Low sales & views-- Any advice for a novice?

[nostalgix_ca]

I have been selling since mid 2018, focusing mostly on clothing. I found some early success sourcing mostly new clothes, but for the past few months I have not been garnering much interest on my listings. Most of my clothing listed ATM are used, and aside from the occasional rare find, none of my items are getting eyeballs.

I don't have a mannequin so I take photos of my clothing hanging & against a white back round. I am a small seller, so I don't know if a mannequin is necessitated at this point because there are probably other problems with my listings that are causing me to have low interest.

If any of you can look at some of my listings and give me some advice, I would be very grateful because I feel very stupid. I want to jump into ebay with both feet but I don't have the intuition most of you have, so any advice is appreciated.

[gamersbaystore]

First off, I think your pictures are really good! The problem is, you have so very little for sale. 33 items isn't going to drive traffic or sales. The more you list for sale, the more potential you have to sell everything you have listed.

You have issues with SEO that are also likely to cause you problems as well. I checked out a book you were selling, "Pale Blue Dot", but nowhere in the actual description of the listing did you actually have the name of the book, author, or anything that even describes what the book is even about. Keywords like "First Edition" "First Printing" don't tell search engines what your item is about.

While you did make use of item specifics, search engines like Google's take written keywords more seriously than form data alone (you should use both). When I list games for sale, the name is in the title, item specifics, and description of the listing, always. 

To get better indexing, share your items on social media. Another option is to start a blog and write about the products you sell, that can really drive a lot of traffic over the long term.

[fashunu4eeuh · Accepted solution]

Hi, i took a look at your listings, and they are some of the nicest i have seen. Your pics are beautiful, your items look great. Honestly, your listings are just superior in most every way. I didn’t open all your listings, but those i did see were solid. Your titles are excellent, you are using your Item Specifics very well, and your descriptions are complete with all the right info and measurements. Your pricing is good. I cannot find a single thing you are doing wrong. You have taken great care with your listings and it shows. 

About the only advice i have to give is to list more. Listing regularly seems to boost sales. One reason for early success (besides the fact your listings are superb) is that i suspect new sellers are given priority placement to help them get a running start to selling. Then as time goes on, sellers find it harder to make sales. Toss in the mix that the clothing categories are saturated and the competition is fierce. So keep looking and sourcing. You have a great feel for the platform, now you just need to find more items to sell. (I know, easier said than done.) come back to the boards any time you have questions.  Wish you all the best! There is always someone here to help.

[nostalgix_ca]

That's so kind of you to say these things. You have no idea how much that means. Your advice is greatly appreciated! Wish you all the best!

[duncanvr]

I agree with the other replies you have. List more at various times of the day. Maybe you need around 250 items listed and a shop subscription. One thing to be careful on is your international postage policy. At the moment it says Shipping not specified. So buyers in other countries don't have an idea on postage. Also they see 'Shipping: May not ship to Australia' as an example so any buyers there would have to ask you if you will sell to them. You also need to consider a returns policy at the moment you have 'Seller does not accept returns.' Most standard these days is 30 days returns buyer pays shipping. I think a returns policy will help. When you go to a shop you expect you can return the item if your not happy.

Delivery :Varies. Try to be more specific in your postage policy choose estimated delivery so it shows in your listings.

3 followers of your eBay id. Do you encourage your buyers to save you as a favourite seller? Do you include stickers when you mail something 'Please visit my eBay store?' Building a following is critical for repeat buyers. Use the social media buttons in your listings and promote your listings on social media.

The coin you have listed BRAZIL 1886 50 REIS

Please try to expand the title and use as much as the title field as possible. Make it sound more exciting.

Hopefully some of these tips are helpful to you.

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[juststuffisell]

I agree with all the postings. I will add a few thoughts myself. If you are going to focus on clothing & shoes, keep in mind this is one of the highest return categories online and in B&M. That return policy is important. If you are going to continue focusing on clothing, I would recommend you invest in a pre-owned mannequin.

[kensgiftshop]

One thing I noticed pretty quick, you have a t shirt listed as vintage, but then you have 2003 as the year.

Some people might not notice, but some will and might think that the seller isn't sure what they are selling.

Your pictures looked pretty good..