Why is it that....

Retailer77 · #1 05-13-2016

When I post an item as 2 or 3 days I get sales much faster....than if I list as "good til cancelled?"
Anyone know?

Kinda seems like a catch 22 because I want to list as "good til cancelled" since that way I build my sales history and get the red number sold next to the item, but at the same time it takes so much longer to get a sale.

yankee · #2 05-13-2016

Best match formula includes ending soonest in the mix of other things.

astralman · #3 05-13-2016

Good till cancelled auctions get put like way back while auction ending soon get put at the time. It's common logic.

MM78 · #4 05-13-2016

Something to think about, Retail Stores always do "3 day sale", "Weekend Only Sale", "Going out of Business, Buy sh*t now sale"!

yankee · #5 05-13-2016

Most states have laws about how long you can be going out of business for this exact reason. Urgency!

Entire business model in itself is going out of business sales.

Retailer77 · #6 05-13-2016

It kinda sucks tho..because I want to build my selling rate that is displayed to buyers and it seems I can only do this with "good til canceled" and never run out of stock

stressed08 · #7 05-13-2016

Also it's obvioulsy 'newly listed' 10x as much as the seller who choses 30 day listings like me. Newly listed is one of the most frequently used search parameters.

Retailer77 · #8 05-13-2016

Do you any of you guys know how sellers get that "sold" number in red next to their listing?
Such as 2,758 sold for example?

MM78 · #9 05-13-2016

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Originally Posted by Retailer77

Do you any of you guys know how sellers get that "sold" number in red next to their listing?
Such as 2,758 sold for example?

when you sell a lot of 1 item?....seems logical to me but hell, I might be wrong!

Retailer77 · #10 05-13-2016

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Originally Posted by MM78

when you sell a lot of 1 item?....seems logical to me but hell, I might be wrong!

The only answer I have found is that you need to list the item as good til canceled and never let the listing end so that "sold" number just keeps getting bigger.
But if you ever reset the listing you start from zero again

MM78 · #11 05-13-2016

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Originally Posted by Retailer77

The only answer I have found is that you need to list the item as good til canceled and never let the listing end so that "sold" number just keeps getting bigger.
But if you ever reset the listing you start from zero again

Not sure if that's the only way, here's a listing I'm watching that shows what you asked...

Retailer77 · #12 05-13-2016

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Originally Posted by MM78

Not sure if that's the only way, here's a listing I'm watching that shows what you asked...

That listing was prob set as gtc ..the seller just added a two day sale

yaBeh8ater · #13 05-14-2016

site preferences at the very top.

Retailer77 · #14 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by yaBeh8ater

site preferences at the very top.

Hey, can you elaborate?

GreenBean · #15 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by Retailer77

Hey, can you elaborate?

Is he a horse?

Try some manners, eh.

Retailer77 · #16 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by GreenBean

Is he a horse?

Try some manners, eh.

........What?

GreenBean · #17 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by Retailer77

........What?

Usually one might say

"please, could you elaborate"

rather than come across as demanding a response.

yankee · #18 05-14-2016

Good til ended listings still refresh every 30 days.....

You can have active good till cancelled listings with 0 items for sale it you set it up that way.

This is ebay basics. Just search the ebay site for exact details or look at the listings options when making it.

Retailer77 · #19 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by yankee

Good til ended listings still refresh every 30 days.....

You can have active good till cancelled listings with 0 items for sale it you set it up that way.

This is ebay basics. Just search the ebay site for exact details or look at the listings options when making it.

Thnx yankee,
I'm just trying to figure out how sellers seem to get that red "amount sold" nxt to their items..sometimes mine will appear and say "25 sold" for example..but then dissappear

yankee · #20 05-14-2016

active sales. Just sell stuff. Stop worrying about these things and FOCUS on sales is my suggestion.

What is wrong with relisting 3 and 5 day listings if it makes you more money?

Good till cancelled listings have almost no value to me personally. I am all about transactions and not letting my competitors know how many items I have sold. I could not care less about being the biggest seller of an item. All I care about is money comes in and items go out.

Feedback, item counts and trending make very little difference to me. I focus on transactions almost exclusively and second by service of getting the items out the door. Everything else is not important if you take care of transactions and getting things shipped.

Wish you luck!

Retailer77 · #21 05-14-2016

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Originally Posted by yankee

active sales. Just sell stuff. Stop worrying about these things and FOCUS on sales is my suggestion.

What is wrong with relisting 3 and 5 day listings if it makes you more money?

Good till cancelled listings have almost no value to me personally. I am all about transactions and not letting my competitors know how many items I have sold. I could not care less about being the biggest seller of an item. All I care about is money comes in and items go out.

Feedback, item counts and trending make very little difference to me. I focus on transactions almost exclusively and second by service of getting the items out the door. Everything else is not important if you take care of transactions and getting things shipped.

Wish you luck!

Solid tips, thanks