Has anyone noticed that sales have been dropping on eBay for the past year?

I haven't noticed but then again, I don't go to ebay. Can't afford to buy anything other than food, and pay bills! Too bad there weren't any other "well known" auction sites for you to sell on.

I sell magnetic jewelry on ebay and have had the same problem. I have tried to combat it by showing all of my regular items on the ME page and then only listing one or maybe two auctions at a time. In the auctions, I always tell them to check out the ME page to see a complete listing of my stock. I have gained a few sales that way, but it is beginning to be more trouble than it is worth so I may pull out entirely, or just sell at Christmas time. I hope your business picks up soon.

I've just started selling over the last few monthes, and have had a pretty decent run. Actually, I got a much better response than I had figured I would. So I'm not having any trouble. I would assume it also has a lot to do with what you're selling.

well some of the reasons are the fees are getting higher and so are the paypal fees they keep on increasing and new fees that are being introduced now and then. next is now the stores are selling stuff cheap than they used to before to get more customers which leads to competition on ebay. i mean some of the stuff on ebay is ridiculous lile a cologne i bought from marshalls for $20.00 which was curve crush was like 17.50 plus 8 to 9 bucks shipping. shipping kills people who wants to buy from ebay. i mean i myself stay away from some stuff since they are cheap but shipping is like ridiculously high than it normally would be

All depends on what you're selling and where... I've been on eBay for 9 years now in the UK and over the past couple of years there's been tremendous growth in the UK... and this year seems no different(even though we do have Poopal problems at the moment!!) Maybe you should be looking at how you market your items/ebay store/seller newsletters etc. if you are selling as more than a hobby. Marketing does play a big role in maintaining a good customer base and increasing sales.

I guess it all comes down to which country your in aswell I sell alot of basketball things here in australia for the past year and have had alot of profit coming from it. I have noticed that some people are trying to ask for more money than what the item is acutally worth. But no I haven't noticed.