Vanishing Views

[sellingmystuff642]

What is going on with viewing totals on ebay? The other day I had something like 12 views for an item I listed under a week ago, then those views suddenly disappeared and it now says 2. I have had other items that have lost views as well. Sometimes you get a number of views for a newly listed item then they just stop dead and rarely increase. It's often impossible to tell if a listing is getting views or not.

[technthread]

The counter re-sets but you can go to ‘see traffic history‘ on a listing and view up to the past 2 years. 

Just my perception, but a few years back when they made this change it seemed to coincide with a lot of discontent and people saying that eBay was getting quiet. 

[wsl-progs]

All my item views have disappeared! I have 38 items, all listed at different times, some showing 50-70 views, now all showing zero! As I pre-sell, I need these views to judge how many items I need to get. What's happening?

[*vyolla*]

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@wsl-progs wrote:

All my item views have disappeared! I have 38 items, all listed at different times, some showing 50-70 views, now all showing zero! As I pre-sell, I need these views to judge how many items I need to get. What's happening?

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As lots of people are asking the same question I'm assuming that this is some new weird glitch.

Are you using the app? It would be useful for the tech team to know what device and browser you're using. For example, if I check my listings via a MacBook + Safari it hasn't affected my view count.

[*vyolla*]

Just a heads up because you may be heading for grief with HMRC as you appear to be unaware that you should be trading on an eBay business account. 

A private seller is one who is just selling off their own personal items such clothes from their wardrobe, bits from their loft/garage etc.

A Business seller is someone who buys or makes items to sell on.  They need to be registered as a business to meet the requirements of UK law. They need to declare income to HMRC once they reach £1,000 worth of sales (eBay will be providing HMRC with your details anyway as you've sold over 30 items so it's vital to keep correct accounts for your tax return). You can obviously offset more expenses as a business seller, but can't offset any at all as a private one.  

To register as a business seller simply go to your Personal Information in your account and to the right of Account Type, which will be showing as 'Individual'  you'll see an Edit option.

https://accountsettings.ebay.co.uk/profile

This doesn't affect your feedback profile or any current listings, it merely upgrades your account so that you're compliant with current consumer and eBay policy.

If you're also selling your own items, just open another eBay account (you can have more than one).

@wsl-progs