It's like my old uncle Waldorf used to say, "You never can tell". I've listed more in the last 2 days than I have all of June. Made 4 sales yesterday. I'm retired and don't work too much and avg. about 1 sale every 1.5 days. Life is funny, except when you get old. Then everything hurts and you get really grumpy. Love your content!

I've been pushing myself to list 2-3x more items per day. My sales are still down, but I make sure each day feels productive and proactive. Every day, I tell myself to get over it and work harder. I might still fail, but not for lack of trying.

Mine have dropped 50%. Economy is running out of money.

@karenshaffer1265

9 күн бұрын

Exactly what I said. Pray that it doesn't get worse. People don't have the money..

@BE19971

8 күн бұрын

My sales have been up over 50%. I think it just waxes and wanes. Plus, summer slowdown.

That was the worst week I have ever seen in the HISTORY of e-commerce. I mean that was just unreal. Not only were sales bad, overall traffic was next to zero the entire week and all the way through last night, on items with 100% sell through rate. I was shocked tbh. Luckily the local market bought a few things from me so it wasn't a zero.

@885Blackjack

14 күн бұрын

P.S. Big respect to you COMMONWEALTH FLIPPER & CO for still making content this week on YT, when almost NO ONE else did. Incredible effort. Great channel.

@Fucknuts4u

13 күн бұрын

I'm sorry it's happening to other people but also glad to hear that it wasn't just me. I start getting into a state of panic when things don't move, mainly because I'm so far behind and bogged down with inventory and I'm desperate to get organized here by getting stuff out. Even local sales haven't been great though I live in a small community (30K) in the middle of the desert so it's never exactly great. But this has been a dud. However, I miss the pre-Biden era, sales were booming then.

Sales fell until the abyss. Ended and sold similar on everything and got a jumpstart, I hope it keeps up

$0 all weekend, I usually do $500-800 on a weekend ! Hope the partying is over.

It seems when I sell a high dollar item. My sales come to a sudden stop!! It’s been zero sales now for like 10 days!! I list every day!! I’m drowning….slowly!! That is with ads!! 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@vincent2993

14 күн бұрын

I think you are just terrible at ebay

@pinkpigletparker8703

14 күн бұрын

​@@vincent2993Last night I was looking for a very old cellphone case and I had to really dig to find non China cellphone cases. China is not selling what I'm looking for. I'm talking page 5-7, etc. Also I noticed a lot of people didn't take pictures of the inside of the case which is what matters to me.

@Cbgrandtheftauto

14 күн бұрын

How long have you been selling? From my experience, ebays algorithm throttles sales so naturally if they allow you $100/day and you sell a $200 item, they will throttle your sales the next day to compensate. Check your traffic on those days and see if you flatline. The only fix is to keep listing. Eventually the algorithm ups your limits to where you are getting sale after sale and struggling to keep up 😊

@jaymiddlebrook5049

3 күн бұрын

20+ yr eBay seller. 8 days no sales or bids It's not you. It's eBay

I think people are just scared to spend money that they really dont have. Economy stinks. Inflation is nuts

People just don't have what I call disposable income to buy things on a whim anymore. Unless you want to make less money for your items, it will be an issue when selling. Which I am not willing to give away things. For example, I found a brand new pair of Crocs at a yard sale. Went to list them and looked at the sold listing's to price them for sale. The very first sold listing for the exact same Crocs sold for $13.00 with free shipping. That seller made nothing and may have gone negative $$ on that sale. That is ludicrous. You can't compete with that.

An honorable man making an honest living by using all the tools available to all of us. If some see what he is doing is nefarious and dishonest you are not going to be successful. He does what he does out of wanting to help others not to take advantage of the person but the situation. Then he comes here and explains why and what he does. Don't know Common Wealth but just from watching him here we know he has always been a positive influence in peoples lives. This old fella is glad he puts out these vids

@commonwealthflipper

11 күн бұрын

thank you for the kind words

My Brownie troop made those cut and sew care bears in about 1982. Loved them.

