Creating a Private listing for a specific buyer?

[b86fiero]

Hi all,

I've done this in years past but not recently and since the listing form has changed I cannot figure out how to create a private listing for one specific buyer. 

This is for an item I have never listed on eBay but do own. I will not sell it off eBay.  It is for a multi-purchase repeat buyer who messaged me through eBay asking if I have this particular item to complete a set she has been accumulating.  I would very much like to sell this item through eBay directly to her through a private BIN listing.

Would someone kindly walk me through the steps to create a private listing?

Thank you in advance!

[a_c_green]

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@wastingtime101 wrote:

Thanks for that info. Obviously I haven't used scheduled listings in a while so I wasn't aware they changed the process.

I take it then as soon as you schedule a listing it comes off your free insertion allotment?

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TTBOMK, I don't think eBay decrements your free insertion count until the listing actually goes live. Before then it's just zeroes and ones that no one can see.

[b86fiero]

Thanks everyone for the help and tips.

Much appreciated!

[stonefaceorange]

Thanks everyone for your helpful responses and thoughtful replies. I have exactly this same situation right now (repeat customer only needs one of the items I had in a bundle of five). I was debating letting him submit a bid based on the value of the one item, then relisting the other four items in a new listing, but I think the advice you've given is more helpful.

[kh-vince]

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.