I've noticed shoe sales are down. It seems all sellers are not selling shoes very well. Mine are super low... I'm selling the shoes for less than I paid for them. I'm glad I haven't listed any of my expensive shoes. I may list some more shoes here and there. If you want shoes, you better be bidding on them. I don't really care if you can't afford them, you need them and you need to bid. That's all I have to say on the matter. No need to apologize for your poor performance, just bid.