you arent alone. my sales are way down, my views are way down, the expected xmas rush where for many years i sold certain items in plentiful amounts have not happened. i even discounted them to previously unheard of prices. 20% less than last year, nearly 40% less than what people bought in large numbers 5 years ago and yet, nothing. i know times are tougher than last year, but im basing my remarks on 20 years with ebay as of january. there are things i sell and have sold regularly for decades at xmas time, now nothing. as a side note, when i advertise those same items elsewhere, i get far better prices than i get via ebay, but requires more input to realize those sales. i have thought long and hard whether its worth persevering with ebay, the answer for me was let it go thru to xmas and re-evaluate. the answer now is pretty clear sadly.
will i continue past january, especially now i got a msg from ebay today that ebay wants to hold 10% of my payments as a reserve fund? probably not. there are other online options that produce results and get views and sales which i dont have to pay 12-15% of my sale or as of january, have them hold reserve funds on a rolling 60 day cycle.
i think ebay is struggling as a sales platform these days, i speak to many other sellers who say exactly as you. things are poor in ebay world currently and once they start chasing more sellers away, then what?
