"We'll see you guys inside" but he never goes inside 😂

The thing that discourages me is when a buyer scams me and eBay doesn’t support me

The fees are beyond ridiculous.

Ridiculous high fees is making sellers leaving

People are quitting because eBay sales have plummeted. I've sold for over 2 years and have been listing like a madman for the last 2 months with zero increase in sales. I'm consistently listening daily.

I’ve been selling for 3 months and I’m currently at $7,800 in sales. I list when I have time. I have listed everyday before and my sells are the same either way. ( so I do not stress over that whole list everyday thing) what I have learned the past 3months…There are good days and bad days with sales. I steer clear of heavier items unless it’s really going to bring a good profit bc the shipping costs are ridiculous. I offer free shipping. Most things I do not sell with best offer. I set a reasonable price for the buyer but one that still makes profit. I do have a few heavier items that are still listed from before I realized those items are not worth the $3 profit I will make in the end, so i added calculated shipping to those items and in the description box I stated that the shipping was calculated from my location to theirs and I do not make profit off of the shipping. Being open and honest will get you way more sales. People know if a listing looks shady it probably is… like an item listed for $5 and $45 for shipping. That is just an insult to a buyer, they are not dumb but doing that basically makes them feel like the seller assumes they are also I can not stress this enough, take GOOD pictures!!! As someone who also buys a lot on EBay and other sites when I come across an item with one picture and a wimpy description it pisses me off and I immediately move on. Take the pictures as if you were the one looking to buy the item. I promise this makes a huge difference. What would you want to know about the item if you were buying it personally. Lastly, I stick to name brand items that are popular and in really good shape. Meaning just because you find a north face jacket doesn’t mean it will sell for $80 if the Zipper doesn’t work and the arms are ripped off 😂 if you do sell it for cheap and make sure to state the flaws and take pictures. People will still buy flawed items when you are honest about the flaws. I sell lots of them but I make sure it’s known. I know this is long. But I hope it may help someone, somewhere ❤

I've been selling on eBay for quite awhile now, mostly for fun and gearing up to have some extra income when I retire in a few years if needed. My biggest problem with eBay is that they allow obvious scam artists to give negative feedback. Example: "Item was delivered but was stolen from my mailbox". eBay allowed that negative feedback. I could go on.

Ebay used to be awesome. Now they constantly change the rules and the goal post while charging higher fees

I have been selling on eBay for nearly 5 years. I have had a very successful reselling career. But…I’m quitting…and there are multiple reasons why others are as well. Higher thrift prices, lower sales prices, less sales velocity, higher fees, eBay’s moving target and no playbook provided…all businesses require adjustments thru the years…but time vs profitability is always the determining factor…and for me and many others the math is no longer mathing. Time to be smart and shift gears elsewhere. With that being said..for those staying or just getting here…Chris is one worth following.

Well where do I begin ... ebay sellers leave for a plethora of reasons, here's just a few: Believing youtube videos of sellers showing "haul" videos with ridiculously inflated prices (ex: I'll sell this crappy old life is good t-shirt for $25 - $30), believing that all you need to do is "list at least 10 items a day", Unable to find enough "desirable/sellable" items to be able to LIST CONSISTENTLY, Unable to afford to purchase more inventory (so that you can list consistently) because your sales are so slow. When you start studying certain successful seller's stores it's very very obvious that they (mostly) have the same thing in common - HUGE stores with THOUSANDS of listings and they list large quantities of new listings daily - more than your average person can find (one lists 50 a day - there's no way I can find 350 "desirable" items every week!!! So in conclusion I think many ebay sellers leave because they're expecting the same results that they see/read about! And no, I'm not making excuses - these are all simply facts ;)

I have been on ebay for over 20 years and have had over 12,000 sales. I'm frustrated. I buy estates and abandoned storage lockers. I have been listing aggressively. I have 1,600 listings in my store now. And I'm selling 1 to 2 items every other day or so. There was a time when I was selling 8 to 10 items a day and more. I'm retired now and am doing this as a supplement to my social security. Oh well. Getting tired of eBay anyway...

It's extremely difficult to buy and list new items when you're not selling anything on the platform and your sales are down by 60%. eBay continually makes changes for the worse and we all suffer that's why they're leaving...

