No Sales, There is something going on here No Sales, No Sales, NoSales

[chernobly41]

Hey Folks;

My sales are down by 50%. There is something going on here on ebay. Just read the current Q3 report release and sales off ebay has dropped 10%, Active Buyers Declined by 5% ,  GMV up 9%.  Ebay is making money off the backs of sellers with higher fees, 90% growth off Managed Payment systems, offside ads with no sales.  

Ebay is charging enormous fees with no sales off Sellers. This is bad news for sellers here.  This will result in sellers leaving and diversifying more to other sites, social media sites, their own SEO sites to make a living. 

What is ebay going to do to help sellers?

[fairdeal*lb]

Yep it's everything from the eBay pay to play scams which cheat both buyers and sellers. Also failed Google ads ultimately paid for by the sellers. Meanwhile eBay gets shipping carrier kickbacks and in-turn they fail to pass on any of the high volume rates discounts to the sellers. BTW cheating sellers as much as 60-70% on shipping fees alone.

Yes you would be shocked at what's really going on..

[inhawaii]

Do you think people want to buy from you but ebay is somehow preventing this from happening?

[fairdeal*lb]

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@inhawaii wrote:

Do you think people want to buy from you but ebay is somehow preventing this from happening?

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Yes they play a big part.. How about one BIG Example: Say I have a new shinny paperclip for sale and I also happen to have best price with included shipping. Somebody looking for a new shinny paperclip keys in shinny new paperclip. What's comes up- A (new other) Grey Tarnished Paper Clip at a Higher Price with included shipping.

This disservice to both buyers and sellers is because of eBay's greed pushing a pay to play scam. The shell game is called Promoted Listings.             

[voguevintage]

Since last weekend my sales dropped like a rock. It's Q4 and I've had two days this last week with NO SALES. That almost never happens, especially in Q4. Over the weekend half the sales I got were offers I sent out Sunday to get things going. What's more frustrating is prior to this I was having sales pick up, which is typical as we enter Q4. It's actually very alarming, especially considering as is usually the case in Q4 you start to get a lot more return requests and I now have two outstanding return requests which have actually put my account balance in the NEGATIVE for only the second time since they started Managed Payments.

I hope whatever is going on is resolved soon. Thank God I diversified platforms this year

[saveonsportsandmore]

My sales have tanked since July as well.  I was averaging 10 sales a day, now I'm luck if I have one!  Very disappointing.  I am not using the pay per clicks, so I guess I'm not getting the exposure anymore.  Bummer!  I have diversified to other venues, but I am still learning them.  Very frustrating!

[dbfolks166mt]

     OK,  so "a large portion of eBay's fees are from the FVF collection".  Yes, I know that.  And if sellers are not selling, doesn't that mean a decrease in the FVF? Otherwise, you are correct.  

     Yes the take from the FVF's would have decreased but they are making it up elsewhere, a good percentage is coming from the fees collected on promoted listings. When the GMV decreases but the revenue takes increase they are obviously compensating for the decrease in FVF's through other sources. 

[chapeau-noir]

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@fairdeal*lb wrote:

Yep it's everything from the eBay pay to play scams which cheat both buyers and sellers. Also failed Google ads ultimately paid for by the sellers. Meanwhile eBay gets shipping carrier kickbacks and in-turn they fail to pass on any of the high volume rates discounts to the sellers. BTW cheating sellers as much as 60-70% on shipping fees alone.

Yes you would be shocked at what's really going on..

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Source, please? (Honest question).  I keep hearing this.  I pay mostly the same rates on shipping apps as I do here, which is why I ask.

[zamo-zuan]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

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@fairdeal*lb wrote:

Yep it's everything from the eBay pay to play scams which cheat both buyers and sellers. Also failed Google ads ultimately paid for by the sellers. Meanwhile eBay gets shipping carrier kickbacks and in-turn they fail to pass on any of the high volume rates discounts to the sellers. BTW cheating sellers as much as 60-70% on shipping fees alone.

Yes you would be shocked at what's really going on..

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Source, please? (Honest question).  I keep hearing this.  I pay mostly the same rates on shipping apps as I do here, which is why I ask.

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Not counting discounts, but the way they factor weight for return labels is obviously cheating sellers to begin with. We have to use the RMA feature to stop eBay from sending labels as much as possible as they gladly overestimate and make you pay double the price.

This isn't any evidence that would be provided from a true source. But worst case scenario, this does make it more likely that they get *something* out of the deal, as why else would they not use appropriate boxes/prices? And best case scenario, they overlooked the issue for years and simply don't care about taking extra money about sellers pockets.

[yuzuha]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

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Source, please? (Honest question).  I keep hearing this.  I pay mostly the same rates on shipping apps as I do here, which is why I ask.

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Yeah, I just bought a label through PayPal for something I sold to a friend via social media, and it cost exactly the same amount as the label I bought for something I sold here that was in the same weight class and going to the same zone.

[voguevintage]

I think there really is something to the new pay per clicks thing. I've noticed the views on items I've recently listed seem much lower than normal. I don't want to pay per click. If someone purchases something because the item was promoted and they clicked via that promotion and then I pay, that's one thing, because I actually made a sell. But with pay per click there's no guarantee I make a sell

[onestopnerdshop]

Probably a combination of ebays constant "tinkering" on the site and economic/logistic problems. I've read that the algorithm they use now is even nastier than the previous one. eBay's attitude is odd, they claim they want to drive traffic to "stores" but its almost like they've never been in a real one (punishing a listing for being "old" always struck me as funny since most physical shops can have items on their shelves for years).

I will say once the "pay per click" thing went live, sales dropped off a cliff. We're actually doing more work on eBay than we ever have for basically no sales. I'm already diversifying onto different sites, mostly because eBay is giving me no choice.

What is eBay doing to help sellers? Honestly, if you're a "small" seller, I think think they just want us gone.

[coolections]

You have more watchers on all your items then I have eve seen. That tells me you need to check your pricing as buyers just don't want your stuff as advertised.

[voguevintage]

Does anyone know when the pay-per-click actually went live? Like the official date? Curious to see how it lines up with my drop in sales

[sakic92710]

This is is solution for everything.  "Your prices are too high!"  I have items on for $5 that have 100s of views.  No sale.  People want something for nothing is what it comes down to.

[sakic92710]

If I were the devil, I had a grand week on eBay!  lol   6 days 6 buyers 6 sales.  666.  😛