well, i can't explain the why --but i have kept records that show -- my sales like this -- day one - no sales-day two one sale-- day three two sales -- day four one sale - day five no sale -day six no sale - day seven one week a sale -next week no sale -
this is accurate for about 14 months of data and to about 3 % accurate week in and out
i had about 2500 listings 6 months ago and went to zero listings just before dec.2021--- listings are now about 650 listings now increasing that about 10 new listings a day( all i can do iam a old guy) -- when i miss listing less than 10 a day that day is when day one starts ---why i don't have any idea
- i sell many brand name and new hardware store items priced between $39-99 dollars and way below retail priced in any hardware store - i just recently started promo listings again at 1% - and will increase that each week by 1% ---to see if i can smooth over and get about one sale every day which is my goal -- items sell to all over canada----- just lumped in the middle of the week always
i sent a question sheet to my customers about why they buy from me and always the same answer -- the price and i can't get locally what you have to sell right now -- most sales are from the far regions of Canada
most costly to ship never under 20 dollars -- i absorb some of the shipping costs now i use to absorbed all the shipping that was a mistake-- lesson learned!!!! - and recently started to stop free shipping -- usually i pay half now - this seems to have no effect up or down on sales --- always the same mid-week sales with nothing on weekends -- its as if they turn the faucet off--- then on - so i will keep plugging that's all you can do- keep trying different things to throw off that software they use to show your listings then not show them-- i started using another site also to sell that has helped but very little--- odd sale here and there - i have about 25000 dollars worth of new items to list over the next 200 days --- maybe things will improve--- maybe they and most likely they will --just stay the same--
doker bohm
good luck
