eBay is Unrecognizable as an eCommerce Platform as They Throttle Sellers & Limited Seller Protection

[@AK36677]

Finally a KZbinr who talks about the actual problems. So many eBay KZbinrs think they're going to get a pat on the back for talking good about them... 🙄

[@kristinewilson7771]

eBay doesn't take care of sellers in my opinion.

[@colevetter8970]

All their customer service is a 3rd party overseas now and it's so expensive to sell it's pointless. They hide all your listings from customers ever since promoted listings and managed payments rolled out.

[@Yazzie101]

When I get a promoted sale my heart drops to see what I’m fleeced for.. what I noticed is that eBay put up shipping on promoted items like $5 more at times and I wonder why no sales are coming through!

[@colevetter8970]

@@Yazzie101 because they favor the people from China who are using higher ad rates because they pay way less shipping and can undercut us

[@johnathin0061892]

@@colevetter8970 That's the Chinese e-packet scam in action! Don't you love the fact we as American resellers are forced (by our own government!) to subsidize our Chinese competitors' postage?

[@colevetter8970]

@@johnathin0061892 Exactly, it costs me over 15 bucks to ship literally anything and the whole reason it's this expensive is because the USPS can't manage money any better than the government!

[@kennethoros4043]

Promoted listing is the ticket to the show. Without it you don’t get iin.

[@Yazzie101]

WE NEED AN EBAY SELLER UNION OR RESELLING UNION PERIOD.. some entity to fight for us! Fight for our rights to stop fleecing! There’s millions of us!

[@just_cath_5789]

It amazes me that this far into the “world wide webs” existence there isn’t some sort of consumer rights type of thing that governs these platforms?

[@kristirose2289]

What if EBay is trying to get rid of sellers? Think about it… My son works for a large electrical supplier and for awhile was working with all the big social platforms and others that need large servers and data storage. Their needs are huge and after Covid and the disruption to the supply chain, everyone is scrambling. The manufacturing is behind and the demand is increasing. Add to that scenario the huge influx of new sellers and maybe EBay doesn’t have the server capacity or data storage capacity to keep up. Maybe they want to dump some sellers. Maybe they do cycle data (stores) to keep the servers up and running. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s just my thoughts and I’m not any type of technology guru so please don’t be mean to me 😂

[@hayfro]

i hope i've never been mean to anyone...lol. your theory is one that has been tossed around last summer. without knowing their costs I can't really speculate. I have to believe at their scale it's reasonable but I just don't know. you'd think they would want as much stuff up on their site for potential sales, but what do I know.

[@kristirose2289]

@@hayfro I just had a long discussion with my son who I mentioned. He agrees with you that it doesn’t make sense for eBay to reduce the number of sellers. His theory is that the algorithms may be set up so that new sellers might be favored - at least for short time - to keep them on the platform. Even if that means seasoned sellers take a hit. Who knows? I feel like I’m still new and I definitely don’t feel like the algorithm favors me 🤣 (btw I never thought you would be mean… but sometimes other people can be)

[@hayfro]

@@kristirose2289 i totally believe that about new sellers being favoured.

[@buserbuser3346]

I'm having great success selling in the mall. No BS from ebay or buyers. I pay flat $100 per month for large booth and 3 shelves in a locked case. You should try flea markets. Always make between $1500-2000 per 8 hour show.

[@hayfro]

i often think if ecommerce sites keep raising fees and messing with their sellers a return to local selling will happen.

[@bennystratton7734]

100% this is why i do the flea markets on the weekends sometimes even on wed and thur i also do shows twice a month! its a must to be included in your reselling avenues i do card shows collectible shows, Comic shows even ephemera Shows

[@blaaa22awwwf]

Feedback is worse than it ever has been.

