07-15-2023 08:56 AM
I’m being forced to consider switching from eBay to a different selling platform. No views unless I pay additional promotion fees is not cutting it. Anyone have any suggestions?
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07-15-2023 08:42 PM
As one other seller noted, I don't think there is a better platform, offering the broadest scope for selling products than eBay. My own viewpoint is that you need to regularly re-evaluate what works...and what doesn't. Sometimes, there are items that go unsold. Then you relist them months later and they sell. Of course, these are only two factors that go into getting sales.
On the other hand, sometimes you need to decide whether selling on another eCommerce platform would be a better option. A few years ago, eBay made substantive changes to one product category that I sold successfully for many years. After that, sales tanked dramatically. So I opened a store on another platform. My sales are modest, but are are growing.
Lastly, I've had some success selling via consignment to a few auction houses. Any commissions I pay are worth it since the volume sales I could never achieve on my own.
07-15-2023 09:19 PM
Many sellers are on multiple platforms. Find what sells best on each one, and divide your items across the platforms that way to expedite sales.
07-15-2023 11:29 PM
I guess if I had a really great suggestion I wouldn’t be here. For all it’s faults I still do better business here At EBay than at any of its competitors and I have tried a few.
07-15-2023 11:41 PM
That's something that's pretty easy to research - only you know your own particular business needs and what will be a good match.
07-16-2023 12:39 AM
@antiquelady57 wrote:No views unless I pay additional promotion fees is not cutting it. Anyone have any suggestions?
I don't pay promotional fees.
I'm on track to have a record year.
My suggestion is: Sell stuff that people want to buy and you wont need to promote it.
07-16-2023 01:56 AM
How about another "category"for smug sellers finding the need to tell people who have watched their sales fall off the face of the Earth that they're "failures"?
You'll be right at the top of that one.
Go hawk your coins, pal....
07-16-2023 04:57 AM
@ebooksdiva wrote:It really isn’t necessary to announce your departure.
Why do you say that? I think it is necessary.
07-16-2023 04:59 AM
@reallynicestamps wrote:Promoted Listings is an option not requirement.
For now. Until they make a requirement. A of requirements on ebay were options just a few moons ago.
07-16-2023 05:28 AM
Funny, I pictured it as being a photo of a large ship with people waving bye-bye from the deck.
07-16-2023 07:45 AM
funny everytime I see someone reply like this I go check out the store and.....lol wow. First of all I wouldn't even be able to pay my utility bills with what you make monthly. Secondly the items are laughable....
07-16-2023 07:54 AM
I thought I would try this PLA, because of no sales for days suddenly I did 8 sales Friday and Saturday, I'm thinking there is something to this, gonna see how this goes
07-16-2023 08:24 AM
@atlasesattic I have generally regarded PLA is better suited to sellers with multi-quantity listings of new items, so I'm curious: would you mind providing some details about your strategy? My items are single quantity, long tail used/vintage items, and I've used PLS but never PLA.
07-16-2023 11:36 AM
@antiquelady57 wrote:No views unless I pay additional promotion fees is not cutting it.
Loyalty dictates you to do more than just want ebay to remain profitable .
07-17-2023 01:31 PM
@inhawaii wrote:
@antiquelady57 wrote:No views unless I pay additional promotion fees is not cutting it. Anyone have any suggestions?
I don't pay promotional fees.
I'm on track to have a record year.
My suggestion is: Sell stuff that people want to buy and you wont need to promote it.
A record high, or record low year? 😁
07-17-2023 01:34 PM
@edenhallacademy wrote:funny everytime I see someone reply like this I go check out the store and.....lol wow. First of all I wouldn't even be able to pay my utility bills with what you make monthly. Secondly the items are laughable....
I don't pay promotional fees and I'm going to have a record year... enjoy your visit.