Last 13 Sales ALL to FLORIDA & CALIFORNIA

[ekmadonna]

I am well aware of my listings being shown and rotated throughout different geographic regions in the USA. it's always been in waves of about 2-3 days. BUT my last 13 SALES over the last 7 days have ALL been to FLORIDA and CALIFORNIA! Something is not right here or has changed. I live on the East Coast and if you throw in my 14th sale dating back a full week that was to Washington. Not Normal at All! Anyone else noticing a more than unusual pattern of sales to the same states?

[hartungcards]

I have Florida on my excluded shipping list.

[stainlessenginecovers]

That has happened off & on both here and my own website since 2011. 

Nothing to be of any concern. 

[coolections]

@hartungcards   Not possible

[toysaver]

Both states grow a lot of food so maybe grocery bills are lower?  

[coolections]

I am one of the last people who do not believe in conspiracies but to be honest yours may be the first. Almost everything I have shipped in the last 4 months has went the farthest distance. It makes Ebay 2x more money since they scam on the ship charge.

[ms.rodriguez*]

I would say that 90% of my sales go to California, Oregon and Washington.  I sell alot of diecast and diecast is really , really hot on the west coast.  Once in a blue moon, I will get a sale to someone near my Long Island home and that will be a very rare item.  I do believe that ebay is set up to always show buyers the items from the farthest sellers first so that ebay can benefit in higher shipping fees.  

[cardsforauction]

I don't think there is anything to it.  Are these all the same items or similar?  If so, you may consider raising prices a little, unless your fine with selling at your current prices and making a nice profit.   If the people are buying the same items from these two states then your items must be a real bargain.

[stainlessenginecovers]

@coolections @ms.rodriguez* 

Really? Yet 71% of all items sold have FREE shipping?

If it were REALLY a conspiracy, nothing would EVER sell to the 5 States that do NOT collect Sales Tax. 

[coolections]

@stainlessenginecovers   I have never offered free shipping in 24 years. When a person in California buys an item with $38 shipping and someone in Ohio can pay $18 shipping it is a little odd. Sales tax in usually around 8x less expensive then ship cost so NO, Ebay does not care about that.

[huntfishdie45]

I live on the East Coast also and have noticed that trend for years, I get a half dozen sales in one area of the country and then it shifts somewhere else but often times in bunches. But all the years I have been on eBay I barely ever get a sale near my home.

[hartungcards]

Hoo Boy - If it's Wednesday, it must be Crazy Conspiracy Theory Day on eBay.

[the-hook-and-the-loop]

I live in Florida and get many sales from Florida residents so I don't believe in the eBay shipping distance conspiracy. Florida and California are large states that are over populated. It only makes sense that many sales would come from them. I get many sales from Texas as well. eBay is doing just fine with all of their other rackets. I think you give their programmers too much credit to be able to program such algorithms.

[jimw1776]

You've got sales and you're complaining where they're going?   I wish I had your problem! My sales have tanked.

[isokernus]

Do free shipping sellers not increase their listing prices to make up for shipping loss?