07-16-2017 05:42 PM
I have been selling quite well for July, at least 2 or 3 a day, so far 30 sales up to Thursday July 13. Now nothing, usually each weekend I would have at least 5 to 6 sales. It is like ebay turned my lights off. I'm wondering if other have noticed or is it only me?
07-25-2017 01:41 PM
Hi MJ, you're funny. I don't analyse things too much. All I know is that I sell on .com and .ca and I have about 60% on .com and .40% on .ca (listings). I am moving more of listings from .ca to .com. From my experience as limited as it is: US buyers tend to buy on .com. See my records below. I can go back 90 days and the same thing will show. I have 1 US buyer who has been buying my Solitudes CD's so the 4 or 5 CD's that show listed on .ca sold to a US buyer, it is the one US buyer. For me, other than the one buyer I am surprised when a US buyer buys off .ca, it just rarely happens for me.
07-25-2017 02:01 PM
Are you getting the Paypal sales performance reports? They come to be via email.
I find them very useful, if rather brief and limited, but they do have information that isn't provided on Seller Hub. I especially like getting the data breakdown on domestic vs. international sales in one pie chart. Frankly, I miss Omniture, I used it a lot to make marketing decisions. Of all the features eBay has removed, that's the one I regret losing the most. Seller Hub data really doesn't compare.
07-25-2017 02:29 PM
07-25-2017 02:31 PM
Hi Rose, I get those reports too.
07-25-2017 02:54 PM
@musicyouneed wrote:Hi Rose, I get those reports too.
Are you paying $35 a month to PayPal to get that type of report?
07-25-2017 02:59 PM
I don't pay anything that I am aware of.
07-25-2017 03:04 PM
I just have a plain business account, it is only the pro that you pay $35 per month.
07-25-2017 03:11 PM
Nowhere on my PayPal account have I ever seen an option to generate reports Believe me, I've looked at every inch of that site and haven't found anything. I've heard people talking about their various reports and I assumed that they had paid for a business account..
07-25-2017 03:27 PM
Maybe Rose can help. I don't know how I did it, or at least can't remember. "Senior"
07-25-2017 04:09 PM
07-25-2017 04:37 PM
I get the email too.
I do not know how come I started getting it, I didn't do anything to provoke it, I've not changed my PAYPAL status etc in years....
I suspect it was an improvement they implemented a couple months ago....
i don't think it is visible/findeable within PAYPAL, if it is, I don't know where it is.....
07-26-2017 12:13 PM
It is extremely useful, far more than most of the new data tracking that eBay provides, mainly because it tells you where your buyers are coming from.
I started getting these on a monthly basis several months ago, but I didn't request them or make any specific application on Paypal for them. I don't think you can.
I thought perhaps they might be providing them to legacy sellers (I've had a Paypal account for over 15 years) as some sort of courtesy, I really don't know, but I'm happy to get them. Perhaps 'musicyouneed' could tell us how long she's been selling on eBay and that might be a clue. Otherwise, I have no idea, sorry!
07-26-2017 12:16 PM
How long have you been on eBay (whether this ID or another), using Paypal? As I said, this could be a "longtime member" courtesy.
Or it could simply be a random test, but I haven't seen any requests from Paypal for feedback about the service. I just hope they keep it up, it's a nice touch.
07-26-2017 12:41 PM
I have had a Paypal account since they started and have never seen or got any of these, now I feel left out.
07-26-2017 12:53 PM
I've been on ebay since 2002 and selling since 2003. I've been getting those reports since July 2016.
I seem to recall I changed my personal paypal account to the basic business account and I don't know if that is what generated those reports. I think I had to change it because I sell on other venues too. I can't remember, sorry.
07-26-2017 01:24 PM
@dutchman48 wrote:I have had a Paypal account since they started and have never seen or got any of these, now I feel left out.
I googled information on PayPal reports. I found several web pages that detailed how to find and generate reports; however, they all began with the tab "History" then "Download History" and customize the information you want in the report.
I guess this might have been available in the old "classic" version and not the new one. It beats me!
07-26-2017 03:12 PM
@musicyouneed wrote:I've been on ebay since 2002 and selling since 2003. I've been getting those reports since July 2016.
I seem to recall I changed my personal paypal account to the basic business account and I don't know if that is what generated those reports. I think I had to change it because I sell on other venues too. I can't remember, sorry.
I've had a business account for a number of years and don't receive that particular report. It doesn't seem to be accessible anywhere within the account settings so I would assume this is something they've opted people in to. My ebay and paypal accounts go back to near launch of both.
07-26-2017 03:17 PM
It may be like ebay promotions, so get it and some don't. I do find them helpful, especially reminding me that I need to gear my listings to cell phones too.
07-26-2017 03:29 PM
@hlmacdon wrote:
@musicyouneed wrote:I've been on ebay since 2002 and selling since 2003. I've been getting those reports since July 2016.
I seem to recall I changed my personal paypal account to the basic business account and I don't know if that is what generated those reports. I think I had to change it because I sell on other venues too. I can't remember, sorry.
I've had a business account for a number of years and don't receive that particular report. It doesn't seem to be accessible anywhere within the account settings so I would assume this is something they've opted people in to. My ebay and paypal accounts go back to near launch of both.
It's nice to be treated special for a change..... although I'd prefer to get a special lower currency conversion rate instead!
07-26-2017 03:46 PM
@ricarmic wrote:It's nice to be treated special for a change..... although I'd prefer to get a special lower currency conversion rate instead!
Maybe it's the tradeoff for having a lower merchant rate, they refuse to send me the spiffy reports with pictures and such. Tradeoffs abound it would seem!