Slow sales... I have sold online for 17 years and am used to the ups and downs but lately... WOW!
This is not going to be the typical slow sales post by most newbies!
I sell "unnecessary" items... out of print cd's and dvd's, books, Hallmark ornaments and heck I sell Beanie babies still! I sell on 3 online sites plus a local flea market. But in all my 17 years of selling online I have never had a 3 month skid in sales like I have this year. I know all the "rules", list every day, adjust your prices, have good photos, have good descriptions, etc. I have done this for 17 years full time, I am not a newbie. Any other long term sellers seeing this slowdown? Inflation honestly is not THAT bad... yet. I remember when mortgages interest rates were 18% back in the 80's. I am really starting to worry, I have bills to pay like everyone else!
Oh, and overall I have about 4,000 active items at any given time.
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Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Bringing back bad memories. My construction loan in 1981 was 17% and we were completed in 90 days since NO ONE was building. Permanent financing was 21% at my "friendly local bank." Ended up with a "negative amortization" deal and owed more every year for two years until rates started coming down.
This was in one of my morning reads today:
"U.S. credit card balances failed to decline in the first three months of 2023 as Amercans found themselves increasingly burdened by the relentless grip of chronic inflation. Total credit card debt stood at $986 billion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit on May 15, showing a record 17 percent jump year-over-year. Total household debt rose 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023 to a record $17.05 trillion."
Add THAT to the recent stories (shocking to say the least) that IN PERSON shopping is making a comeback and on line sales are suffering.
Buckle up folks, it's going to get rocky.
Seller_QxxtAPm2Y7d4o
Feels like something is wrong. Sales are much too slow (Tuesday May 16 2023).
Seller_aNsixtdBpnLRG
Our sales are more like pre-covid days - Covid years were bonkers with with buyers and now they have cut back but now for us more like our 'normal' -
Seller_bLpzUne3tRjkG
I've been selling online off and on since 2004. It does seem like sales have ground to a halt lately. I'm not really surprised, though, given the state of the economy.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
I've sold "unnecessary media" items on Amazon and Bay since 2001; concentration in sci-fi and comics, with many general books.. only 5,000 items on Amazon since I moved a year ago;sales since May 1st, seem almost non-existent. And there isn't a lot of competition for what I sell; most collectibles are 20 to 30 years old now, former store inventory. I will add another 5,000 items over the next 3 months, and hope this is just a temporary hiatus in sales........the Bay is worse.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
Oh, I forgot to mention my pet theory is that the Amazon Re-verification that started about 3 ,months ago, has broken the site, because of sales velocity limits placed on sellers undergoing the process; I verified OK after 59 days, when I finally submitted documentation to satisfy the requirement. And other sellers are being required to do it a 2nd time (not me) after having been successfully verified first go-around.....site is broken.
Seller_ENBrTBTSn3PDq
My sales were slowed right after re-verification and have not come back full strength. It took 3 weeks to get them back up and they are still 30% below normal. I had to move some items to the bay to make up for the difference.
Seller_DavkFugfHV3BM
I am in the same situation considering dropping Amazon all togther. There is a programmer that is deliberately blocking sales as far as for me, I don't know your situation, but this perso was a relative is out to "ruin" me - Stopping sales on Amazon won't stop me.
Seller_aV5Lv4tUrqrae
So there's nothing we can do knowing all this?
Seller_OFcLM8vymnXpB
What do you do in order to list Hallmark ornaments? I have sold before but now they are being flagged an intellectual property violation and they want a letter from Hallmark saying I can sell. Hallmark will not give a letter to random people who sell their own collection, they only give it to their store owners.
Slow sales... I have sold online for 17 years and am used to the ups and downs but lately... WOW!
This is not going to be the typical slow sales post by most newbies!
I sell "unnecessary" items... out of print cd's and dvd's, books, Hallmark ornaments and heck I sell Beanie babies still! I sell on 3 online sites plus a local flea market. But in all my 17 years of selling online I have never had a 3 month skid in sales like I have this year. I know all the "rules", list every day, adjust your prices, have good photos, have good descriptions, etc. I have done this for 17 years full time, I am not a newbie. Any other long term sellers seeing this slowdown? Inflation honestly is not THAT bad... yet. I remember when mortgages interest rates were 18% back in the 80's. I am really starting to worry, I have bills to pay like everyone else!
Oh, and overall I have about 4,000 active items at any given time.
Slow sales... I have sold online for 17 years and am used to the ups and downs but lately... WOW!
This is not going to be the typical slow sales post by most newbies!
