Canceling an order and relisting question.

[thewinterfox]

If I cancel and relist an order due to a buyer not paying, does ebay notify all the previous watchers and bidders of the item? That seems like it would be a very nice feature to have. I started an auction for .99, someone won with a bid of about $40. He didn't pay, so I cancelled the order and relisted the item for .99 again. Now someone might pick it up for a few dollars because the previous watchers and bidders are probably not aware that it has been relisted. 

[1tuna]

I run about 2000 auctions a year at $1 start

65 % of the time its going to sell for less second time around, thats the way it is

when you relist an auction its no longer a fresh item and does not go to the top of the page

i used to relist many unsold items or items that were not paid for and they dont go up to the top of the page 

if you click on newly listed its no going to be there

it will be down the page with the old start date

its the same way with returns

if you want to make it look like a new auction then you should do sell similar

@thewinterfox 

[1tuna]

I am also unsure if the old lookers or bidders are notified

I used to get those message all the time because I normally participate in just auctions

[rfmtm]

Yes, they will be notified you relisted the item.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@rfmtm wrote:

Yes, they will be notified you relisted the item.

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I have never been notified about an item being relisted, although I can see the button that says, "View relisted item" on my Watch list.  IIRC there is a notification option where bidders/buyers can opt-in to get a notification when an item is relisted.

[nickelsanddimes2015]

I would just list it as a buy it now at the auctions sold price with a make offer. 

[mam98031]

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@rfmtm wrote:

Yes, they will be notified you relisted the item.

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But they won't if you use the Sell Similar function.  You have to use the Relist function.

[thewinterfox]

Thank you so much.  I ended up relisting the item and I guess it was beginner's luck. There's about 23 hours left on the auction and it's going for slightly more than it did the first time.  And for everyone else who took the time to reply, thank you and be careful if you're traveling in this mess of a storm like I am this weekend. Merry Christmas!