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Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:30:15 GMT

I have had an offer for free listings for items over $100, unfortunately I have hardly anything at that level that I can list, chatting to some other sellers this seems to be the case for them too, hardly anything or nothing at all to list. This finished on the 7th of October.

Maybe Ebay is trying out this to see how it works, Im hoping though that we will still get the 100 free listings either today or tomorrow though as most people cant use the offer for items $100 and over : ( whereas so many of us can use the other one : )

Re: Free listings on items over $100

jenni200011 — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 01:35:28 GMT

totally agree..i also received the free listings over 100..which ended last week..Most of my listings are well under that so no use to me..seems no one is getting the normal batch under 100 as yet...Hope we do as they help me keep listing without getting an excessive bill if not much sells

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:00:37 GMT

Im staying optimistic that they will offer it to us either today or tomorrow : )

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bigbrickshop — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:02:50 GMT

If you have lots of stuff to list have you looked at the calculator to compare your current fees with opening a store? If you're currently listing with BIN and auction and very few of your auctions have more than one bid then you may be better off listing as BIN at your auction price with a store. With a Basic Store you get 80 free BIN listings per month, 30 day listing exposure and lower FVFs for $20 a month.

http://www.fees.ebay.com.au/feeweb/feeillustrator

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:05:51 GMT

Ive thought about a store but people say you get less exposure with a store? ie you slip even further down best match???

I may have to try it though.

Would have to open at least 2 stores though to get anywhere near to the 100+100+40 every month that we are being given at the moment as non store sellers.........: )

Re: Free listings on items over $100

craycrayshoelady — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:13:49 GMT

I went from regular selling with the 100 free listings, to a store where my sales plummeted to nothing. I'd get a couple on the weekends but nothing like I was getting (20 a week) as a normal seller. I've just changed back and the interest in my products has increased dramatically. Things that had no watchers now have 15.

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:55:25 GMT

Wow preloved pretties, love your store : )

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:57:10 GMT

PP do you have repeat buyers or random buyers, if repeat ones, cant you "lead" them over to your store?

Re: Free listings on items over $100

craycrayshoelady — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:43:57 GMT

I send, with all my parcels, a business sized card with my ebay listings link anyway - always have 🙂 I've had several repeat buyers and a few tell me they have me saved as a search (something new I learnt rather than simply saving as a seller!!).

I get more combined orders with auctions too. I think people panic/impulse buy 😛

Re: Free listings on items over $100

bohoandbeautiful — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:59:10 GMT

Card sounds like a good idea, yeah I get multiple buyers on auction items : ) Im very uncertain as to whether or not to open a store as well as my normal auction account : )

Re: Free listings on items over $100

digital*ghost — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:17:00 GMT

@preloved_pretties wrote:
I went from regular selling with the 100 free listings, to a store where my sales plummeted to nothing. I'd get a couple on the weekends but nothing like I was getting (20 a week) as a normal seller. I've just changed back and the interest in my products has increased dramatically. Things that had no watchers now have 15.

That's quite interesting, as I have found the opposite to be true - I get more views, watchers and sales on my store items than I ever get on my auction listings using this ID. I've also tried auctions on my store ID and they get no interest at all, some don't even manage to get any proper views (they sit on 2 for the entire duration).

I would say it's the items Iisting, but when they were store BINs, interest was noticably higher. o_O

Re: Free listings on items over $100

craycrayshoelady — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:21:44 GMT

@digital*ghost wrote:
That's quite interesting, as I have found the opposite to be true - I get more views, watchers and sales on my store items than I ever get on my auction listings using this ID. I've also tried auctions on my store ID and they get no interest at all, some don't even manage to get any proper views (they sit on 2 for the entire duration).

I would say it's the items Iisting, but when they were store BINs, interest was noticably higher. o_O

Are your items one off or do you have more than 1 in stock?

Mine are all one off (usually used clothing/shoes) auctions did absolutely shocking in the store and BIN were dismal. I also fely like buyers expected a lot more when they were purchasing from a store but it could have just been a string of bad luck!! Things like same day post, free shipping, discounts on multiple items. Questions I didn't have as a non-store.

Re: Free listings on items over $100

digital*ghost — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:27:28 GMT

A mix of both, but the items I tried auctioning were primarily one-off's (both new and pre-owned clothing).

Every now and then, I also tried auctioning some other stuff I sell (multiple-quantity jewellery items), and found that the auctions got no interest, but the (higher priced) BINs would still sell while the auction was running.

Re: Free listings on items over $100

craycrayshoelady — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 04:29:45 GMT

HA! Looks like you just have to play around with stuff yourself and work out what is best for your products/selling style 🙂

Re: Free listings on items over $100

craycrayshoelady — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 04:46:07 GMT

So... just an observation as a lot of my auctions ended today.

A top I had in my store for BIN $14 or Best offer for over 30 days and received no interest or offers, just sold for $20 on a 5 day auction.

Super bizarre how ebay works sometimes.

Re: Free listings on items over $100

the_billycan — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:05:01 GMT

Yeah it really does your head in sometimes.