My sales tanked the day I commented on your KZread post about promotions.

@commonwealthflipper

14 күн бұрын

lol sorry

@SlipstreamVintage

14 күн бұрын

@@commonwealthflipper I actulaly Lowered my promotions to a flat rate 3%, and IMMEDIATELY after that video. lol. I had 5 sales. Like within the hour. Afte rnot having 1 sale in the prior 3 days. SO i think it is mor about just making changes to your account as opposed to going up or down for any promotions, etc..

I’m a part time, side hustle kind of eBay seller. Even if there wasn’t an eBay id be checking out garage sales. I love that I can flip items and make some $! The more I find the more I list. So my $#’s always fluctuate.

You are the best for always thinking about your viewers! Thank you for not trying pushing all kind of junk services, products, “investments”, etc… on us so you can make an extra buck like some other pickers have done (stopped watching those folk)! You always stay true to the purpose and spirit of your reselling channels!

I use a steno pad to write my info down (it helps my adhd brain and is already divided for it) and just go with photos and items until one page is full. Sometimes it takes me 30 minutes, sometimes over an hour, but having that clear visual stopping point really helps my brain.

It’s bad enough that I been getting 3-4 sales a week , now I been getting refunds for stupid reasons, I can’t win no matter what I do 😢 I am FULL TIME

@commonwealthflipper

11 күн бұрын

That makes it tough

@carmensusi837

11 күн бұрын

@@commonwealthflipper eBay doesn’t help they keep saying we have your back. But they don’t, still take buyers side and refund them.

June was great. We have always been slow in July and this weekend proves it. Sales are a third of what they should be. Thinking of taking a break, refresh and come back strong for 4th quarter. So, we'll see what comes of it. Enjoy your family time. Thanks again for a great show.

LOL this title made me laugh out loud for real when i read it! Keep up the great content!

Hi Kevin, Just a reminder that you have big supporters out here! I've been watching you forever, not just because I enjoy the content, but I find listening to you relaxing, and it makes me happy. I love your yard, your little set up in the shed, and your sweet personality. You have a good heart. So thank you, good luck with everything, and remember many people out here support and care about you. "Can't wait to see you again." Love how you say that. 😊 Keep up the good work! ❤ 👏 🙌 👍

Excellent idea! I always push listing to after must-do things. I am going to use your thought process!! Thank you!!

Im not a reseller but I am a self employed glass artist full time. the last 2 weeks have been the worst weeks for sales in years.

I'm an English teacher in West Virginia. I began selling last June while also coaching basketball and baseball. I'm averaging about 100 items sold over 90 days. In the last month, I've listed about 300 items, more than doubling my store, and as a result have increased my 31 days $ total by 87%. I have resigned from both coaching positions, and intend on focusing more on Ebay, as a teaching salary just isn't coming close to cutting it anymore.

@rescueme1060

13 күн бұрын

what are you selling?

I’m a teacher. We are currently selling stuff out of our house with a few flips. This summer’s goal is to list five items a day before I have to go back to work next month. Then it will be back to listing on Saturdays again. Not sure I can list five a day during the work week. I’m mentally drained and it’s hard to focus.

Hey Kevin! Our sales fell off a cliff too!! Darrell and I usually see you at alot of sales but haven't ran into you but once this year! Hope your sales pick back up and ours too! ( Blue van/always full) Not this year! It's been slim Pickens lately! Pray for us! We're praying for you 😊

Takes awhile to adjust to life changes , it's adjustable if you seek the time and oppotunities

I actually had increased sales and interest over the weekend after changing all my shipping to standard or free. It was a lot of work but seems to have paid off. Thank you for talking about shipping options - it really made me evaluate my store and try to make some beneficial changes.

I sold a lot of high value items on July 5th. I think everyone was hungover and tried to spend money to feel better. I'm okay with it.

@commonwealthflipper

14 күн бұрын

lol

I had an awful week 2 weeks ago, and then things improved last week, thank goodness. The summer slow down is def. real.

