eBay tinkering with search? Server Problems? Cause of SLOW SALE

slim jim · #23 09-12-2012

you have to think ebay has advanced statistics and if putting someone else's listing in place of yours help it sell, they will do it. they want quick turnover. they do not get paid unless items sell so they could care less about who sells it, they just want it done quick

bansheezone · #24 09-12-2012

Hint..... the person who sells the most of a "product/item" gets the bump up

stanislav · #25 09-12-2012

Thank you bansheezone !

bansheezone · #26 09-13-2012

Multiple accounts is the only way to fly, but I am talking years of work in order to come close to advanced methods of cheating the system.

**SaiJin** · #27 09-13-2012

I think this has been one of the most informative and civil replies I have seen in the forums, well done, all of you.

Btw, I do run "several" account, not just a couple or few... all same results, TSR / PS / even regular accounts.

stanislav · #28 09-13-2012

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Originally Posted by bansheezone

Multiple accounts is the only way to fly, but I am talking years of work in order to come close to advanced methods of cheating the system.

Yeah well we all have multiple eBay accounts though I guess if you flood eBay by posting the same product on each account you will catch more fish.

bansheezone · #29 09-13-2012

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Originally Posted by SaiJin

I think this has been one of the most informative and civil replies I have seen in the forums, well done, all of you.

Btw, I do run "several" account, not just a couple or few... all same results, TSR / PS / even regular accounts.

Its not how many accounts you run, my point was missed. It's based how much you sell on them. Also how many times one specific item is sold by the account.

I have a min of a hundred accounts feeding each other everyday till they get to the top in my niche, and if I have competition they are removed quite easly

. Having enough accounts to the point that if I am dented in anyway a quick repair can be done to maintain such a status in search. I have to put in 17 hrs a day here on this forum to keep up with selling accounts, then at the same time play on eBay all day. Four desk tops, and one laptop all running at the same time= me going blind fast.

GrannyT · #30 09-13-2012

Interesting thread - certainly would explain an awful lot of the sales turn downs I have been experiencing.

As has already been said it's feast and famine without any logical explanation

Bizarre

GreenBean · #31 09-13-2012

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Originally Posted by stanislav

So what is eBay planning to do about it ? Are they EVER going to fix this or is it going to be a roller coaster ride forever ?

Does ebay need to do anything about it?

Nope. Monopoly after all.

What they will do is make more changes to mess up our selling plans.

The weak will fall.

The strong will fight

slim jim · #32 09-13-2012

Also think of this, if a 'big company' sells your item on ebay and that company pays ebays thousands of $ in fees every month and they complain about you selling it cheaper, I am sure ebay can make you 'dissapear'

**SaiJin** · #33 09-13-2012

So I guess the only thing we can do now is wait and persevere ?

mercurial333 · #34 09-13-2012

Slow here also. Was hoping September would get the ball rolling on sales. No dice.

slim jim · #35 09-13-2012

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Originally Posted by SaiJin

So I guess the only thing we can do now is wait and persevere ?

Sadly that is all we can do. It WILL get better just keep doing what you are doing. It is the life of sales, DO NOT get discouraged!

bansheezone · #36 09-13-2012

Also sell on other venues, do not put all your eggs in one basket as they say.

**SaiJin** · #37 09-13-2012

Was thinking of going back to Amazon, but with them deleting accounts, I'm not sure if I want to risk my investment.

PS: I stick the thread so that it's not buried and we can keep updating it for future ref.

**SaiJin** · #38 09-13-2012

After reading some more on google, seems like the trend for this "almost no sale events" are in April - may and August - Sept .

What do you think?

stanislav · #39 09-14-2012

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Oh wow. I can't believe some of the stuff I've seen lately!

I was just looking at a vintage jewelry item I have up for auction and clicked on the catagory to see what else was getting bids. I clicked on a couple listings and got an error message that told me "Item XYZ is no longer available. 50 items found similar to" and showed me auctions for other items in that category even though the ones I clicked on appeared to be ongoing auctions with more than a day left and bids.

Then after clicking on one and getting that error it showed me 50 license plate auctions. License plates are similar to vintage jewelry? Really?

Freaking scary ebay, freaking scary . . .

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bansheezone · #40 09-14-2012

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Originally Posted by SaiJin

After reading some more on google, seems like the trend for this "almost no sale events" are in April - may and August - Sept .

What do you think?

From what I have noted, yes.

**SaiJin** · #41 09-21-2012

I'm quoting Jeffweico here. So it's a copy paste from his post:

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Well, sales hsave not STOPPED, by any means, Just fewer of them and lower prices. This is a seasonal thing and it also depends on what you sell.

August is the last summer month before the klids here go back to school. Lots of people have BBQ's at this time of the year. Others are on vacation and just doing outdoor things.

For some schools, the last week of August is when the kids go back, for others it is the day after Labor Day. Sales pick up then and increase steadily until peaking during the Christmas rush. Sales slow down in January, but are still very good, and that is to be expected - not every month can be December! Sales slow down a bit in May, June and July and then really slump in August.

This has been the pattern I have noticed over several years. Of course, if you are selling swimwear, BBQ sets, or outdoors stuff, your pattern will be different.

The GOOD NEWS is that online sales increase, overall, at double digit rates each year. So, if any newbies see their sales slow down during the summer, don't worry - it does not mean that the internet is no longer a good place to sell, it is just part of the cycle. The internet is not a fad, it is not going away anytime soon.

slim jim · #42 09-22-2012

Perfectly said

**SaiJin** · #43 09-22-2012

This is the first year we will be doing mainly fixed price listings rather than multiple BIN auctions... so I hope that the peak season would be just as good or better.

Any opinions?

slim jim · #44 09-22-2012

i do fixed price and i get much higher prices however it can take a little longer to sell. worth it in my case