Perpetual posts

[bigdeals.etc]

What's the most re-occurring topic or question post you've seen on these boards? Different sellers bringing it up at different times over and over?

[susmcl23]

"How do I get more feedback?"

"Buyer wants to return, I have no returns"(then you find out the seller had no description of the item and dark blurry photos)

"eBay discriminates against me because I'm *insert special group here*"

[yuncreations]

Lots of Posts of : Sales are down! Sales super low. we get it! - mine are the same , by the way, low as usual. lol

[nobody*s_perfect]

That would have to be what to do about unpaid items, usually starting with a long story or just as "How do I cancel..."

My most-used Macros are about (1) unpaid items; (2) where is my Store subscriber coupon for free boxes; (3) voiding postage labels; (4) the main fees page which some people can't seem to find (regarding final value fee rates, etc.); and (5) why is everything in dollars, I'm in the UK.

[bigdeals.etc]

Whether it be valid or not, I want to get an idea what your average seller has the biggest problem with.

If the same issue keeps coming back as a post thru time, then I figure sellers still have a hard time handling it. I've been seeing a lot of "sales are down" posts. There is always one on the first page. I'm sure there are many whose sales are up... but that's not fun to post about haha.

[castlemagicmemories]

FEEDBACK  (How can I get more, why aren't I getting more)

SCAMMING BUYERS (every buyer or return is a scam)

BUT I HAD NO RETURNS!  (and didn't describe the item accurately, either)

IT'S EBAY'S FAULT  (that I didn't know this, I should have been warned, they should have told me, it's raining and the sun isn't out)

IT'S NOT FAIR (it is always someone else's fault)

[tunicaslot]

I don't know that we can interpret what sellers ask the most about here can be indicative of what the problems most sellers as a whole face on Ebay. The others have pretty much summed up what the major vents or questions are and most of these are from sellers that happen upon the boards and are neveer heard frm again.

I've been catching up on the vloggers videos I've missed the past few days being beridden with vertigo - I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy - and they're sales have been doing well on Ebay. The common gripes of not being able to leave neg feedback are due to sellers not keeping up with what changes have been made. Poor sales - I get it - I too have highs and lows and the different algorithms can cause problems no matter what you are selling but many of these  low sales are seller induced by not having any idea of what is selling, how to format listings ect., what the going prices are ect..

[castlemagicmemories]

So sorry you have vertigo.   I hope it goes soon.

[castlemagicmemories]

And the ever popular 

EBAY HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT NON PAYING BUYERS!  (there is such a thing as a fixed price, immediate payment required listing~consider using it)

[plumbingspecials]

I think we see repeat questions about things that should be fairly obvious because people are lazy and it's easier to ask and be told the answer than it is to actually investigate things that should be understood before posting anything for sale on this platform. Also, when a common question is asked, there are similar posts that pop up whereas the answer is most likely already posted, but the person asking isn't really looking for an answer, rather looking for someone to agree with their unknowingness, because attention needs company.

[coolections]

The most reoccurring topic is sellers who price items higher than their competition, or list items that have very little demand. They come here saying no sales in Oct., then no sales in Dec., then no sales in Jan, then no sales in Feb., then no sales .......  Normally they are the same people who say Ebay hides their items from buyers.

[castlemagicmemories]

GAVE A REFUND BUT GOT A NEG ANYWAY!  (If the buyer wanted his money, he just wouldn't have bought in the first place)

[bigdeals.etc]

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@tunicaslot wrote:

I don't know that we can interpret what sellers ask the most about here can be indicative of what the problems most sellers as a whole face on Ebay. The others have pretty much summed up what the major vents or questions are and most of these are from sellers that happen upon the boards and are neveer heard frm again.

I've been catching up on the vloggers videos I've missed the past few days being beridden with vertigo - I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy - and they're sales have been doing well on Ebay. The common gripes of not being able to leave neg feedback are due to sellers not keeping up with what changes have been made. Poor sales - I get it - I too have highs and lows and the different algorithms can cause problems no matter what you are selling but many of these  low sales are seller induced by not having any idea of what is selling, how to format listings ect., what the going prices are ect..

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Actually you might be right. I don't always click and read those "repeated" posts. But when I do, I don't really pay attention if the OP was a one time poster and you never see them again or someone who is active within these boards. Just trying to see if I am able to solve (or solved) the common issues for myself that most sellers have as to edge out competition. 🙂

[luckythewinner]

Here are the ones I can recall off the top of my head:

• Sales are down
• How do I prevent fraud?
• Why can't I leave negatives for buyers?
• Ebay is hiding my listings (... but we search and find them)
• My items are the cheapest, why don't they sell? (... but we search and they are not cheap)
• Buyers won't leave feedback
• A buyer wanted a return but I do not accept returns
• Please help me write a strongly worded followup to a negative
• Where did seller protection go? (... and cites 'protections' that never existed)
• eBay stock is cratering
• Sellers are leaving eBay in droves
• eBay will soon go out of business
• eBay's profits are dropping sharply
• eBay started giving free listing promos to boost their numbers
• eBay stopped giving free listing promos to boost their numbers
• I am quitting eBay

[softersilk]

eBay's new changes are [illegal, racketeering, antitrust, breaking the law].

[We all,Somebody} needs to [file a lawsuit, call an attorney, report to the government].