I sell "unnecessary" items... out of print cd's and dvd's, books, Hallmark ornaments and heck I sell Beanie babies still! I sell on 3 online sites plus a local flea market. But in all my 17 years of selling online I have never had a 3 month skid in sales like I have this year. I know all the "rules", list every day, adjust your prices, have good photos, have good descriptions, etc. I have done this for 17 years full time, I am not a newbie. Any other long term sellers seeing this slowdown? Inflation honestly is not THAT bad... yet. I remember when mortgages interest rates were 18% back in the 80's. I am really starting to worry, I have bills to pay like everyone else!
Oh, and overall I have about 4,000 active items at any given time.
13 replies
13 replies
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Bringing back bad memories. My construction loan in 1981 was 17% and we were completed in 90 days since NO ONE was building. Permanent financing was 21% at my "friendly local bank." Ended up with a "negative amortization" deal and owed more every year for two years until rates started coming down.
This was in one of my morning reads today:
"U.S. credit card balances failed to decline in the first three months of 2023 as Amercans found themselves increasingly burdened by the relentless grip of chronic inflation. Total credit card debt stood at $986 billion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit on May 15, showing a record 17 percent jump year-over-year. Total household debt rose 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023 to a record $17.05 trillion."
Add THAT to the recent stories (shocking to say the least) that IN PERSON shopping is making a comeback and on line sales are suffering.
Buckle up folks, it's going to get rocky.
Seller_QxxtAPm2Y7d4o
Feels like something is wrong. Sales are much too slow (Tuesday May 16 2023).
Seller_aNsixtdBpnLRG
Our sales are more like pre-covid days - Covid years were bonkers with with buyers and now they have cut back but now for us more like our 'normal' -
Seller_bLpzUne3tRjkG
I've been selling online off and on since 2004. It does seem like sales have ground to a halt lately. I'm not really surprised, though, given the state of the economy.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
I've sold "unnecessary media" items on Amazon and Bay since 2001; concentration in sci-fi and comics, with many general books.. only 5,000 items on Amazon since I moved a year ago;sales since May 1st, seem almost non-existent. And there isn't a lot of competition for what I sell; most collectibles are 20 to 30 years old now, former store inventory. I will add another 5,000 items over the next 3 months, and hope this is just a temporary hiatus in sales........the Bay is worse.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
Oh, I forgot to mention my pet theory is that the Amazon Re-verification that started about 3 ,months ago, has broken the site, because of sales velocity limits placed on sellers undergoing the process; I verified OK after 59 days, when I finally submitted documentation to satisfy the requirement. And other sellers are being required to do it a 2nd time (not me) after having been successfully verified first go-around.....site is broken.
Seller_ENBrTBTSn3PDq
My sales were slowed right after re-verification and have not come back full strength. It took 3 weeks to get them back up and they are still 30% below normal. I had to move some items to the bay to make up for the difference.
Seller_DavkFugfHV3BM
I am in the same situation considering dropping Amazon all togther. There is a programmer that is deliberately blocking sales as far as for me, I don't know your situation, but this perso was a relative is out to "ruin" me - Stopping sales on Amazon won't stop me.
Seller_aV5Lv4tUrqrae
So there's nothing we can do knowing all this?
Seller_OFcLM8vymnXpB
What do you do in order to list Hallmark ornaments? I have sold before but now they are being flagged an intellectual property violation and they want a letter from Hallmark saying I can sell. Hallmark will not give a letter to random people who sell their own collection, they only give it to their store owners.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Bringing back bad memories. My construction loan in 1981 was 17% and we were completed in 90 days since NO ONE was building. Permanent financing was 21% at my "friendly local bank." Ended up with a "negative amortization" deal and owed more every year for two years until rates started coming down.
This was in one of my morning reads today:
"U.S. credit card balances failed to decline in the first three months of 2023 as Amercans found themselves increasingly burdened by the relentless grip of chronic inflation. Total credit card debt stood at $986 billion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit on May 15, showing a record 17 percent jump year-over-year. Total household debt rose 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023 to a record $17.05 trillion."
Add THAT to the recent stories (shocking to say the least) that IN PERSON shopping is making a comeback and on line sales are suffering.
Buckle up folks, it's going to get rocky.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
Bringing back bad memories. My construction loan in 1981 was 17% and we were completed in 90 days since NO ONE was building. Permanent financing was 21% at my "friendly local bank." Ended up with a "negative amortization" deal and owed more every year for two years until rates started coming down.
