Hey guy, it's just the economy. Same with me - buyers I usually have from all around the world on eBay and my website have gone missing the past few weeks and I'm really having to push my marketing to get any kind of interest in my artworks.
We hear in the news that people are spending mostly on essentials since the price of bread went from 95c to $2.40 in just a couple of years. Many are also switching from preferred brands to cheaper home brand stuff so they can pay their increased energy bills and entertainment subscription services.
But........ you go to shopping centres here in VIC and they are so packed with people. Was at DFO to find my son a new pair of shoes and there were so many people buying big new luggage bags for their international holidays. Every single shop had people in all the isles and so many cars were double-parked outside, yet we are told that spending is down. It doesn't make sense.
I see you sell fishing stuff. I guess my own experience would relate to that. On the weekend we looked at planning our December holiday away with the kids but were shocked to see accommodation prices in the thousands with a minimum of 3 nights required. So now we're not going away. Road trips maybe, but not a multi-day traditional resort holiday this year.
