topic Re: Slow selling in Selling

Slow selling

elizabethlilly9 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:59:59 GMT

Just wondering if sales have been rather slow latley for a lot of other people?

Re: Slow selling

extra-keen — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:09:35 GMT

My sales are very inconsistent. Last week was one of the best I've had, this week it's like my ebay store is behind shutters.

But this seems to be "normal", Overall, my sales are ticking over, certainly enough to make it worth while.

Re: Slow selling

phorum_junkie* — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:59:51 GMT

Can't comment on activity at the moment as I am 'on holiday' from selling but you are selling in a very oversubscribed category and it is very hard to get anywhere with a store with so few items listed.

It wouldn't hurt to diversify a bit and sell other things, if you offer good postage discounts people who bought something else may add a few stickers or whatever to their purchase.

Re: Slow selling

anniendaisy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:07:12 GMT

Sales are very very slow at the momemnt and have been for the past few months - I have spoken to other sellers who say the same

Re: Slow selling

koalablue12 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:27:07 GMT

Yes, painfully slow

Re: Slow selling

happyhippykids01 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:43:10 GMT

I have found the last 10 days have been especially quiet. Sales only every couple of days as opposed to everyday. It has been across the board though and not just here.

Hopefully it will pick up soon.

Re: Slow selling

marian_100 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:52:19 GMT

Tax time.... wait til the returns start coming in then it should pick up

Re: Slow selling

steve_davenport62 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:27:54 GMT

Hi the same for me, was going gangbusters then quietened right off, I am having bursts of great days and then it slides back to poor again for a couple of days.

It was so consistent from Dec to April and then abig change.

Re: Slow selling

jans-cuddly-girls — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:54:45 GMT

My sales have nose dived for about18 months now. I Think it is because the big stores are selling on ebay. I used to be able to rely on sales to help out when bills came in or do my Christmas shopping. but now my sales are down about 75% on what they were. I keep on keeping on bcause I have stock

We are selling up soon so it will be interesting to see how pre loved stock goes against brand new.

Re: Slow selling

corgidogz06 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:42:40 GMT

Strange thing, I have noticed a pattern over the last 3 weeks. Sales are good Monday to Thursday then very little or nothing on Friday and over the weekend. It is like the lights have been turned off for those 3 days.

Re: Slow selling

thesoulyearns — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:11:29 GMT

Well, being a relatively new seller it's always been slow. The last few sales came quickly because the items were low price and popular but now it seems the interest in anything else is nil. It's hard to know what to do to make your listing stand out in a search to get the clicks.

Re: Slow selling

tonalidesigns — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:13:26 GMT

Our sales have been very good lately - in fact we've just had a record week (and a couple of good weeks leading up to it as well).

I wish I knew why (and holding my breath waiting for it to change!).

Re: Slow selling

***super_nova*** — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:13:39 GMT

I have been doing fine up till about 2 weeks ago. Now, nothing, not even watchers!!!! My items used to always all had watchers. Today, I have only 1 watcher out of about 20 items ?:| Weird.

Re: Slow selling

freechoiceworld — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:33:00 GMT

its not weird

its happening to all Aussie sellers

ebay now puts ebay sellers last in the searches

all worldwide sellers come up first thats why you cant even get views on the items anymore let alone watchers or sales

its almost like ebay wants all Aussies to be buyers only from other countries and not be able to sell anything

the way its going with how they now put all countries first unless the person looking to buy specifically click on Australia Only on the side bar means we all will be selling nothing because most buyers dont click on Australia only because they dont even know its there - and ive asked plenty to verify they dont know its there

So your slow sales will only get worse and never recover - sad but true

Re: Slow selling

licoricebabyandfabmama — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:16:21 GMT

Yes it seems like us Aussies are not being dealt an even playing field at all. I dont know if Ebay has a plan here or if they just dont get it but, We have to deal with high postage rates, a higher cost to bring over stock and really the fact we dont have much to entice overseas buyers as they can purchase many items from the states for cheaper. I know personally the only thing I have going for my sales are the few Australians who want to get the items in a week and will pay a bit more. Those buyers would have to click the australian only tab then the lowest price + postage. Sure alot of buyers do this, but I would lose all the buyers that just log on and start searching. Hats off to all the sellers that have overcome this and have found a great product niche, I know theres a few sellers on this board that are still doing quite well.

Re: Slow selling

freechoiceworld — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:32:28 GMT

also ebay has done away with its unique counters

now every time you log in and look at your own item you count as a new view

if you dont log in every time you view your item you count as a new view

so take notice and you might notice practically no one is viewing your items buy you yourself

test it and you will see im telling the truth

Re: Slow selling

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:39:08 GMT

freechoiceworld....not so sure that you are correct.

I added some notes to auctions ending soon.

55 8am 28/10, now 82 9:30pm 28/10

I visited the actual listing maybe 4 times today.

Re: Slow selling

freechoiceworld — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:54:12 GMT

log out each time and log back before viewing them and you will see it add you on the counter

or log out and click on the link in the email ebay sends you when you list an item - make sure your logged out when you do it

then close the browser - do it 20 times and you will register another 20 views on your item

then you will see

Re: Slow selling

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:08:02 GMT

It's quiet in the real world also.

The pillars are crumbling under the house of cards.

Large financial institutions collapsing with life savings disappearing into black holes.

Giant retailers actually believing that they can win the war by lowering prices. KMart will collapse within 7 months and won't be able to pull another phoenix act.

Way too much uncertainty and unfortunately dwindling disposable income. Ebay has temporarily become the platform it's ancestor was. A garage sale with sellers accepting pennies for items that they would once have thrown out.

Perhaps we don't have the unofficial Hoovervilles like the USA but many of us have seen much better times.

This is the first time I have ever had to make an 'arrangement' to pay my GST.

Thankfully, in 7 years, I will be able to pursue a life of crime without the fear of incarceration....lol

It's not all bad news.

Our long suppressed humanity will assume it's rightful place and we will gain the realisation that the best things in life are not things.

Re: Slow selling

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:11:01 GMT

freechoiceworld....

I have no doubt that what you say is correct but the counter ( in my case ) is also being tripped by actual visitors as well.