The whole point of end and selling similar is to fix old inventory and constantly rotating your inventory. Shadow ban doesn’t exist. eBay encourage to keep updating your inventory. The main point of ending and selling similar is to correct the algorithm that isn’t working for that item based on the previous title and Cassini is smart but not that smart if you change pictures around change title change price and increase promotion it works I’ve been doing eBay 12 + yes .I’ve had items sell straight after ending and selling similar , with in days. I disagree. Not everyone can afford to list additional hundred items instead of revising 100 items a day. you have to look at things from a different perspective. Rotating your inventory instead of just adding to it and making it grow. You should be rotating and selling through old inventory as well as adding new.

eBay kicked me off in 2009 for "substandard DSR ratings" after being a full-time seller for 10 years, and having a 99% Positive feedback rating. They shot me in the heart and took away my livelihood at a time when I absolutely could not lose my source of income.

Great informative video. My problems are (as a very small seller) the FEES. I sell sports cards sparingly, here and there. It's pretty disheartening when I sell something for almost $91, and receive $70. Or sell something for $30 and receive $24. This is bull crap. Feebay is raking in dough and doesn't GAF...as someone who does this sparingly as a side-hustle. What would really help is if they didn't also calculate FEES on shipping and taxes. Such a farce.

The fees are outrageous. They cut into so much of your profits. And then i got an email the other day saying they have to report my small earnings to the IRS? Ive already paid taxes once on my items. Im just reselling. In fact, it isnt even a profit because im selling used items for less.

Ebay sales are hard work. That is what I think as an outsider. I admire all of you who put in the hours and passion. I find loads of things I could sell, I have even prepared an eBay room in my storage......But I set it up for someone else to use......maybe one day that someone will walk through the door. I'll be ready to help, but I can't imagine doing it by myself. Congratulations to all of you, wishing you a great 2023!

I really appreciate your videos. Whenever I feel like I can't do this or nothing is going to work out I pop on one of your videos and it gives me insight and keeps me grounded. I have learned so much from listening just wanted to say thank you for all the help.

The popularity of thrifting has definitely affected sales. People who were once embarrassed to go in thrift stores now go in shoulders held high and sometimes holding hands with their babe like it's Saks Fifth Avenue. I used to sell and actually quit listing new things except occasionally because they just didn't move. People thrift for themselves so it affects ebay and such.

As an infrequent seller on the ebay platform I have been confronted with what is apparently a new ebay policy. Payment is not made to me for an entire month after the transaction. The reason or rather excuse is whether the buyer is satisfied with the purchase. Where in other forms of commerce is payment withheld? The buyer has the right of return if the item is not as listed. I am done with ebay.

I find Small Ebay sellers quit because they don't necessarily see instant results. People are conditioned to want everything here and now and things don't always work out that way. People treat it as a hobby and not as a job.

I very much appreciate that you stick to facts and numbers, and you address problems and concerns from the reselling community pragmatically. ❤

When eBay introduced Promoted Listings it turned a lot of sellers off. It seems like a scammy way to get more money out of the sale.

eBay got too complicated.I'm done with ebay. I quit selling on eBay right after they started taxing sellers on top of tax (ebay fees on sells tax) and shipping. Ebay became greedy and evil.

Thank you for the knowledge Chris! Always learn from you no matter how long or short a video is. You're what's right in the reseller community. God Bless!

I agree with some of your points, however I work on my store every day and honestly the economy right now is the main reason for the huge downturn of sales on eBay. I have around 270 items on eBay and should be selling about 3 items a day. I go two to three days without selling an item. I have been on eBay on and off since 2005. I have never seen it so bad. Please lets not make this seem like its 100% the fault of small sellers. People do not have the disposable income they once had. I am grateful I have a job in addition to my eBay store.

I'm quitting Ebay. It's an absolute NIGHTMARE of a company to work for. Absolute thieves

I have been selling since 2001 . I don’t give up .I sell more when people leave. Now I am selling my late mom’s stuff . She was a antique jewelry & collector. She was a hoarder. Once I have everything gone then I go back to thrift stores

Ebay has changed a lot in the last year.

