How many days does DRAFTS last?

[liawrig.nq8rdwqa3]

I have over 50 items in Drafts.  I forget....how many days does EB keep drafts before they disappear?

[drusalina]

I believe it is 30 days.  Not sure if you go in and save again as a draft if it starts the clock again, but that is what I do.  

[uncseniorsportsfan]

They are supposed to last 30 days,  but I have had some that I couldn't access after 20 days (they still appeared in the drafts for the 30 days) so I try to activate them within 2 weeks. 

[penguins_mall]

I think, those drafts will be remain as it is until you use them again.

Thanks 

[toysaver]

I click to 'resume draft' then save it and it will appear at the top of the list ready to go.

[hasdea45]

thanks for sharing 😀

[mod-designs4u]

My drafts stay alive for 30 days and I think a little longer. I create drafts for items which I know I'm going to list within a week but sometimes I don't get to them. I also create my Item Description in a word processor and then copy-and-paste it into the eBay listing (the Doc file is saved so I have the raw text in case eBay loses my draft). About a year ago I had about 30 of my drafts disappear one day. I called eBay's customer support line and they helped me to retrieve most of them (if your drafts disappear there's a good chance that eBay still has them in their system).    

[miamorshop]

Tip
You can save drafts of your listings to finish later. You'll find your drafts on the Drafts page in My eBay, or on the Manage drafts page in Seller Hub. You can save up to 250 drafts through the quick listing tool on eBay.com and the eBay mobile app, and up to 5,000 through the single and bulk business listing tools in Seller Hub. Drafts expire after 75 days.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-listing?id=4105&st=3&pos=1&query=Creating%20a%20...

[lepke1979]

They will last for 2 to 3 months I think. But the photos will start to disappear or become corrupt after a month. You'll need to refresh the drafts once it gets close to 30 days.

[itscalledapostingid]

If you have the Out Of Stock feature enabled in your settings you can actually list an item with a quantity of zero. Then add stock later. This is something you can do before you lose the drafts if you need more time.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@miamorshop wrote: ....  . Drafts expire after 75 days....

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I don't believe that. I think it's 30 days since the last time it was saved.

[lepke1979]

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@itscalledapostingid wrote:

If you have the Out Of Stock feature enabled in your settings you can actually list an item with a quantity of zero. Then add stock later. This is something you can do before you lose the drafts if you need more time.

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Clever.

[kh-cathy]

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.

[bwhit0000]

I'm not sure what the real answer is. I looked in my drafts today and have some that are over two months old.

[nuclearomen]

currently with new listing tool? zero - the new tool has issues with saving drafts - they literally don't save. Was hoping they fix this by now but I tried it 2 days ago and same thing is still (at least was) happening.