topic Re: Perennial watchers! Hit the button already!!!! in Selling

Perennial watchers! Hit the button already!!!!

retailtherapist_8 — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:17 GMT

I have decided to call May ..'WATCHERS MONTH"......Lets hope June is full of button pushers..lol

Anyone else with lots of watchers and very few sales? I need someone to make me feel better ...:_|

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joz*garage — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:34 GMT

Anyone else with lots of watchers and very few sales? I need someone to make me feel better ...:_|

No.

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carly2579 — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:39:44 GMT

i understand your pain its annoying isnt it

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retailtherapist_8 — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:45 GMT

carly_and_judy oh goodness.talk about frustrating! You too huh? I just keep watching my listings click over unsold with all these watchers...so I discount and relist and still they watch! I am done discounting just gonna ride it out..:|

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lane-ends — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:03:04 GMT

I will have to watch you listings just to see if things improve for you !

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retailtherapist_8 — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12:18 GMT

thanks lane_ends...I am really more of a buyer than a seller but I have been enjoying selling off my groaning shoe closet...I have incredible respect for such experienced sellers like yourself, wow, you must have seen it all!

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davewil1964 — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:52:43 GMT

I have had, presumably, the same watchers on items for over 6 months. I rarely sell items that have multiple watchers. They seem to be either tyrekickers or competitors.

If it makes you feel better, ignore them or, better yet, change your selling page so they don't show.

i would not court buttonpushers; some people might push the wrong buttons.

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arnl7178 — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:46:17 GMT

I actually get worried when there's no watches!

The watches might not always buy, but at least your listing is getting some kind of notice from someone. Even if it is a competitor :^O

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joz*garage — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:49 GMT

recently i had just one or two watchers on every item of my 100 free listings recently, turns out about 30% of them were buyers.. waited untill the end of the actions to bid instead of paying extra for "BIN" Only a very small %age used the BIN option, one is currently in an unpaid item dispute.

I wonder who those other watchers were.. a boardie perhaps or a competitor?

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*new2vintage — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:13:27 GMT

How can anyone complain about watchers ? They are far more harmless than non payers.

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retailtherapist_8 — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:38:49 GMT

I know I shouldn't complain....I haven't had to run the gauntlet of non-payers like a lot of you high volume Sellers ( and I have everything crossed that it doesn't happen ).

I was just bubbling along nicely selling quite a few then all of a sudden NUTTIN! lol

( lulled into a false sense of security in April, reality hit me in May).

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lozyginns — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:34:33 GMT

I feel your pain. Although I enjoy playing games with these serial watchers 😄 Instead of lowering your prices I like to put them up $10. I had relisted an item for ages and it always had watchers but never any bids. The last time I listed it I put it up $10 and finally it was sold! Funny thing is I also had an email after it finished from someone saying they wanted to purchase it at the lower price because they had seen it advertised by me cheaper. Haha I had the last laugh telling them it sold for the higher price!!

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zenremix777 — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:47:28 GMT

Like davewil said, a good option might be to remove the Watch option. I used to get frustrated too but I hardly even think about it now that it's removed. Views and bids are more important to me than watchers.

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Anonymous — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:52:16 GMT

Yes Id like to watch Perentes. Afterall I have a lot of spare time on my hands now that Im selling virtually nothing. Not a sale in 2 days. OH! you said "Perennial watchers!" and here I am out looking for Goannas. To be honest I dont look at the watchers. But in the last few days I sold more eleswhere (nod , wink, awaiting removal) than here.........

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retailtherapist_8 — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:23:17 GMT

lozyginns - I love your strategy good for you! OMG that is sooo tempting. Ya know I might just give it a go if I find the courage. lol

I have tried to mix things up since I started just to see which method would get the most traction and I embarrassed to say I still don't have a clear picture of it. Even more embarrassing is that I have an extensive background in marketing. Ahhhh ebay the great leveller...hahaha

You guys are great, I feel much more encouraged and far less concerned. So thank you.:-)

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*new2vintage — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:25:26 GMT

That's a brilliant idea - increase your prices if you want to sell less.

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motherbear2003 — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:46:23 GMT

I have one item with 75 watchers and haven't sold anything from the listing for about a month!;\

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retailtherapist_8 — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:19:20 GMT

Good grief 75 watchers!!!! WOW does this listing magically offer up the winning lotto numbers in some kind of code??? ?:|

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lozyginns — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:23:08 GMT

My feeling is that not everyone on ebay is looking for something cheap and nasty. If they are they will buy it for 99c from China. If you are selling quality products you should put a reasonable price on it. Most people appreciate quality products not cheap rubbish. Quality products cost money. Maybe if you sell everything for 1c by the time you sell 100 items you might have $1.

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motherbear2003 — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:53:06 GMT

Perhaps you should buy a pair and find out]:)