I was looking at my sales figures, as the end of the financial year is coming up.
This current financial year, I am at LEAST 20% down on the worst year I have ever had going back to 2001.
Such is life. One year out of the 16 had to be the worst one and this is it.
I seem to have tried fairly hard, always listing new items at reasonable (given the high cost of selling) prices, 1200 items listed on eBay, another couple of thousand listed on my website.
Just not happening, many days lately of only a few or even no sales, both on eBay and the website.
The website I understand, it needs updating and some advertising money spent on it.
As for eBay, a steady slow decline since about 2012, despite my best efforts.
Not just me, all the coin dealer and retailer mates I speak to are all in the same boat.
eBay, I can understand as well, many more people selling on it now than even a few years ago, less money to go around.
Just seems to be the way it is at present, money is tight for a lot of people, the cost of living is going up much faster than people's wages..
Electricity up 7% Private Health cover up 6%, Council rates up 5-6%, food is more expensive since Cyclone Debbie and SA floods, on and on it goes. Something has got to give.
2% wage rise if you are lucky is not going to cut it, no wonder people have less to spend on discretionary items...
