topic Re: Going on vacation in Selling

Going on vacation

robswatches — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:22:30 GMT

I will be travelling for 2 months. Can I suspend trade and then continue on return without losing my listings?

Re: Going on vacation

padi*0409 — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:12:01 GMT

Have a look at the link below.

https://www.ebay.com.au/help/selling/selling-tools/time-away?id=5137&st=3&pos=2&query=Time%20Away&intent=holiday&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1600

Re: Going on vacation

sugar249 — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 19:38:40 GMT

a suggestion dont use the allow sales option, although the EDD is extended, a lot of people don't look at this, and start to have a complain or leave you negative feedback because delivery took so long. I know someone who did this, and ended up with a few neg's.

I use the pause sales, and it works fine. I do end the time away a couple of days before I am back, so when I get back I generally already have a few items to pack and despatch. Base it on your handling time.

Re: Going on vacation

robswatches — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:50:50 GMT

Makes good sense, thank you

Re: Going on vacation

robswatches — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:42:18 GMT

very helpful, Thank you

Re: Going on vacation

p9games — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:01:40 GMT

You have two options.

1) Suspend sales. This will hide your listings but NOT end them. You'll receive no sales for this time

2) You keep your listings visible and customers can buy them. Your listings will have a message saying the seller is away until the date you specify. This has a MAXIMUM of 15 days.

Re: Going on vacation

domino-710 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 08:25:48 GMT

@p9games wrote:
You have two options.
1) Suspend sales. This will hide your listings but NOT end them. You'll receive no sales for this time
2) You keep your listings visible and customers can buy them. Your listings will have a message saying the seller is away until the date you specify. This has a MAXIMUM of 15 days.

Seems there is only one option.

Re: Going on vacation

minimum_56 — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:39:43 GMT

There is another way. It also doesn't require you to 'extend' your 'time away' or lose your listings.

Just before you want to close...
1. Change your 'out of stock' option in myebay>seller account>Site preferences>Use out of stock option to 'YES'
2. Edit all listings to show '0' stock - all the listings will now become invisible.
3. When you return - edit all listings & return the stock levels back to what it should be.
4. Make sure to change your 'out of stock' option back to NO after editing stock levels - otherwise you'll pay for listings even without stock or showing.

Your GTC listings will still automatically relist while you're away - but with 0 stock (I think for 90 days-not sure about the time frame)