Eileen_TheReseller_Mama :
I don’t know… I wouldn’t say eBay is dead, but something has definitely changed for us since August, and it hasn’t gone back to what it was before.
We exclusively sell shoes and have always been successful on eBay. Of course, we’ve experienced slow periods, but historically, those were usually because we took a step back from the business, not because the platform itself slowed down.
Since going full-time this year, it’s been all hands on deck. The first half of the year was great, and sales were moving along just as they always had. But once we entered the third quarter, things noticeably slowed down, despite us putting in the same amount of work, if not more.
Now, I will say that around the same time eBay started slowing down, we opened our Depop account, and interestingly enough, Depop has now become our leading platform in sales.
So while I don’t believe eBay is dead, I do believe something has shifted. Whether that’s buyer behavior, the algorithm, or just the marketplace changing, I’m not sure. But I can definitely say that what worked for us before August isn’t producing the same results today.
2026-10-23 05:27:40