on 16-03-2019 06:57 PM
I currently have a lot of items sitting in Unsold, and this weekend ebay is offering free listings. Do I choose to use Sell Similar or Relist - and why is one choice better?
on 16-03-2019 07:08 PM
Either have the same results.
'Relist' gets them out of 'ended', 'sell similar' leaves them there cluttering up the place.
on 16-03-2019 07:47 PM
on 16-03-2019 08:45 PM
Just be aware that fixed price listings are now good till cancelled only, so they will auto relist every 30 days, with full listing fees, unless you still have free monthly listings available at that time.
on 16-03-2019 09:51 PM
Some say sell similar will give you an initial boost in best match search results as it is a new listing. I find relist does the same. Also wacthes and people who have viewed your original listing often get notified when you relist the item which might encourage a sale especially if you reduce the price when relisting.
on 17-03-2019 07:23 AM
Also there is a nasty rumour that if you automatically relist instead of "creating" a new listing by sell similar, they will be removed after a certain time by ebay if or when ebay implements the "stale" listing policy.
on 17-03-2019 07:30 AM
as has apparently been done on other ebay sites
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2017/5/1496088624.html
on 18-03-2019 01:51 PM
@curraone wrote:Also there is a nasty rumour that if you automatically relist instead of "creating" a new listing by sell similar, they will be removed after a certain time by ebay if or when ebay implements the "stale" listing policy.
It's just another case of eBay being as confusing as possible.
Wenig crows about eBay's "long tail" as being one of the sites strengths, and he's right, it is.
They then come up with this daft policy to amputate said tail.
I wish these guys could just come up with a clear strategy and stick with it.
At least we'd then have a set of rules we could work with instead of this current movable feast dogs breakfast.
on 19-03-2019 09:35 AM
@curraone wrote:Also there is a nasty rumour that if you automatically relist instead of "creating" a new listing by sell similar, they will be removed after a certain time by ebay if or when ebay implements the "stale" listing policy.
I've had 8 sales in the last week. All were items that have been listed since 2015 or before. Someone comes along eventually that wants a particular item.
on 19-03-2019 11:38 AM