Why are my items not selling?

I became a bonanza member in September 2015. In October 2015 I was thrilled to see I had sold one of my listed items so quick. I have not sold anything since. I have no idea why, if someone could give me some suggestions on what could be wrong. Is it my listing, price, what?
Appreciate any help I can get. Thanks!

asked about 9 years ago

canchl
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Susansweaters_Sewing says: March 07, 2016

I sold in Oct and Nov too but not since then

Irene0526 says: March 08, 2016

It also has a lot to do with what your selling. I managed to acquire a bunch of video games and they sold like hot cakes. After that, sales dropped. But promoting is key. And do it alot!

MarPatDistributors says: March 08, 2016

I have been a member since December 2015 and no sales. I thought Bonanza was better then Ebay. I guess I am wrong as I get more sales on Ebay.

6 Answers

Bonanza’s Help Center has some good info about increasing [URL removed] How Can I Increase My Sales on Bonanza? [URL removed]

Also, sales are down everywhere and competition is fierce. As FrogAndBearCreations said, you have to step up your marketing campaigns, or pay someone to market and promote for you, or a combination of both. There are sellers here and at other venues who will tweet/share/promote your products for a fee. Pinterest and Project Wonderful have display ad programs similar to Google Adsense, but easier to understand and use.

As sleekhairbeauty said, signing up for an Bonanza ad program may help, but there is no ONE answer. You have to do several things, and do more of them.

Good Luck To You!
Sandi
EmbellishMart
“Embellishments for your crafting, your space & you!”

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answered about 9 years ago

I’m using Bonanza advertising options. Alas, it doesn’t help much (or at all).
Your listings are FREE, so that beats everything else in the first place.
Internet [URL removed] Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest – they all must be used to get your items “out”

answered about 9 years ago

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BlueBoy says: March 07, 2016

…and no, I think your prices are OK!!!

things will not sell if you do not promote your items on social media or pay one of the members to promote for you

answered about 9 years ago

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maydamart says: March 08, 2016

Beg to differ. Spent a year on time-consuming social media and it didn’t do a thing for sales. Had a paid membership during that time period here, still didn’t help. Social is just too much of a cluttered sewer these days. The answer to just keep paying more make selling too costly.

EmbellishMart says: March 08, 2016

MaydaMart, I believe that if you love what you do, you can find a way to make it work. The only way someone can fail is to give up.

EmbellishMart says: March 08, 2016

I also agree, MaydaMart, that social media is certainly clogged and misused by abusers, but the seller has to keep working on finding a way to make it work for him/her. I’ve dumped some sites, and took up others, and vice versa as I work to find what will work best for me. Next week it may change.

EmbellishMart says: March 08, 2016

Whatever you are pursuing in life, if you are in it for the long-haul, no one can stop you.![URL removed]

I see only your ebay listings of the exact same items appearing in google product search (GPS)…my guess is you did not opt to have your items sent to GPS

They won’t sell here if they are not seen..follow the advice above

answered about 9 years ago

ccmom
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Do you use the Bonanza advertisement options ? If not I would highly recommend using them so at least you can get your items on google sopping. This should help alot especially if you are competitively priced .

answered about 9 years ago

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answered about 9 years ago

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