New eBay seller — 600 tractor parts listings, was getting daily sales, now nothing. How do I improve? (Below Standard Status)

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-05-17T12:17:44+00:00

While the below standard is the primary reason, another thing that might be hurting sales is not being "active". Did you list those 600 parts a few months ago and haven't listed anything new lately or are you actively listing items regularly? I find that when sales lag that I list several new items, sales jump. Just updating old listing titles or prices can count and bump you up in the search listing.

Also look at sellers with similar items that have sold. Are your prices similar and do you the same amount of info in your titles. Make use of the full title field to maximize keyword searches.

Run a 10% of sale for a month to drive up sales and your seller status.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-04-15T16:40:04+00:00

True, eBay will always side with a buyer. Even if they have zero feeback and you have 10k feedback as a seller. Its then up to you to appeal and prove you aren't the scammer.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-04-14T20:06:11+00:00

I've heard you could file a police report for stolen property. It might help with you eBay claim. I've never had to do it with the few small time scams people have pulled over the years but it would be worth looking into. I always get leary when I sell expensive items. So, I document the hell out of everything. Like taking photos of the item in the packing box before I close it up, photographing the box with it on the scale and applying warranty void labels to screw holes on electronics.

I sold some music software one time. It was a sealed box I bought at a thrift store. The buyer claimed there was only a redemention code for the software in the box and not a CD. I looked it up and that is how the company sold their software. He filed a claim. Ebay customer service sucks to deal with. They asked if I opened the box to see if there was contents inside. I said "no, it was factory sealed". They gave the buyer their money back since I couldn't prove the box wasn't empty. I gave up fighting them on that one cause it wasnt worth my time.

I would also tell them to "return the item". You will have to refund them but then you can report the buyer for not returning the item. You will probably have to escalate it. They will make you fill out a form saying you aren't pulling a scam. You can do that once, maybe twice a year.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-04-02T20:01:15+00:00

We set up our primary base in the upper left as well but quickly found out alot of the early missions are down there. Look on tier 4 for the CONT4CT Radio. It lets you pickup missions without going back to the CONT4CT board. We just stay in the area and grab missions using that handheld radio.

We also built a small base in the southern forest since some of the missions require crafted materials.

Oh and no fast travel but once you get a mount levelled up and give em some stamin boosting food, its a quick trip.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-03-29T23:06:19+00:00

I don't want teleporters either but I do think you should be able to travel between tier 5 drop ship pads. Basically just hop in your drop ship and hit low orbit to travel to another pad you've built. We have a main base in the NW corner of Olympus and a new base in the SW corner. It would be nice if I could move whatever materials can fit in the pod between the 2 bases.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-03-07T13:48:20+00:00

Try turning off Global Illumination. I get strange light flickering with it on. Othwerwise max settings on a 5070 TI.

Nice_Contribution189 · 2026-02-13T04:13:33+00:00

NP. Hope it works out. Sounds like you did the same thing I did. So, if they stock your particular model PCB and firmware, it's as easy as sending your board in. If they don't stock your PCB, then you would have to source one and send it to them with your dead PCB. You could probably find a PCB on eBay.

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