Are Watchers Notified When An Item is Relisted?

[nanniestreasurechest]

I'm not much of a watcher so not exactly sure how the notifications are sent.   If I have a BIN item with a couple of watchers and the time limit is up and I relist it, are the watchers notified that it has been relisted?   Also, if I lower the price while there are watches, do they get notified of that?   I normally will send some offers on watches but have had several occasions where if I didn't offer at least the price ebay was telling me, it wouldn't let me send an offer. 

[nobody*s_perfect · Accepted solution]

If the original item is still on their watch list, then it will show that the item is relisted, and has  a link to go to the new listing.

There is a site preference for notifications that a potential buyer can opt into. The default is no notifications about price changes or relisted watched items.

Not sure what you mean by "a BIN item with a couple of watchers and the time limit is up and I relist it" since fixed price listings do not have a time limit.

[nanniestreasurechest]

Not sure what you mean by "a BIN item with a couple of watchers and the time limit is up and I relist it" since fixed price listings do not have a time limit.

@nobody*s_perfect 

On all of my BIN items they are only up for 30 days and then they are renewed.   I guess I haven't paid close enough attention but do they keep the same item ID number then? 

[nobody*s_perfect]

Fixed price listings roll over once per month, on the same date that they began (September 19, October 19, November 19, etc.).  This is a continuation of the same listing (not a relist), so the listing number stays the same.

[nanniestreasurechest]

@nobody*s_perfect 

Thank you!  I didn't realize it kept the same number.  I was assuming it was treated like a new listing.  

[jscar59]

But they get buried in the search for the item as they sit there longer and longer.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@jscar59 wrote:

But they get buried in the search for the item as they sit there longer and longer.

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Only if the search Results are sorted by "Time: Newly listed."  But if a potential buyer sorts by price, then the sort order isn't affected by the listing date.

[jacksonfarnham]

Yes

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@jacksonfarnham wrote:

Yes

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Only if the member has opted-in to receive that notification.

https://commspreferences.ebay.com/commsprefs