It’s the beginning of July.. There’s a reason that a lot of bars and restaurants close for a week this time of year. And people aren’t going to be mail ordering anything if they’re planning on being out of town for a few days and won’t be there to receive it.

@WellnessWizdom

14 күн бұрын

"people aren't going to be mail ordering anything" My main competitor didn't get this message. He sold over 20 items a day last week. 25 on July 4th alone. And he did it without listing for 4-5 days.

@susanweeres7915

14 күн бұрын

Tell that to my husband...Fed Ex and UPS have been showing up several times a day. Geez...at least I have human contact during the day!

Thank you all for sharing you have a blessed day in the name of Jesus Christ.

I was a chef before I retired. It's really come in handy. For example, I bought a bunch of corn yesterday that I have to shuck. Should take about 15 minutes. You can buy pre-shucked corn for double the price at the supermarket. I save a ton of money by doing the work myself. Another good example is buying whole chickens for 50 cents a pound and processing and freezing them myself. Great vid!

@pinkpigletparker8703

14 күн бұрын

I was a cook for a long time and I hear you. However, I only learned when I started canning that you should par boil the corn before freezing or it won't taste as good. I'm going to do the same with bagging up some corn. Being a Chef, you know the good cookware verses the garbage out there.

@stonycreekpicker1385

14 күн бұрын

@@pinkpigletparker8703 thanks for the tip. I have a complete set of Revere Ware pots and pans. Most of them I got at garage sales.They are high quality and last forever. Also have a good quantity of cast iron skillets.

And everyone of us are watching this guy, instead of listing 🤪

Its the economy Period! Not a normal summer season at all, I have been on Ebay since 1999. List more does not boost sales like it did before, i list many items and will only have 1 or 2 views in a week! I promote about 2-4% does not do much. 500+ listings right now, my avg sale price falls from 99.00 to 140.00 year to year. You guys are not seeing just how bad it is because of your youtube boost and marketing. Its really really bad, i just had a 140.00 7 day and usually avg 1500/wk.

I am still a teacher because I am the health insurance for our family...I have been on eBay since 2002. I have been regularly selling since 2017. It has been a wonderful "job"...quotes because it doesn't feel like a job. Anyway, sales fell off because there was an eBay coupon over the 4th of July for 20% off...I am not sure who could use the coupon, but I believe it generated traffic to eBay. I know I noticed an uptick & i was even away for a few days....now summer sales are back to normal. Always enjoy your videos.

@commonwealthflipper

10 күн бұрын

When I was a teacher they only covered me and I paid for my family.

I go non-stop. I am single, live in a camper and pick and ship constantly. Living tiny makes everything take longer. I can't ever find my stuff or get my stuff to work but Peking and shipping orders is incredible because I have two thrifts on rt 29 that are amazing and a post office next door. Structure is hard living like this but im making it happen 🤷. Im 2 months in, have no organization but i am over $5500 in sales and rocking and rolling.

Wow no nature ending 😒 lol thank you for sharing the new to me tip of “time” v “# or $” listing 🥳🥳

Glad to see it's not just me.

Great job Turner! You’re a natural!

SAHM I had let my store go by the way side for a year or two, I’ve been working on new inventory (garage sales) anyway, not even listing regularly but every week, my sales are making me happy. I’m just a small super part time . I am being much more careful in what I pick up , what I add seems to sell. So Im not complaining right now.

I am a part-time reseller on Ebay, and I list 3--5 items a day and if I do at least that much , I do get some sales. I have been doing this for about 4 years, and the extra income is great. This is definitely an expected slow time. It would be allot tougher if this was my only income. Thanks for your videos 😊

Same thing is happening here my eBay sells are lower. Remember summertime and people are normally on vacation

I have over eight grand in my pending payout from eBay this week

Economy is killing me in sales as well.

