Going away for 2 weeks what to do with my 500 listings?

[gary6587]

Hi am going away for 2 weeks.  I have over 500 items listed.  Asked ebay and their great idea was to go and edit each 500 listings to mention im away or to make my  postage times to post much longer.   Or do i just take them all off?  and then pray they have a free listing when i get home to put them all back on again?

[kopenhagen5]

Unless you can log in and respond while you are away it's probably best to end listings.

Only eBay stores have a holiday setting.

[gary6587]

yes i dont want grumpy buyers while im on hoildays.  Do you know if there is a easy way to end them all at once?  When i end listings i can only do one at a time unless im missing something?

[whoisbiggles]

if you go to selling/sold tab, then

select active listings, then

tick the all listings box, then

select the action box and chose end.

You will be able to end all listings

Hope this makes sense 

[wide-world-of-stamps]

We've found that only works for BIN listings.

Unless we've missed something, the only way to end auctions seems to be one at a time.

[curraone]

But if they are auction items they don't automatically relist do they?

Unless the seller has chosen that option by ticking the box

[wide-world-of-stamps]

Yes, that's right.

We always tick the box when we have the option, especially on our non-store accounts as that way we can keep more listings going without incurring fees.

[gary6587]

everytime i have gone to do that with mulitple items to end, it never lets me. Makes me do it one at a time

[gumleaf_goodies]

Have you tried through the Seller Hub? Easy to end multiple listings there. 

1. In Seller Hub, go to Listings>Manage active listings. 

2. Tick the topmost box on the top left, which will add a checkmark to all listings displayed (you can change the number being displayed at one time down the bottom right of screen - 25, 50, 100, 200 from memory). 

3. From the menu item Actions, choose End (which is the first choice, outlined in red in my screenshot). This will start the process of ending the selected listings, which can take several minutes if you have chosen to end a lot at once. 

[jellybirddesigns]

If you have 500 listings, it would probably be worth it to subscribe to a basic store for under $30.00 a month.

Stores can be put into vacation mode and there is an option to prevent buyers from purchasing at all.