Sales have taken a nose dive...

[tommyr333]

...for at least a year. Still selling the same items that once sold very well.

Whats causing this, the economy, eBay ?

I sell under a different name.

[uncseniorsportsfan]

Whats causing this, the economy, eBay ?

Could be a little of both, but more likely your assumption that items that sold well in the past will continue to do so. 

[dubiousgain]

It has lttle to do with the economy.   Are the "bull's eye" store parking lots empty?  Or Sammy's mart store parking lots?  Or the HI stores? No.  The causes range from a prolifically bad search engine, to the exceedingly cheap buyer habits.  Plus, if you are a smaller seller, you are being hung out to dry.  Possibly, the people, who once made the "hot items", hot, have just plain died off.  I mean, it HAS been 22 years, since ebay sold the first item (A broken laser pointer)  Can you imagine trying to sell one of those on here today??  Ha!  

[emerald40]

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@tommyr333 wrote:

...for at least a year. Still selling the same items that once sold very well.

Whats causing this, the economy, eBay ?

I sell under a different name.

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Need to know what the item is but coud it be a fad item that is no longer in fashion?

A product where a new and improved one is now on the market?

More competition on that product?

[honestabe411]

Maybe because you're selling 'the same stuff as last year'. 

[castlemagicmemories]

Have read that changing the listing can help.  Revise the title, the description. 

Add new pictures.

Just some thoughts.  Good Luck.