[@johnwoloss1085]

Hi Jeff, I like your channel, serious but honest. I just want to say eBay does have problems but I think the biggest problem is our economy in general. I crosslist and list on eBay, Mercari, Etsy and Facebook. I have experienced dramatic slower sales on ALL platforms. The economy is bad right now and I believe resellers need to adjust their prices accordingly. We all have to admit that folks are really hurting out there because of inflation, layoffs, etc., and I believe the economy will continue to get worse. Hate to be bearer of bad news, but that's just the way it is.

[@hayfro]

Sometimes I go back and forth that the economy is playing a bigger role. In a way that is actually positive news because that would suggest eBay isn’t as nefarious as some make them out to be. Economic cycles ebb and flow so there will be good times again is you are right. Thanks for commenting John. Hope to hear more from you in the future.

[@hayfro]

one thing that your theory doesn't account for is the throttling of page views by ebay. the amount of people who actually sees our items is considerably less and that is on ebay. while i do agree the economy is part of the blame...after having thought about this a little more ebay clearly is controlling and reducing our views for whatever reason (insert whatever theory you want here) and that is a problem.

[@johnwoloss1085]

@@hayfro Jeff, eBay reducing page views, messing up searches, etc., = Ebay wanting/forcing more promotional listings from sellers, so eBay can make more money. I don't doubt they are doing it, but the economy isn't getting better day by day either.

[@btccoins5514]

ebay had enough money to buy goldin auction for many millions of dollars but don't have enough money to maintain qualify customer service rep?

[@NashTV8]

Ebay has enough money to fix the Search Tool, but they are purposely NOT fixing it because they want the Non-Search-Related Promoted Listings to be at the top of the results permanently.

[@bennystratton7734]

yeah go figure! they have millions to buy goldin auctions but yet make every excuse in the world not to pay for advertising on google or tv commercials that benefit the entire SITE and all sellers not commercial that only benefit a small subset of sellers in focused categories! yep go figure

[@bennystratton7734]

@@NashTV8 100% same thing with there shopping cart why fix something that does not BENEFIT THEM for the shopping cart issue why fix it so buyers can actually combine items into one shipping when if they leave it broken they can CAPTAILIZE on the PER transaction fee!

[@NashTV8]

@@bennystratton7734 Lol, good point

[@thesequelvintage]

@@NashTV8 exactly best match and auto category selection is the death of many sales

[@ericenloe8967]

I have been a seller for over 20 years and I have NEVER been treated SO BADLY BY EBAY in the last year than you can possibly image. They have lied to me for a month and then send me a form letter telling ME the rules of ebay?!?! I am the one who knows the the rules and ebay has FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING THEY EVER TOLD SELLERS!! THERE IS NOW NO SELLER PROTECTION AT ALL!! (and I don't have enough time to go into details, it would take weeks!)

[@hayfro]

if you ever want to have a chat my email is in the description box.

[@ericenloe8967]

@@hayfro I would love to sometime. Maybe this weekend can work, I will let you know.

[@hayfro]

@@ericenloe8967 Absolutely eric. i'm always here.

[@S.A.D.i.S.T.I.C]

i was in the same boat the last 7 days, i was doing all the things, and the resets and the listing goals, etc. it didnt matter but the last 2 days its gone back to how it was in march. hang in there

[@hayfro]

thanks my friend. encouragement is needed. appreciate you watching and supporting the channel

[@Yazzie101]

I agree it’s not our items.. last week I was very very busy and this week back to the normal crap! I’m overflowing with inventory! I need to contact eBay because my canceled sales are not relisted ! I lose listjngs if I’m using my own supply instead of eBay saying relist a not paid item for free… I don’t get that prompt anymore! A customer had to tell me to relist her item not paid do she can finally buy it! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ljwhitmire200]

I always check my numbers. When I end 200, I make sure 200 ended. When I sell similar, I make only 200 get listed. That's the easiest way to catch glitches. I'm still getting listings that have sold that are still listed. It drives me crazy!