Im currently down 50%. My reality is that i think im doing everything better than I was, but im performing worse than i was. I cant go back and purposefully rewind to how i was doing it, because it was objectively worse. So now what? This is why people give up. You can follow all the advice, be meticulous with your sourcing and listing, price well, and still 'fail'. If i was doing this full time I would HAVE to quit. Nothing suggests if i double my input time that I will have better performance as Ive already done that. Yes, i am biased, but its hard to keep the motivation up when you have a certain consistancy, monitor trends and sales data, and go backwards. 2c

My account was suspended by eBay for selling a perfectly legitimate record album purchased by me in 1982. In fact, at least five other eBay sellers have the exact same album for sale. Not a single one of the sellers were suspended for selling it. When eBay starts punishing sellers for listing legitimate items for sale, we all have problems. By the way, I'm a top rated + seller. Guess that makes no difference to eBay.

I really enjoy these short video's. If a video's 30+ mins long I usually skip it, but these short one's are perfect, and the little pockets of useful information really encourages and inspires me to do better. Cheers

just do both. list on top of delisting/sell similar.

Well one of the reasons is when they started asking for a social security number a couple of years ago well a lot of people just aren't going to share that private information with a corporate entity known for being hacked and having poor cyber security.

Been selling media on ebay for 4 years .I list quality items every day at fair prices. I have 100% positive feedback and am a top Rated plus seller On the last stock earnings report ebay was focused on increasing the revenue projections on income from promoted listings from sellers moving forward. Has me worried that we might need to increase prices to satisfy ebays new business model of what I am thinking wanting 7% promotion fee's to get traffic. I have seen soft sales periods in the past 4 years though nothing like what we have seen in the past 30 days. I am not trying to be negative.. Just being real with the data to back up this comment.

thank you for the shot of Resale Adrenalin. I listen to you as I tweak my listings. I agree with what you say... somethings I bought and I now see that they are a filler and I should let them go because I have grown and would like to see my store grow and reflect my acquired knowledge. Love your mindset!

I believe why is that they watch the resellers who post "I made 2,468 within my first week, you can too" videos. Then this new small reseller thinks off the bat he/she will make a few thousand with no knowledge on what items to get..then if they dont get the same results within a few week, they think it's not working then quit. When I began, I didn't have high set expectations. Which left more room to learn more and watch myself grow little by little. Don't get so high on expectations! The resellers who make 1k+ a week have alot of time and experience. If you're new and want the same results. DO.YOUR.RESEARCH!!...Learn the business a bit more and continue to build. Don't listen to naysayers who are on the outside looking in. 9/10 they are stuck in the comfort of a typical 9to5 and have no knowledge on owning a business or have never given it any mind..so of course it's a bad idea to them. Majority of the naysayers I had are now wanting to learn how to do it too..but as I said, they are too in the comfort zone to run it as a business. Keep pushing forward. Just think..all corporations all started as small business and grew through time. Even Sam Walton (Walmart)..he started as a small general store that was open only 5 hours a day...from that small start to the world's #1 retailer.

Been selling on eBay for nearly a year now and highly delighted with sales. Yes it’s up and down 24 sales yesterday 1 so far today, but that’s just the way it is. If you have products listed that people need or just want, at a price they are willing to pay, coupled with top class customer service, you will succeed given time.

Every eBay sale makes me lose money, not gain money.

IRS didn’t help. Reducing threshold for income reporting from 30k to 600. That’s psychotic

I quit because of the 1099 rule change. It's too much extra work once you cross $600 (or whatever low number they'll eventually apply).

It’s all the KZfaq vids that claim you’ll make 100k a year 🙄. I’m going slow, if I make 10k a year I’ll consider that a win.

Thanks for always being a great teacher. Always fun watching your video.

top rated power seller here since 2002. This year I’ve barely sold anything. Ive even put give away prices on items and not selling. Traffic sucks and people holding their money tighter idk

its rare for someone to keep me listening the whole time, youre a great speaker, good video man .

So happy to find you!! I’ve been reselling for few months slow and steady. I’m part time as I do work four days a week another job! I just love to shop and resell! I totally agree to stay positive! Love all your knowledge! Thank you!

