@hapvintage wrote:
Recently, I found that my promoted sales has decrease significantly, in its place I saw some more organic sales. So clearly, buyers still like my items and my assumption is eBay just change somethings (perhaps algorithm?) regarding promoted listing rate and visibility.
I only use post sale promoted listing and have kept the rate unchanged.
Overall, even with more organic sales, my business is hurt because of this.
Should I just increase the promoted rate? Are any other sellers experiencing this?
@hapvintage
There has been a lot of discussion of this issue.
There is only one assumption you can safely make: PLs aim in the first instance to provide revenue to eBay.
If "overall" your business is hurt, perhaps the answer is to extricate yourself from PLs entirely.
Of course, many sellers report that after doing so, their sales fall precipitously.
Increasing the promoted rate will merely put you on the same level as millions of other sellers who have done the same thing, only to find themselves back at square one.
It's the very definition of a vicious cycle.
I view PLs like lottery tickets. And I have never purchase a lottery ticket.
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