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Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Watch it, now:argue:!

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

I got the same deal very slow sales big difference from the past years

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

same here,something is going on?
tax season??

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

tax season usually = more sales since the majority of people get a refund rather than having to cut a big check.

It's just a mass migration to Amazon you're witnessing.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

but AMZN does not have antiques and collectibles you find on Ebay.
Etsy is taking some business away from Ebay as well,as shopper are fed up with bad pictures,sloppy description

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Also the all around unprofessionalism which has always been common on eBay, I would guess.

Regardless it's clear to see what's happening. eBay is becoming less and less relevant every week as Amazon keeps expanding into new markets.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

it does not help when ebay sellers are amzn/ebay arbitragers,when you order from ebay seller and it comes from AMZN,you want to know if you overpay so you pay a visit to AMZN and lo and behold,you did.
so why buy from Ebay when you can join Prime free for 30 days and buy on AMZN

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

BUT BEFORE you get a refund,you must struggle to file the return and it is a big pain.
with small business,you file a form and try to figure beginning and ending inventory ?
also with the 2018 standard deduction raised,fewer filers are getting a fat refund.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Tax Return season means SPIKE in sales if they are bigger ticket items. People who rarely have expendable income all of the sudden have money burning hole in their pocket.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

I would not call a tax refund a burning hole in one'spocket.
I recall last hurricane seasons,many need a new roof or roof repair and the insurance company will issue a check for such,some see that check and need it for paying other bills.
some insurers want to see the invoice from the roofman and proof it has been repaired,some do not and the homeowner decides to spend it elsewhere.not that they know it is a poor choice,but they need it badly to pay off some debts-medical,emergency,car repair ,mortgage.
In my area,there are plenty of roofman who would do the roof for the amount you received from the insurance co without you paying the deductible

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Ebay thinks that its sellers need them. Amazon knows that their sellers need them.
Ebay messed up when they didnt start moving their own products and started biting at the nuts of all its sellers to get them fees.

This is ebays fault. And they are just making it worse for themselves.

I have card from 1998 that are highly collectible. I would touch ebay with a bleach soaked 40 foot poll to sell them on.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

A smaller refund with higher deduction? Do you KNOW how taxes even work?

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Sorry to hear that lol

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

I also thought that may have been wrong but I've never had a refund so I wasn't sure. :noidea:

The people inside eBay HQ are going to wonder WTF the cleaning contractor is doing. :laugh:

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

It's less tax due. So, higher refund, or lower payment to IRS.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

yes,I do,better than most folks out there

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

not that simple.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

eBay sales always slow down for me starting around spring and speed up in the fall.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

But business have slowed to a crawl for me on both Etsy and EBay,so I am surprised I even got an order from Bonanza?
It is not just me,I have been active on Ebay since 1996

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Could be niche-related?

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Ohhhh it very much so is lol

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

I think things are gonna get very strict once Adyen kicks in worldwide, I hope not though.