posted on February 24, 2001 10:27:33 AM new
My sells have dropped. I am listing on bidville but my hits are up (Before you say its the "site" my sells have also fallen on the great ebay lol). So is it me are is everone dropping? and why?
posted on February 24, 2001 10:55:43 AM new
Hi telwil,
My sales are up at e-bay, Up and down at Bidbay, I just listed 3 aucitons at Yahoo and they are getting bids. I do pretty good on e-bay because of the type of items I sell. Bidbay, I could have no bids one minute and then go back and I will have a lot of bids. (I like the atmosphere on Bidbay) Yahoo, I use to sell a lot when they started charging I stopped for awhile. I am interested to see what my auctions do there. I really notice that my auctions (at all sites) seem to be doing very well over all. I am also finding great items to bid on too! Have a great weekend telwil!!
Dan
posted on February 24, 2001 11:33:49 AM new
I am way DOWN! But in doing this for nearly 3 years, I have also noticed that at least for me, the sales slump in the early spring thru until fall. I do not think people spend as much time on the internet, when the weather gets nicer.
posted on February 24, 2001 11:46:39 AM new
Hi deichen,
Well I know for sure my sales will slow down come April through Summer because I go back to my real work. (Landscaping) I do not list that much during them months. I hope everyone`s sales do real well for the rest of the year and beyond!!
Dan
posted on February 24, 2001 12:29:05 PM new
Right now I'm only listing on ePier and eBay and nothing is moving. If this keeps up I'll expand to a couple more sites or hang it up for a while, LOL.
http://wallypogsbog.bizland.com
posted on February 26, 2001 06:41:26 AM new
deichen: What user ID do you use. I saw a post in another thread and have been meaning to ask you as I tried to look at your auctions with your id here and it's didn't work. Thanks!
posted on February 26, 2001 09:51:05 AM new
mine are down! It cant be what I sell! you name it! I am probably selling it! I think I have atleast 10 categories covered and I am listing on Bidville and epier! It's got to be the time of the year!
posted on February 26, 2001 10:17:27 AM new
Mine are UP. But I have changed the way I list and am starting a lot of items at $1.00.
getting pretty good action, I am satisfied with the way it is going. Don't think I need to tell you folk where I am, I am sure you know by now, ...LOL
posted on February 26, 2001 10:28:47 AM new
jomhow, I guess I am one of the ones that missed where you are? and what do you sell? what kinds of things?
posted on February 26, 2001 11:20:17 AM new
I am down on small-ticket items, but surprisingly have had a decent amount of success lately in the $100-$500 range. I think its partly that there is an over saturation of $5 and $10 items.. Anybody else selling higher priced items?
posted on February 26, 2001 11:28:41 AM new
paloma91
Hehehe!
B I D V I L L E ... B I D V I L L E
RAH.. RAH.. RAH!
I have been known to be a BIDVILLE cheerleader on these boards, so I refrained from mentioning that site specifically for one post. Well, I tried to.
Can't spell, but that's ok, can't type either so no one notices.
[ edited by jimhhow on Feb 26, 2001 11:29 AM ]
[ edited by jimhhow on Feb 26, 2001 11:34 AM ]
posted on February 26, 2001 11:31:53 AM new
BTW, I sell collectibles, mostly Glass, china and pottery. Love DEpression glass and Carnival glass, and Elegant and Victorian also. Ah, I enjoy it all.
posted on February 26, 2001 12:27:24 PM new
I've been selling on ebay since July. Things were great last summer and during the Fall. January and February have been fairly slow. I used to sell anything I listed at $1.00 to $3.00 (mostly theatre booklets, brass, small figurines, wood items, etc.). Not anymore. On my more expensive items, such as Belleek, Lladro, Bing & Grondahl, when I list them as a reserve auction, I receive bids but the reserve is never reached. When I list them at a higher starting price, I don't receive ANY bids. I don't feel my prices are too high...they are always $100-$200 less (depending on the object) than what the price guide lists the items. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I think part of the problem is that collectibles are not a necessity of life. Since sales are so bad on ebay for me right now, this month I have tried other auction sites. I sold one item on The Pottery Auction (which failed to receive bids on ebay), then I sold one item on Excite Auctions (another item that failed to sell on ebay after being listed twice). I felt encouraged, so I listed items on Lyrcros (nothing happened) and now on ePier (only 8 lookers on one item, 2 or 3 views on three other items, no views on everything else, and no bids on anything). I listed new items on The Pottery Auction and currently I have bids on 3 out of 11 items, but they are not near the reserve and I doubt the prices will be reached on any of them. It's frustrating to spend so much time listing items when people want to pay only five dollars for an item valued at several hundred dollars. I don't know where to turn next.
