Sales

[swanlakeballerina]

Hi,

My sales have been so slow.  Any opinions? 

Swanlakeballerina

[hartungcards]

You have very few items that can be eaten or put in a gas tank.

[toysaver]

Times are changing.  You are selling collectibles when up and coming generations have no interest in collecting.  They have more of a minimalism lifestyle.  Also eBay has multiple competing sites these days.  Not to mention the average person has less to spend on non-essential goods.  

[inhawaii]

My opinion on your slow sales?

I hope things pick up for you.

[wheredidiputthatremote]

I just came here to comment. Yes it's pretty dead. Something's cooking.

[chapeau-noir]

I'm not sure there has been a day when someone hasn't posted about slow sales since I've been here.

[davenportpm1]

My thoughts, at least in America, are that maybe buyers are weary of what is going on in Congress regarding the debt ceiling and waiting to see what happens. Could the markets crash, could millions lose their social security, could we see a recession, could Federal employees lose their jobs and/or pay, etc. There is a lot to think about and not sure many are wanting to spend money right now. 

[bryo_3145]

People for the most part are being very careful with their money right now. I have two kids I notice the higher prices at the grocery stores. Everything in general prices have gone up. Younger people might be saving money to buy a house. Which real estate prices and interest rates aren't the greatest. Apartments in our area is on the rise. Cost of living has gone up, but a lot of wages haven't. Recession could be real. national debt is real $31.46 trillion. Stock market is tricky for the most part we are now a global economy. The average cost of a new car in the United States is $48,000. Electric car on average cost $66,000. The average American Household debt statistics. The average American debt balance of $96,000. Factor in student loan debt. Kids. Day care.  8th grade proficiency rate is at its lowest. We have the largest amount of border southern crossing since the 1960s. There are stores that closing due to theft in the Cities. Larger stores have declared bankruptcy or have been scaling back. Top it off Global Warming. War in Ukraine. It could all have to do with low sales on ebay right now. Some people their business on this platform are doing well. Good for them. For the most part it's a challenge for most right now. 

[huntfishdie45]

I think people are cutting back to necessities. They are worrying about paying their bills, and many are already in debt and do not have extra money to spend. I also think this is going to get worse before it gets better.

[bryo_3145]

Also, where I live there are more and more homeless people. Our state is trying to control the problem and getting them housed. Mental Illness issues. Fentanyl is also on the rise in our area, it's becoming a major problem. I don't know about the rest of the country but that's what I see outside my window.  

[josephb555]

The prices might be too high. Try lowering the prices.

[bill.purvis2012]

A lot of good answers mentioned. You might want to try accepting offers.  Ebay buyers are notorious for getting a 'deal'. Buyers love making offers. Most of my sales come from offers the buyer makes or offers I send out. I price my items to be able to do so. 

[yesterdays_treasures_44]

Depends on your definition of slow. You have more sales than I do. But there are less people selling on ebay than ever. And even less people buying. My opinion is that ebay is slowly killing itself with their stupidity. It's crazy to me how ebay never did of this stuff when it was a monopoly, and it easily could. But they're doing it now, when there's endless options now. You would think with more competition, ebay would make using this site more enticing to keep users here. But they're doing the opposite. They seem to have some grand scheme that we don't know about, where they want people to leave. Possibly to acquire and buy up all the competition like they did with paypal. And then essentially own the market, and have a monopoly again. They have the money to do that now, but they seem to be playing the long game. 

[randallmorefield]

Well Put<<

[bryo_3145]

I'm curious how we are we going to afford the cost of replacing all are trucks and cars on the road with electric and hybrid vehicles. What is the cost? What is the cost of rewiring and infrastructure of our nation? California is the first to pass a law to phase out diesel trucks in their state. Are our mechanic jobs in jeopardy in the near future? Is there going to be a need for special training for mechanics to work on electric vehicle's. At what cost to the companies and mechanics? Then we are already $31.46 trillion dollars in debt.