when is it best to list an item for sale?

[thefoxyjoker]

Is it best to list items(I sell vintage clothing) at the beginning of the month?

In my observations I see that most buyers seem to be looking for things around the start of the month.

I also see that eBay is always trying to give special privileges ie no listing or sold fees.. to me later in the month so I will list more items then.

I am not sure if buyers are looking for new items the whole month or if they are looking for mark downs and bargains by the end of the month.

I would love to know what other sellers think about this.

I could list the whole month but I dont want to waste my time.

[enigmabear · Accepted solution]

I don't sell clothes so I'll leave to to members who do to give their suggestions

All I can say is, I would not list something on a Friday nor to end on a Friday due to Friday being eBay's biggest day for glitches

[kopenhagen5 · Accepted solution]

My 2 cents worth - 

Rather than which time of the month I think it is more relevant as to which month sells better than others.

BIN's means you can list for 30 days and I think many buyers especially women buying clothes spur of the moment, don't like to wait until an auction finishes.

Auctions are good for rare items that get 10-20 bidders, otherwise most auctions these days seem to get one bid.

Musts - Good photo's, clear simple description and most important, measurements.

Took a quick look at a few of yours and they look good.

(I would glue an end onto the arms of the dummy even if it's cut-out cardboard to neaten it up)

[gumleaf_goodies]

Personally I have never thought there is a 'better' time during the month to list clothing items. 

[imastawka · Accepted solution]

hahahahaha

I go looking at clothes when someone comes to the board and asks a question.  

Currently have a couple of Eggles listings in the ol' watch list  

[gumleaf_goodies]

Feel free to buy.

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

My 2 cents worth as a buyer.......I check out new listings regularly, whenever I have some spare time.

I have a few favourite sellers for the items I buy regularly and I check them out at least weekly if not more often.

If I found that these sellers were only listing at the beginning of the month I would probably not look so often....but I would still be looking for those items.   Sellers who only list once a month could well lose out on selling to me.

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

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@imastawka wrote:

hahahahaha

I go looking at clothes when someone comes to the board and asks a question.  

Currently have a couple of Eggles listings in the ol' watch list  

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So have I stawks.....and it would not be the first time I have bought from her.  She sells my kind of clothes.

[collect247 · Accepted solution]

I look at buying things after 6pm every day that are ending soon say within the last hour lol and if I like it I'll bid or buy.

And I check out all new listings after 6pm every day also and if they're an auction and I like it I'll then bid and if it's a BIN and I like it alot I'll buy it.

As a seller I list on a Sunday night and run the auctions for 5 days and with BIN then I list at start of the month and if it doesn't sell then it relists again for another 30 days and so on.

[shoppingbag* · Accepted solution]

I think regardless of what you are selling eBay is a crazy marketplace, and I don't think there is any set pattern to it, or anyone who uses it. I stopped trying to figure peoples buying patterns out years ago, there simply is no pattern.