[@hayfro]

i do that everytime too

[@bennystratton7734]

same here i always copy and past what number is active then i go and delete the 200 i just listed and go and sell similar the next 200 its time consuming but it saves from double listing

[@ljwhitmire200]

Of course they are substantial issues: search is broken, constant glitches, sales crashes, etc. The platform has become useless for some. Feedback has become useless. Again, it's like Ebay execs are shorting their own stock! There's no other explanation. They seem to have been careful not to kill stores for KZbinrs with big stores. I haven't heard any of the big YT Ebayers complain about big sales losses. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@hayfro]

if that would be true I would be furious with the preferential treatment.

[@ljwhitmire200]

@@hayfro I can't say I've done a formal study, but I have watched several large sellers that have large Ebay audiences and none of them have said a word. Now, there's a guy I watch that has 50k items in his store, but a small Ebay following. He got hammered like the rest of us. Never before has Ebay done something like this that the community hasn't figured out. It's been over a year and as yet nothing I've tried has made a dent. I thought I found something two weeks ago but it turned out to be simple coincidence. :(

[@whippet3784]

My sales took a screeching halt this month no matter how much I list. KZbin eBay sellers show they are still making thousands of dollars in sales every week. How?

[@hayfro]

@@whippet3784 your guess is as good as mine and I can come up with some good guesses.

[@whatwilbwilb4964]

Unfortunately you have to check EVERYTHING. I don’t trust ANY information eBay displays. Traffic, of any sort. Fees promotional fees showing up a week later. It’s completely u trust worthy. The glitches are endless, eBay is in a sad state

[@LadybugTreasures]

I had duplicates. I found a few on my own. I've been more conservative with my "end and sell similar" by just ending the oldest page daily instead of the whole store. While doing this I found the duplicates, but I was worried that there were more. Thank you for posting that tool it found 8 more. April is stinking so far.

[@just_cath_5789]

Last Friday 2 sales, Saturday 8, Sunday 13, Mon -Fri this week 1-4 sales a day and sat 2 sales, one of which the buyer wanted on Friday night but couldn’t buy til I had told him the shipping cost which I did sat, so ultimately 1 sale this Saturday

[@just_cath_5789]

This year definitely worse than last year

[@Yazzie101]

Same here last week was very normal but good as it used to be and this week it’s like piling teeth even though I’m listing more this week!

[@just_cath_5789]

@@Yazzie101 same!!! It’s like they give us this little bit of (false) hope just to take it away again 😡

[@arenavisionTV]

I dropped out of eBay with 1700 items. Averaging two to three sales a day. I did a startup with a sub account under my own name arena vision. Guess what? I'm averaging one to two sales a day.😂

[@carlosmitchell5570]

Maybe its time for everyone move to mercari they no longer charge seller fees

[@arenavisionTV]

Ps. I only have 38 items in my store

[@hayfro]

we need you back on youtube man.... I hope you are doing well. if you wanna chat over the weekend lmk.

[@arenavisionTV]

@@hayfro stay tuned

[@hayfro]

@@arenavisionTV 😁🥳🎉🤟♥

[@pamelacampana8709]

I have stopped ending/sell similar. I think eBay is on to this and it is causing issues. I'm doing inventory checks and there's boxes of items that are no longer listed. I think this may have contributed to it.

[@biffboffo]

People who are still suffering with sales are likely in a bad A/B testing group. These sellers are collateral damage in the ongoing AI experiment, which has been happening for one year now. It is just a matter of luck as to what group you are assigned, or when you will be assigned to a better group. eBay is currently experimenting with three kinds of AI, and the company is okay with some people suffering, so long as it gains insight about its AI search, which it considers a change for the overall good. In order to confirm what works, eBay needs to also see what doesn’t work. Eventually there will be no more bad groups, but there is no timeline. Obviously we want it to be as soon as possible - even eBay wants this. The people who are suffering are naturally the most vocal, though they seem to be a shrinking minority. I have been on both sides.

