Ebay Sales Completely Dead **November 2024** ‌

[theglo-68]

Hi

We have been selling on ebay for over 10 years. Sales have been down since start of 2024 but its completely dead. Like we look at our stats from July to September and sales figures are less that what we are paying ebay for Promoted listings etc.

Although we have moved our inventory to Amazon and tiktok but wondered what has actually happened to our Ebay. It used to be aweseome but we now cannot even afford to list.  Listings are sat there doing nothing even with promoted listings.

November has been our difficult month so far as with Zero sales i mean come on there got to be something causing this loss. Is it new so called AI.

Please share your findings.🤔🤔

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[frocklobsta]

I rarely venture onto the Community boards but, boy, am I glad I did.  I thought it was just me having the worst November EVER.  I registered with eBay 24 years ago.  24 long years.  I have never, EVER, had such a terrible November sales wise.  There is something comforting that I am, at least, not alone in this. 

[fatbobfan]

I am mentioning because of your inventory and because it made the local BBC news in Wales.

Temu or its sellers have blatantly copied (identically) Welsh language copyrighted, if thats the term, greeting card producers, I appreciate you sell personalied and your world is not something Im au fait with copyright etc etc but did see your Gingle Bells card on the site, mentioning in case you have copyright, 

Good luck

[cleanlinesuk]

Same here sales completely stopped November , very strange ,something seems amiss as sales were steady then suddenly from  November 7th nothing at all ,definitely algorithms at play we think , there's also an advert saying " its now free to list on eBay " but this is not the case ? Free to private sellers but far from free for business ,no discounts ,nothing ..so maybe its this ,amazing how many are selling as private for free ,the advert sounds misleading .

[vintagechinashop]

My November sales are just about the same as every other month this year. I have one good day followed by several no sales day.  However I’m hearing some horror stories about vinted so I’m hoping this might result in more people coming back to eBay with their tails between their legs 

we can hope. I’ve got a lot of stock to sell before I retire and the longer it takes the longer I’ll be working  like many others this year has been the worst ever. I’ll be sitting with my glass of Prosecco on New Year’s Eve wishing 2025 is better but at the moment I’m not hopeful 

[technthread]

I’m finding Vinted ok as a Pro account. There are a hell of a lot of issues to sort out, I don’t even know where to start on that so I won’t go there except to say my funds are held for 14 days after delivery so I’m waiting nearly 3 weeks for a payout.

I can’t knock the views and sales I’m getting for the time I have put into it so far. It’s only £300 or so in the past 2 weeks but to be honest I doubt I’d have listed most of it on eBay at all. 

With the pottery you sell you could make it work to your benefit on there. Cheaper postage options for buyers being a big one. I listed a Le Creuset teapot on there this afternoon, sold in an hour at ebay prices, cheap post for buyer and zero fees meant my net profit (once I finally get paid) will be more than I could have expected on here. 

[frocklobsta]

I wasn't aware Vinted had pro accounts in the UK.  How do you go about getting one of those?  

[stecomedia]

I converted a personal account by applying on their website to be a Pro user.

I know they had a lot of early issues and stopped new registrations but maybe it’s open again now just google Vinted Pro. You will have to provide a NI number, it was showing to buyers but they have fixed that not so little data breach issue now and it’s safe to go on there 😅

[frocklobsta]

Thanks very much.  Showing your NI number - dear Lord!  

[stecomedia]

They are in trouble with the ICO over it, it was kept fairly quiet until it was fixed and then the news reported on it.

Check their catalogue rules, it’s fairly limited at the moment but briefly looking at your listings you can sell on there.

I have never been scammed on there. Buyers are communicative and mostly nice to deal with. 

[frocklobsta]

I have just registered - thank you so much. I have sold a few things as a private seller on there but hopefully the Pro status will make things easier.  You're a star - thank you!

[stecomedia]

No worries. You’re good to go then you know how it works already good luck 👍

[stecomedia]

Just to add, I don’t get this but they give us a kickback on postage. So say a buyer pays £2 to you you’ll get £2.40 or something. It varies slightly sale to sale.

They haven’t communicated why but it’s worth noting anyway.

[frocklobsta]

Wow - I hope somebody from eBay is reading this!

[stecomedia]

At first I thought it must be a kickback on the buyer protection but I had a sale where the buyer was a new user and they get £0 postage on their first buy. I got no kickback 40/50p so it must be related to postage. I’d love to know why they do it, maybe it’s hidden in their T&C’s somewhere. 

[theglo-68]

Ebay is dead - its supposed to be busiest time of the year November December but all we get is an old item selling thats all. So what has gone wrong to this platform. I suspect AI was brought for a change but it broke everything. Now most of our products that were selling non stop have 0 views and 0 item sold.

[exponential_developments]

Half way through November, it's a Saturday and so far no sales.....

[frocklobsta]

I am counting my lucky stars today.  Two sales.  TWO!  Not 10, not 20.  TWO.  Which is a whole lot better than none, so go me! 😂

(p.s. to be read in a sarcastic tone.  I am seriously peed off).

[exponential_developments]

I'd love to have a nosey through ebay's accounts..............

[frocklobsta]

Oh me too, me too.....  it's funny, there's often an eBay rep around to jump on these threads and soothe our anxious brows.  Not happening today is it? Wonder if there are any eBay jobs going....

[exponential_developments]

" eBay jobs going", after them ditching around 9% of the workforce and there didn't seem to be any difference in the site, i do wonder what those people were doing, bit like Twitter........so i do see another round of cuts coming.