I know the feeling! I have 3 online biz + yoga / health coach / social media and trying to build them to where I get paid well enough I don’t have to do as much 😀 Doing a to do list is life saving. Listing on eBay I try to do daily at least one item and on my eBay working days I will list 5 or under 10 items… it’s work in progress. Good video sharing

Summer slowdown... it's a thing. Time to try different things and plan for Q4. Great video.

Sales have been crappy lately here....ugh!

An excellent word salad video. Thanks.

I definitely see my older products move right after I post new items. And I had my best week ever July 4th!🎉

Good morning Kevin 😊😊

Only been at this for about 3 months now and the last week and half my sales have just fallen off. I might actually go a week without a single sale. I have over 120+ items listed right now. I've also noticed views are down across the board. Some of my items have 0 views and been up for over a week.

@jaketimbs3583

13 күн бұрын

Hang in there it's always a roller coaster

After classes ended mid-May, I listed 5 items a day each day and stuff was flying out of here. Then time in Co at a friend's house in the mountains brought that to a screeching halt - ha! So, for me I would say consistent listing does make a difference in sales :)

Honestly, listing during the summer is complicated for me personally because my husband works 60+hrs a week and I don’t have anyone to watch my son. There’s times when he’s ok going thrifting however, most of the time it’s a battle lol

My sales suddenly went nuts. Like that past weekend sold like 10 items that say over a year with almost no views and zero watchers. Pretty weird stuff for sure but I will take the sales.

Prep your items like for example: take all pictures & weighing the items . When your at you’re kids practice you can pull photos and list items.

How do you list when at ball practice? Do you bring the items with you or have drafts? Sales are so bad , may have to raise my promoted listings to 15% or more and see if that helps, sad that we have to pay ebay more and more to get our items seen in search

Great job Turner !!!

Summer slowdown. It sucks, but it happens every year.

I do this eBay gig as a side hustle. I typically try to list 5 items a day. So on the weekends I create drafts so I can meet that goal. During the week with my job it is hard to find the time to do more than just get things packed up. Part of the issue is I get distracted with things and lose my focus. I average 3 to 5 sales a day. My sales are down the last week, but I was on time away for four days which bring my sales down. Would love to quit my job and do this full time but I only have 3 years to full retirement. So keep doing this part time and learn and then have fun in 3 years.

I need to start doing a to do list and stick to times

Turner is too cute 😊, poor Reagan with her poorly ankle , I hope she heals quickly I enjoyed the episode Blessings from Jayne in the 🇬🇧

We buy during the summer and fall. We shut down from January to April and do nothing but make listing drafts. We can do 2500 in that time span. Then we list 20 auctions a day during the summer, and that keeps out algorithms up. We usually have 3000 items always active.

Kev, you and mike the golden state picker are the top dogs in my opinion. The content the information and the vibe and honesty it is always a breath of fresh air always relatable i appreciate you ... there is always dave to learn what not to do but shows it still works as well lol love ya dave... hope Virginia is nice as ever this summer kev!

Could Prime Day and the Target/Walmart sales be affecting the Ebay sales?

Good Morning!!

I take photos on weekends on my phone. I set up drafts using listing templates on my lunch hour, daily. I add the photos to the drafts and post in the evening while I watch TV with my guy. Full-time job, part-time reseller. Avg 1 to 2 sales a day.

We work full-time. We try to list 5 or more items a night during the week and really try to clean, source, draft and list on the weekend.

@CelesteBehsmann

14 күн бұрын

Are sales are not as many but the dollar amt is about the same.

Our sales are down too for the same reason. My wife is a stay at home Mom and would list when the boy was in school. Now it's summer and she's busy with him and I'm busy working. Only listing 3-8 items/week. But it's enough to support my death pile habit. 😂

My sales are down last week too.. but I wouldn't sweat it too much unless it becomes a pattern. Last week was 4th of July --- SO many people on vacation. No time to browse eBay!

Question: one place says Priority and Ground Advantage are NOT going up. Another site says it is. What's true? Thx

I noticed after week into July only have 3 free listings left never experienced that, it been my understanding that item that automatically -buy it now - renews does not count against free listing Iam I wrong??