[@Patricia.resells]

Hope you will share your sources for the statements here Biff. 🙋‍♀️

[@biffboffo]

@@Patricia.resells eBay mentioned using three different AI sources in various combinations on the last earnings call. The A/B testing has also been acknowledged from within, as well as being SOP for machine learning. The rest is just my speculation, since there is no logical reason to think that eBay “hates” any one particular seller, or that eBay doesn’t want to connect buyers with sellers as often as possible. It’s Occam’s Razor for me. I don’t buy any of the ulterior motives about sabotaging sales to encourage PL, especially since only 16% of users employ PL.

[@NashTV8]

@@biffboffo But why does the Search function not work for everybody?,...at least most of the time. Is that by design?....so that sellers eventually realize that Promoted Listings get seen regardless if Search is broken, and that we should "get in line".

[@biffboffo]

@@NashTV8 I believe it’s nascent AI not working very well. But I also haven’t noticed search being problematic on the items I research. The item specifics within my niche are also extremely straightforward, so maybe that’s why I’ve seen a dramatic improvement over last April. If PL is the solution (I don’t use them), then a simple 5% campaign would yield obvious results if the site is rigged in such a way.

[@bennystratton7734]

if this is 100% fact then this is 100% market manipulation! if they want to be doing TESTING they should be doing with WILLING subjects! or making a mirror site and again have sellers VOLUNTEER! they don't just get to play with sellers Livelihood's to get test data! i hope the feds read this!

[@hollyp4579]

Awhile back Ebay stated that after a certain amount of time if a listing hasn’t sold, they will just shadow it or end it. So on your much older listings, do NEW photos and add in when you do sell similar. Now when the AI scans the listing, it looks like a brand new item.

[@biffboffo]

You’ve underestimated AI.

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

I don’t ever do resets because it makes sense that this will eventually just screw up people stores glitch bay is already a mess this will only add more issues to people accounts. However i noticed that a ton of my listings always disappear and I have to constantly relist them. After a few months they just poof, gone.

[@Yazzie101]

Omg that’s not good.. I thought it was me not countering right as I only do 33 day! I did 6 on my other store and it ended 200 .. this is the second time it did this! Omg I was 1 sale off my top rated status and they downgraded me on my small store, I’ve been top rated plus for 10 yrs! I was mad as my store is not seen!

[@numbercruncher6242]

eBAy stopped being a small seller friendly marketplace in the late 90s. It started going downhill badly in '97-98.

[@hayfro]

From my experience, I would say it’s been in the last year and I’ve been on the platform since 2011. I don’t have any other complaints except for this last year which has been utter hell.

[@fisherflips]

just had a buyer leave a neutral feedback saying he broke the zipper on the $100 jacket he bought. ebay will not remove it

[@hayfro]

Wow. Just wow

[@Motorsportsgeek]

I rarely end and sell similar unless its really old items. I've been listing heavily all year and consistently and my sales are just fine so I'm not sure why some people are having issues. It's a hard time for a lot of people so you have to price your stuff right because most are looking for a deal.

[@hayfro]

can you color a little in your selling history. how long selling on ebay, size of store, type of reseller...any other relavent info. thanks for comment msg.

[@Motorsportsgeek]

​@@hayfro Full time for 5 years now, about 2200 listed items and I sell about 800-1000 items every 90 days. I used to focus on toys/collectibles but now I look for more "need items" toys/collectibles still sell but not like they used to for sure so selling old printers and vacuums sure helps to supplement things during downtimes. I'm also from Canada but 60-70% of my sales go to the US.

[@Kenneth-y6j]

it’s only happening to you- the reset still working for me, i’m a new seller and i sold $300 of stuff the day after i reset it

[@carlosmitchell5570]

Been selling on ebay 24 years this is the worst i ever seen it april is a disaster for me 12days without a sale

[@hayfro]

what is usual sales for you?

[@carlosmitchell5570]

Around 40 to 45. Only have 5 sales so far for April doesn't look good for me

[@blaaa22awwwf]

When I get a problem on eBay I get like a stress attack, just to think about what I now have to go through... and i most likely wont even get any real help. It is really terrible now.