This guy knows his stuff. However, as a data analyst myself and a hobbyist on ebay it clear he's analyzing the data and make informed decision to some degree. His videos are gold!

My experience as a 3 year seller, also worked in retail 30 plus years, money is tight and there are many shopping options. I often visit associates that still work in retail at stores and they said their sales are down as well. We have been rotating and working on our Ebay store and it has picked up, and we are below average, soon to be above average. Keep on hustling people, don't ever give up !!!!

I love most of the info from this channel, but disagree with all the either/or, White/ black type of reasoning. I heard him say in a live that your ebay day shouldn't take more than 4 hours! Well, that's just not true. There's so much that goes into what an ebay day should look like. I think the way one should approach it is to set your goals and work backward from there. Become a efficient as possible and if it takes more than 4 hours that's fine. It makes people think they're doing something wrong when they probably aren't

The parameters for negative feedback need to be drastically tightened. Buyers have weaponized it to a point where it's almost impossible to 3 or 4 months without getting one, usually for no good reason.

Another thing to think about is if your selling long-tail items. I sell a lot of postcards. I expect them to sit a while. Collectibles are like that. You need a collector to come along.

Thanks! I’m working steadily to learn and build a small business. I’ve been selling on eBay since 2001 and have pivoted into new areas. Your message is very encouraging to me bc I’m not looking for instant success. Thanks.

You wouldn't be able to leave your eBay store to your children. eBay does not allow stores to be transferred or sold. It is an awful, ridiculous, unfair policy. Many families work together building a store and if the owner on file passes it cannot be left to family. If a married couple works a store together and splits...the owner on file gets the store. Something for families who run eBay stores together should think about.

Ebay is oversaturated now. And all the KZfaqrs making videos of selling shoes are going to oversaturate the shoe market.

Thank you for this video!!! I asked about the "end & relisting" and how it affects my views/sales. You answered all my questions and gave me multiple goals!!

Have you considered wearing a headlamp to the flea market so you can see what you’re buying better?? Would allow you to keep your hands free! Or strap one to your chest (like a camera so you don’t shine light into everyone’s eyes!) Just a thought!! I enjoy these brief pep talks-make a lot of sense!!

Stick to the subject at hand? Watched the video and still don;t know why, or even IF, small sellers are leaving ebay? Click bait tags are a waste of our time.... You usually do better than this.

Thank you for all you do I have learned so much from your videos, you are appreciated!!

SUBBED ++ Excellent Stuff !!!!! Honestly EBAY is a SKILL like everything else.......Learn, Pivot......Learn, Pivot and Grow from it all !!!!!

Watched this video during my office break. Reselling is just on the side for me and no way close to what I'm making here at my 8-4. Started by selling stuff from around the house. I do see my efforts pay off as I'm making better buys, listing regular, currently selling 4% of my inventory each day and maintaining to one room in the house. Took a few months to get to that. I think there are resellers that watch those youtuber haul videos and wonder why they aren't finding similar items. That's a disservice and only giving them watch hours. Each area will have it's own special items to find and you gotta have more than a couple sources for inventory as well as knowledge.

Hello Chris thanks for the conversation. Chris I'm not giving up my sales aren't great all the time because I can't work at it steady all the time because of dealing with back pain and also my titles may not be the greatest and it could be prices also. Thanks for all the information you give Chris and you have helped me so much I am 73 years youn. Thanks Chris!

Why I don’t use eBay any longer: It takes me 4 or 5 times longer to list an item on eBay than Mercari. Their algorithm often hides my listings despite promoted listings. I get far less views on my items on eBay than Mercari and Mercari has less traffic. I absolutely can’t stand eBay and what they have become vs. eBay around 2017 or so without their stupid algorithm and unnecessarily large product details. Please keep it simple Mercari, you are doing it right. Edit: I’ve sold on eBay since 1998. While I agree we shouldn’t necessarily blame the platform, eBay has put obstacles up in my way vs. comparable selling platforms. Amazon does so much better for me as does Mercari.

I’ve been getting sales everyday for the past months but to be honest it’s very hard to make profit or break even after eBay’s fees and SHIPPING costs. Also depending on what item(s) you are selling- you are forced to take losses sometimes if your competitors have better prices than you. There’s just soooo much that goes on behind the scenes of being a reseller or trying to run a business on the platform but as much as I hate to say it too- eBay and reselling is imo the easiest and best place to get started and get your feet wet in the world of e-commerce business.

