Does creating a store mean you no longer have access to the promotional free auction listings?

[beswick.to.you]

From my dashboard it appears that I have an active promotion Free Fixed Price & Auction Listings with a remander of 38 free listings, however since opening a store my auction listings are incurring an insertion and Buy It Now fee. Is this correct that you lose access to the free auction listing when you opt for a store?

[kopenhagen5]

That's correct.

A store only gets free listings for BIN unless in collectables.

Most members suggest a store only becomes viable if listing hundreds of items.

[clubesquire]

Excellent advice from Kopes.

We badly wanted a store and honestly investigated all this most thoroughly before we started on eBay again and even if we did have a couple of hundred constant listings I doubt we'd go down that track. There are other 'bits n bobs' you lose too.

Different horses, different courses though.

Best of luck.

Melina.

[beswick.to.you]

Thanks for the feedback, looks like I signed up too quickly for a store.

I did not expect that by paying a subscription for a store that I would loose what everyone else gets for free. Seems a little mean spirited.

You live an learn. Cheers

[lyndal1838]

With only 20 items listed and most of them in auction format you are completely wasting your money.  Even if they were all BIN listings you would still not be covering your store costs effectively.

[brerrabbit585]

It always pays to check what you're subscribing to before you go ahead. There's a page that lists all the different packages and what's included and what isn't.

Those of us who list in categories that get free auctions pay higher final value fees, so we pay a price in the long run. I very rarely do auctions but I still pay the higher selling fees.

[beswick.to.you]

I plan on listing more items. Than what is currently in the store. Thanks

[beswick.to.you]

I read the document you have referred to, my interpretation of the document did not make it obvious that I would loose entitlement to the free auction listings. I will be able to manage my listings for the next month with no issue. Thanks

[padi*0409]

As was said earlier, you need to have over 150 or so listings for a store to be viable - and you also need a good sell-through rate.

If you don't have both of those then the store fees will eat up all your profits, and you may well end up selling for a loss.

[davewil1964]

You lose your 38 free auctions, but you get 600 minimum BIN listings a month.