[Advice wanted] What am I doing wrong?

[borderlinetrade]

Hi guys,

So I bought Terapeak subscribtion. Ran some data checks and saw that iphone x cases have around 60~70% sell through rate on ebay.com.au. Went a head and got 4 models off alibaba, 30 each. I tried to spread them acrorss the price range, from 4.5~9AUD. After I recievd the items, I made four listings and paid for crazy lister to make them look good and SEO friendly. 

Views were very slow, so I opted in the promoted listing and of course upped my ebay sub to a basic store. 

I had one campaign running at 4% above average but it's generating ZERO clicks!

I'm okay with no/low sales for now. I understand it takes time. But my highest viewed item has 23 views in two weeks!!!! 

What am I doing wrong? This is the item https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/352435714670 

Thanks in advance!

[springyzone]

I couldn't swear to this as fact, but I think you may have missed the boat when it comes to buying from alibaba and reselling here.

I remember looking at wedding bombonnieres there a few years back & thinking it might be viable to resell (as the same items were way dearer on ebay) but within a few months, I noticed the chinese sellers themselves had moved into ebay as well. I was glad I hadn't tried it.

It might work out if you are buying massive quantities but I think, myself, you might be better off to do as the others suggested and find a category that isn't swamped already and especially not with items from China.

If you have a craft or talent, then I think quality home made products sell, though perhaps ebay isn't the best place for that.

Apart from that, if you can find a source for something away from the $2 shop type merchandise, if i can put it that way, then you might be able to build up some steady sales.

From all i have read though (and it echoes my own experiences years back) selling on ebay isn't always easy, even if your product and ad is fine.

[brerrabbit585]

I've seen phone cases mentioned as well as phones, though it's been a while now. Some people think if it's a cheap item it won't hurt the seller as much so they have no qualms about claiming it didn't arrive.