Private Sellers Unite! We need to figure out a new sales strategy that works for us!

[collectible-coins-medals-tokens]

Hi everyone,

This discussion thread is for genuine private sellers only.

Okay, so we all know where we stand now with zero selling fees, payments on hold until 2 days beyond successful delivery and the new 4% Buyers Premium.

I am a 100% genuine seller with 24 listings of coins from my personal collection that I want to sell on.

Now, I used to have over 75 listings with many more of my coins for sale, and prior to last year I was selling a coin almost every day! And now..... I haven't sold a thing in 30 days!

I think we need a new sales strategy.

This is what I have tried so far without any success....

1. Reduced the price of my coins by 4%

2. Made shipping same day

3. Tried the full reset approach, which just doesn't seem to work anymore?

Nothing seems to be working?

Has anyone got a bright ideas on what I (and we) can do to try and get our items more visibility in Ebay search results?

Business sellers please feel free to contribute ideas, but also be conscious of the fact that I am talking about a strategy for private sellers to adopt, so please no suggestions of becoming business sellers ok?

So......

Ideas people!

Go!.........

[kanikas-printshop]

I am a private seller (full-time student)

My sales have stopped/gone down 99% 2 days after the buyer protection came into action. Adverts which were on page 1 are now on page 50+

Reducing your price will not help 

Having high ad rates will not help. 

eBay are forcing private sellers to upgrade to you know what........

[jow1995]

You know it makes sense to upgrade, selling 100s of new items makes you a business seller.

[papso22]

Being a full time student does not prevent you from running a business. 

You look like someone who buys goods to sell them, that's a business and needs an ebay business account.

[snavenairb]

You forgot to mentions ebays party piece and that is holding funds for 14 Days when tracking delivery option is not used.