topic Re: 150 free listings in Selling

150 free listings

my7733garden — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:27:35 GMT

Hi, I think this is the link to the 150 free listings - http://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/promo/1935

Re: 150 free listings

thecatspjs — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:32:44 GMT

As usual freebie auctions only offered for non-store IDs only

Re: 150 free listings

mbselections00 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:39:53 GMT

Such a long running promo and big fat nothing at all for store holders ??? 😞

Re: 150 free listings

2011.narelle — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:42:10 GMT

Thank you,i never get invited & rely on the links from here

Re: 150 free listings

thecatspjs — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:01:24 GMT

might have to bite the bullet and move some listings across to a non store ID ....

Re: 150 free listings

sueken4812 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:24:49 GMT

@thecatspjs wrote:
might have to bite the bullet and move some listings across to a non store ID ....

Yes I'm seriously thinking of doing the same cats.

I've noticed when I spend the money on auctions lately, it's the luck of the draw for being 'switched on' at the right time.

Some items get multiple views and bids, others, not even watchers.
I've been doing this for too long now to not realise that I've spent the money for the auctions for nothing.
They aren't getting any exposure at all.

It will be an interesting exercise to see if we don't pay for them under another ID, if they will get any more exposure. I'm thinking not.

I'm thinking that it's just a ploy to get us all running around in circles, wasting our time.

I've noticed a couple of new sellers, selling similar things to mine, have started with auctions. Over the past couple of months, they've listed the same things over and over again, with very few sales. And I'm sure it's because whatever server they are on, is giving them very limited exposure.

Re: 150 free listings

lowanacrafts — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:00:52 GMT

thanks for that link, I never get an invite on this ID. happy selling everyone.

Re: 150 free listings

thecatspjs — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:01:59 GMT

Well, I am going to make the move.

I just got my selling limits lifted on a newer account so I can now make use of all of the freebies for a catspjs clearance ID :and see how that travels cathappy:.

If there is no interest it just maintains the status quo in anyway.

Re: 150 free listings

2011.narelle — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:16:10 GMT

I don't have a store & only do auctions but i have noticed the same thing.Some things i listed,usually hot selling brands that should have had/usually do well & have a lot of views barely had a handful & didn't do as well as i would have liked.Other sellers with similar items/brands & start prices had lots of bids.

I have noticed this for a month & it seems to be hit & miss at times.Thanks for mentioning that,i had wondered if anyone else was having an issue with it.Some weeks it's all W.A buyers, who knows what goes on in the eBay vortex.

Re: 150 free listings

i-love-my-sheep — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:28:11 GMT

I've noticed with my auctions, some things will barely get a page view, yet other sellers who have the same thing will have lots of bids and their item sells for a ridiculously high price, while mine relists with 1 page view. I wonder if their bidders are regulars who 'follow' them, so get messages about their items. Maybe my start prices are too high? I learned early in the peace not to start at 99c because that's what everything was selling for and I was effectively paying someone to take my items off my hand.

Other times I will have auctions relist and relist and relist and barely get a page view, let alone a watcher or bidder, then whammo, there will be a bidding war and suddenly there is all this interest in those chronically relisted items.

As you said, who knows how the eBay vortex works!!

I'm glad this latest offer goes for over a week because I'm working this weekend which will leave time for nothing apart from sleeping and working.....unless I want to list things at 2, 3, 4, 5am (depending on what time I get home and even then, due to needing sleep, time then will be limited). I probably won't be able to use all the 150, but I'll hopefully find some more things to list.

Re: 150 free listings

diecastcode3 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:42:55 GMT

i feel sorry for the store holders of late.

non store holders has had 3 lots of free listings over the past month.

yet store holders have only recived one offer of free listings for items over $100.00.

dont seem fair at all. i was seriously thinking of opening a store but will hold off for awhile.

to the ops cheers for the link.

Re: 150 free listings

2011.narelle — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:43:55 GMT

I wondered about the start price too.I put mine up to $6 as i also learned about the .99c a couple of years ago.Anyhoo,when i got the less views thing i checked up on a seller who bought from me ages ago & sells similar brands.They were starting at $5,they got quite a few bad comms about their items (dunno if it's true,whatever) & their items had tons of bids going at very nice prices.Good for them,so i thought i would try it to see if i was just the start price.

So the last set of listings,i lowered the start to $5 & $5.50 as an experiment but it made no difference at all.

Re: 150 free listings

i-love-my-sheep — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:48:31 GMT

The last lot of free listings I listed one of mine with a 99c start price and it relised the 3 times and didn't sell. Each time it had 1 or 2 page views (probably from me), so I bumped the price back up.

Sometimes if something just keeps relisting over and over, I'll put the start price up and sometimes that has made a difference.

I think part of it comes down to who happens to be looking for what at any given time. Today everyone might be looking for what I've got, tomorrow they might be looking for what you've got.

Re: 150 free listings

i-love-my-sheep — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 02:51:08 GMT

@diecastcode3 wrote:
i feel sorry for the store holders of late.
non store holders has had 3 lots of free listings over the past month.
yet store holders have only recived one offer of free listings for items over $100.00.
dont seem fair at all. i was seriously thinking of opening a store but will hold off for awhile.
to the ops cheers for the link.

I do too, it does seem VERY unfair. Not everyone has items over $100 they want to list. A few months ago I think they had 10,000 free listings for store holders, but there hasn't really been much since. Not all store holders have a non store account whereby they can take advantage of the free listing auctions. If one group gets it, then the other should get it too.

Re: 150 free listings

mbselections00 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 03:05:17 GMT

Mmmm, it's getting a little hard to take now - quite obvious they don't want us little guys around anymore !

Funnily enough, I never ever sell anything anywhere near $100, but the day after the last promo was announced I finalised a big custom order, wahoo, it came to $105 so I got 1 Free Listing !! Gotta laugh.

Hubby has a separate ID we use for like junk, garage sale type stuff, not a store, so might take note of some other suggestions and list there as well.

Happy selling everyone 🙂

Re: 150 free listings

mbselections00 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 03:51:35 GMT

I've noticed they never run two at the same time though 😞 which is another reason why it's not looking good for stores when this non store one is for so long. Normally they give us like 3 or 4 days to list 10,000 items pffftt as if

But good on the non store sellers, good luck and make the most of it 🙂

Re: 150 free listings

van_werkhoven — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:16:59 GMT

I'm thinking seriously of using a non-store ID as well, I only have a basic store but it's only advantage for me personally is the 200 free BIN listings a month. When non store IDs are regularly getting 150 free auction or BIN listings it makes me think there's not much point continuing to pay for a store when I can get more listings just by having two non store IDs. The slight decrease to FVF isn't worth much to me, and the 40 freebies a month being auction only is irrelevant with all these freebies.

I wonder if ebay is planning to phase out their lowest tier stores? There seems little point to them right now.

Re: 150 free listings

van_werkhoven — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:19:52 GMT

Just remembered why I keep my store around. 30 day listings. Sigh.

Re: 150 free listings

thecatspjs — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 05:45:58 GMT

I will continue to covet a store with some auctions included in the package, like the US get.

I will keep my existing store, but am going to give the non store ID I shot with this offer as it is a more realistic time frame for me to get 150 listings live.

Re: 150 free listings

old_new_emporium — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:38:01 GMT

Thanks for the 150 listing promo. I got the notice for one site the first one since May and the other site still nothing. So very hit and miss who gets them.