What Sold On eBay
On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, I sold one item on eBay.
1. I sold an NRG Innovations SRK-100H NRG Short Hub car part.
This was picked up in an auction box lot about a month ago and sold at the full asking price as I did not place Best Offer on this one.
Car parts are usually a decent seller, but you do have to do a little research to figure out what some of them are and for which vehicles. Also, car parts seem to have a higher return rate than some other categories. But I will always pick them up when I run across them in new condition for a decent price.
eBay’s 76 Hour Vacation
Just when I thought things were getting back to normal on eBay, BAM!!!, no sales or offers on any of our three accounts for a 76-hour period.
Is the timing of that and the forcing of Good ‘Til Cancelled a coincidence? I don’t know. But it’s awfully strange that since last year every single time eBay implements major platforms changes we see a dip in sales. When they didn’t fiddle with anything in December & January things were going great. And that’s not just because of the holiday. January is usually slower for us and this year it was great.
eBay Sales Trends
Do you see any sales trends like this? Over the 20 years that I’ve been selling on eBay, I have seen obvious cycles and ups & downs. But what I’ve seen since 2018 falls outside of the norms. Maybe that’s just the “new eBay”, I don’t know. But it’s hard to adapt when everything is so fluid. And I begin to wonder if eBay will be a viable sales platform five years from now. In this age of technology, giants fall overnight. Something has to give and I honestly hope eBay pulls it together and comes out on top. In the meantime, there are other avenues to explore.
What’s Selling?
What did you sell yesterday and on what platforms? How are your sales going?
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