[@hayfro]

i know exactly what you are talking about. like that feeling when you are looking for an item that sold and it's not where it's supposed to be.... ughh.

[@blaaa22awwwf]

​@@hayfro Yep. The feeling really sucks. Btw I don't know in what way it will be, but I truly hope there will be a day that eBay gets to regret it hard. For treating us sellers like sh*t. I truly hope a competitor shows up stealing all sellers, and if the sellers leave the buyers will follow. I still don't understand why no one is working on a site like this right now, or maybe someone is actually in silence. Just copy the ebay formula, but do everything people are complaining about right. It seems like a free opportunity. I wont hesitate a second to leave eBay. its time now.

[@hayfro]

@@blaaa22awwwf i was (am) really hoping district was that place. still to early to know, it has a lot of potential if they would only do an early round of advertising to bring in some buyers.

[@blaaa22awwwf]

@@hayfro Really! May i ask you what you do when you recieve an unfair feedback by the way? I feel talking in the chat is pointless since they just make promises to get rid of you, and in real they dont do anything...

[@hayfro]

@@blaaa22awwwf right now there isn't squat to do. in the past I would call in until I got a sympathetic ear but ebay right now has barely any support for sellers.

[@nebulousvoid]

My view count on at least one item reset to zero all by itself for no reason.

[@sbutler2147]

i had 2 sales recently that were old items i sold over a year ago...I know i didn't relist them...

[@avantvideos9366]

Jeff, i do resets of 50 listings at a time and don't get duplicates, been doing this for over a year. Maybe it occurs with larger end/sell similar item amounts. You say you do 200 at one time. Try 100. If still the same I know doing 50 won't have this occur. At least not for me.

[@hayfro]

that may be a compromise between doing 200 or not doing any at all. thx for suggestion.

[@Bawkr]

Locals has been picking up for me as well this spring actually it started picking up in winter time but the sale back then was some what of a mixup on the buyers end. Strange. I wonder if facebook has kicked ebay off to a degree. Maybe thats why social link doesn't work for a lot of us anymore.

[@hayfro]

my one friend who is deep with ebay has seen his ads on facebook and he didn't put them there. so I think to some degree they are still there.

[@Bawkr]

@@hayfro I see my ads on there but that's because of data collection it knows I was looking at that stuff. I wish social link still worked I think I was getting sales from it.

[@johnathin0061892]

Facebook, a company who's literal business model is collecting user data and violating the privacy of its users has a policy against users selling other peoples' data? That is rich!

[@hayfro]

loool. so ironic and pathetic

[@Kenneth-y6j]

ebay doesn’t have the resources to micro manage every feedback

[@winterlee6942]

I'm in the midst of preparing for international travel, so I haven't been able to list at much as I would like. However, I'm still getting 10 new items up a day. With a store of ~1500 collectible items, I have had three days of sales in the past 10 days which translates to 12 items. I used to average 1 sale per ~25 items listed, and now it's one sale per ~150 items listed. I know I'm going to experience a further slump since I leave for the EU tomorrow and I won't be back until May. Here's hoping for a fresh start then.

[@hayfro]

safe travels!

[@ballbagchris6920]

Jeff the concierge “personal eBay employee” you’re referring to is something Joe has and he’s said several times that doesn’t even work anymore for feedback removal

[@hayfro]

i've heard from others the same. I've never had it personally.

[@jrkr1964]

We miss you Jeff!

[@hayfro]

😀 I've been dealing with some health issues. been lurking. uninspired right now to create videos. if i'm being super honest...very disappointed in other creators out there that are more concerned about sucking up to ebay hoping they will curry favor with ebay instead of talking about the real issues on the platform. i hope your sales are going well. I'm still thinking if I want to make the video I want to make...LOL.

[@jrkr1964]

@@hayfro I hope you feel better soon! I definitely understand your disappointment. Keep putting out honest content and know that your followers appreciate it!

