No Sales since Feb 9

[shortlegs81]

I have been selling on eBay for 9 years. I have not have any sales since Feb 9, 2023 . I have never gone this long withnout making a sale. I have contacted customer service and they say there is no problem with my account.

Can anyone give me suggestions. Has eBay change something that I am not aware of that would impact my listings to sell. In real need of the proceeds i receive from these sales. Senior living on a fixed income.

Thanks everyone hope to hear from some one soon   

[coolections]

69 clothes listings. Plan on a very very long time without sales. Just too many clothes out there on Ebay. You would need more like 1,500 clothes listings if you expect results.

[retro_entertainment_collectibles]

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@coolections wrote:

69 clothes listings. Plan on a very very long time without sales. Just too many clothes out there on Ebay. You would need more like 1,500 clothes listings if you expect results.

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Well retailers are seemingly continually running off specials on clothes and more.  From what I'd heard on some news sites was that warehouses are brimming full of clothing and more still from pre-pandemic.  There's a whole slew of the world that didn't shut down time and again during the pandemic and of course their per-capita folks suffered accordingly.  Here and in Western Europe in particular the closings caused enormous back logs of unsold product whilst new product was still being made in said nations that didn't lock down per se especially in textiles and various other items. 

USPS shipping increases sure don't help any sellers cause and they're answer to lower volume is, "Raise rates... Oh, and lets change the entire fleet out to eVehicles as we want to be environmentally friendly!  Yes, we never cared about in the least for one hundred years but now that snow storms ravage California, weather is crazy all over the globe... We're going to act!  Keyword is 'Act!' " LOL.

I've a 2003 Chevy Suburban, decent shape...  If the headlights so much as blink at a gas pump it'll suck the entire station dry.  It's like 8 MPG city, 12 highway with a tailwind and I've just not put it back on the road as yet.  Where's my coupon to trade it in for a nice eVehicle that doesn't have me making payments still two years after I'm buried?

[1786davycrockett]

All of your listings are of women's clothing -- a very glutted market, unfortunately.

Diversify -- diversify -- diversify.

[outstanding_oddities]

Something happened....my "fun" started on February 14th and has been down 80+% since then.  I have 1900+ items and have been at this since 1998.  It's not a selection thing, it's a system thing.  Sure the economy is stinking and the item selection is diluted, but that doesn't account for a sudden and sustained dropoff like I am seeing and it appears, you as well.  I'm sure we'll never know what happened, but you can bet your store and item fees will be taken out on time......

[soh.maryl]

Did not check to see if OP has a store, but what "item fees" would the OP have to pay if he doesn't make a sale?  

[pickermall]

@shortlegs81You need to diversify a bit. Clothing sales are down A LOT! I used to sell old jeans left and right, but clothes aren't moving much.

My wife and I have found that if we keep stagnant with what we sell on Ebay, and don't change, our sales are stagnant. And looking at your listings, it looks like a lot of what I see at thrift stores... it seems some store chains (like Penney, Kohls, etc) have dumped clearance clothing into the thrift chains. BRAND NEW stuff!

[outstanding_oddities]

By saying "your store" I meant anyone that is being affected by this... and this is a problem that is touching more than one person/seller.  I'm addressing the situation, not the individual in this particular part of the response.

[chapeau-noir]

@shortlegs81  As a fellow (small) clothing seller, I would say you're doing better than I would ever expect with few items and brands that are saturated here. February is a dog of a month in clothing, anyway - it's just slow.

Keep adding items, keep active.