topic Re: Date of original listing description in Buying

Date of original listing description

tetibird — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:26:27 GMT

Is there anyway to tell, as a buyer, when the original listing was made, eg like Gumtree?

I know edits are dated, but I'd like to know how long the item has been going around (how long it has been throught relistings)

Thanks

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 04:47:23 GMT

I'd like to know that answer as well

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:01:30 GMT

I don't know what happened to my original post here lol but I'll write it again.

Go to the sellers listings,click on the completed listings on the lefthand side then all those listings will show.

Then righthand side top it shows Sort you then click on it to show date listed oldest first and it will then show you when it was listed and when it ended and if it has been repeated.

Re: Date of original listing description

kopenhagen5 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:53:05 GMT

That is one way to see back but it will only show as far as completed listings which I think is around 30 - 60 days.

So no way of knowing if the listing was first posted 1-2 years ago.

Re: Date of original listing description

tetibird — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:58:25 GMT

Thanks for your reply Kollector but I'm having problems following your directions

"go to the sellers listings" - am I clicking on their name bringin up their page with profile, feedback ratings & feedback? or am I in the

wrong place? I can't find completed ratings.

Sorry for being a dunce 🙂

Re: Date of original listing description

digital*ghost — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:05:06 GMT

It can only be done for current, good til cancelled listings (i.e. listings that are still active, and don't end, unless sold out or ended manually by the seller).

For such listings, you need to change the sort order to Time: newly listed. Once you do, the date and time the listing was created will appear in search results.

Re: Date of original listing description

tetibird — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:18:04 GMT

So which page do I go to? Still confused!

Re: Date of original listing description

imastawka — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:44:28 GMT

Click on one of the seller's items.

On the right hand side click on ''see other items'

On the left hand side now, is 'completed listings'

Type the item you are looking for in the search bar, and then change the drop down menu to 'date listed - oldest first'

Re: Date of original listing description

imastawka — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:52:57 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Click on one of the seller's items.

On the right hand side click on ''see other items'

On the left hand side now, is 'completed listings'

Type the item you are looking for in the search bar, and then change the drop down menu to 'date listed - oldest first'

Sorry, ran out of time to edit previous post.

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:10:53 GMT

No kopes it will show exactly when it was first listed and if it sold it will show when it was sold

Re: Date of original listing description

tetibird — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:22:00 GMT

Thankyou all so very much for your patience !

I have learned something today that is very useful!

Re: Date of original listing description

kopenhagen5 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:17:21 GMT

@collect247 wrote:
No kopes it will show exactly when it was first listed and if it sold it will show when it was sold

Thanks, as DG said I think it is only for GTC listings. Which I had forgotten about when I posted.

Re: Date of original listing description

go-tazz — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:18:51 GMT

@tetibird wrote:
Hi
Is there anyway to tell, as a buyer, when the original listing was made, eg like Gumtree?
I know edits are dated, but I'd like to know how long the item has been going around (how long it has been throught relistings)
Thanks

Just use the items revision details,(go to the item in question and click on View all revisions).

If it's been around a while it would've been edited and that will gave you a better idea of how long it's been

around,(revision details can/will go back longer than a year).

Re: Date of original listing description

chameleon54 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:02:36 GMT

@collect247 wrote:
No kopes it will show exactly when it was first listed and if it sold it will show when it was sold

I tried it on one of my selling accounts and when I clicked completed listings, it only showed my sold listings, not and GTC relists. Maybe once the listing rolls around again it is considered a new listing ?

Sellers can see when an item was first listed at the top of the listing page. It can be a bit scary at times. I sold an item this week that has been listed since 2012.....

Re: Date of original listing description

imastawka — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:19:21 GMT

All re-lists get a new item number.

Oh, and when it is re-listed it says NEW LISTING

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:46:38 GMT

Message 9 shows what to do.

I have a seller that shows items listed back in July and August of last year which is nearly a year ago and those items were sold in Feb and March of this year.

Re: Date of original listing description

go-tazz — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:50:37 GMT

It gives you a good idea if a listing has been around a while if it's been revised.

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:05:54 GMT

Here's hoping that all listings get revised haha

Re: Date of original listing description

chameleon54 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:54:28 GMT

@collect247 wrote:
Message 9 shows what to do.
I have a seller that shows items listed back in July and August of last year which is nearly a year ago and those items were sold in Feb and March of this year.

Thats OK if the item is multiples and has had sales, but what if an item is a one off that has been BIN listed for years and is currently still available for sale. It wont show using this method.

As mentioned, some of my listings go back six or seven years. When i do the search described in post number 9, all I get is items that have already sold. Maybe not quite what the OP was looking for.

Re: Date of original listing description

collect247 — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:43:12 GMT

Well then you're not a good example of what to look for then as you said all your items have sold.

It's the items that don't sell in the completed list which there are plenty of and they do show so perhaps you should look at other sellers not yourself.

Like I said I have looked at sellers that I have bought from and that I haven't bought from in their completed listings (not sold listings) and there are items that show the original date of listing which date back a year ago.

Some of us will find these and some of us won't but the point is that it's out there for us to see.

Cheers