Sudden Sales Plummet

[worldwide_windfalls]

I've had the oddest several months, with NEARLY NO SALES. That's become a trend this year.  

eBay once outsold my own website and Amazon. Now eBay's a distant third. I'm hoping the eBay Open will answer some questions for me, but that's not the route it's taken in prior years.

I've optimized listings, experimented with different kinds of promotions, tried listings with many and few photographs, removed listings for a week then relaunched them, tried different keywords, used Terapeak, and more.  Some tactics have worked for a week or two, the others have not.  All listings are within the same product category. 

Is anyone else facing this challenge? Do you think it's temporary or permanent? Do you have any suggestions?

[nameofthegamesports]

My sales have gone to zero.. eBay either don't care or they have no idea how to fix their inner workings but it's a mess. It might not even be eBay's fault at all. People are sick and tired of being conned taken advantage of, their credit card information being stolen with online sales and empty promises from Bad actors that pretend like they care when they sell you a product. People just get tired of it and buying on eBay or selling on eBay really isn't a priority to anybody other than people that consign items from other people and do online auctions. Basically they're the only ones that are making money on eBay because if $100 item sells for 18 bucks neither eBay or the consignment shop gives a flying crap because they're going to get paid something no matter what. The people that own the items will lose in the end on everything and they're starting to figure that out. Life doesn't revolve around eBay and once people are no longer interested then sales will plummet to zero.. hey wait! that's where we are now aren't we

[ironside_records]

i've noticed the same thing as of recent. I'm still newer to the ebay game, but have been selling for a few years (personal account and now a business account.) I've had fairly consistent sales since i've started. About 2 months ago I  received notification from ebay that I am no longer restricted to a certain amount of listings per month and can list as much as I want now. Coincidentally sales are down 70%......

[brabha_9]

Well, eBay's bright idea to employ AI in substitution for actual Humans is causing all these issues.

[annabelles-attic]

I really think with the economy sky high inflation is hurting everyone. $6 for a bag of Cheetos. $9 for a case of pop. Gas is inching up to $4 a gallon.  It’s insane. Many people are struggling just to put food on the table. I sell on another platform and my sales on there have dropped a bit. Not a lot but enough to notice. 

[sweetsyerra]

I think part of it is that eBay's system is so **bleep** when it comes to spelling. There are a LOT of folks out there to whom English is either a second language or they just aren't that good at it for whatever reason. If I accidentally leave out one letter, it tells me ZERO matches. I have to get it right to get what I want. It should bring up "close" options. 

[ebooksdiva]

Old thread from September 2023. 

[bbcardzman]

It's just the regular ebay plan - keep screwing the people who make us money and see how long we can stay afloat!