June 2022 sales slowest I’ve seen in 4 years of tracking
June 2022 sales Is tracking to the slowest I’ve seen since I’ve been tracking from 2018.
Is it less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
Anyone else seeing the same? Would appreciate any insights.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
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Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_8heIxAf1mLwgp
Main factor I believe is too many sellers for the same/similar products relative to the number of buyers.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
Current events can have either a positive or negative effect on sales.
Yesterday, I sold a book that is related to current/political events. I’m sure these events sped up the sale of a book that otherwise might have sat on the shelf for a while.
Seller_kfYuKmXgON9aN
If you are selling non-essential items (we sell books, usually considered non-essential) I believe tougher times are ahead for sellers.
So many people are struggling to put gas in their cars and food on their tables.
Along with super slow sales, we are also seeing a real uptick in returns. Presumably people deciding they don’t really need that book after all, and instead need the money back.
Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
I pay more and shop elsewhere nowadays Amazon’s BS the way they treat us sellers have turned me off. They do not listen to us Oh by the way don’t forget Amazon asked for your help please message you congressman and put the good lords word in for them.
Seller_uYKRFNCCZzkjD
I set a record on last weekend for the highest number of sales and this weekend I barely got 1 sale, therefore, this weekend will set a record for the lowest number of sales unless something happens in the next 7 hours. 
Seller_VIBYADgmEYg7P
My thoughts are July and August will be worse.
Seller_ABqAapwVJp8MX
Try searching some of your items as an Amazon customer would. Use 3 or 4 general search terms, just as any regular customer would. See how many of your items are coming up in the first page or two of Amazon search results.
The sales problem we are having is that Amazon is not showing our products to customers in the first few pages of results no matter how low we price them and we have perfect metrics. We aren’t paying to play (aren’t buying Amazon “advertising products”), so only the most persistent searching customers will know we have them available for sale.
This is one possible reason for slowing sales. As more and more 3P sellers start paying Amazon to feature their products, the rest of us get pushed further and further back into the search results.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
It happened again. I just received an order for a book that reflects the current times. The order is for a book about an economical, high MPG car.
Books are still selling, but people are focusing more on their current interests rather than the latest novel by an author with fleeting popularity.
June 2022 sales slowest I’ve seen in 4 years of tracking
June 2022 sales Is tracking to the slowest I’ve seen since I’ve been tracking from 2018.
Is it less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
Anyone else seeing the same? Would appreciate any insights.
June 2022 sales slowest I’ve seen in 4 years of tracking
June 2022 sales Is tracking to the slowest I’ve seen since I’ve been tracking from 2018.
Is it less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
Anyone else seeing the same? Would appreciate any insights.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
128 replies
128 replies
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_8heIxAf1mLwgp
Main factor I believe is too many sellers for the same/similar products relative to the number of buyers.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
Current events can have either a positive or negative effect on sales.
Yesterday, I sold a book that is related to current/political events. I’m sure these events sped up the sale of a book that otherwise might have sat on the shelf for a while.
Seller_kfYuKmXgON9aN
If you are selling non-essential items (we sell books, usually considered non-essential) I believe tougher times are ahead for sellers.
So many people are struggling to put gas in their cars and food on their tables.
Along with super slow sales, we are also seeing a real uptick in returns. Presumably people deciding they don’t really need that book after all, and instead need the money back.
Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
I pay more and shop elsewhere nowadays Amazon’s BS the way they treat us sellers have turned me off. They do not listen to us Oh by the way don’t forget Amazon asked for your help please message you congressman and put the good lords word in for them.
Seller_uYKRFNCCZzkjD
I set a record on last weekend for the highest number of sales and this weekend I barely got 1 sale, therefore, this weekend will set a record for the lowest number of sales unless something happens in the next 7 hours.
Seller_VIBYADgmEYg7P
My thoughts are July and August will be worse.
Seller_ABqAapwVJp8MX
Try searching some of your items as an Amazon customer would. Use 3 or 4 general search terms, just as any regular customer would. See how many of your items are coming up in the first page or two of Amazon search results.
The sales problem we are having is that Amazon is not showing our products to customers in the first few pages of results no matter how low we price them and we have perfect metrics. We aren’t paying to play (aren’t buying Amazon “advertising products”), so only the most persistent searching customers will know we have them available for sale.
This is one possible reason for slowing sales. As more and more 3P sellers start paying Amazon to feature their products, the rest of us get pushed further and further back into the search results.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
It happened again. I just received an order for a book that reflects the current times. The order is for a book about an economical, high MPG car.
