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Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Yes, perhaps only required supplies. I have never seen it this bad - something is very wrong. Whether it's the stock market, people just scared to spend, no funds or all of the above. Returns also go through the roof when this happens, then later a few things sell, returns drop off, then the cycle continues...

I myself have had to take advantage of gaypals pay in four plan just to order supplies it's so bad..

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

The "Gloom Doom" view is being taken advantage of by the smart and crafty - get creative and get the $

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Wish it was just gloom and doom. When week after week goes by and there are no watchers, no sales, it may be time to dump egay and move inventory to Etsy. Etsy has been barely paying my bills but at least it's something. They have completed destroyed egay.

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Have you looked at other stuff to sell? Or is that too economically rough?

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

In my experience, this is correct for me at least. Here in Canada ebay is rarely used IMO.
I still do ok on ebay though but when i was killing it a few years back, i could not re-stock quick enough of what i was selling. I just think buyers and sellers have just walked away from ebay now, it's got so ridiculous just to sell a couple of legit used items (ID, Bank account, waiting 30-60 days for the payout) disgusting really

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Agree - it doesn't take a genius to realize this when the box shows Amazon packaging...

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

You may have a point with customers moving to Amazon because of this - I have had sellers on egay mark up items then just drop-ship from amazon, packaging and all. Makes me order direct from amzn as well. Etsy sales have not been great, but enough to float us while egay stagnates. Amazon would be more volume I'm sure, but not worth the hassle and headache, not to mention the fees and insurance crap....

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

drop is not only because of ebay complicated and hard seller policies , i believe that buyers also are lacking in money

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

buyers may move to amazon on items that are offered there at a low price due to being available from amazon directly and/or from many sellers at the same time

but there are many items whose sales rely on third party sellers and there amazon tend to cost more than ebay as they limit the competition and this drives up prices , they try to counteract by setting upper limits for a price but I doubt this works

Re: Ebay sales are dead since new year
 

Again, every year we have this exact same topic.

If eBay is dead.... there would be no more eBay....

Think liquid.