We have sold on ebay for a year now, and in the last 4 months we were bennefiting from listing multiple single item listings, targeting the ending times by using Listing Schedule. However since BM came into force ‘properly’ on the 25th september we have noticed a 65% decrease in sales.

What should be a busy time of year for us is now becoming quite a financially straining time.

So my question:

Powerseller Support have confirmed that because we used ‘list according to my schedule’ and did not change this when the changes came in, we havent built up a sales history. We are now half way through changing our listings so that we list (5 x 3 day listings of every product we sell), spaced out throughout the day with a quantity of 15 available on each listing & USE THE RELIST WHETHER IT SELLS OR DOESNT.

So….

1. Are we doing the right thing now.? As eBay have confirmed we WILL build a sales history as the item now RELISTS instead of just being replaced by a new scheduled listing. (The reason for 5 multiple item listings is to get the sales from the old skool ebayers who search by ending soonest…if they still exist).

2. Furthermore, and my more pressing question: HOW IS SALES HISTORY AFFECTING BEST MATCH? is it the TOTAL number of sales from the listing and by this i mean is it like a tally that grows and grows so long as you relist within the 7 day window, OR is it a tally that lasts as long as the listing duration.

Because if its just a tally that lasts for the listing duration then surely using the 3 day listing is now the WORST thing to do as everyone else is building up a tally during the month using a 30 day listing except me.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

HOLLY.X

*has never been called a liar in her own comments quite that many times before*

This is a lie.

It is a lie because it is not true.

That is, it is non-factual statements. That is, it is a lie.

The use of “continue” implies that they are currently being sorted by “ending soonest”. They are not.

Best Match is the DEFAULT for EVERYTHING currently. Period.

I think what you’ve failed to realize is that if eBay uses your site to know their own policies, then you are actually the policy makers. Please use these powers for good.