Since I removed all the Brand items I had in my store that were on the Vero list, my sales are almost nil. I haven't sold 1 item in over 2 weeks. Last yr at this time I'd sold over 400 items thus far. This year only 60 something. Near 25 yrs on Ebay and their Vero policy has killed it for me. Love your videos.

My eBay store opened may 15th. I now have 205 active posts, with 60 items sold so far. Zero returns, 100% feedback (23 positive) This weekend was my best weekend since opening, sold 6 items over the weekend all ready to go to the post office this morning. Cant wait to get to that 1k+ posts and be overwhelmed with shipments on weekends! Let the grind continue! Have a good week ahead Kevin and family.

@AK36677

14 күн бұрын

Don't get used to it. eBay gives you sales in the beginning to make you post more. Then after a few months you'll get less and less...

@wayshegoesgaming296

14 күн бұрын

@AK36677 ill continue the grind. Price stuff right, and when sales come they come. Not to worried about it, it's not full time for me. Still having fun with it 😄

@AK36677

14 күн бұрын

@@wayshegoesgaming296 you're in the beginning phase it's fun. It will quickly become not fun. Enjoy

@wayshegoesgaming296

14 күн бұрын

@AK36677 meh. I am head logistics supervisor for a largre multi million dollar welding supply company. I post, take sales, and ship anything from envelopes to boxes to thousands of pounds on skids, including high pressure welding bottles containing dangerous goods, and lots of perfect paperwork. On average we ship 10-30 full sized skids every single day, as well order, and unload 100-200 empty bottles and 100-200 full restock bottles out of thousands of different part numbers, every single day. Each bottle ranges from 60LB to 200 LB each, pending the product. Some liquids are upwards of 1000 lbs for a single unit. Now that's not fun, so, I come home from work to do more work but get to keep the proceeds at home, and it's much easier at home and I get to pump some music!!! Over thinking ebay is none of my concern at this moment. Maybe your right, guess time will tell

@TheOneTheOnlyToast

14 күн бұрын

​@wayshegoesgaming296 ah, don't listen to them. Ive been selling for years and regularly make 1-3k a week in sales. This year has been my best year. Salty people going to sulk and say negative things. Every year since I started has been better than the last. Actually, my first year I only made 8k in sales for the whole 9 months I had been selling lol. Now I can make that in a good month. Keep it up. Ebay is very lucrative and fruitful to those who try hard. They do not just hand you sales. You have to get buyers interested. You have to be competitive. You have to put effort into pictures and Specifics and in sourcing goods. If you work hard at it, it can become a very good full time income. But it is literally 24/7 work. It's product research, photography, warehouse management, book keeping, customer service, shipping. It becomes a living, breathing part of your life. Some people just don't know how to manage it. They don't put enough effort. They don't try very hard and expect sales to just fall into their laps. Best of luck. Some people want to gripe and groan, while others of us just get to work and make money. It's up to you and as individual to choose.

Sales are definitely slow. If you can price your items cheap enough they will sell but, its a tough game and even tougher now with the economy the way it is plus summer slow down doesn't help at all. Its all about high sell through for those who dont have a bunch of youtube subscribers/buyers or another job. Luckily I have other income so the slow sales don't effect me as much but still does somewhat.

They are down in some sections of my store. But same as always some types of items sell no matter the time of year. Niche selling is great and what a large chunk of my store is. However, this is exactly why I deal in multiple areas and not just one. I have always found the summer slow down affects sections of ebay much more than others.

I'm retired so this is just a side gig I try to keep around only 500 listings , if i sell 10 items i try to list 10 new items i also go through my listings and remove items that have not sold if they are reaching the under 15 bucks price after reducing them several times , these items end up in my garage sale .

Small question , how would you be listing things waiting for the kids . Did you take pictures of items before hand or ?

@commonwealthflipper

14 күн бұрын

Yes. And put them in drafts

Last week was the best week I've had in months.

