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@jt-libra wrote:But in May and June, only 8 to 10. I'm seriously worried.
And you're selling things women need (or at least most of us think we do 
). I'm selling mostly discretionary, non-essentials, and June was a brutal month -- actually the worst I've had in the several years I've been selling on eBay. Thankfully I have some other irons in the fire elsewhere, or I'd be rather panicky by now.
I do think eBay could have done much more to help buyers feel confident in coming back to this site after the cyber attack fiasco, and to make it easier for them to re-set their passwords and/or set up a new ID. That process was more like a quagmire, and I'm sure many people will have just given up and gone elsewhere to shop.
Let's hope July looks better...
Have you tried price pointing? I see that you are using three digit prices plus three digit shipping amounts. Then, in my view, the customer has to get out a piece of paper and a pencil (I'm old), add things up, take a look, etc.
For the low value of shipping that you are using, have you considering "free" shipping? Quite a few of your listings are, to the USA, $7.97 plus $3.97, is, um, hang-on a second.
Basic principle of retailing, as in any other aspect of life, KISS.
Americans are big on free shipping and simplicity. Instead of 7.97 + 3.97, make it $11.99. I would even think of eating a dollar and making it $10.99. In retail, there is a big difference between 10 and 11.
For the low value of shipping that you are using, have you considering "free" shipping? Quite a few of your listings are, to the USA, $7.97 plus $3.97, is, um, hang-on a second.
Basic principle of retailing, as in any other aspect of life, KISS.
Americans are big on free shipping and simplicity. Instead of 7.97 + 3.97, make it $11.99. I would even think of eating a dollar and making it $10.99. In retail, there is a big difference between 10 and 11.
I do not disagree there JT. I was looking at our OP's FB. With 100 in the last year, I double that for all the sales that do not leave FB. That is 200 sales in a year, A whole 4 a week. At 4 per week, I would be looking at a lot of options.
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I do not disagree there JT. I was looking at our OP's FB. With 100 in the last year, I double that for all the sales that do not leave FB. That is 200 sales in a year, A whole 4 a week. At 4 per week, I would be looking at a lot of options.
Of course, I understand what you're saying. I too have examined all sorts of options. Although I sell more than lida, I don't sell on a large scale. I have to be careful because cosmetics have a "best before" date so I've often had to group them together to sell them while they're still fresh.
All in all, I think my best avenue is combining 2 or more like items, each of which would require a parcel rate, into one listing which can be shipped for one expedited parcel rate (or Small Packet). Of course that inevitably leads to questions like : Can I just buy one of them?
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