05-18-2022 04:42 PM
Please, report here if you recently within a week or so experienced sudden drop in sales. We can then ask Velvet to pass it on to technical team for review of the accounts. https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Updates-are-happening-to-some-item-specifics-and-category/m-p/...
06-27-2022 10:04 AM
Previous post. My username is Chuckstuff
06-27-2022 10:31 AM
Mine are also down. I am wondering if it is mandatory to add a video and other featured categories in order to get sales going again. These are a couple of the suggested updates to my store. I have a collectibles site selling mostly Disney pins and pressed coins. Thanks for the help!
06-27-2022 02:12 PM
Yes, ever since the changes made to the listing tool which absolutely sucks btw... my sales have fallen off exponentially...
Looking at my eBay seller metrics, my sales are down 41% since May 27
eBay has continued to decline since around 2012-13 but now it is literally crashing.
FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE is a much better venue for buyers and sellers.
FBM offers shipping at 20-40% of what eBay shipping charges.
FBM charges 5% seller fee and eBay charges 12.55%,
Additionally, eBay charges that same 12.55% on the cost of shipping and on the tax paid by the buyer. FBM charges no fees on shipping cost or tax (and that is how it should be!)
I have sold on eBay since 2000 and have always been a Power Seller with 100% feedback or very close. I will be leaving eBay for good very soon.
06-27-2022 02:38 PM - edited 06-27-2022 02:39 PM
Sales down 46.2% which were already down some in prior months. Sales at another popular venue are down about 15% and have been since the Gas prices exploded but that 15% is off near 300% better sales w/ about half the product in my case.
I prefer eBay over any other venues buying and/or selling but at this rate I can't foresee sticking around long term perhaps.
06-27-2022 03:37 PM
Unbelievable loss of sales over the past 2 months beginning with all of the changes that started happening mid May. It seems like with every change eBay makes my sales drop.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Current decrease in sales is at 50% to 60%. Last month (May) was at 30% to 40%. My promoted listings fell off a cliff in May and remain at the bottom of that cliff no matter what I try to do.
Something is broken and it needs to be fixed!!!
06-27-2022 09:35 PM
yes
06-27-2022 10:05 PM
Add me to the list.
06-28-2022 10:20 AM
Please add me to the list as well. I am a clothing reseller....I'm not a big time seller, but my sales were always pretty consistent. My items are good quality. I have lowered my prices. I'm listing everyday. I offer free shipping and returns. I don't know what else to do.
06-29-2022 08:58 AM
Add me too please. My selling switch is broken.
06-29-2022 03:21 PM
wow
06-29-2022 07:33 PM
Something else has changed, and I for one really don't like it! So I was searching on another browser to see if any of my listings came up? Well finally I found one of my listing, here's the rub! When I clicked on the link, there were ads for other sellers who sell the same products! My pages was flooded! I started to investigate this with other sellers I know, and sure enough – competitive ads for other sellers of the same or similar items! Many cut rate of what I charge! Look! I paid eBay over $15 grand last year in fees how dare they run ads on my listings! What do I get out of this? I paid for that page! I don't want to advertise for other sellers who sell what I sell! That's a lot of **bleep**! This needs to stop! Then the
video update, adding a video to the listings, as if we don't have enough work already! That's slowed down sales too, I bet! If promoted listings are not showing up as well, what are sellers paying for?
No shows in search engines! Let's be realistic if we all paid for promoted listings who would be
on the top of the search? All millions of us? Very broken and needs fixing fast before we all can't pay our rents!
06-29-2022 07:37 PM
agreed
06-29-2022 10:05 PM
I’ve noticed low sales too. I don’t have a lot, but I have watchers who don’t communicate or buy.
People are too worried about economy, for good reason, the gas prices, food prices, etc….
Biden has done nothing to help alleviate. At least with Obama, we got stim checks. Covid relief checks too.
Destroying the small seller one by one.
Sad future.
06-30-2022 02:55 PM
Same thing here
06-30-2022 04:31 PM
It's also fourth on the search on firefox. I don't know how many of you clicked on my link
as I suggested - we will see if it sells!