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Amazon sales are rubbish compared to Ebay
hi guys first post on this platform I currently sell on Ebay with good sales and returns
a friend of mine suggested I try amazon on this platform I had heard many horror stories from people who sell on this platform but the discussions became more common and more stronger so thought best way to find out is to open an amazon account now the fact I buy stock from failed amazon sellers didn’t give me a lot hope but I thought you have to give it a try
so I opened account but never listed anything for about a year 2 weeks ago I got the right type of stock to sell on this platform so thought good time to use it so on logging in I found I owed amazon £150.00
and my account couldn’t be used till it was cleared I had no one to talk to about it and amazon help desk was about as much use as a chocolate fireguard so I cleared the amount I still have no idea what’s it was for but hey ho I thought I will make it back on sales
so I started listing products some went on fine others I found I couldn’t without being approved
not knowing how to get approved I moved on with the products I could list
and matched prices with others and sat back awaiting sales to come
sadly the sales haven’t come its been pretty poor so friends says don’t worry sent some products into amazon and they will sell them for you OMG what a load of work that is I swear I could work out meaning of life quicker than sending a test amount of product into amazon but I did it and thought sit back awaited the rush of sales that this platform will produce as I was told
sadly no sales on that either. so I’m reaching out to fellow amazonian people to find out have they had this much fun dealing with the monster called amazon
meanwhile Ebay just keeps producing sales happily and without fuss and without all the drama I can list what I want within reason
so summing up my opinion of amazon is that it only works if you sell it for nothing and pay amazon your profit in fees I would love to be proven wrong but sadly facts are facts and the figures don’t lie
Seller_esvgLzKXw2YAl
That’s exactly what a lot of people do. You see it happen all the time, as the newer sellers especially, who really don’t know what they are doing, price far too low.
I’ll purposely drive a price down, to see how far it will go.
The other advantage is that once they have realised that they are losing money, they don’t come back.
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Seller_64jziShTiTjOq
You are more likely to get help from other sellers if you put your problem on here in short, simple sentences, instead of a rambling, 400 word string of words, so we can actually understand what you are on about
Seller_NoMNQDGnEW5Bx
Are you selling all your items as used since you’re not buying direct from wholesalers?
Also as you say if you’re selling items others have failed on amazon with its probably not the best idea selling them in amazon although I’m guessing you’ll have bought them cheap
Seller_NoMNQDGnEW5Bx
And your £150 is probably your monthly fee which you can request a refund on if you didn’t sell anything for the first few months
Seller_DTufFoxJuMU0M
You only need to do a race to the bottom if you choose to.
Personally I don’t get involved with meet the lowest cost or anything like that, I set a price I want for my items and I set it at that price, it doesn’t get higher or lower it just stays there, I couldn’t give a damn what the others on my listing are selling at, I get the buy box often enough, and even if I am a bit dearer I seem to dispatch quicker and customers who know what to look for will pay a bit more for faster delivery - on saying that I am only selling items with another 1 or 2 people on the listing, not 20 or 30 so I’m sure its different there.
As Going_going_gone says, you are buying stock that other people couldn’t sell, which is why they are liquidating their stock/going bankrupt in the first place, and you wonder why you couldn’t sell it, you are also presumably selling it as used-like new, maybe people don’t want to buy whatever you are selling as used when there are options of new.
Seller_ae51e0CJoHqCX
it sounds to me that you are not sure of why and how things are sold on line.
As others have said Amazon is a different animal so you can’t really say whether something sells better on one platform over another.
Ebay is better suited for clearance items and people looking to pick up a bargain. It also showcases you as the seller and the transactions and dealings are very much between you and the customer.
Amazon is more about you supplying Amazon and then Amazon serving the customers. You can’t really enter into dialogue with a customer on Amazon and you have to follow strict policies.
Amazon will then show popular products and decide who wins the buy boxes etc whereas Ebay you are competing with other sellers but Amazon you are basically battling to get your product seen and out there.
Branding is a major thing and offering consistent supplies so buying clearance and peddling it through Amazon will not work and is suited more towards ebay.
I have sold the same products for many years on Amazon but I do have other products that I sell on other platforms because they maybe temporary or clearance items and can’t be bothered with creating and disposing of listings. It is extremely time consuming to create good listings and they will gradually improve over time, you cannot do this with products that you are not supplying a long time down the line.
Ebay is not a level playing field, you can buy your way to the top and it is straight forward that you stock it high sell it cheap and put a few promotions on. Also you get a boost when you first list so goods are sold instantly and quickly. Amazon is the exact opposite, it is hard to get going but in the long term your sales become more consistent over time but the backdrop is that new sellers find it hard to get going as you are now finding out.
Seller_KZhPnqSRrvTv0
LOL. Welcome to selling on Amazon. If you thought what you’ve done so far was hard, you aint seen nothing yet. You’ll rue the day you got onboard. They’ll literal make your life hell. You’ve been warned!
Seller_BEHIY44Pc3596
I would suggest you to go back to ebay as here I am having too a lot of problems and is too much complication. Advertising, professional account have to be paid , moreover units are being lost in fba warehouses and I never receive help from amazon seller help. IT IS JUST TERRIBLE SELLING HERE
Seller_VJFloi7Cs0iaR
This is actually the most entertaining read I’ve had on the forums.
The amount of good advice being offered is ridiculous, the OP clearly drives a 3 wheeled yellow van.
“My dodgy clearance gear sells great on eBay, why is the Amazon cash waterfall not flowing?”
We were doing eBay for years, selling all new stock, fighting in the fleapit with all the market traders chancing their arm, undercutting each other whilst dodging taxes and flouting the rules, the fight to the bottom was bloody, struggling to achieve any kind of growth year on year.
We now turn over easily 10x the eBay income each month on Amazon with half the effort.
Brand ownership has changed our business model, no more working hard on products, descriptions, photos and listings, only to have lazy Dave steal it all for a quick buck.
You want to tame the beast? you have to think like the bots do, everything on here comes down to numbers and rules.
To the OP - Good luck, but learn quick or like others have stated, you will find the sales will be as scarce as access to your account - and money. Leave the cigar and ropey fur jacket, you need to actually have a little business acumen to succeed here.
Seller_vlOfuiHHYSQQ3
You started selling “2 weeks ago”??
I would suggest giving it a lot longer before you start making any judgements.
Seller_QuOnfVPGqdVsh
Hello Phoenix Thanks , I think - Amazon provided seller forums to talk about issue so that everyone helps each other But I sure - Not for advertising ebay . Amazon is completely different than eBay but one point is common is both are online market place to sell . I also do not think Amazon force anyone to sell in their market place too . The best option will be - Check why not getting sales ?. Sort it out to get sales . It is amazon world but ebay . It has its way to do things. Good Luck .
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