topic Re: Has someone turned ebay off ? in Selling

Has someone turned ebay off ?

stickerswa — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:51:50 GMT

Whats going on ...I was selling heaps over all 3 accounts and then about 2 weeks ago ALL accounts have seen 60 -80% drop in sales. I know ebay turns the lights on and off but I have never seen it soooo dark.

Anyone else ???

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twyngwyn — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:54:12 GMT

too many glitches remain unfixed....check the boards for lots of disgruntled sellers

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jellybirddesigns — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:07:12 GMT

I was just wondering the same thing.

Had a great July, but big drop lately, especially this week since about Tuesday.

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steen1equestrianriding2 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:23:12 GMT

Yep - eBay is broken. Half the time it won't load pages amd is running like a snail. No wonder sales have halved since May grrrrrrrrrrr

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imastawka — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:38:12 GMT

Ebay is loading fine.

I suggest you clear your cookies and cache if it's running slow for you

Or change browser if you're using IE especially

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vproshop — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:57:52 GMT

I agree, There is something seriously wrong with Ebay this weekend,

sales are dead, results on keyword searches are showing well below what was showing before.

I dont know if Ebay is targetting certain sellers.

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amber-eyed-girl — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:40:11 GMT

This weekend, I had several different coupon codes as incentives to buy.

I did buy several expensive items that had been lurking on my watch page.

So eBay has been trying to lift the sales of not just the major retailers, but everyone, this weekend. If eBay is slowing despite discount blitzs then a rethink is needed.

If anyone else does the surveys, you'll know that eBay is concerned about things...whether they listen is another story.

No issues for me searching, etc. on a mobile. Safari or Chrome. It's usually the mobile sites that play up.

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chameleon54 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:00:06 GMT

My stores have been a bit quiet this week, ( down 20% on average ) but I used 300 of the 1000 freebies that ebay offered on the non store account around ten days ago. Some listings where 3 day auction, some BIN. .

The results where huge. It felt like the ebay of old with multiple bids and BINS going off constantly. I had several days full time packing and even got behind with the packing at one stage. The BINs I listed are still trickling in with a few sales, although they have slowed right down now.

The items I listed where mainly unusual collectables and vintage car parts. It seems there is still quite a few buyers out there for the rare "one off" items that dont come up for sale very often, but they are getting fussier.

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retailtherapist_8 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:02:25 GMT

@stickerswa wrote:
Whats going on ...I was selling heaps over all 3 accounts and then about 2 weeks ago ALL accounts have seen 60 -80% drop in sales. I know ebay turns the lights on and off but I have never seen it soooo dark.

Anyone else ???

Has ebay been switched off?

Nope..........only mine hahahhaha I am in a big black hole of no sales.

Its a rollercoaster, I dont like rollercoasters they make me sick.....swings and roundabouts do too.

Happy to know I am not alone lets hope it picks up for those of us suffering soon.

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esayaf — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:10:48 GMT

I've only sold one item this year. Have given up listing

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*tippy*toes* — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:19:22 GMT

@esayaf wrote:
I've only sold one item this year. Have given up listing

That's probably why you haven't sold anything lately :D!

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esayaf — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:13:00 GMT

I only gave up last week still have one item for sale. Won't be resisting it.

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4green2000 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:41:31 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Ebay is loading fine.

I suggest you clear your cookies and cache if it's running slow for you

Or change browser if you're using IE especially

was looking for items and gave up due to pages not loading. cleared cookies and cache made no diff at all. tried another pc and same thing. maybe some areas in AU its fine but bad where i am for the last month or more.

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clarry100 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 21:37:20 GMT

Yes all online selling has gone dead for us too over the past couple of weeks.

Some days have been ZERO sales across ALL our selling venues.

We even had a day this week where we had ZERO visitors to our website, which has never happened before.

Etsy sales have also been few and far between.

So I don't believe it's restricted to ebay.

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springyzone — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 21:41:01 GMT

If it is any help, everything seems to be working logically now, but over the last week I (as a buyer) have noticed a couple of frustrating things.

In my searches, I found a whole lot of things came up that had absolutely nothing to do with my search terms & didn't have any of my search terms in the title-I specifically checked as I was so surprised. (I think I was looking up slow cookers and a whole lot of car parts came up).

Also I was browsing for curtains within 50 km and lo & behold UK & USA listings were included there.

I'm a long time user of ebay so just shrugged my shoulders and tried again but I can imagine some newer buyers would just click out in frustration. And all of us could very well have missed seeing relevant listings.

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4green2000 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:42:07 GMT

HAHA. just gave up checking items as pages take too long to load yet the rest of the internet is super fast in loading...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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davidc4430 — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 23:50:37 GMT

i'm using chrome and get a lot of my fav message, the 'oh snap something went wrong'

have been putting it down to my internet connection, telstras wireless.

but now thinking about it i dont get many problems off ebay.

hasnt stopped me buying and listing. have no idea if sales are bad as i'm not a huge seller.

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englishrosegardens — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 02:38:47 GMT

In case people haven't noticed, the olympic games are on at the moment. A lot of people would be glued to their tv screens instead of their computer screens.

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lotsamagsnbags — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 03:14:35 GMT

I think thats the reason too englishrose.... however I' ve had much more success through local facebook groups lately - I think times are a changing, and ebay need to offer eternal free listings to encourage sellers to take the time to list on their site if only a tiny bit ever sells - as in its not worth the time it takes to list!!

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steen1equestrianriding2 — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 03:35:24 GMT

Done all that several times - after a whinge to CS it suddenly started runing at normal speed - funny that?