Sales

[sandimc]

Experiencing lower sales this year....anyone else?  Know it's tax time...

[toysaver]

The average family has less money to spend indiscriminately.  As more of the budget is allotted to essentials less is available for the items one finds listed in eBay.   

[simba6]

Yes it's unfair. Some how whenever the family budget is tight, salt and pepper shakers shaped like dairy cows are the first thing they cut back on.  The bane of flea-market selling I guess.

[hartungcards]

However, milk pitchers shaped like dairy cows remain a consistent best seller.  Go figure.

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@sandimc wrote:

Experiencing lower sales this year....anyone else?  Know it's tax time...

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Ayup, but I think it's more likely people recovering from the shock of tax time than anything affecting this entire year. I expect things to recover in the coming month. I'm not concerned; things ebb and flow throughout the year (especially depending on what you're selling).

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Interpretations of the recent GDP numbers and related economic indicators point to a strong potential for stagflation. Bad as it seems, it can get worse.

With a modest number of offerings like you have, you may be doing as well as one would expect - in any year. Ebay has far more sellers offering far more items like yours than there are buyers for.

[kensgiftshop]

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@tobaccocardyahoo wrote:

Bad as it seems, it can get worse.

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I think it's going to before it gets any better.

[wheredidiputthatremote]

My sales have been in the pits since last September. The only thing I can think of is that it is because a little bit of all the above.

[bruceh1409]

Its not just you its a lot of sellers experiencing this also

Try calling eBay and ask them to reset the network on there end

They will tell you to revise your listings or add new listings,

We tried this & it helped for a few months now were back to no sales for last 10 days

[dbfolks166mt]

     If you are just talking eBay sales then yes I am experiencing the typical summer slump. If you are talking the bigger picture my sales have actually increased on some venues, mostly local. A lot of it has to do with what you are selling. Most of the items that are selling well on the local venues are items that I do not list on eBay, or seldom sell on eBay, simply because of the shipping costs or because they are restricted or prohibited items on eBay. 

     A lot of those are outdoor related like camping gear, outdoor games, fishing gear, ammunition, construction type tools...... 

[wilsonharborsales]

My sales on eBay have collapsed but are increasing dramatically locally.  Just be sure not to have all your eggs in one basket.

[maxxilano]

This year? It's been like this for more than a year now. A steady decline in sales, no amount of advertising can turn it around. The economy plays a little role, yes, at the same time local flea markets are buzzing so... More like eBay needs to catch up with the competition and has ever-growing number of sellers for a declining number of buyers.

[inhawaii]

Some sellers sales are up.

I think it depends on what you are selling.