sales down

[knight2663]

yes its rat**bleep** 20/3/2014

[b3llag1na]

Big downturn in sales is being spoken about all over - personally I have also experienced it.

It seems to be based on big glitches with the search? (throwing up overseas listings only for one thing!)

[clarry100]

We operate 2x ebay stores and estimate that for the past 2/3-weeks our sales are down about 60%.

On Wed this week for the first time ever since opening our stores (12-months ago now) one store went 2-days without a single sale. It has been a terrible month.

On the upside tho ebay haven't taken much from us in fees this month.

But I guess for them it doesn't matter as those same buyers who might have otherwise bought from us are still buying, but probably just from Chinese sellers as that is what is coming up tops on the search results in our category.

We will be ready very soon to launch our own web site so hoping that will provide us with some backup to here in the quiet times. If we can get that working how we would like it to over the next 12-months we will cease trading on here and rely on our own site. Use the exorbitant fees we pay here in marketing campaigns for our own site. We are quietly confident this will work.

[oz_survival_gear]

Hi Guys , 

I too have experienced a drop in sales , No sales at all last night or today , very quiet ! 

I suspecting its something with ebay implementing location or something in searches ?? dont know. 

I hope it gets fixed up.

Hais.

Oz_Survival_Gear

[diecastcarsvicki]

sales what is this thing called sales 

sales have been very slow since start of February maybe ebay,s search fault or the fact that people are just not spending. 

there are many Aussies living with the fear of job losses and people are just holding on to the little they use to spend on luxuries.

hope sales pick up soon or ill have to unretire myself and go back to work . 

[fairlaneltd]

Hello, when you do make up your web site , still run one ebay store and have a link on your site to your ebay store,, l did..

[clarry100]

Yeah that's our intention too. But the main focus will be on the new web site.

If/when  it gets to a point where it is supporting us sufficiently then we will close out of ebay altogether.

[phorum_junkie*]

I wish I could have a huge downturn on purchases. I am not very well at the moment so just left my store ticking over thinking I wouldn't sell much but I am actually selling quite a bit. Unfortunately it means I am going to have to close my store down in a few days instead of at the end of the month.

[oz_survival_gear]

Bump

[davewil1964]

Why?

Three hours ain't exactly gunna keep it up there.