I too have seen a dramatic drop in views similar to what a number of others have mentioned. However, the number of views was never one of my concerns. To me it is all about sales, and it all starts with impressions. If your listing isn't visible to eBay shoppers, then the chances of it being viewed are zip.
I use the eBay reports to watch the numbers pretty closely. Somewhere around the March-April timeframe the number of impressions began to tank. As of today, based on the eBay performance reports, my overall impressions are down almost 50%. Consequently, so are sales. I have less than 200 listings, so not a lot, but historically on average I would sell about 2-3 items per day. Now I’m lucky to get 1 a week.
I’ve always been a big fan of eBay…..been a member since 2001, and actively selling for the last four years. I truly did my best and put in the work to earn any success I’ve experienced on the platform. However, over the four year period no matter what I tried I was never able to see any growth. I could list 100 items or 1,000 items, and traffic would be about the same as would sales. It was almost like eBay placed a cap on how much activity or sales I was allowed.
Now, with whatever recent changes eBay implemented, I basically have no sales. It’s really come to the point where it is no longer a smart business decision to invest time in something that has so little return. What is even more frustrating is there is no way to communicate with anyone to get help. Online support can help with the basics, but these issues go beyond that level. For now, my intent is to ride out my store subscription period, then call it a day if things don’t drastically improve before it is time to renew. I’m an optimist, so I’m hoping for improvement…..fingers crossed :-).
