@fast_n_cheap wrote:
We been selling for 4 years on here now, our percent sold has always floated around 10%. What I dont understand is what happened on Sept 1 to get the impressions cut in half?
I can't say. I've seen that repeatedly in my own impressions with no obvious explanation other than ebay is hiding my listings from appearing on potential buyers' search pages. How else would you explain 40,000 impressions dropping to 10,000 overnight? That people suddenly aren't making the searches that return your items doesn't pass my basic smell test. Now, I saw my views drop in half in the first week of June, with impressions actually INCREASING through the end of July, and that doesn't suggest manipulation to me, since increased impressions mean increased search exposure. But I've gone back the last three years looking at my data and there doesn't seem to be an obvious connection between impressions, views, and sales. What I mean is, a reduction in impressions doesn't seem to always translate into a reduction in views, and separately, a reduction in views doesn't always translate into reduced sales. Impressions typically vary between 10,000 and 30,000, and views between <100 and 500 daily. Sales are USUALLY consistent, which begs the question of what would happen to my sales if my views stayed up closer to the 500? That suggests manipulation to keep sales at the same level.
Personally, I'm tired of constantly trying to figure it out. I like selling on Ebay and will probably continue to do it, but eventually the income on which I rely will have to come from elsewhere.
