Relist vs Auto renew
Summary: superiorfiltersusa inquired about whether to end and relist items to appear new or to auto-renew and build on established listings. christworks shared that ending and using 'sell similar' might offer a boost, although it's deemed anecdotal and not definitively proven. dbmm-media supports ending and relisting with 'sell similar', while dhbookds advises against ending listings with good sales history due to potential benefits in search results. tobaccocardyahoo and stephenmorgan caution about relisting issues like auto-renewal complexities and eBay repopulating sold items. The discussion reflects diverse practices and considerations in selling strategy.
Opinion on ending listing and relist to appear NEW
Or auto-renew and build on established listing.
We sell the same items with large inventory
broto_64
·2 weeks agoauto-renew, if the item is truly worth the money it will attract a following (the converse is also true).
stephenmorgan
·2 weeks agoeBay states with a TIP, that variations that are at a zero quantity will be relisted with the original quantity. They suggest that if you use Good ’Til Canceled this will not happen.
I catch this error often where sold items are repopulated into the new listing. It happens even if i go into the listing and delete the item from the listing after sold, they still repopulate the sold items that have been deleted from listing. I found 4 last night.
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/multiquantity-listings-listings-variations?id=4150&st=3&pos=1&query=Multi-quantity%20listings%20and%20listings%20with%20variations&intent=multi%20quality%20listings&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1059
Tip
If you relist your listing, any variations that are at a zero quantity will be relisted with the original quantity. You need to review and update your quantities to match your current inventory. If you plan on relisting regularly, we recommend listing with Good ’Til Canceled.
tobaccocardyahoo
·2 weeks agoEverything I have packed today has been auto renewed multiple times.
Some items take time to ripen, and you cannot hasten the process by playing games with the listing.
christworks
·2 weeks agoWhoever messaged me on my eBay account about this discussion, please don't do that. Message me here. Look to the left. You will see the direct message option.
dhbookds
·2 weeks agoYou are selling multiple quantities on listings......... I would not end a listing that had "good" sales........i.e. one of your items I saw had sold 100 ...... It's my understanding that that kind of history can up the item in search results.
dbmm-media
·2 weeks agoI end the listing and then relist using sell similar
christworks
·2 weeks ago · Edited@superiorfiltersusa You will get 1000 opinions on this subject and none of them, including mine, will be absolutely correct.
I can tell you that my own anecdotal evidence supports it is best to end listings, then sell similar them. (I find sell simlar produces better results than a relist, even though both generate a new eBay item number.)
It is true that eBay has danced around this subject somewhat at their annual event when asked about it. Reading between the lines, they've pretty much admitted that a listing eventually goes stale after a period of time. If something has not sold within 90 to 120 days, a seller should be making some adjustments to get the item sold. That does not mean you need to end it and relist it.
eBay has also halfway admitted a listing does get an organic boost when it is newly listed. How long does that last? Honestly, probably not any more than a few days. Touching back on my own research with my own data, I find it is often other items that sale, not strictly the ones I've ended and relisted.
Can it be proven those items sold because of the practice of ending and relisting? No. Those items may have sold whether that was done or not.
What I would suggest to you is if you are not happy with your sales and you are looking for a way to boost them, ending them and relisting/sell similar is one tool you can use to see if it helps get your sales closer to where you are happy. If your sales go up, great. Keep doing it.
No amount of ending and relisting will get a bad item or a poorly constructed listing to sell. At the same time, a hot item that breaks every reselling rule will sell quick.
The lesson is sell stuff that people want and you do not have to worry about any of this.
Edit to add: I now use 3rd party software to automatically do this. The software uses the relist function, which I'm not the biggest fan of. It's fine, especially going into the busier part of the year for me. I'd rather have it auto relisted and get some benefit than not to do it at all because I forget.
superiorfiltersusa
OP2 weeks agothanks