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Assign automation rules not working? Anybody else finding this or it just me?

sardonicus001 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 09:42:47 GMT

I have tried to do a bulk assigning of auto relisting until sold for my scheduled listings but without success. This is a new problem. Does anyone have an explanation?

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davewil1964 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:58:10 GMT

No. All my items are BIN and automatically relist unless sold or ended.

As it is standard eBay practice, I'm unsure why you think you need to specify it. In fact, I don't think you can as it's the default.

Unless you're doing auctions, which I gave up over a decade ago as a mug's game.

For an experienced member who has asked very many questions about selling on eBay, it is not unreasonable to suggest you actually spend some time reading up on how eBay selling works, rather than expecting other members to do your research for you.

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michael_cullis — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:46:03 GMT

I recognize you from an encounter we had earlier in the year. In that case you finally admitted you were wrong. I am fully aware of automatic relisting and how it relates to BIN, however I elected to go with auctions + BIN, which offers the advantages of BIN as well as the possibility that an item will sell at a price above the BIN. This has worked well for me for many years. I know how eBay works and my question was to do with why eBay was not working as it was supposed to. In any case all my items were eventually shown as being set for automatic relisting. eBay was just unusually slow in processing my request for automatically relisting.

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davewil1964 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:14:56 GMT

Therefore you jumped the gun.

If I was wrong and admitted it, what is your issue, other than surreptitiously attempting to advertise periodically.

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michael_cullis — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:41:13 GMT

I remember you from our previous encounter some time ago. After a long exchange of messages you finally admitted you were wrong. Your aggressive attitude hasn't changed. You assume that I am unaware of the differences between Buy it Now and Auction. I am fully aware of those differences and my enquiry was not due to my lack of knowlege. I prefer Auction with Buy it Now to just Buy it Now as it allows for the possibility that bidding may go above the Buy it Now price, which sometimes happens. My problem was that I had selected the option to automatically list items until they sold but it did not appear under the listings. As it turned out eBay was unusually slow and the option eventually appeared. No amount of research would have explained what was happening.

In conclusion, I believe it is sensible to seek advice on forums from people who have had similar experiences and can, hopefully, provide advice.