@pennyforum14 wrote:
I am heading off in early December on my first ever cruise and rather than end all my listings and waste the free relists etc, I thought this might be a good time to trial having a store, that way I can do the vacation thing instead. Can anyone tell me what happens when I open a store:
- Will my existing listings be affected, ie. will they end or just carry on as usual?
- Will BN items automatically be added to the store or will I need to add them manually?
- What happens to auction listings, do they go into the store as well?
- If I set up the vacation thing I understand it can display a message on all my listings explaining my absence and giving dates for return etc. Will this only appear on BN listings, or does it show on auctions as well?
- Is there a best time of month to open a store?
- In anticipation of the Christmas rush (tongue in cheek) should I open the store now rather than wait?
Appreciate any assistance on this one.
When you open a store all of your current listings will be added to your store. There is usually a delay in them showing up when you click on your store, sometimes up to a day.
If you turn your store Holiday settings on you have the option to either leave listings visible or have them hidden. If they are visible a small message is displayed at the top of the listing to say that the store is closed and the date you'll re-open. I would not recommend leaving listings visible if you are going to be away for more than a couple of days as a lot of buyers miss seeing the holiday message.
When your store is in Holiday mode you still pay store fees as usual and you are charged insertion fees on any BIN listings that rollover during that time (or they count towards your free listing allocation) regardless of whether your listings are visible or hidden.
You can open a store at any time. When you first open you are charged a pro-rata amount to the end of the first eBay billing month (either mid-month or end of month) plus one full month.
