What am I doing wrong?

[mpssupershop]

I have not made a single sale on my Ebay page for a week and a half now. I've tried just about everything I can think of to try and boost my sales. Providing as many pictures for my listings as I can, sending out generous offers when any items become send-offer elligible, also reducing prices on certain items that have been on my page for a while, I even became desperate enough to use promoted listings to at least to get some more views, I have tried everything to try and get my inventory sold more quickly now but nothing seems to work and I'm getting frustrated and desperate because I could really use the money from these sales so, what else is there for me to try?

[mpssupershop]

Okay so I went and updated the titles on a lot of my listings, removing punctuations and special characters, and it does actually seem to be helping at least generate more views. Thanks!

[mrmalibu]

I can go months without selling anything. I would be happy to sell 2 or 3 items a month. 

[chapeau-noir]

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@mpssupershop wrote:

Okay so I went and updated the titles on a lot of my listings, removing punctuations and special characters, and it does actually seem to be helping at least generate more views. Thanks!

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Just keep going and be consistent. My sales are usually very steady despite my small store size and sales are very slow for me right now, too - I used to shut down this time of year because it seemed like a waste of time, but I just let things cook along now.

BTS starts pretty soon.

Just keep your activity consistent - marketplaces award activity.

[onefootflipper]

What you are doing wrong is that you are either guessing prices or pricing things in the middle of what you see others listed at. 

You have to price check every single item you list if you want to be successful, and if you are not at or close to the cheapest than it is not going to sell.

[mpssupershop]

Well over the past few days I've found that the people who said that Ebay favors those who list new items consistently are right. I've been putting up more new items on my page recently (either stuff I find around the house I consider worth selling or valuable stuff I find at thrift stores) as consistently as I can and have found that my sales have finally started picking up again. I've been making at least one sale per day now which makes me pretty happy.

[ittybitnot]

@mpssupershop 

Since you seem to use the "Best Offer" feature, it might be useful to check the default settings eBay selected for you: 

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

Buyer Payment Requirements

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they place a bid.

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

Though you may be shown a caution that says you may get non-paying buyers if you select NO, the reality is that these settings require a buyer to put up a payment source prior to making an offer or placing a bid.  Many refuse since it also limits they way they can pay, and no longer allows combining items for one price with adjusted shipping, just to mention a few issues. 

While the setting may deter the typical "text me scammers" that have plagued newbie sellers for years now, it also deters those who do pay as well and wanted to order more than one item from you.