Automatic relisting of auctions?

[albertabrightalberta]

When ebay implemented the end of 30 day listings and made them all good till cancelled, automatic relisting was to apply only to fixed price listings. 

I understood auctions would run their course and the seller could decide whether to relist as an auction again or do it as fixed price. 

Although I don't do too many auctions, on occasion I will do it. And at least one of my auction listings was just automatically relisted (for the 3 time) when it ended this morning. 

Is this a glitch? (Other auctions are ending and not getting automatically relisted.)

[wesk_36 · Accepted solution]

Is there a default checkbox checked when making a listing for an auction that says something like "relist if item doesn't sell"?

[albertabrightalberta]

@wesk_36 

I just checked my other (ended) auction listings for the same category of item. Other listings ended as I expected them to. (FWIW, it's in collectibles.)

I relisted one of them and in answer to your question, there's no default or checked box that offers to relist if unsold. And as far as I can tell, it's just this one auction that relists automatically. 

[wesk_36]

I don't know then.

I had this problem years ago and ebay says this;

"Automatic relisting
Auction-style listings:

If you’re using the quick listing tool:
Automatic relisting is selected by default"

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/relisting-items?id=4147

I searched and had trouble finding the checkbox because if I remember correctly, the box was tiny and in a obscured place.

So maybe this is ebay glitch #46,996.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@wesk_36 wrote:

Is there a default checkbox checked when making a listing for an auction that says something like "relist if item doesn't sell"?

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Hi @wesk_36 

Golly gee! You were absolutely correct! As far as I can tell, it's not a default checked box but on one listing, I must have checked that box and the item relisted several times. 

While I was annoyed at first, thinking it was costing me some of the free monthly listings, after reading it, it turns out that I can have the item(s) relisted up 8 times without being charged. (That works for me!)

Thank you for making the suggestion and forcing me to take another look! 

[jjsmaman]

Thank you for this screenshot! By using eBay in the browser, I was able to go to my active listings and by selecting "edit" I then went to the area below returns where that check box is located, unchecked the box, and saved the change. In the app, rather than saying edit it says revise. I tried going that route in the app, and the returns section doesn't have any such box to check or uncheck. I list all my sales in the app, so I am going to pay attention to look for it when I list again. Otherwise, it's looking like in the app, it may be turned on by default with no way to revise it. Won't know until I try. If anybody tries, please respond so others know.