09-12-2020 08:31 AM
hello ebay community!!
i'm new to ebay selling. i have listed many items and have increase my limitations also. But i have only few sales. what could be the reason for this ?
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09-12-2020 10:19 AM
Hello!
Took a look at your listings and your titles need a lot of work. Take the colorful bowls you have listed. First, the word “bowl” needs to be in the title. Another listing, the wooden elephant needs the keyword “puzzle” in the title. People looking for coconut bowls or wooden puzzles won’t see your listings because the titles fail to describe exactly what the item is.
Please check your spelling in all your titles. Syrup is not spelled Syrap.
Take this listing: "Wooden Dinazor Sri lankan Handmade Handy craft Ceylon Collectables"(sic) This title doesn't inform the buyer what the item is at all. First, your keyword Dinosaur is misspelled. So is Collectibles. The keyword "puzzle" is missing. In the US, most people think tea when they see the word Ceylon, so I am not sure how that word fits as it pertains to the piece listed. Is it a necessary keyword that must be in the title? (Many of your titles have words included that will not help a buyer find that item.) If this were my listing, I would change it to "3D Wooden Dinosaur Puzzle Handmade in Sri Lanka" to start with. There is still room for more keywords. You might consider "Brain Teaser" too depending on the difficulty of putting the pieces together.
In Japan there are these same style of wooden puzzles called "kumiki" and you might consider adding that as a keyword if it is applicable in your opinion. I think you will do very well with these unique puzzles for the gift giving season. They are really special. But you have to fix your titles first. Think like a buyer and use only those keywords that a buyer will use to search for an item. I know it may be a challenge as English is not your first language, but there is always someone here in the forum willing to assist. And check your spelling carefully!
I see your seeds and food stuffs are still listed. Did you take care of the legal importation matters for these?
Also, I'm very concerned about your auctions starting so low with free international shipping. This is quite risky. Take for instance your red earrings. You started the bidding at 10 cents and you have one bid and free shipping. Why are you starting the bidding so low? This will cost you a lot if the item gets only that one bid. It is best to start the bidding at the lowest price where you will still break even at least. But even at the break even point, you will not be making any profit doing it this way.
Remember, once you have a bid, you cannot revise the listing. So you will be expected to ship those earrings for ten cents if no one else bids. You cannot cancel the transaction without getting a serious defect on your account. Starting such low bidding my attract a few buyers, but it will not build your business. You want serious buyers who appreciate what you have for sale. I recommend this instead: Figure out what your eBay and PayPal or Managed Payment fees will be. Set the shipping at Calculated instead of free. Then figure out what you need your profit to look like. Roll all those costs into the price and set that as your opening bid. Or better yet, use fixed price listings. Auctions do best with unusual, rare or high-demand items.
You will do well here if you can fix the problems in your listings. Wish you all the best, and please don't hesitate to come back if you need more help. Good luck.
09-12-2020 08:37 AM - edited 09-12-2020 08:41 AM
It takes time to build up a reputation and sales along with good feedback.
Keep listing, buy some things to add to your feedback, and give great customer service.
You can also promote your listings by going to your SELLER HUB and clicking on MARKETING, then PROMOTED LISTINGS, and then create campaigns to get more exposure for your listings. It doesn't cost anything to promote and you only pay when the item sells.
Also in you SELLER HUB, you can click on RESEARCH and find out what items sell at what price to get a better idea what to sell.
09-12-2020 10:19 AM
Hello!
Took a look at your listings and your titles need a lot of work. Take the colorful bowls you have listed. First, the word “bowl” needs to be in the title. Another listing, the wooden elephant needs the keyword “puzzle” in the title. People looking for coconut bowls or wooden puzzles won’t see your listings because the titles fail to describe exactly what the item is.
Please check your spelling in all your titles. Syrup is not spelled Syrap.
Take this listing: "Wooden Dinazor Sri lankan Handmade Handy craft Ceylon Collectables"(sic) This title doesn't inform the buyer what the item is at all. First, your keyword Dinosaur is misspelled. So is Collectibles. The keyword "puzzle" is missing. In the US, most people think tea when they see the word Ceylon, so I am not sure how that word fits as it pertains to the piece listed. Is it a necessary keyword that must be in the title? (Many of your titles have words included that will not help a buyer find that item.) If this were my listing, I would change it to "3D Wooden Dinosaur Puzzle Handmade in Sri Lanka" to start with. There is still room for more keywords. You might consider "Brain Teaser" too depending on the difficulty of putting the pieces together.
In Japan there are these same style of wooden puzzles called "kumiki" and you might consider adding that as a keyword if it is applicable in your opinion. I think you will do very well with these unique puzzles for the gift giving season. They are really special. But you have to fix your titles first. Think like a buyer and use only those keywords that a buyer will use to search for an item. I know it may be a challenge as English is not your first language, but there is always someone here in the forum willing to assist. And check your spelling carefully!
I see your seeds and food stuffs are still listed. Did you take care of the legal importation matters for these?
Also, I'm very concerned about your auctions starting so low with free international shipping. This is quite risky. Take for instance your red earrings. You started the bidding at 10 cents and you have one bid and free shipping. Why are you starting the bidding so low? This will cost you a lot if the item gets only that one bid. It is best to start the bidding at the lowest price where you will still break even at least. But even at the break even point, you will not be making any profit doing it this way.
Remember, once you have a bid, you cannot revise the listing. So you will be expected to ship those earrings for ten cents if no one else bids. You cannot cancel the transaction without getting a serious defect on your account. Starting such low bidding my attract a few buyers, but it will not build your business. You want serious buyers who appreciate what you have for sale. I recommend this instead: Figure out what your eBay and PayPal or Managed Payment fees will be. Set the shipping at Calculated instead of free. Then figure out what you need your profit to look like. Roll all those costs into the price and set that as your opening bid. Or better yet, use fixed price listings. Auctions do best with unusual, rare or high-demand items.
You will do well here if you can fix the problems in your listings. Wish you all the best, and please don't hesitate to come back if you need more help. Good luck.
10-14-2020 01:33 PM
Thank you. Nicely Explain and helpful
11-01-2020 10:18 AM
noted and thank you
11-21-2020 09:23 AM
better explanation about selling. thank you
01-21-2021 06:55 AM
I have listed too many lists, but still only one of my sales has been sold. Can you give me some guidance or Solutions?
Thank You!
01-21-2021 08:04 AM
You are using a lot of stock photos. Take your own photos for the first several then add the stock ones if you must.
01-21-2021 08:29 AM
You're from Sri Lanka and can't legally accept Pay Pal payments, so you can't sell here.
Probably won't be long before your account is suspended along with the others from Sri Lanka.
01-21-2021 10:59 AM
So you're drop shipping items? Items a lot of people are selling? Are you in the US but sourcing things from china? Are you using another seller as a dropshipper ?