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delstamps · ‎05-24-2019

I have seen a drop in sales since I can no longer set a time limit on the Buy It Now. Buyers seem to think that the item will be available forever. My items are one of a kind. Am I the only one seeing this?

a_c_green · ‎05-24-2019

@delstamps wrote:
I have seen a drop in sales since I can no longer set a time limit on the Buy It Now. Buyers seem to think that the item will be available forever. My items are one of a kind.

As you're selling OOAK items, auctions would be ideal, since your bidders will be under some pressure to bid and buy that item; there will be no second one after that. You can add a nice BuyItNow price as well, and that will be limited, since it will disappear once bids are received. Bidders who know that may want to hit the BIN to grab it before someone else does.

pauls-parts · ‎05-24-2019

@delstamps wrote:
I have seen a drop in sales since I can no longer set a time limit on the Buy It Now. Buyers seem to think that the item will be available forever. My items are one of a kind. Am I the only one seeing this?
No you are not the only one. You are one of the 20% of sellers that were using it and no longer can. And part of the 20% of sellers that the Marketing manager for eBay does not seem to care about if you listen to his spring seller update podcast. That 20% that has been effected by this. 5,000,000 Sellers. But we don't matter.

ms.rodriguez* · ‎05-24-2019

Synchronize a bunch of your ads to start late at night at a time that you can end 29 days to 29 days 23 hours later. All of my will end after 10:30 pm EST. I check in the AM and program my alarm clock to ring about 90 minutes before the auctions end. I then start ending them.

kensgiftshop · ‎05-24-2019

@delstamps wrote:
I have seen a drop in sales since I can no longer set a time limit on the Buy It Now. Buyers seem to think that the item will be available forever. My items are one of a kind. Am I the only one seeing this?

My sales are about normal for this time of year.

There's been a lot of changes to online shipping and not just GTC.

Shipping rates have gone up and people having to pay taxes now.

Plus, summer is almost here and people saving up for vacations.

Have a great day.