Forgot to add a reserve

[maygloriamckenzie]

I listed an item and forgot to add a reserve, can I end the listing and re list?  

[bashort]

you could I guess but what I would do is just set the starting bid as your reserve.

Lots of buyers me included will totally ignore a listing with a reserve and ebay charges for a reserve also

[mtgraves7984]

I don't see any listings, but yes... you can end it and set it up the way you want before going live.

I'm with @bashort... a starting bid at the lowest price you'll take beats the heck out of using a Reserve.

Good luck, however you choose to proceed.

[buyselljack2016]

If no bids, you can end without a fee. If a bid(s), you may be charged FVF on the bid amount if you cancel and end the listing.

Reserve pays a fee even if not sold.  Some choose to just start at the amount that they would like to get for the item.

[kensgiftshop]

Why would you want to pay an extra fee just to use a reserve, just start the auction at the price you want.

[pjcdn2005]

I see that you have one auction on the UK site with a buy it now price.  I’m not sure how pricing works on that site but here on the US cute it is better to start your price at an amount that you will be happy to sell at. A reserve option is expensive and buyers generally do not like it. 

[nobody*s_perfect]

If the auction has no bids yet, why not just revise the opening bid price instead of adding a reserve?  The reserve fee is significant and is not refundable.

If the auction has bids, then if you cancel the bids and end it early, you might have to pay a penalty fee (equal to what the final value fee would have been), plus you will disappoint those bidders, who have already expressed an interest in your items, and they might not return to bid again.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/fees-private-sellers?id=4822