@vincent2993

14 күн бұрын

Same

We had off week last week but we sold 7 things the past 2 days which is good since we are part time sellers..but I get concerned for full-time resellers

Had my best month and week ever...but I've been in this a long time so I know it rises and falls

I’m up and down, I have 2.4K items in the store and am running out of space in my shed for inventory. I’m certainly buying more than I’m selling which needs to stop. So I’m basically reverse selling meaning ending and selling similar and listing 5 or 6 new items daily which seems to be working, posted about 35 out this week which is kinda average for me.

My sales have gone down a lot I used to sell anywhere between 150 to 250 a month now I'm lucky to get 75 a week p or even 50 a week. I have three jobs this is my part-time

I have a small number of items listed (205). I averaged about $500/mo. in sales last year. So far this month, July, I've sold one item. Can't figure out why.

I think it definitely has something to do with the algorithm.The more you list it seems like the more you sell, especially for eBay. It's kinda strange. If that makes sense. My strategy is and it's been working for me. I list 10 things every Sunday morning and weekday afternoons.

I had my best week in a year. Even with summer drop off

100% feedback, listing every day with higher return on sales, items. Ship everything on time, and I thought I was throttled down. Only average 5-10 sales a day (still new) but past 8 days..... 4 sales total, not per day, in fraking total 😢😢

I appreciate the shout out kevin

Off and on for me. Couple weeks ago zero sales in 7 days. This week 14+ with 317 listed. So just a short term lag. Im just gonna keep truckin. It's just side money for me, not main income yet.

Sales haven't slowed. I've consistently brought home 300 a day for the past year.

Really interested in the Bulk sale development...both for buying and selling

@commonwealthflipper

14 күн бұрын

Info coming very soon

I always look at the month per last month sales and last year. Been finding and selling better stuff so for me less sales but overall dollar... doing good.

Speaking of routines...im starting to go gray. What has been your hair dye routine these last couple of decades?

@commonwealthflipper

11 күн бұрын

lol. All natural baby.

My sales are picking up in the last week very busy. I binge list, but it gets tiring

Nine shipments (> $500) went out July 5th (included sales from the 4th holiday), so two days of sales. Now today, Monday, I only have ONE shipment going out ($22) which represents three days of sales. It's just how it goes. Normal for a day after the weekend I would have about six sales. So today sales are LOW, but last Thursday sales were quite high. My average daily sales is $10 per day (365 days/year).

My sales have slowed vs. last month, however I’m still up about 138% this month last year in sales. I’m feeling it lol. As far as listing goes, I list 20 nee items daily. If I have a vacation coming up, like on the 18th I’m going to SC, I add more listings to the draft to compensate for the time off. So I’m creating 29 drafts a day. I’ll put my store on vacation mode but still list 20 a day.

Oh Lordy...bad, bad last couple days of sales here. Trip to PO is pathetic for a Monday.

Because I am very limited with the demand of my day job, this is my routine. Couple hours sourcing on Saturday. As soon as I get home I instantly list because if I don't I will have a deathpile. I then edit my video to get the bulk of it done. I then do real life stuff outside of reselling. Sunday finish up the video and schedule it out and back to real life stuff. It is always generally clockwork.

When I still sold, sales ALWAYS went off a cliff in the Summer. It didn't matter how much I listed; no one was looking. I was paying for a store so I maintained discipline and kept listing regardless. It all started to move in September or when a European buyer or two bought multiples while on vaycay. (before international postage went crazy and those sales died dead permanently.) When November started acting like August and the Internationals weren't around any more, it was time to quit. These days walking is getting tougher and tougher thanks to hot weather and MS both hating me, so I'm frankly glad I'm out of the game. (as for the cat sitting in "his" chair, HE sit's in the cats' chair. So say the cats.)

I live in Versailles KY and sell on eBay... It has been slow late few weeks

I still sell 3-5 items a day. Try to list 5 or more items per day. Retired and nice not to worry about the money.

I work full time, and my listing had gone hill, but hopefully, I will start in a gain.