no sales

[treasurechest125]

Hi community, Maybe is just me ok I had a store subscription, and I ended the subscription. Well while I had the store subscription sales were great the minute i close the subscription no sales for 2 weeks. Has this happen to any body else? Or is just my imagination. Thanks 

[kickin.assets]

@treasurechest125 

Don’t believe your having no sales has anything to do with having a store subscription or not.

I have a store and have had more zero sales days in the last 10 days than I’ve ever EVER had. 8 years of selling on eBay and never had one 0 day until back in November and they have continued to get worse and worse.

People will come along and tell you it’s your items, pricing, saturation, etc., and some of that may be true, but for me, these items are selling on other platforms, many times for more, so 🤔

Personally believe that eBay is ADHD and just continues to just keep making changes, daily/weekly/monthly and never gives the platform time to settle in and some of us are just unfortunately getting lost in all the noise here.

Truly hope things get better for you!

Kiks

[meme6253]

I recently down sized my store to a basic at the beginning of November, & so far so good.But i didn't eliminate my store completely.

[toysaver]

IMO a store subscription pays for itself.  Two weeks post-Christmas with no sales just means your sales were for Christmas.  

[bonanza125]

Many sellers had to close up there stores or reduce what they are selling cause of lack of sales. It comes down to the demand in the stuff you are selling, how active you are listing, and your return policy. Keep in mind lack of sales complaints are a daily thing here. You need to make whatever decision is best for yourself.

[angelno_14]

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@bonanza125 wrote:

Many sellers had to close up there stores or reduce what they are selling cause of lack of sales. I

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Minor note, but worth mentioning: 

A seller can create multiple selling accounts, and each one comes with 250 free insertions per month. So those sellers probably did not "have to" close their stores or reduce their listings, they likely "chose to". 

[inhawaii]

It's not your imagination but I believe it is a coincidence.

[hartungcards]

It may well be just your imagination that you've had no sales for two weeks.

[wheredidiputthatremote]

Things are tough. Collectables are just not selling. Inflation has been nuts and we have tariffs that you and I will be paying for about to hit us. I'm with you. It's bad.

[onefootflippers]

One look at your store told me that you were guessing your prices or you were doing retail arbitrage on items that have now tanked in price due to oversupply.

Simple fact is that everything you had a good price on has sold, and everything that is left is likely overpriced. 

I checked about 20 of your items, you were priced 50 to 300 percent higher than the competition. The only item that was priced right was a Ninja turtle figure.  Everything else I saw was insanely higher than the competition, you would be highest price on ebay at $39.99 for the cologne and your competition would be starting out at 16.88.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Sometimes we think we see patterns that are just chance.   I've had a store & not had a store, never made a bit of difference.  As a techie, I can't think of any reason from a tech standpoint that it would matter at all.  I believe that you're seeing the pattern, but I think it's just a coincidence.  

[tobaccocardyahoo]

You are clearly practicing retail arb and your prices show it.

Buyers know they can get better pricing for many items on other retail sites and those that do not are fewer and fewer every year, You are even selling some items for more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price,

Retail arb is not dead but it requires knowing what products are not available from bug retail sites.

You even have Walmart private label product on your listings. Not a clever decision.

[onefootflippers]

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@tobaccocardyahoo wrote:

You are clearly practicing retail arb and your prices show it.

Buyers know they can get better pricing for many items on other retail sites and those that do not are fewer and fewer every year, You are even selling some items for more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price,

Retail arb is not dead but it requires knowing what products are not available from bug retail sites.

You even have Walmart private label product on your listings. Not a clever decision.

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So many fail at retail arbitrage because they don't understand that those items are like yesterday's potato salad, they have to be sold instantly before they go bad.

That item on clearance is likely on clearance nationwide at whatever store you are going to and there are a lot of people who try to do retail arbitrage. I have seen things go from being huge flips to being sold at a massive loss in 24 hours as all the arbitrage buyers list their product and undercut each other.

And of course 24 hours after I pointed out the exact problem, all the prices are still the same, even the $40 cologne I specifically pointed out. 

[johnrj1226]

As  I read this eBay link below  can't see improved sales volume as one of the benefits of a  store subscription.  Theoretically more listings  should produce more sales  if  it is in demand item and market pricing says you can make a profit..  A store with certain optional features  like the extra cost PL eBay says should help  but  not will help.  Having more than  the 250 monthly free listings  can help to produce an increase in sales at a cost  saving/added listing provided that the right buyer comes along at the right time and sees your items at the right  price and  is willing to buy it.   Your  listing is always your  best  sales person.  The first picture is the shopper stopper. 

Enough said!! (I just  lied)

PS:  There is more to selling than  just a pretty face  -  ya' gotta' show 'em a little leg but not a hairy one

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/ebay-stores/ebay-stores?id=4071&st=3&pos=2&query=eBay%20Stores&int...

[dealsondemand_3]

We are also facing same issue from the past few months and now ebay is worse. We are not getting much impressions though we have more than 800 listings. Look like wrong hiring done by ebay who are suffering from ADHD