I’m a very small seller, but have experienced this pattern. Earnings have been very consistent month to month since the start of the year. In July I tripled my numbers thanks to sales of a few high value items. At the beginning of August I sold a single big ticket item, equal in value to all of my combined sales in July. Sales have stopped for almost 2 months since.
To try and stimulate sales, I revised listing descriptions, item specifics, photos, lowered prices and created new listings. All to no effect.
Taking actions and making an effort seems futile. The platform appears to be heavily manipulated and controlled. Something that’s also very apparent to me from a buyer’s perspective when trying to search for items and make purchases.
As a business they obviously have their reasons, but it means the opportunity for sellers to realize their true potential is not in their own hands. It’s very easy to understand a lot of the stress sellers are under and frustrations they are expressing on these message boards.
