Are people going broke?

I for one got over $4800 dollars in Free Trump $$ and still had to go to work. I have $1600 left over and been only spending it at the bar buying drinks for my buds and playing Pull Tabs. Thanks Trump, for contributing to my delinquencies when I was so closed to kicking the gambling habit, but hey you kept sending me free money.

So, disclaimer, I’m one of those people that still makes money selling things on eBay. I’ve been doing it as a *cringe* “side hustle” to make a little extra cash on and off for the last 10 years.

I think the shipping cost is killing online purchases. I can't sell small $5 items and ask almost that much in shipping. It makes no sense to the buyer. I sell on Mercari and DePop it is deader than a doornail.

Yes, but atm they are looking after a balloon...

A lot of people selling on FB marketplace. Have you tried there?

Amerikkkans are struggling with $500-1000/month car payments

Stihl, hell yeah. Ryobi, maybe. Hell no to everything else.

There's your problem OP. No one wants a cheap Chinese chain saw, especially in a 20". I'd be skeered to work it tbh.

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True this.

Could be a better place than feebay. Not sure what their fees are.

I must look it up.

So, disclaimer, I’m one of those people that still makes money selling things on eBay. I’ve been doing it as a *cringe* “side hustle” to make a little extra cash on and off for the last 10 years.

I’ve sold electronics, musical equipment, kitchen equipment, automotive parts, furniture, hand/power tools, basically anything that I think I can flip. Sometimes I make a little, sometimes I make a lot. It really depends on the item.

Now, before I go any further, I realize that less people purchase off of eBay than in years past. I get that. However, more people do than might be expected. That’s more or less why I still sell.

During the start of the pandemic things were going great. I mean, REALLY great. So great, in fact, I converted one of the bedrooms in my home into a tiny warehouse with isle shelving. Within just a few weeks, I emptied the entire room. I repeated this about 4 times in around 5 months. It was pretty cool and amounted to around an extra 1500 per month on average.

Fast forward to the tail end of 2022. I can’t get ANYTHING SOLD. ANYTHING. I’ve literally been sitting on the same items forever. Items that would have flown on the shelves two years ago are collecting dust.

Right now, one of the items I’m trying to sell is a husqvarna 20 inch gas powered chainsaw (new in box). Retail is around 450. I listed it for 325 with free shipping. To me, that seems like a pretty good deal. 6 weeks on line. No buyers.
A few days ago, I get an offer. Fifty dollars.. FIFTY DOLLARS. I was so annoyed, I pulled the listing.

I still get all the views I did but NOBODY is buying ANYTHING. In ten years of doing this, I’ve NEVER seen it this bad. I’m fairly certain that this economy is going to collapse in a few years.

Stihl, hell yeah. Ryobi, maybe. Hell no to everything else.

There's your problem OP. No one wants a cheap Chinese chain saw, especially in a 20". I'd be skeered to work it tbh.

So, disclaimer, I’m one of those people that still makes money selling things on eBay. I’ve been doing it as a *cringe* “side hustle” to make a little extra cash on and off for the last 10 years.

I’ve sold electronics, musical equipment, kitchen equipment, automotive parts, furniture, hand/power tools, basically anything that I think I can flip. Sometimes I make a little, sometimes I make a lot. It really depends on the item.

Now, before I go any further, I realize that less people purchase off of eBay than in years past. I get that. However, more people do than might be expected. That’s more or less why I still sell.

During the start of the pandemic things were going great. I mean, REALLY great. So great, in fact, I converted one of the bedrooms in my home into a tiny warehouse with isle shelving. Within just a few weeks, I emptied the entire room. I repeated this about 4 times in around 5 months. It was pretty cool and amounted to around an extra 1500 per month on average.

Fast forward to the tail end of 2022. I can’t get ANYTHING SOLD. ANYTHING. I’ve literally been sitting on the same items forever. Items that would have flown on the shelves two years ago are collecting dust.

Right now, one of the items I’m trying to sell is a husqvarna 20 inch gas powered chainsaw (new in box). Retail is around 450. I listed it for 325 with free shipping. To me, that seems like a pretty good deal. 6 weeks on line. No buyers.
A few days ago, I get an offer. Fifty dollars.. FIFTY DOLLARS. I was so annoyed, I pulled the listing.

I still get all the views I did but NOBODY is buying ANYTHING. In ten years of doing this, I’ve NEVER seen it this bad. I’m fairly certain that this economy is going to collapse in a few years.

I think the shipping cost is killing online purchases. I can't sell small $5 items and ask almost that much in shipping. It makes no sense to the buyer. I sell on Mercari and DePop it is deader than a doornail.

I sell tools on Ebay and i can confirm aside from a few of my bread and butter machines that sell generally in 24 hours, buyers have dropped out completely. A $3000 piece of equipment i am trying to sell for $1200 has been on for months.

Just as broke as I ever was.