6 Month Store Subscription

[meme6253]

Just trying to get a feel for how many think a 6 month store subscription would be a good idea?, I for one think it would be great, Especially during these very unpredictable times, A seller would not be locked into a full year if the going gets to be to much of a burden.

[titipeo]

No one can really give you an honest answer, only you can tell. I see that you sell numerous Hot Wheels, among other items, I searched under that title and see there are over 1,7,000,000+ results for hot wheels, sounds like a saturated market and you will be competing with others at your expense. I see that you sold 10 items in July for around $350, will the store give you extra sales, there is no guarantee. It's your gamble, not mine. Me, I wouldn't.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

IMO if you think a 6 month subscription would be a good idea, you should probably be paying by the month.

You have a lot of merchandise which is seasonal listed, and that may influence your desire,

[meme6253]

I have a store, That if I stick it out much longer, It renews soon & I would drop it down to a Basic store, If I stay.

[wastingtime101 · Accepted solution]

eBay store subscription options are annual or monthly. There is no 6-month subscription specifically, but you could do a monthly subscription for anywhere from 1 month to as long as eBay offers monthly store subscriptions.

When you're uncertain about committing to the annual subscription, a monthly subscription is smart since it doesn't come with early termination fees like the annual does.

[dy60609]

It really does not matter how many of us think a "6-month" subscription would be a good idea.

Being that ebay has been around for a while there is no doubt in my mind that ebay has considered and rejected that thought.

6-month store, as you know, does not exist, so the question is an exercise in futility.

[onefootflipper1]

My second ebay store is all cards. I no longer list cards so I want to be able to know exactly when the card account stops making a monthly profit so I have it on the month to month subscription.

Looking at the fact that most of your items are in the categories that are "select categories for extra listings" then it appears that you could already drop down to the Basic store without taking anything out of your store. 

In fact, given your 15 year sell through rate you are going to pay $6840 extra in store fees by the time everything in your store sells by having the subscription level too high.

I suggest dropping to basic on your renewal. I would keep it on annual though, as your store isn't going to stop producing financially in the next few years. My card store eventually will because it is all $2 crap and eventually I won't sell enough of them to pay the store fee as the quality of what remains just goes down every month. Your store however is all great stuff, just at very premium pricing, so it is mostly likely to just continue performing at the exact same rate for a very, very long time.