that must be downsized. Mostly vintage or antiques, which I know will be of value to someone.  It makes me feel great when they go to an appreciative new home. So, despite all the complaints I read about here, ebay serves me well. 

[bonjourami]

Lots of misinformation in the op.