topic Re: Automatic relists for auctions. in Selling

Automatic relists for auctions.

bridiestreasures4680 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:56:14 GMT

Hi everyone, do automatic auction relists come off the freebies if I don't have a store.
Thank you.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

curraone — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:57:05 GMT

Yes

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:34:57 GMT

Ours don't on our non-store accounts.

The only way to be sure is to do one and check after it relists.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

collect247 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:40:03 GMT

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

grevilleas4me — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:06:16 GMT

Actually we need more information - say you are a seller with no store - you get 40 free listings

So you list 40 auctions for 7 days. If you want to choose re-list after that 7 days, you will pay listing fees I reckon.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:08:40 GMT

If you tick the "automatically relist 8 times" box when listing, we find that - on our non-store accounts - they relist without either using any of the remaining 40 listings or incurring listing fees.

Of course, if they don't sell after the automatic relists end, you then have to relist them by using a free listing or paying a listing fee.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

collect247 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:15:02 GMT

@grevilleas4me wrote:
Actually we need more information - say you are a seller with no store - you get 40 free listings

So you list 40 auctions for 7 days. If you want to choose re-list after that 7 days, you will pay listing fees I reckon.

No you don't all 40 will relist.Because when you chose 7 day or 10 day auction style listings if they don't sell they will relist automatically 8 times over.

So if they don't sell after being relisted for the month you will also receive another 40 free listings so then you can list more items.

You can end up having 100s of listings for free.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

pirie_online — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:37:00 GMT

From the selling page "Automatically relisted items count towards your monthly free listings. Insertion fees apply when you exceed the limit. Advanced listing upgrade fees and final value fees still apply."

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:43:15 GMT

Go to the further information and it says that stores are charged and non-stores aren't.

We have found that neither our store account or non-store accounts have yet been charged for the automatic relists.

Others may have had a different experience.

Nothing on eBay seems to be a one-size-fits-all experience.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:29:37 GMT

Relist 8 times for FREE means just that. I have never had a store, have a moderate volume selling rate, and FREE relists are actually FREE. Who'd have thought? Once they relist for the last time, they fall into unsold. I had 35 BIN auto relist yesterday. I had 52 auctions auto relist today. I still have 5 free listings from my 40.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

pirie_online — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:50:58 GMT

Mine use to say relist for free, the wording is different now and I found out the hard way, was getting slugged fees, this image is copied from a non store account as I was trying to avoid opening a store, but ebay kept changing the rules

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

heihachi_73 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:48:50 GMT

Auto relists are still 100% free for me, the only things which deduct themselves from the freebies are GTC listings. Never had a store and have no intention in upgrading to one.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:05:27 GMT

@pirie_online wrote:
Mine use to say relist for free, the wording is different now and I found out the hard way, was getting slugged fees, this image is copied from a non store account as I was trying to avoid opening a store, but ebay kept changing the rules

When we click on the "i" symbol, this is the relevant part for either store or non-store sites -

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Auction-style listings

If you're using the quick listing tool:
- Auctions with a duration of 5 days or more will be automatically relisted up to 8 times.
- Auctions with a 1- or 3-day duration will be automatically relisted as a 7-day auction if your item doesn't sell. We'll send you an email each time we relist it.
- Automatic relisting is selected by default. While you can't opt out of automatic relisting, you can still cancel the listing.
- Automatic relists do not count towards your free listings balance.
When you refund a buyer after accepting their request to cancel a transaction, or return an item as they changed their mind, we'll automatically relist your item for you.
- If you don't want your item to be relisted, simply clear the Relist item or Relist item after cancellation box when issuing the refund.
If you're using the business tool to create an auction with a duration of 5 days or more, you can choose to automatically relist the item by selecting the Automatically relist this item up to 8 times if it doesn't sell box.
Automatic relisting is available in most categories, but there are some exclusions (see below).
An insertion fee applies (or it counts as a free listing😞
- For the original auction-style listing
- Each time the item is relisted, if you have an eBay Store or are selling on eBay as a business.

If your item doesn't sell after 8 relists, it will appear in your unsold items.

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The part in red is what we're referring to, that colour and the underlining and italics are our doing to highlight that part.

Our non-store accounts still have the relists for free.

Are you perhaps registered as a business account? That would explain the difference.

Re: Automatic relists for auctions.

pirie_online — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 08:41:45 GMT

No, not a business account, all personal accounts and I was being slugged $1.65 for relists once I exceeded 40, stopped getting the 8 auto free relists. Do you guys still see the word "free" in the relisting field??