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jetwingbroad · ‎03-26-2022

Sales stopped 10 days ago, no questions, no offers, Zero activity. What Happened? Sales since 3/18 (last 10 days) no sales. Traffic decreased around 60%. Why was my traffic cut by 60%. Is there an error related to the latest updates? Many chats to Customer Service, but no change.

chpgts · ‎03-26-2022

I am seeing a similar decrease in sales. I think people are maxed out on credit, inflation, food shortages, tax time, covid, war, the nuclear threat and just **bleep** afraid. I can assure you this will all past and resolve itself. Little boys playing with their toys causing world turmoil. The planet Earth is a wonderful gift that we do not appreciate.

selling_everything_74 · ‎03-26-2022

Same here....

sakic92710 · ‎03-26-2022

This might be the worst month I've ever had. I had 5 sales on Mar. 4. After that, 10 in 3 weeks! I need to rely on market Sundays to survive. Of course, there are those in community chat who find humor is others' disappointment & depression over poor sales on eBay. As a seller who used to, easily, have over 15-20 sales per week is reduced to 3-4 but, it is the seller's fault why the drop off.

erikstuff · ‎03-26-2022

Same here. My last sale was seven days ago... and that was on a bid made 3 days prior to the Auction end.

This is with 450 listings. I kept track of several items to see the "views" count... and the activity seems to be low. I usually have about 12-18 "watchers"... but this week that number is 7 (and it's the same relisted items that have been watched for months). Last Monday my Post Office run was the worst in years... this week may be worse.

meme6253 · ‎03-26-2022

Yep!, Having all the same Trouble!, Actually Contemplating shutting down, If this continues

jda11121 · ‎03-26-2022

Life happened. Sales ebb and flow and trying to figure out why is a waste of resources. I'll have a flat two weeks (just came out of one) and then things sell like hot cakes for a while. Just the way things work. Same way when I had a brick and mortar. When things got slow at the store I didn't run down to the office and complain.

jda11121 · ‎03-26-2022

You sell basically the same product...tea. Your peaks and valleys will be greater because of it.

fallgold4031 · ‎03-26-2022

I thought maybe I was the only one noticing the sales drop off. Almost nothing last 10 days. Over the years, I have noticed that sales seem to come all at once, or there are gaps. Also, I enjoy selling collectable items, and the market for collectibles, in my opinion. is declining. Younger people are not into collecting like they were years ago. Also, with inflation, it could be that people are just not spending as much. Just my thoughts.

kensgiftshop · ‎03-26-2022

@jetwingbroad

List items people want.

When I want tea, I'll just run to the store and buy it and not have to wait a month for it.

Have a great day.

ckimodog · ‎03-26-2022

Hi...Lots of sellers are experiencing slow times, due to high prices at the Gas pumps, high prices for groceries, high mortgages,rents and current world events. High priced everything. These are essentials, so those are my priorities right now like many others. I need a meal and a roof over my head more than I need to buy high priced tea from Sri Lanka. You have a very nice shop and hopefully your sales will improve. Have a great weekend and hope things will get better.

jvsd6263 · ‎03-26-2022

Yep, same drop in views and sales. E-bay talks about the "great seller hub"....THAT SUCKS! Then, I have my items don't show up as they have in the past or as properly categorized. When I sporadically look up/search a few items and they are NOT there. But someone else's item(s) categorized the same way, is there. d Magically, when I call and confront e-bay, they can't answer why. They talk in circles about algorithms, key words that need to included, placement of those key words in the title, but later the items show up under the same search. Its a bunch of **bleep**. I am ready to close shop !

wheredidiputthatremote · ‎03-26-2022

I too am 25% down. I heard a great quote on one of the social media groups I belong to. "Ebay is best to be ignored" in regards to selling - meaning keep your mind busy working on your business or with life. Things will come back around and you will struggle to keep up with the sold notifications. Have a great weekend!