You've been great since I signed up to the KZfaq monitoring show.... You're doing a lot to help everybody else and if they can understand what's going on (it's they problem..) You done nothing wrong I repeat ...you did nothing wrong!!!

Giving credit where credit is due. This was a great video, thanks!

I have less than 100 items listed, due to health reason. I've been on ebay off & on since 1999. March & April were my best months, but I had no sales, none zip from April 20 to May 13th. I always ship within 3 days and I have 100% feedback.

"If you've been selling for over a year and you still blame the platforms, shame on you!" LOVE IT!!! ❤👏👏

I've seen enough of all those KZfaq videos just complaining about low sales on eBay. They pop up every day. It doesn't help me to watch them. Funnily enough, if I look at the "solds" every day, I see that items are still selling in my category. So those are the items I need to be finding and selling. Thanks for the reminder that "the good stuff sells first"..... I need to get rid of the fillers. Thanks Chris, I've been watching you for a few years now and you are very helpful.

I love your perspective! You are very insightful.

What is putting me off is fake buyers playing around, and bidding high and not paying.

I think end and resist is beneficial in refreshing your items when you make actual edits to the listings ie title, photos, or price.

Chris, I hope you realize that sometimes sellers can have the best price, sell a high demand item with great pictures and great description and Ebay might not let them sell that item, no matter what they do. I have some items that are 30 - 40% cheaper than anyone else on Ebay and the platform will not let me sell it for 2 months, until the algorithm decides it's my turn to sell it. Sometimes, you are at the mercy of the algorithm and there is nothing you can do to change that.

I'm on my 2nd/3rd month and growing inventory and trying to balance everything is tough. I'm not gonna throw in the towel. I'm gonna make it work! Little tweaks to make things efficient and learning as I go will make all the difference in the long run. Chris is right!

Well said. I have a 3 strike rule. No money 3x at a store and I move on. There are plenty of ways and places to source. I'm not married to any one store or one way to source. Adapt or die.

Thank you. You are a very positive influence on my Ebay business. I am at the point again where I am very selective in what I purchase, because you are correct, some items sell instantly, and some take a few months. I also have higher priced items and it's all about what the items on my route are and you just have to dig and pound everyday. It does get discouraging when you have a great week, and then get pounded with 4 or 5 big returns, but then the following week, you have a big week with zero returns. Bottom line for me, if you work hard and smart, you CAN make a good living doing what we do and have fun in the process!

Our current cutoff is $20. It was $15. The same item, same condition is already listed on eBay by others so it's sort by "Price + Shipping: lowest first" so 1 cent cheaper & Free Shipping. With a 13.25% and a minimum shipping cost of $3.xx $20 is our cutoff. USPS is crying about still losing money so I expect more rate hikes.

I quit because when covid ended, all of a sudden Goodwills and estate sale companies raised the prices up. So high that the second day wasn't even profitable. So, Ebay isn't my problem. Gas, shipping cost, even shipping material is up higher. So yeah economics was it for me.

I needed this. Truly appreciate it.❤

Thank you for the positivity!!

I’m quitting selling on eBay as well. But there’s a lot of reasons for it. One big reason is scam buyers . Another is feeing me to death on ebay so it jacks the price up to a no sell point. I’ve notice ebay tapping into your shipping costs as well so when you charge shipping you pay the shipping the buyer pays for eBay takes a piece of that in total sales number instead of taking the shipping out of the total sale . So effectively ebay is stealing from you also. I’ve had enough of that. So I’m shutting down on ebay. Stagnant sales very stagnant sales even on high sell through rate items. Insertion feee percentage fee nipping your shipping charges and finally now there’s promotion fees. I’m stopping all online sales. I don’t like the way it operates soooo I’m gonna open a physical shop instead . I eliminate scam buyers , I eliminate stagnant sales I eliminate theft I eliminate nipping of my profits etc. I know what my expenses are in a physical location I have considered opening a flip shop . What I mean by that is designed and built to sell to resellers . I already have a template in mind for exactly this.

