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How Are Your Sales This Month?
 

Hello Everyone,

I put in a lot of hours into eBay. Merely my choice, not by force and the past a few months it was rewarding. However this month has been a total bust. What is going on with eBay? Did people not get enough tax refunds this year? Sales seem to be non-existent. I remember in February and March, I used to transfer out of Paypal every night. Sales are so slow, I don't even bother checking Paypal.

If that's not discouraging, I've been hit with all sorts of buyers with exceptional demands with their purchases lately. Remorse returns, picky buyers, you name it.... Anyone else feeling it as well?

Actually, it's the exact same for me.

I hope that it's just the week of tax due.
But about the kind of buyers you are mentioning... yes, I have a bunch of those too.
They tend to come out around summer honestly though, so this is rather early for Troll buyers to hit us based on my records.

Yup sales are slow. I bet it is the tax refunds.

when people don't have much money, but then want to still buy, a lot of them will have remorse and deliberately be more of a pain.

Depending on what you are selling would determine your traffic. I have found that during the latter part of April, sales are slow for disposable or extra items. But still steady for what consumers consider needed items.

Slow the first week but today I see green all over my accounts.

People must have got their tax returns back because I sold some very high end antiques over the weekend.

Could you please make a list of all products you sell, your user ids and passwords -- RSOT

Thanks.

seen a slight increase in sales this month compared to last.

This weekend has been very quite and normally the weekends are good to me.

About 70% down on last weekend!

Doesn't help I have half my accounts that have run out of selling limit, could be the reason..?

I make a massive killing just before Summer...

Great to know I'm not the only one. Seems like unless you aren't offering the lowest price, you are looking at a dead store. Not to mention, everyone opening up cases which is what I hate waking up to in the mornings when checking eMails.

stanislav

Very disappointed with your manners there.

You forgot :) or :thumb:


:brick:

Computer parts are doing very good for me this month, expect for SSDs. The prices on those seem to have collapsed. Took a small lose on those.

Good thing I picked up a dozen desktops to pick out the parts.

Hit and miss here - some items still selling regularly, some dropped off - trying to revamp some things for summer time anyhow.

Usual for this time of year.

Doing a change of items for all sites. (seasonal requirements).

Luckily return buyers are helping.

According to notes, May should see better sales for USA
:ranger:

yessssssssssssssss its slow.

march was kinda crappy but this april is really going out with a fizzle. Im still making sales but nothing goes green until the last second.

price... its not price, its just funky.

so you sell bikinis and beach towels.

Who doesnt? All name brand and high prices :thumb:

At summertime people want more clothes cause most spend more time outside

yup, always happens this time of year, but i try to look at it as on average how much i sell per month, i may sell less now but come december i will make up for it

Actually I sell my services to the ladies, who doesn't need tanning lotion put on?

Not sure what items you doing there?If you sell chinese made items.There is a reason why you have high sale numbers in FEB and MARCH.this due to the chinese new year holiday.most chinese sellers close their shop on early FEB and return late March.During this time,US local sellers will get a bump of sales.but once they back at late march with cheaper price,your buyers will came back to them.

I sell a luxury fashion accessory item and sales have reached $1k limit on both new accts. Have another very new and not trying to push it. I am very pleased. I was slow in Jan. I do think people are being a little picky though. Had one buyer start asking ? after he buys and then asks ? that are clearly stated in the listing. Gotta be nice though and thank them for the inquiry when I wanna say WTF can't you read? Did I go to the trouble to put the exact info you are asking about in the listing?

You sicko you MM.

MM is in Cali and takes advantage of the businesses that turns some cash.

So how are your lotion sales going MM?

Free lotion I assume with every purchase right? :hail:

It's going great! :thumb: but I had to exclude the 80+ age group...:pound:

That is age discrimination ya know......

:mad2:

Back to topic.

So do not need images of wrinkled skin today thanks.

:focus:

Your username is the exact reason why I'm killing myself trying to make this happen. I'm looking to buy a 997 Carrera S. :pry: You are absolutely right, something I knew since I was ordering parts, but totally have forgotten recently. However, a few VERO emails and a 7 day suspension didn't help this month either. Probably after this batch, I'll stop with these stuff. Great items to build up feedback and make a little tiny amount of profit, but it's no longer worth it. People really penny search, and one or two defective item can ruin 200-300 nice feedbacks.

If you give me your address I swear I will order a DOZEN of BLUE roses to you Greeny. You deserve it! <3

auction sales are on a low for me, seems like the BINS are on the rise, BINS suck, Ill guess ill have to get in a market with BINS

no you just wait out the slow period.....

maybe this is why eb4y is giving out 200,000 free listing this week :pop2: cause i'd damn sure be listing the min amount at this slow sucky sales rate. im relisting as many items as my normal daily totals. :shocked: :pry:

for the 1st time ever I didn't have to go out last weekend and hunt down more stock......which is not good, normally by thrusday im running on empty. :mad2:

april sucks balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im counting the days till its over

With less than 10 days left, so far I'm exactly 50% less than last month in gross sales. I don't even wanna start doing the calculation on the Net which I think will probably be peanuts.

Yea but that's just how sales go. Unless u monitor what u did in April 2012,2011,,etc.. you can't get a clear picture of how consistent ur sales are. On top of that with 10 days left, all it takes is a big sales day to be back on track

Beginning of the month was great. In the past 5-7 days it has slowed down a lot for me.

Wow, Monday was ok, Tuesday & Wednesday are turning to be big busts for me. A big holiday for Chinese sellers are coming up which should be 5-6 days, however I'm not seeing any boost in sales so far.

Very slow these past few days thats including Amazon. On top of all that, I've had TWO buyers with ZERO feedbacks not paying for the merchandise.

Honestly I want to stop selling in April and Summer. too many troll buyers for too little sales.

What holiday? They had New Year or whatever the middle of Feb. and just finished tombsweeper. Yeah they told me toombsweeper. They have weeks of holidays. All I can say as Chinese know how to party. LOL

Worst in four years.

Had that last week. This idiot with 0 feedback put a crazy bid on one of my items 5 minute before ending. Other real sellers kept trying to win the item with legit buys, but this idiot's price was so high, they got outbid. I already knew, they wouldn't pay. Long story short, 14 days later, and still no payment. Opened up a "No Payment" claim but what's that gonna do. :mad2:

I hear you. Every time I drop off items at the post office, I pray that I don't get some message with one of these a55hole buyers with a "made up" problem. When a messages inside my eBay account light up, my heart starts racing. :doh:

My vendor from Ali asked me if I was excited. I asked, excited about what? He said the Chinese have some sort of holiday coming up and all the Chinese sellers will pull out of eBay for 7 days. Not sure if it already happened, or it'll be happening next week.

Great.... looks like the gold rush is over just when I joined lol.

c'monnnnnnnnnnnnnn its sales, you'll have ****ty times.

ups and downs.. plan for them.. expect them!!!!!!!!