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Just checked my Paypal balance and then my Ebay statement.  Pitiful is all I can say. scream

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believe me, I understand. I closed my premium store April 2017 and went to a basic store. Closed that last month. I just keep getting shoved down further and further. With all the changes looming on the horizon, I decided to import all of my listings to another site tonight.

I may make a few sales here but time to start trying to start all over and establish some a presence on another site, can't hurt.

Consider putting a few eggs in another basket if you want to continue your business long term.

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I have not had an international sale in months, I use to get them regular, a couple a month, besides no sales recently, I wonder if its a capital gains thing, but no, I have talked to people that have their taxes done by accountants, and that is not it, their sales are down. One person said you can thank the post office and congress for allowing China and India free shipping rules to our country, while we can't really sell anything to them, because they already have it.
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Unfortunately, you are in the majority of us on Ebay.  I have been selling on Ebay since 1999 full time.  My sales are down 51% from this time last year.  Yes, China sellers are killing our business and Ebay does not care because they are making money.  The postal increase is hurting all of us.  The USPS increase was not a small one and we all know that everyone wants free shipping.  I agree, it is time to start looking for another avenue to sell.  Ebay is going down the same road as Blockbuster because they are not listening to the sellers. 

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It is all so confusing, I check other sellers stats that sell my same like things, and, for a little, I mean small piece of agate rock or opalized agate, chalcedony ect. they have out of this world prices like 600 dollars. Then I check their sold column, say they're getting that kind of money, and I cant sell the same for 19 dollars, so the message I am getting is to raise my prices, but this does not make sense to me, I don't get it, ebay wants to make money, I want to make them money, and some for me too, but nothing really is not happening, I suppose every dog has its day in the month where I will make fees at least, the only alternative is to not make fees and go under, but somehow, I do make them, but I would like to buy something but cant.
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I raised my prices last night. I had no choice if I want to stay alive. And as soon as some more watched items end, they are going up too. Really discouraging.
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I would have loved to have a store but I don't see that happening ever. I barely cover basic fees! I see no answer in site. Sell a little and keep costs to a minimum and see what happens. All I can do.
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Debbie ...........try putting sizes in the title of your clothing.........people don't want to waste time clicking  into a listing that's the wrong size.........they will just skip it.......

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@debbie3369wrote:

Just checked my Paypal balance and then my Ebay statement.  Pitiful is all I can say. scream


This is why I do not have a store and do not pay insertion fees. I simply take what eBay gives me for free, because it's not financially viable for me otherwise. 

 

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@dhbookdswrote:

Debbie ...........try putting sizes in the title of your clothing.........people don't want to waste time clicking  into a listing that's the wrong size.........they will just skip it.......


Also brand names.  Many buyers search for particular brands and may pass right over OP's listings if they aren't clear that it is in fact the brand that they're looking for.

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 The postal increase is hurting all of us. luxgoods - unquote -------------------------------

 

 

It's beyond absurd what the post office is charging now . Sometimes it costs more to ship than what the price of the item  was and I don't think buyers appreciate it  . Now I hear  that if you put a '' Fragile sticker with special handling '' on a package [no matter how small or how light the package is ] USPS will bump up the shipping fee 80 % . This is for a  small sticker mind you .  I'm pretty sure shipping fee's will even get more expensive  in the near future as well . Sad  Tulips 

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Were in the same boat sales just keep going down.  we think the market has just hit a stagnet point and hoping it will come back...  Hang in there best regards.

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spring sales, holiday sales, things usually pick up around here but not until a few months before christmas- get ready for a rough summer

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@turquoisetulipswrote:

 The postal increase is hurting all of us. luxgoods - unquote -------------------------------

 

 

It's beyond absurd what the post office is charging now . Sometimes it costs more to ship than what the price of the item  was and I don't think buyers appreciate it  . Now I hear  that if you put a '' Fragile sticker with special handling '' on a package [no matter how small or how light the package is ] USPS will bump up the shipping fee 80 % . This is for a  small sticker mind you .  I'm pretty sure shipping fee's will even get more expensive  in the near future as well . Sad  Tulips 


The yellow "Fragile - special handling" sticker is meant for things like plants or live animals that do in fact require special handling and incurs a $10 charge.  A plain old red and white "FRAGILE" sticker doesn't cost anything, but it's also pointless.  90% of package handling is done by machines that can't read labels.  All packages will receive the exact same treatment unless they have the yellow "Fragile - special handling" sticker on them.

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