Not getting views I used to

[collectiblecards215]

Most of my items are barely being seen, didn't use to be like this.

[chariot_badges]

"Didn't used to be like this" is true about a LOT of things these days.

It's hard for me to be surprised by just about anything now.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Think about who might be looking for the things you are offering.

Think about other uses of their time and money. Do you think that in the world today, they will be looking at your stuff or doing something else.

Every sign I see suggests that many people are choosing to do something else rather than come to Ebay to look for what I am selling. Especially on a lovely spring day.

[adamcartwright]

@collectiblecards215 

You're a more experienced seller than I, but when my items aren't moving, I tweak pricing, titles, descriptions, etc.

[dhbookds]

There are 1-2 billion items on the site now........years ago, breaking 100,000 was real news.........

[jonbergfineart]

I sell fine art, prints, drawings, paintings.  Has hardly been a hot category for years, I fully realize, but, that's what I sell and specialize in.  I have 1,542 listings, in  31 pages of inventory in the shop.  Starting on page 24, through to the last page, all items collectively have had zero views in past thirty days.  Of the 1,542 listings, the TOP listing got 47 views in 30 days.  From there it goes VERY quickly down to the single digits.  Most of my listings have from 7 to 1 or 2 views in past 30 days.  They're basically not being seen.  Since I received my first negative on April 11, business is down 65% from prior month.  If you look at bar graph from mid December, it's now off the charts down.  Out of 1,542 listings, haven't had a single sale of any kind in 12 days I believe it is, and that was not a big sale.  I believe ebay has put me far down the secret algorithm due to this one negative feedback, not helping matters.  Tweaking prices/search words has made no difference.  I don't pay extra percentage to advertise/get higher placement.  Is 15 to 20% for ebay not already enough when I'M doing all the work?  You have to price to take this into account already.  This is not your father's 2004 ebay.  Not even close.

[inhawaii]

That means there is not as much interest in the items you are selling.

[onefootflipper1]

I looked over your store and I noticed 2 common things. You have a lot of things listed that I wouldn't have even taken from a garage sale for free. 

You are either guessing your prices or have not updated them in years. You have old textbooks with zero demand and you aren't even the cheapest price on them.  You have a 2015-16 Panini Prizm Terry Rozier rookie card for $35 plus ship, when it is now a $2 card.

You basically have a serious case of store rot, everything good that was priced right is gone. All that is left are the things that are priced too high or that no one wants.

You can either go the active route and research and reprice each item, making sure you are cheapest on the website for condition (check solds too, if the item has never sold for more than $5 being cheapest at $50 still won't sell it).

Or you take the easy way, take everything you have that is free ship and fix it so it is paid ship, and then mark the whole store down 10 percent a month. Throw anything that makes it under $3 away.

[mam98031]

@collectiblecards215 

Seems you took a little time off before coming back with all these new listings.  Nothing wrong with that, I'm just making an observation, nothing more.  

As we all do, we need to consider what is happening in the world around us, not just on Ebay.  There are so many things that can influence how a buyer shops or even if they shop.  Many of us are faced with the same issues that you are.  

Currently many Americans are simply not feeling secure with all the face pace changes in our economy and the political fall out.  It makes people feel uncertain.  And when people feel financially uncertain they squirrel away money except for necessities.  So for many of us that do not sell essentials, we are seeing a slow down.

As @adamcartwright suggested, this is a great time to review your listings to see if you can make improvements that might make your items look more viable for a buyer.

One of the things I might suggest is changing your Return Policy.  You currently have a No Return Policy.  IDK if you know what that actually means on Ebay, but it does NOT mean that you don't refund buyers.  You may refuse to take their returns, that you can do, but if the buyer files an INAD for any reason and you tell them you won't take the return, Ebay will REQUIRE that you refund them.  If you won't do it voluntarily, if the buyer asks Ebay to step in, Ebay will force you to give the buyer their money back.

The only type of Return Request you can actually Deny is a properly filed Buyer Remorse return.  Not one that you suspect is a Buyer Remorse, but one that is actually filed as a Buyer's Remorse return.  And yes, sometimes buyers are less that truthful and will file one of these as an INAD to which you will have to process as I previously explained.  But a properly filed Buyer Remorse, you can choose to process it or deny it without any issue.

Something you might consider, which looks better to buyers is a 30 day Return policy with Buyer Pays Shipping.  Now again, if a buyer files an INAD, you will need to process it and pay for the return shipping.  There is only one way around that and that is to just refund the buyer.  But if the buyer files a proper Buyer's Remorse return, they have to pay for return shipping.  It just sits well with buyers better than a no return policy.  Merely a suggestion though.

