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Starting to wonder what's up with Ebay. I used to have 100's of people looking at my listings, now it seems like hardly anyone looks at my listings. Does Ebay limit the number of people that can look at your listings??? Ebay charges 15% of final sales and I notice that when I list something that they suggest Boosting your listing so more people can see it, whats up with that??? To boost your listing they charge another 8% on top of the 15% for the final sale. Seems like horrible business practice to me. They would probably make more money by letting your listing be seen by everyone without having to pay 8% for boosting.

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I'd rather have 1 person buy my item than have 100's look at it.

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You have 5 items and all of them are on auction with very expensive prices. I would suggest using fixed price buy it now for everything. Ebay hasn't been about auctions in over a decade. Most auctions get zero bids.

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No, ebay does not restrict the number of views on listings.It did away with bot views, so you are seeing true figures now of who is interested in your listing.

 

The first thing I notice is that your pictures are very dark. White or light backgrounds are recommended by ebay and Google as well. Also, as mentioned, auctions are not as popular as they once were on here. BIN is better. You may want to use some of the tools ebay has like the promoted listings, which you can start at 2%, coupons, volume pricing and offers to watchers. If you have social media accounts, use them as well to promote your items! I do that and it does help.

 

You may want to consider adding more products too. Someone once mentioned on here that you should do something every day on your listings (add, delete, relist, tweak descriptions, freshen pictures, etc.). Kind of hard to do with only 5, so add some more and get noticed.

 

Good luck to you.

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 Most auctions get zero bids.

 

@onefootflipper1 

Most everything I buy is in auction format.  The one's that the genre that get ZERO bids from me, are from sellers that retain the BUYER RULES, that limit the payment choices I can use AND prohibit combined shipping in favor of auto-pay for each item won paid separately.  I typically will buy multiples from sellers that have them turned off.  

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements


Buyer Rules:

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they place a bid.

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

Click submit or save.

 

I do understand why some sellers keep them that are not interested in combining items for one shipping price and increasing sales at auction or through offers.  They get paid faster, but usually less.  I don't think promoting these helps much, but it will help eBay if you don't know any better. I do feel bad for sellers that don't even know these settings exist, much less what the consequences are for keeping them.  







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"Ebay charges 15% of final sales . . . . " 
eBay's 15% Final Value Fee (FVF) applies to Jewelry and Watches.  Most other categories carry a 13.6% FVF percentage, though some are higher (15.3% for books, movies, music) or lower (6.7% for guitars and bass guitars). 

" . . . and I notice that when I list something that they suggest Boosting your listing so more people can see it, whats up with that???"   
Key word:  "suggest."  That's not "require."  

"To boost your listing they charge another 8% on top of the 15% for the final sale. Seems like horrible business practice to me."

Actually, from the standpoint of eBay, suggesting that sellers boost their listings, by advertising, using eBay's Promoted Listings offerings -- that's a great business practice.  Many, many eBay sellers gladly agree to pay eBay that additional 8% to boost their listings.  Some pay even more than 8%.  

If it seems to you like a horrible business practice, there's a Simple Solution:  Don't boost your own eBay listings. 

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You  need way better photos. Also, for example the Navajo cuff - "gorgeous!" isn't searched. Who is the artist who crafted it? People follow various artists. What is the stone? All that needs to be in the title. 

 

There are 2 billion listings on eBay, so you need people to be able to find yours. You can do a lot without bothering with promoted listings. 


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EBay changed the way they figure the watcher number and the figure you now see only counts the previous 30 days.  It used to be cumulative based on total watchers for the entire time the listing was up.  

 

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Every one of your titles has room for improvement. 

 

e.g. "Two Navajo Sterling Silver Bracelets"


We get 80 characters. Use them. My rule is a minimum of 75 characters for titles. 

 

e.g. "Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bamboo Umbrella/Parasol Handle ~VERY NICE~"

and "Navajo Antique Signed Coin Silver Turquoise Bracelet ~GORGEOUS PIECE~"

 

@chapeau-noir  already told you "gorgeous" is not a word a buyer will search. Buyers are also not going to search "very nice" or "piece." 

 

I am also not a fan of using emojis, "+", or even the "&" sign unless those symbols are part of a brand, even then, you really don't need them. 

Titles need to be written so the algorithm is triggered to produce your listing at the top, ideally as the closest match. You don't need sentences or opinion statements. You need keywords or phrases buyers will type into the search. It is tempting to use filler words and phrases at the end, like the ones you've used. Sometimes I'll find myself struggling and will use NIP or NOS. Nobody is searching those terms. One exception is if I am selling something for parts - I do put "Parts Only" in the title. Buyers looking for projects will search the term "parts" and it is functional as it serves as the up-front notice to buyers looking for new or pre-owned that I'm not your guy. You want to avoid opinion, even in the description. Once you introduce opinion into the listing, you open yourself up to an INAD return. What you think is gorgeous, someone else may not think so. Just stick to objective words and statements, and let the buyer determine for themselves whether something is "nice" or "gorgeous." I'm sure I have a few listings where I've fallen into that trap. 


If you are struggling coming up with keywords, use AI to help you. I have found it very helpful. 

 

The only thing this costs you is a little time. 

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I used the promote setting for 2 weeks and got views with zero sale. Cost me $5 a day so I don’t use it.

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I used the fixed ad rate promoted listings option where you're only charged a percentage if there is a sale.  

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