@x3n0m wrote:
Mine is on a monthly cycle .. whereby at the start of each month sales come freely but are then throttled .. the period of sales is getting shorter and shorter whereby I think the throttle is now in effect (since 8-May this month) .. no sales over the weekend which is a very reliable sign for me that sales will remain that way until the end of the month now .. so in short I now get sales for the first 10 days of each calender month and then nothing for the next 20 days .. the situation is just getting incrementally worse as time goes by but the pattern is that the sales are always switched back on at the start of the calender month and the window of sales opportunity is getting shorter as each month goes by .. what is causing this pattern of sales and no sales is unknown .. one thing is certain and that is I rarely get sales towards the end of each month .. the pattern has been consistent/persistent over the last few years but is incrementally worsening as time goes by .. sales turnover has been tapering since 2001 and sharply dropped in 2006 when stores were hidden from search which led to my bankruptcy ..
I now no longer attempt to run a business here but still need extra dollars to make ends meet so am unfortunately stuck here attempting to flog every last household item in my possession .. I am doing this before the total collapse of the Australian economy due to the Chinese free trade agreement that Abbott stupidly signed Australia on to and am preparing to live in the bush and off the land with minimal possessions as can see no other alternative as the international corporations milk the Australain economy via the singapore swindle whereby they sell at a "loss or break-even" to China/singapore then buy back at a premium price through all manner of shelf companies .. all the while the government taps the public purse to build all manner of infrastructure for these international fly by night exploiters in short welfare for the mega rich tax dodging big end of town whilst pointing the finger for the problem towards the people least able to defend themselvesw from this onslaught of abuse ..
all this abhorrent behaviour and tax loopholes and flawed industrial relations policy and lack of protectionism has the multiple affect of generating no tax revenue for Australia, depleting our public purse whilst sending the remainder of our fiscal pool offshore all the while offshore contracted labour is being exploited thus Australians are becoming increasingly unwanted in the workforce ..
The writting is now on the wall and there can be no doubt these are the end days of prosperity in Australia .. there can be no doubt we are under attack!!! and will in all probabilty soon be put to toil enmasse at the end of a gun so as to assure the proftability of the international cabal of tax dodging multinationals and swiss bankers who are busy dividing and conquering so that they can lead a life of luxury and privaledge at the expense of entire nations of people whose governments are run by pathetic born to rule moron sleazebags ....
Yes I see a pattern in my sales too, I guess each account or category has their own on and off period? Mine used to be much like yours, except it was on at the start and end of the calendar month, with little in between. However, as I said a while ago, I firmly believe that eBay have recently introduced even further 'sanctions' against small selling accounts, perhaps to appease their big corporate partnerships with the big players? I believe they have 'cut' the old selling limits on each account to a new level, instinct says about 40-50% of the old figures? Perhaps one of the reasons they are doing away with traffic reports, what better way to hide the evidence. As I keep saying; sales are only one part of the evidence, watchers, views, enquiries, silly offers etc... are all evidence of being visible or not.
I agree entirely with the sentiment of the rest of your post! This is why I stated a few days ago that I also believe these new 'throttles' are a way of self correcting the flawed system, back in favour of the corporations/elite, or put a simpler way, taking away from the many to give to the few!
I share your dream! A tiny off grid self sufficent home whilst being almost completely independent of the system!!!