Some pictures can use some updates.  Good lighting is your friend.  Many of your pics are dark, have shadows or glare.  Buyers like clean, crisp pics.

Just a couple of suggestions for your consideration.  I wish you nothing but the very best.

[fashunu4eeuh]

A short history for those sellers unaware, or who may have recently returned to selling, eBay changed the way it counts page views. This caused quite the stir at the time and had an immediate impact on the numbers. Where once it gave a lifetime view count, it now shows a rolling 30-day average. Visits by bots are no longer considered bonafide views. Implemented in 2022, one can still feel the effects of this change in policy.

These alterations were meant to provide better data for sellers in navigating the eBay universe. The numbers are important, sure, but i think the real concern here is not so much the actual view count as is the concern “how does one improve traffic to the listings?” More eyes on can mean better sales. See link for more info on page views.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/listing-tips/page-views?id=4165

After looking over your listings, the first change i’d consider is upping your SEO practices. Search Engine Optimization can give sellers a boost in Search results and improve the chances for one’s listings to appear in Google, Bing, and other  big search engines’ results. It also works for Cassini, eBay’s search engine, improving listing placement there as well.

By the way, punctuation in titles can interfere with SEO and potentially block your listing’s inclusion in the search engine’s results.

In addition, eBay highlights what sellers can do to improve listing placement in shopper search results. See the link below for eBay’s Best Listing Practices.

https://www.ebay.com/sellercenter/listings/listing-best-practices

(To be continued….)

[tools*]

It's 1933 again and instead of Germany, it's the United States that's devolving into fascism. Unemployment and inflation will grow month by month, and it'll happen so gradually that you'll forget what life was like before.

[inhawaii]

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@onefootflipper1 wrote:

I looked over your store and I noticed 2 common things. You have a lot of things listed that I wouldn't have even taken from a garage sale for free. 

You are either guessing your prices or have not updated them in years. You have old textbooks with zero demand and you aren't even the cheapest price on them.  You have a 2015-16 Panini Prizm Terry Rozier rookie card for $35 plus ship, when it is now a $2 card.

You basically have a serious case of store rot, everything good that was priced right is gone. All that is left are the things that are priced too high or that no one wants.

You can either go the active route and research and reprice each item, making sure you are cheapest on the website for condition (check solds too, if the item has never sold for more than $5 being cheapest at $50 still won't sell it).

Or you take the easy way, take everything you have that is free ship and fix it so it is paid ship, and then mark the whole store down 10 percent a month. Throw anything that makes it under $3 away.

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Was that for me?

I'm not offended if it was ... but some of those things you mentioned I don't even have for sale.

[12345jamesstamps]

Selling similar items in the same category can help....plus it adds to 'potential repeat buyers'.

Selling everything and anything makes it more like a yard/garage sale.

I don't believe buyers are not interested in what anyone sells...free shipping helps a lot.

[onefootflipper1]

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@inhawaii wrote:

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@onefootflipper1 wrote:

I looked over your store and I noticed 2 common things. You have a lot of things listed that I wouldn't have even taken from a garage sale for free. 

You are either guessing your prices or have not updated them in years. You have old textbooks with zero demand and you aren't even the cheapest price on them.  You have a 2015-16 Panini Prizm Terry Rozier rookie card for $35 plus ship, when it is now a $2 card.

You basically have a serious case of store rot, everything good that was priced right is gone. All that is left are the things that are priced too high or that no one wants.

You can either go the active route and research and reprice each item, making sure you are cheapest on the website for condition (check solds too, if the item has never sold for more than $5 being cheapest at $50 still won't sell it).

Or you take the easy way, take everything you have that is free ship and fix it so it is paid ship, and then mark the whole store down 10 percent a month. Throw anything that makes it under $3 away.

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Was that for me?

I'm not offended if it was ... but some of those things you mentioned I don't even have for sale.

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No, I have a habit of just pressing the lowest reply button on in the thread. No other message board I have ever used  makes that seem to be a direct response to a specific message or person. It was totally about the original poster.

[mustang707]

I would recommend getting rid of the old textbooks you have. It is a waste of your time to try to sell outdated textbooks. For example, no one wants a nursing study guide that is 18 years old (2007) and an A&P manual from 2005. For the accounting textbooks-they are also outdated due to some changes in accounting rules. You are trying to sell a lot of 5 children's books but you have one name in the title-how do you expect buyers to find this listing? I agree with others than your pricing is generally too high.