I had a couple of weeks slower than others, but my monthly totals have been consistent.

There have been several threads on various boards complaining about how sales have dropped since the 1st of the month. You can add me to that list. I had great sales in May but have had very few since Memorial day. I believe ebay made some kind of change around June 1st to cause the sudden drop in views, watchers, and sales.

It's called summer.....time off, time outside, flea markets, garage sales and major retailers are having enormous sales.......the world does not revolve around eBay folks.

Really..... Mine does, I eat, sleep, and well you know breathe EBAY!! LMAO

It is Summertime! Whoopie!

That ain't it! Sales have been crappy since before Christmas.
It has been really crappy after Christmas.
I know! I have bought some great guitars at unheard-of prices.
Unfortunately, I need to sell a few things the finance my habit.
But I have been buying and selling other places...
And I ain't referring to other auction sites! The Ranch and myGEAR sales suck also.

Latest Toy... 1980-ish Ovation 1114 Folklore
12 Fret Slothead steel string, originally designed for Josh White

Flea markets are having a tough time of it, too, from my observations (coming from one whose mom actually has a booth in one).

A few things happened. First, eBay dumped all the store inventory into the core site. This means that there are several more pages to weed through before buyers can find our stuff. Second, Google changed its search algorithm in May, making it even harder for potential buyers to find our stuff. Throw in the warmer weather and the economy, and things have slowed down dramatically. In fact, my sales have dropped off a cliff. I went from having about $80-100 dollars a day average to $80 total for the entire week! I can no longer depend on eBay sales as my only source of income. Heck, I can barely call it a business anymore. So, perhaps we wait to see what happens. What else can I do? (Other than get a job, which I have.) When I called eBay last week to ask them about what's going on, they made it sound like I was the only one having slow sales. It's pretty depressing.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. The big drop raises new worries about the durability of the economic recovery.

The Commerce Department says that spending fell 1.2 percent last month. Auto sales were down 1.7 percent but there was weakness in a number of areas. Excluding autos, sales fell 1.1 percent.

The big decline cast new doubts about the strength of the economic recovery. Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of total economic activity. Economists are concerned that households will start trimming outlays as they continued to be battered by high unemployment and a swoon in stock prices.

Investors have sold off stocks for more than a month because of concerns that Europe's sovereign debt crisis will slow a worldwide economic rebound. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 7.9 percent last month, the worst May for the blue chip index since 1940.

The 1.2 percent decline in May sales was the largest decline since sales had fallen 2.2 percent in September. Analysts had been forecasting sales would be weak but remain in positive territory.

For May, the 1.7 percent drop in auto sales followed a 0.6 percent increase in April sales and was the poorest showing in this category since a 2.5 percent February decline.

Sales at hardware stores plunged 9.3 percent. That could reflect an impact from the end of the homebuyer tax credit, which had spurred home sales earlier in the spring.

Department store sales fell 1.8 percent while sales in the broader category of general merchandise stores, which includes big retailers such as Wal-Mart, fell 1.1 percent.

Gasoline stations sales were down 3.3 percent, a drop that reflected in part lower gasoline pump prices during the month.

The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that households' net worth rose for the fourth consecutive quarter, but since then stock prices have been tumbling. Economists say it may not be until 2012 or 2013 at best before Americans' wealth returns to its pre-recession levels.

Last week, the International Council of Shopping Centers reported that its index for revenue at stores open at least a year posted a 2.6 percent rise in May compared to sales in May 2009. That followed a 0.8 percent April increase and a 9 percent surge in March.

Target Corp. posted a small gain in May that was below internal forecasts while department store chain J.C. Penney Co. and many teen merchants including Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. reported declines in revenue at stores open at least a year.

The overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the first three months of this year with much of that growth reflecting a 3.5 percent expansion in consumer spending, the best showing for this category in three years

WOW! TO THE LAST POST!...we all "knew it"! Now...where are people going? I am a seller and things are DEAD as a door nail.Can someone say where everyone is going? THANKS!!

There are lots of places but they still don't have the exposure. I think they will have it with more and more sellers leaving.

I buy on the river but I don't think it's user friendly. Extremely confusing.....and they have their dsr's and feedback also.

There is another site I sold on a long time ago and I'm looking into it again. I don't think I'm allowed to mention the name but.......hint.....cybera**ic (your upstairs)

Will have another look at the ranch. Thanks purplebobcat!