23 years with ebay and ebay blocked my account for no reason other than they can. Treated like a criminal, never again.

I have been selling on Ebay for years and years and was always successful with generating a steady income, however in 2023 my sales have dropped dramatially to the point that I have maybe 1 - 2 sales a week. Something has definitely changed at Ebay. I am a top rated saller and have never experienced anything like this in the past. Too many resellers? It could be just as simple as that or Ebay is trying to filter out smaller sellers like myself to favor larger higher dollar sellers.

The main reason small businesses quitting eBay is eBay advertising system, They tell you the (suggested rate) for advertising and sometimes it's 15% if you don't advertise the suggested rate your listing will not show up in first 10 search results and, Basically it's either you pay another 15% on top of the 12% they already charge or good luck selling your items

New eBay seller. Thank you for the advice. I’ll keep trying.

I have been selling since 2014 and Im leaving the platform. I switched to selling clothing 2 years ago and it tanked my business. I am not selling enough inventory right now to buy more and I gots bills to pay. I tried sell similar and it wokred for me, but in the long term, fresh items are better. I love watching your videos!!!

I sell bread and butter clothes and beauty because I live In a small city and state. I quit Mercari after being there years and I’m brand new to eBay. I’ve had a goal of 10 per day, it’s usually 5 for maybe a week and a half it was one a day at best. the last (and my first) month I have sold almost half my inventory. I studied like I am in collage for several weeks about my business. I sold 4 things just today after taking the whole weekend off and posted 10 things the last two days. I keyword my titles, I mostly sell things that research tells me is trending or people want. My goal now is to up my Inventory and daily post with higher priced items and a higher sell through rate. If I can double what I’ve done my first month that is a good income stream. I’m having fun and I don’t have to work 70 hours away from my kids. Not a lot of complaints here. Any work takes a lot of time and studying what your doing.

Outstanding, i needed to hear this, thank you👕👕👕👕📦

I think that if you are driven and just refuse to let anything stop your climb you will find the way to succeed... That's what I've had to do.. Get the best items you can get for as cheap as possible.. List them PERFECTLY,,, ship them fast.. Works for me

When eBay just freezes my account and then holds my money and then conducts an investigation demanding my home address, interfering with my business and shutting it down is not the type of business relationship for which I should pay or expect. It's best to have my own brand, actually more cost effective as well.

Excellent. Teaching skills sublime. Thank you

Fees on second hand goods are unjustifiable. They've been taxed once. I stopped selling years ago when it hit 13% - that's ridiculously high 😂

Always learn...thank you 🙂

Good stuff! Thanks, Chris!

Ebayy sucks my partner and me paid more in ebay fees than we made its a rip off

Very encouraging video. I think I and many people are junk we need BOLO items to be successful. Over time I realized that isn’t the only way. My husband love curb alerts. He has brought home amazing things for free. I shouldn’t get discouraged with low price items if they are free. He brought home two Waterford crystal flutes.

Make Progress Daily! What a wonderful concept..great video Thank you !!!

The other issue you are not mentioning is the capital that you have as a large seller. You can put 10-30 new items a day on. The smaller sellers do not have this capital.

Just a friendly warning about EBAY's pigshit & crooked selling platform. In addition to the buyer getting item and sending back a rock scenario for full refund from seller. After 18 years EBAY aka FEEBAY used 2 bogus/false returns of computer memory and a LOST package by USPS to downgrade my account to BELOW standard and tacked on an ADDITIONAL 6% final value fee basically making the net sales less than 70% I have a perfect FEEDBACK score 100% and have only made 3-5 mistakes in 18 years. All info there if u dig deep as legally it has to be, but I consider FEEBAY lower than garbage and moving everything away. I am selling nothing there now. I was not a big seller but sold 5-10 things a month usually. There must be too many people trying to sell as FEEBAY treats seller like they want them gone!

You made me feel a lot better. No expectations from now on , thank you😊

i've been selling on Ebay for almost ten years. i never was what you might call a big seller, but i did okay. i stop selling for mainly one reason - not being able to leave negative feedback for those deadbeat buyers who don't pay for the items they've won. they know they can get away with not paying without negative feedback and they take advantage of it.