New eBay seller — 600 tractor parts listings, was getting daily sales, now nothing. How do I improve? (Below Standard Status)
Hi everyone,
I'm a new eBay seller and could use some advice from experienced sellers here.
My situation:
- 600 active listings, all new tractor parts
- I import parts from Europe, stock them myself, and ship from the US (not dropshipping)
- For the first 2 months I was getting sales almost every day
- Now sales have dropped significantly and I barely get any
My main challenges:
- I'm currently Below Standard — I didn't know about eBay's performance metrics when I started and
got caught out. I'm working on fixing this.
- I have competitive prices — often lower than competitors, but still not getting sales
- Not all imported parts sell. Some move well, others just sit. Hard to predict what will sell before I order.
- I'm not sure if my listings are optimized well enough
My questions:
- Does Below Standard status really kill your search visibility that much? Could this be the main reason sales dropped?
- How do you figure out which parts will actually sell before you import stock?
- Any tips for optimizing tractor parts listings specifically?
- Is there anything else I should be looking at that I'm missing?
I'm committed to making this work long term. Just need some direction from people who've been through this.
Thanks in advance.