Year in Review!

[powell-collectibles]

Received messages from eBay on each of my accounts to check out my year in review report. Cool stuff – select stats, and they make me look bigger than I am. How the hell am I a top 5% seller in Christianity? Top 5% in rock and pop?

non-consequential, but the total views for the year, and total number of buyers was interesting.  And I learned that November 15 was my busiest day – 38 items sold on one account!

[brightlightbookseller]

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@mcdougle4248 wrote:

I am curious about the top 5% designation, so I downloaded the Listing Quality report. What do you all think, maybe the data came from the sales rank (GMV)? Here is mine for the two categories I sell in, which puts me in the top 5%.

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I don't even see access to the Listing Quality Report anywhere on our account, but that does look like it's probably the source of the info.  How do you get to that again?

[dbfolks166mt]

I started to look at the report from one account - got as far as the top sale of the year $ wise. The amount listed included the total $ buyer paid (item + shipping) which included both domestic and eIS shipping on a weighty package. 

Maybe I'll keep reading later when my head stops spinning.

For clarity: head is spinning because I'm pretty darn sick, not because I'm blown away by the weird inclusion of eIS ship costs.

“There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics” 

[mcdougle4248]

@brightlightbookseller 

Some sellers do not have access to the report...long story. If you have the report you will find it under the Performance tab>Traffic

[brightlightbookseller]

Thanks.  Looks like we're one of the lucky ones that doesn't have access...

[mcdougle4248]

@brightlightbookseller 

Bummer. Thank you for looking.

[richard1rst]

Yeah, I got one of those too. They said :

You’re in the top 5% for Men's Accessories

Then they went on to say:

You’ve outperformed 99% of sellers in your category. 

Well now - just wait a minute. If I outperformed 99% of all other sellers then aren't I in the top ONE %

(Whose ego doesn't enjoy a good stroking once in a while?)

The number of buyers ans number of views were interesting statistics.

[kickin.assets]

Top 5% in Women's Clothing … 

You’re in the top 5% for Women’s Clothing

Top performer alert! You’ve outperformed 99% of sellers in your category. Keep aiming high.

Found the statistics fun/interesting; like what the 1st sale of the year was, the most expensive item sold and finding out that the busiest day was January 20th. Bring on January 🎉

May have found my Spotify 2024 Wrapped MUCH more interesting though! 😂

Happy Holidays to all the wonderful people here who have truly helped me through some interesting “issues” this year! Wishing you all the best!!

Kiks

[a-lotta-stuff]

Our 'first sale of year' on another account was never paid for ... which worked out for the best as it sold for more next time ... and got paid for.  

[powell-collectibles]

My first sale on one account was returned - for the second time.  My only return on that account!  Ditched it - nothing but bad luck.

[tsme35]

Where do I find that report

[mcdougle4248]

@tsme35 

If your account has the report available, you will find it under the Performance tab>Traffic

[jg.mason]

Top 5% for cassettes. You’ve outperformed 98% of sellers in your category. That can't be saying much, I've only had a total of 360 sales this year and they weren't all cassettes.

July 18th busiest day sold 8 items. I remember that sold all to one buyer. 

If it wasn't for this thread I would never have seen this, I deleted the email and the message already had to go to my email trash folder to find it. 🤣

[tsme35]

thanks but not a lucky one BUT I did make the top 95% in vintage so there's that lol

[eleven47]

On one of my accounts:

"You’re in the top 10% for Comics
Top performer alert! You’ve outperformed 92% of sellers in your category. Keep aiming high."

The way I figure it: sold 9 out of 10 listings (90%), so that is better than a seller selling 8,800 out of 10,000 listings (88%), but not better than the 8% of sellers better than me that sold 1 out of 1 or 3 out 3, etc.

Anyhow, I'm thrilled, and will take the bragging rights!

[wastingtime101]

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@eleven47 wrote:

On one of my accounts:

"You’re in the top 10% for Comics
Top performer alert! You’ve outperformed 92% of sellers in your category. Keep aiming high."

The way I figure it: sold 9 out of 10 listings (90%), so that is better than a seller selling 8,800 out of 10,000 listings (88%), but not better than the 8% of sellers better than me that sold 1 out of 1 or 3 out 3, etc.

Anyhow, I'm thrilled, and will take the bragging rights!

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^^^ Not 5% @valueaddedresource - you were looking for examples?