eBay

jerrythecrazyguy · ‎01-04-2023

I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!

redmodelt · ‎01-04-2023

🙂 Don't know how that can happen but personally, I would just be happy to have gotten a bid and would not pay attention to how many views it has.

ebooksdiva · ‎01-04-2023

@jerrythecrazyguy wrote:
I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!

I have listings all the time that haven’t a view but there are watchers.

This is only a guess….

They saw the auction clicked and bid.
Views are from buyers who sort of linger on the page leave then go back to it. This could also be when you see that there’s an item with interested buyers in your seller hub.

714ricki · ‎01-04-2023

Be happy for receiving a bid. 😎🙏

pburn · ‎01-04-2023

I think it's possible views are not updated and displayed in real time.

monroe67 · ‎01-04-2023

"I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!"

Congratulations!
Without taking a look at your listing(s), I would say you must have an excellent title and main photo for your listing, and a good starting price. Which is worthy of congratulations also!
Crossing fingers that your buyer is sincere.

southern*sweet*tea · ‎01-04-2023

Oh, it's possible. I have sold several items that have had no views. I have so little faith in the view counter that I turned if off a long time ago.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.

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the-hook-and-the-loop · ‎01-04-2023

Could it be promoted and shown on another site?

pburn · ‎01-04-2023

@ebooksdiva wrote:
@jerrythecrazyguy wrote:
I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!
I have listings all the time that haven’t a view but there are watchers. This is only a guess….

People can watch a listing without having opened (viewed) it.

martin2001 · ‎01-04-2023

a blind person made the bid?

luckythewinner · ‎01-04-2023

@jerrythecrazyguy wrote:
I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!

They put it on their watch list from search results, and then bought it from their watch list. Neither of those register a "view".

And it they viewed it and put it on their watch list and it was there for more than 30 days, the view would have rolled off the view count.

pburn · ‎01-04-2023

@luckythewinner wrote:
@jerrythecrazyguy wrote:
I just got a bid on an item with ZERO VIEWS!!! Just curious how do you think that is possible?!
They put it on their watch list from search results, and then bought it from their watch list. Neither of those register a "view".

@luckythewinner

Great theory, except the OP stated his listing received a bid, not that it was purchased. Can a member place a bid from their watchlist without viewing the listing? If so, how does one go about doing that?

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wastingtime101 · ‎01-04-2023

Why am I being tagged? I did not post on this thread and I don't see a question. Do you need my help with something @pburn?

GLORIOUS!

eburtonlab · ‎01-04-2023

Although there is a "bid now" button on the Watch List page for auction items, using that button opens the item listing and likely results in a "view".

Though, as you indicate, I do not know how quickly those view numbers are updated, so it is certainly possible that the item can sell without the view count being immediately updated. Or the view count may simply be wrong.

pburn · ‎01-04-2023

@wastingtime101 wrote:
Why am I being tagged? I did not post on this thread and I don't see a question. Do you need my help with something @pburn?

@wastingtime101

I noticed you gave the relevant post a "helpful" and thought, since a "helpful" usually indicates agreement with the content, you would know the answer to the questions I indeed did pose in my reply:

"Can a member place a bid from their watchlist without viewing the listing? If so, how does one go about doing that?"

That's why you were tagged in the post. I need your help answering my questions (reposted above). Since you agreed with the content of the post, the implication is you know how a person can bid from their watchlist without viewing the listing.

Thanks in advance for helping out with the explanation.