Is eBay actually dying? Or is it just private sellers that are suffering?

[simplybygone]

Ok I know I only sell a handful of things but I'm getting no views and few watchers. Things were much better a year or so ago. Are auctions falling out of favour?

[archemily2]

Do tell! 😁

[componentalliance]

The way to see if eBay is dying is to look at their Company figures.  Because I was wondering why it gets harder and harder to do business on here not always caused by eBay sometimes in eBays response to outside issues. 

On the other hand as a seller I felt punished by fees to the extent that I felt that maybe eBay didn't care if I left as a seller.  I looked into it instead of assuming an answer or taking an answer from a guesser.

I had to look from the angle of why eBay may not care if it looses SALES, SELLERS OR BUYERS from it's platform.  Well it all comes down to  the bottom line and that is maybe there is less sellers, Less buyers and less items being sold but the strategy works for them because there is not less profits for eBay it's really that simple. 

If you think it is anything more complicated your wrong.

[dgtbids]

same here, never sold much overall over time, but nowt selling now

[dgtbids]

I thought there was no seller fees now, only promotion

[clayfaceiii]

I stopped selling several months ago for all the much debated reasons.  The knock on effect is that I'm buying way less.  I don't take a punt on things anymore.  Ive deleted all the business sellers I used to follow and buy from.

The platform itself I find increasingly unstable.  I'm forever having long on problems. Unexplained glitches are on the up.  Postage costs change at random on watched items 

Lack of choice as well.  For what I use and collect, a lot has just vanished or have rocketted in price to the point where I'll shop elsewhere or go without.

[gjalp]

Business sellers pay fees