[@Aaramlias]

I have an item that can't be deleted and is showing as an item that I had on my Ebay store and it says it was ended but ti's showing up when I look at items I have for sale. HUH?? Glitch maybe? . In active listings it doesn't exist. My sales seems to be up a bit this week ... but I think my sales should be a lot higher if not double or triple of what they are because I have a lot of really good items on Ebay right now and at low prices for many of them that everyone else seems to be selling for more for some reason. I have 5% promoted listings turned on but is it really working? My customer support has been turned off since March of last year.

[@hayfro]

what do you mean by this "My customer support has been turned off since March of last year."

[@idid1866]

Doubles show up, even when you do 100 items at a time!

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

Real problems platform is dying 20:40

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

People need to class action law suit eBay. This has to start happening.

[@biffboffo]

eBay never promised anything in its terms of use. There is no lawsuit.

[@biffboffo]

@Jetfixer-mp6pm People think they are entitled to sales. It’s just insane. eBay is a platform where you take your chances, knowing that a sale will benefit eBay and the seller.

[@45vinyljunkie]

@Jetfixer-mp6pm "... lawyers won’t take it until eBay gets caught." What would happen if a disgruntled eBay employee blew the whistle? I have to say that my eBay sales have nearly died in the past couple of years. I have more than a thousand listings, but I only sell four or five items a day (some days even less), but I used to sell 25 or more items a day a decade ago.

[@bennystratton7734]

if someone can get a whistleblower to spill the beans on ebay it will definitely happen

[@biffboffo]

@@bennystratton7734 Pure fantasy.

[@DarthThrifter]

Jeff so my resets are still functioning like it should no extra listings or anything but the resets are not helping much. I do two in a day and have supposedly 2 times the impressions but same views appropriately. My store has been throttled badly this week. Its your items you have to sell $100 items now according to some. I am so irritated with other KZbinrs atm. Basically saying its because your selling items under $50 and your not working hard enough. I'm getting fed up with even being on KZbin.

[@motorcycledork]

My asp is $140. Sales are just as terrible. So that’s definitely not the issue.

[@DarthThrifter]

​@@motorcycledork yeah I know, but certain bigger KZbinrs preach like they are the Almighty know it alls lol. I won't name who because they are all connected to this community either through themselves or viewership. I'm growing tired of the overall KZbin reseller community. Jeff and a few others are the only ones not kissing ebays arse or making videos just for views.

[@bennystratton7734]

@@DarthThrifter 100% Agreed darth! Keep your head up my friend your doing great! love watching your videos Just know you have People cheering for you!

[@criticalmassiveenterprise]

We as sellers NEED more filtering tools for buyers. If half of your feedback left is negative, I don't want your business. I also had an unjust negative feedback...the buyer left a negative on an item THEY requested cancellation on. Nearly 2 months later, they left a negative saying they "didn't receive item." Yeah, no kidding...you requested a cancellation. This buyer leaves negative feedback on nearly a third of their purchases. Free returns used to be an easy removal. Now, there's little incentive from eBay for sellers to offer free returns. For the first time in 4 years, I'm shifting towards cross listing to protect myself from eBay. I've always done 60 day free returns, and I'm still going to do that because that's my business model and it's good for customers. However, I should have the right to protect my business against buyers who are abusing my business.

[@just_cath_5789]

I had a buyer leave feedback a couple of months ago “where is my item”, looked into it, they had argued that they never made the offer and said they weren’t going to pay so I cancelled.. they messaged me a month after the feedback and said they would pay now? What the actual eff? 🤯

[@belindamiller6349]

​@just_cath_5789 a lot of crazy out there.

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

Your promoting to people whitin the platform. It’s a scam l. Your not gaining new buyers. It’s a way to show revenue growth to shareholders and this is why the executives are inept at eBay and will eventually put eBay out of business. 23:29 23:29

[@poldek1337]

Did you used to donate to wings of redemption

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

It’s called an enterprise account 8:37 and this is what I mean about eBay is a large seller platform only but the large seller doesn’t buy from eBay so eBay is subsequently dying and the numbers don’t lie. 8:37 8:37

[@bennystratton7734]

yes enterprise account but right now there not letting any new sellers sign up for an enterprise account, i have an anchor account but anchor accounts have a dedicated support as well

[@MarioLuigi-vb3rp]

@@bennystratton7734 yes I’m sorry I meant anchor account brain fart. Yes you get phone support with an anchor account.

