Recommended for Promotion

[bontopcz0]

I have a few listings which ebay has "recommended for promotion."  They are a mix of newer and older listings in a variety of categories.  At a variety of price points too.

Anyone know what prompts ebay to make the recommendation?

Incidentally, once I noticed the recommendation, I changed those listings multiple times in both content and pricing over the last few weeks to test if there was e a link between number of searches in that category or price and my product.  None have sold. 

[mrmuffinmanvw]

My feelings about this is ebay is looking to get more of your money because there not doing there job with your listings. I have tried there promoted listings they do raise the watch count but what good is that if it doesn't lead to a sale. I have had better luck sending offers out to watchers which leads to sales you do have to lower the price on the offer. The out come is better because the lower price lowers the fee you pay to ebay.

[bontopcz0]

Interesting. Thanks for your input. My gut having tried changing the listings a few times and lowering price, and trying free shipping was that there was no value.

Ironically, I wouldn't mind paying ebay more if it actually worked! 

I've tested a few "large window" listings across several categories for the $1 more, and I don't see much value in that either.

Question - is there any way to promote a listing without it appearing as "promoted"?  I don't know if it's just me but as a buyer I tend to avoid those.

[bigdeals.etc]

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@bontopcz0 wrote:

Question - is there any way to promote a listing without it appearing as "promoted"?  I don't know if it's just me but as a buyer I tend to avoid those.

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No. Supposedly it's some sort of legal issue to disguise promoted as "not promoted".

[dhbookds]

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@bontopcz0 wrote:

I have a few listings which ebay has "recommended for promotion."  They are a mix of newer and older listings in a variety of categories.  At a variety of price points too.

Anyone know what prompts ebay to make the recommendation?

Incidentally, once I noticed the recommendation, I changed those listings multiple times in both content and pricing over the last few weeks to test if there was e a link between number of searches in that category or price and my product.  None have sold. 

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They say it's based on what has been sold with promoted listings.  i.e. those listings have a better chance of selling using PM than the other items you have......

[luckythewinner]

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@bigdeals.etc wrote:
No. Supposedly it's some sort of legal issue to disguise promoted as "not promoted".

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I think it is more of a common sense thing than a legal thing. 

Otherwise, when some sellers on this board sorted by "Lowest Price" and found a $50 item between a 15 cent items and a 20 cent item, they would come here and gleefully post that eBay is so stupid they can't even sort by price properly 🙂

[wesk_36]

Anyone know what prompts ebay to make the recommendation?

Money, more revenue.

I tend to skip over "promoted" listings and reserve price listings, fwiw.

I also think that ad blockers, which many people use, may block "promoted" listings or bump them away but I don't know that as a fact.

[southern*sweet*tea]

And here I thought this thread was going to mention me for a promotion! (to what, I don't know - village idiot, perhaps? 😀 )

I would imagine those recommended for promotion are items that are good/fast moving items for other sellers, at least that's what makes sense to me.  This being Ebay, I don't know...

I tried promoted listings for a while, even bumping up as high as 10%. My traffic went down lol

I don't even bother with them anymore, but some sellers have good luck with them.

I know as a buyer I avoid them, I want organic search results. I don't want to see the "pay to play" crowd.

[7606dennis]

Actually, I believe eBay's main motivation with this as with everything they do is money.  This is merely their way of up selling.