This was in one of my morning reads today:
"U.S. credit card balances failed to decline in the first three months of 2023 as Amercans found themselves increasingly burdened by the relentless grip of chronic inflation. Total credit card debt stood at $986 billion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit on May 15, showing a record 17 percent jump year-over-year. Total household debt rose 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023 to a record $17.05 trillion."
Add THAT to the recent stories (shocking to say the least) that IN PERSON shopping is making a comeback and on line sales are suffering.
Buckle up folks, it's going to get rocky.
Seller_QxxtAPm2Y7d4o
Feels like something is wrong. Sales are much too slow (Tuesday May 16 2023).
Seller_QxxtAPm2Y7d4o
Feels like something is wrong. Sales are much too slow (Tuesday May 16 2023).
Seller_aNsixtdBpnLRG
Our sales are more like pre-covid days - Covid years were bonkers with with buyers and now they have cut back but now for us more like our 'normal' -
Seller_aNsixtdBpnLRG
Our sales are more like pre-covid days - Covid years were bonkers with with buyers and now they have cut back but now for us more like our 'normal' -
Seller_bLpzUne3tRjkG
I've been selling online off and on since 2004. It does seem like sales have ground to a halt lately. I'm not really surprised, though, given the state of the economy.
Seller_bLpzUne3tRjkG
I've been selling online off and on since 2004. It does seem like sales have ground to a halt lately. I'm not really surprised, though, given the state of the economy.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
I've sold "unnecessary media" items on Amazon and Bay since 2001; concentration in sci-fi and comics, with many general books.. only 5,000 items on Amazon since I moved a year ago;sales since May 1st, seem almost non-existent. And there isn't a lot of competition for what I sell; most collectibles are 20 to 30 years old now, former store inventory. I will add another 5,000 items over the next 3 months, and hope this is just a temporary hiatus in sales........the Bay is worse.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
I've sold "unnecessary media" items on Amazon and Bay since 2001; concentration in sci-fi and comics, with many general books.. only 5,000 items on Amazon since I moved a year ago;sales since May 1st, seem almost non-existent. And there isn't a lot of competition for what I sell; most collectibles are 20 to 30 years old now, former store inventory. I will add another 5,000 items over the next 3 months, and hope this is just a temporary hiatus in sales........the Bay is worse.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
Oh, I forgot to mention my pet theory is that the Amazon Re-verification that started about 3 ,months ago, has broken the site, because of sales velocity limits placed on sellers undergoing the process; I verified OK after 59 days, when I finally submitted documentation to satisfy the requirement. And other sellers are being required to do it a 2nd time (not me) after having been successfully verified first go-around.....site is broken.
Seller_So7yNwg5hGK7C
Oh, I forgot to mention my pet theory is that the Amazon Re-verification that started about 3 ,months ago, has broken the site, because of sales velocity limits placed on sellers undergoing the process; I verified OK after 59 days, when I finally submitted documentation to satisfy the requirement. And other sellers are being required to do it a 2nd time (not me) after having been successfully verified first go-around.....site is broken.
Seller_ENBrTBTSn3PDq
My sales were slowed right after re-verification and have not come back full strength. It took 3 weeks to get them back up and they are still 30% below normal. I had to move some items to the bay to make up for the difference.
Seller_ENBrTBTSn3PDq
My sales were slowed right after re-verification and have not come back full strength. It took 3 weeks to get them back up and they are still 30% below normal. I had to move some items to the bay to make up for the difference.
Seller_DavkFugfHV3BM
I am in the same situation considering dropping Amazon all togther. There is a programmer that is deliberately blocking sales as far as for me, I don't know your situation, but this perso was a relative is out to "ruin" me - Stopping sales on Amazon won't stop me.
Seller_DavkFugfHV3BM
I am in the same situation considering dropping Amazon all togther. There is a programmer that is deliberately blocking sales as far as for me, I don't know your situation, but this perso was a relative is out to "ruin" me - Stopping sales on Amazon won't stop me.
Seller_aV5Lv4tUrqrae
So there's nothing we can do knowing all this?
Seller_aV5Lv4tUrqrae
So there's nothing we can do knowing all this?
Seller_OFcLM8vymnXpB
What do you do in order to list Hallmark ornaments? I have sold before but now they are being flagged an intellectual property violation and they want a letter from Hallmark saying I can sell. Hallmark will not give a letter to random people who sell their own collection, they only give it to their store owners.
Seller_OFcLM8vymnXpB
What do you do in order to list Hallmark ornaments? I have sold before but now they are being flagged an intellectual property violation and they want a letter from Hallmark saying I can sell. Hallmark will not give a letter to random people who sell their own collection, they only give it to their store owners.
