Oct 21 2008
Is the Economy Affecting eBay Sales?
My sales are up from the summer months, but they are certainly not what I would have expected from the fall months. I mainly sell niche items that sell slowly in the summer and gain quite a bit of speed in the fall and winter. But, I haven’t sold a thing in two days now and I’m wondering how much the economy is to blame for this.
I shopped on eBay this week for some DVDs that I wanted and couldn’t believe how low the prices were. I also checked the completed prices and was astonished. Prices seem to be in the bargain basement for a lot of categories right now. People are more afraid to spend right now than they were last year at this time.
If you’re a seller and you depend on your eBay sales, it may be time to diversify and to lower prices. Lowering prices will bring in sales, though you will have to sell more items. Try to sell items in three or four categories to give yourself a more diversified inventory.