Books are still selling, but people are focusing more on their current interests rather than the latest novel by an author with fleeting popularity.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_U6YKK4OOgB7e7
I would say it’s all of these things and more:
less people buying online, customers having less cash in their pockets, potential recession, people just being out for summer?
I had two sales from 5 a.m. Saturday morning until today. Slowest I’ve ever been sales wise in 20 years selling on amazon. An alarming trend for sure. Not to get into political/current events but I think we’re seeing unrelentingly negative news, (I’m not actually since I only watch NCIS and Columbo reruns on tv) an angry worried nation, nothing but bad economic realities facing us with no leadership to take us out of the malaise.
Seller_8heIxAf1mLwgp
Main factor I believe is too many sellers for the same/similar products relative to the number of buyers.
Seller_8heIxAf1mLwgp
Main factor I believe is too many sellers for the same/similar products relative to the number of buyers.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
Current events can have either a positive or negative effect on sales.
Yesterday, I sold a book that is related to current/political events. I’m sure these events sped up the sale of a book that otherwise might have sat on the shelf for a while.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
Current events can have either a positive or negative effect on sales.
Yesterday, I sold a book that is related to current/political events. I’m sure these events sped up the sale of a book that otherwise might have sat on the shelf for a while.
Seller_kfYuKmXgON9aN
If you are selling non-essential items (we sell books, usually considered non-essential) I believe tougher times are ahead for sellers.
So many people are struggling to put gas in their cars and food on their tables.
Along with super slow sales, we are also seeing a real uptick in returns. Presumably people deciding they don’t really need that book after all, and instead need the money back.
Seller_kfYuKmXgON9aN
If you are selling non-essential items (we sell books, usually considered non-essential) I believe tougher times are ahead for sellers.
So many people are struggling to put gas in their cars and food on their tables.
Along with super slow sales, we are also seeing a real uptick in returns. Presumably people deciding they don’t really need that book after all, and instead need the money back.
Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
I pay more and shop elsewhere nowadays Amazon’s BS the way they treat us sellers have turned me off. They do not listen to us Oh by the way don’t forget Amazon asked for your help please message you congressman and put the good lords word in for them.
Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
I pay more and shop elsewhere nowadays Amazon’s BS the way they treat us sellers have turned me off. They do not listen to us Oh by the way don’t forget Amazon asked for your help please message you congressman and put the good lords word in for them.
Seller_uYKRFNCCZzkjD
I set a record on last weekend for the highest number of sales and this weekend I barely got 1 sale, therefore, this weekend will set a record for the lowest number of sales unless something happens in the next 7 hours.
Seller_uYKRFNCCZzkjD
I set a record on last weekend for the highest number of sales and this weekend I barely got 1 sale, therefore, this weekend will set a record for the lowest number of sales unless something happens in the next 7 hours.
Seller_VIBYADgmEYg7P
My thoughts are July and August will be worse.
Seller_VIBYADgmEYg7P
My thoughts are July and August will be worse.
Seller_ABqAapwVJp8MX
Try searching some of your items as an Amazon customer would. Use 3 or 4 general search terms, just as any regular customer would. See how many of your items are coming up in the first page or two of Amazon search results.
The sales problem we are having is that Amazon is not showing our products to customers in the first few pages of results no matter how low we price them and we have perfect metrics. We aren’t paying to play (aren’t buying Amazon “advertising products”), so only the most persistent searching customers will know we have them available for sale.
This is one possible reason for slowing sales. As more and more 3P sellers start paying Amazon to feature their products, the rest of us get pushed further and further back into the search results.
Seller_ABqAapwVJp8MX
Try searching some of your items as an Amazon customer would. Use 3 or 4 general search terms, just as any regular customer would. See how many of your items are coming up in the first page or two of Amazon search results.
The sales problem we are having is that Amazon is not showing our products to customers in the first few pages of results no matter how low we price them and we have perfect metrics. We aren’t paying to play (aren’t buying Amazon “advertising products”), so only the most persistent searching customers will know we have them available for sale.
This is one possible reason for slowing sales. As more and more 3P sellers start paying Amazon to feature their products, the rest of us get pushed further and further back into the search results.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
It happened again. I just received an order for a book that reflects the current times. The order is for a book about an economical, high MPG car.
Books are still selling, but people are focusing more on their current interests rather than the latest novel by an author with fleeting popularity.
Seller_zLuco9vrxOhMi
It happened again. I just received an order for a book that reflects the current times. The order is for a book about an economical, high MPG car.
Books are still selling, but people are focusing more on their current interests rather than the latest novel by an author with fleeting popularity.