[@ToooSweet1]

Q1 earnings call May 1st

[@hayfro]

looking forward to it.

[@thesequelvintage]

I think the older sellers are definitely being punished because: - they have a history of what the site used to be like and are more likely to complain publicly when changes occur - they are established in their given categories and more than likely be part of a previous generation which isn't a good long term demographic - they have already strategised how to work efficiently therefore mostly avoiding all the toll booths Ebay has put in place in the last 5 years - they can hold onto money for new sellers for a period of time, which is especially handy for quarterly reports and investment opportunities There are definitely more but these are what I can think of off the top of my head right now :)

[@colewilliams767]

I dont feel like ebay is throttling my sales. I find that if my items are in demand and my pricing is competitive, then my sales are good. My model is niche collectibles $51 average buy cost and $98 average sell price. Do $20-$25k per month part time. Its 100% items and price point. $2 high equals no sales but items must have a demand

[@NashTV8]

What are you promoting at? You seem to be in the minority. I'll have 23 sales in 1 day, then 6 sales in 1 day,...I'll have 15 sales in 5 hours, then 2 sales in 20 hours, $6,000 in 1 week, then $3,000 in a week,....I would think this MIGHT be normal if it wasn't for the CONSTANT messages from eBay begging me to use promoted listings so that my "listings get more visibility". That's bribery and extortion. That's throttling. If I list an Aviator Nation hoodie for $40.00 brand new and it gets 0 views after a week when they are selling like hot cakes for $100.00, don't tell me it's my items. Total ebay manipulation. Furthermore, if the eBay search bar doesn't work, HOW can we even know if it's our items lol

[@colevetter8970]

You're wrong.

[@colewilliams767]

@NashTV8 I promote at 0%-5% depending on how many of the same items are listed. I do find being too low is not a help. I think buyers become skeptical of an item for $40 when all others are $100. I try to be just below the cheapest item when sorted lowest to highest

[@colewilliams767]

@@colevetter8970 I don't experience it. I'm very selective of what I buy and only list items I know will sell. I keep a very small store of 35ish items and list and sell about 5-7 per day

[@colevetter8970]

@@colewilliams767 Price is relative, but percentages reign supreme for me

[@jayd9613]

Maybe ending listings and selling similar is actually hurting your store. My store is doing great at 1,600 listings. Selling around 10-12 a day with a mix of auctions and buy-it-now.

[@hayfro]

Can you provide some additional information about your store and what kinds of items you sell? How old is your store? What have you found that you’ve had success with running sale and coupons etc. Any contribution helps me and everyone else reading these comments thanks.

[@Hdc2390]

It's the economy 70% of people are living paycheck to paycheck

[@colevetter8970]

No ebay really does throttle individual listings.

[@buserbuser3346]

I'm friends with a few auctioneers and they report business is good and doesn't really dip because collectors will buy when they see things. I sell collectibles and have more sales than many other sellers.

[@bennystratton7734]

please stop with ebays propaganda that its the economy , or its there market share loss (when its there OWN FAULT FOR NOT ADVERTISITNG!! sorry eBay does not get to use that excuse EVER in my book! they have caused there own LOSSS of market share and they are not wanting to do anything to regain that market share!!) ebay also blame the wars going on around the world! they blame EVERYRHING EXACUSE THE ACTUAL THING that is to blame.....THEMSELVES!! eBay needs to look int he mirror and start to blame themselves like in AA first step is to admit you have a problem until you do that YOU DONT GET TO STEP 2 if eBay was in AA they would have not passed step 1 yet! so just STOP making LAME excuses for eBay PERIOD!