I'm sorry but CS is mostly right. Lenox is out of vogue and Christmas items are out of season. Most folks won't start picking up Christmas items again until July. Many things that sold before, no longer do. The market is flooded with items that are less sought after.
With only 300 items listed, just 50 more than basic store allows, you'd have been better off keeping the basic store and waiting for a listing promo......I've received many lately. Otherwise, pump up your listing volume to use as much as the allotment as possible.
Consider using the May grace period to downgrade back to basic store. The upcoming months are only going to get slower. I had a basic store in Jan/Feb and cancelled it asap, as it was costing me more in fvf's than without a store, due to the low sales volume. The .85% discount wasn't worth it, I had to do about $2000 in sales just to break even. I only opened it because I had some higher ticket items I thought would sell. Needless to day, they didn't, even when I had the best prices right in line with the previously solds! I ended up selling them at a Flea Market.
I know this is of little consolation, but don't feel bad, as there are sellers with thousands of items listed who come to these boards and state they've sold little to nothing! The problem is ebay has long been an oversaturated marketplace, this isn't about to change. It's very hard for buyers to find items among the clutter and the luck of the draw for a seller to be found. It was exciting when one used to be able to list and sell within a week, now it can take months or even years! Price doesn't always make a difference. Older people are downsizing, not acquiring anything (they're a huge percentage of those selling here, often the items which are out of vogue and it becomes a race to the bottom in pricing). Most younger people simply don't want to buy anything outside of tech and necessities. This leaves a huge hole in seeking buyers for many items.
I feel promoted listings to be a waste of time. They only further clog up the search, since ebay foolishly lists them twice! I've been seeing the 'Promoted' listing items last in search lately!! This is opposite of what ebay was promising.
My only advice would be to look at selling items that are less collectible in nature. If your going to do collectibles, they should be items from the 1980s and 1990s, as people who grew up then are looking for these items. But even these need to be selective. It's simply hard to find items to sell that aren't already flooding the market place. Everyone wants to be a seller these days!
Overall, I think you should list like crazy through April, in order to take advantage of your listing allotment. Then downgrade or cancel May 1 before they charge you for another month. They pro-rate days.
