Whats with super slow sales lately

[schaefer_tech]

Been selling cell phone accessories for a year and been really slow lately. Any one else notice this new trend  

[musicyouneed]

I sell CD's and by this time of the month I would have sold about 40 worth $500.  So far only sold 6 CD's for $55.  Now normally with the free listings I have about 1,100 listed though.  If I am not making money, neither is ebay. 

[femmefan1946]

This is the March 2016 version of the eternal "Where have all the buyers gone?" perennial thread which has been around since October 1995.

More seriously, it is useful to keep daily, monthly and annual records of your sales.

Not only is this useful if you become successful enough to pay taxes on your profits, but it helps emotionally and in planning.

I know, based on my records, that I could close my Store completely from mid-November to Christmas Day. Sales are too few for me * during that period to bother with.

But from Boxing Day to about mid-May, I have sales almost every day.

Except Wednesdays for some unknowable reason.

*I sell vintage/used paperbacks and dress patterns. Not giftable.

[momcqueen]

I'm in toys. It's usually slow at this time of year for me in general. I may have sold less items than I did last summer or fall but those that sold were higher in value so I'm not suffering overmuch.

The lack of promos is, however, causing me pain. I'm not relisted when and where I normally would. I'm too big for my Premium store but too small for an Anchor subscription.

[jersey..authentix]

I have been slower the last couple weeks. I wonder if it has anything to do with it getting close to Tax time.

[femmefan1946]

Or the end of the hockey season?

Or people being out in the garden?

Or getting in some late skiing?

Or school March Breaks?

[hlmacdon]

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@femmefan1946 wrote:

Or the end of the hockey season?

Or people being out in the garden?

Or getting in some late skiing?

Or school March Breaks?

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My money is on climate change.

[momcqueen]

Surely you jest!

[westernstargifts]

Strangely enough, my sales are up this month.  I went for a week with almost nothing and then began getting lots of sales.  I have been listing a lot of new products so that could be the reason.

[momcqueen]

Brand new listings pretty much always rank high in search. You are probably correct in your assertion. 

[zee-chan-jpn-books]

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@hlmacdon wrote:

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@femmefan1946 wrote:

Or the end of the hockey season?

Or people being out in the garden?

Or getting in some late skiing?

Or school March Breaks?

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My money is on climate change.

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Or even the weather. With power outages and household damages caused by storms and earthquakes and such I'm sure people are less likely to buy online (no access to Internet / no extra cash to buy things)... 

[dark_phoenix9273]

Its a time of year when people don't have allot of extra money and now that shipping costs have to be much higher that is also a problem.

[gifts_of_elegance]

I got a surprise last month, my sales really soared.  This month, I have not been able to take in enough money to pay my eBay bill for last month.  This has never happened before.  

Now my Etsy sales are soaring.