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gpsauto2010 · ‎10-11-2019

Is there a way to make "Buy it Now" listings so that they do not expire. Every once in a while we inadvertently re-list the same item twice and they get hit with a 7 day shut down. I dont know how the listings are getting duplicated as we are just relisting as they expire. Either way this error is very costly and I really dont see the point in having an expiration date for a listing that is set up for "buy it now" if the product is still available.

Thank you in advance for any help

southern*sweet*tea · ‎10-11-2019

All buy it now listings are now good 'til cancelled (GTC) and do not expire. They will not end unless you sell the item, or you physically end it yourself.

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nobody*s_perfect · ‎10-11-2019

Fixed price listings do not expire. Since last spring, all fixed price listings are "Good until canceled." They automatically renew every month on the same date as the date on which they were originally listed. If you set up a fixed price listing today, it will renew automatically on November 11, December 11, etc.

eunster1313 · ‎10-11-2019

You might find this tool helpful.

Duplicate Listing Scanner for eBay Items

https://www.isdntek.com/ebaytools/DuplicateListings.htm

richard1rst · ‎10-11-2019

On rare occasions (working too late into the night) I have tried to list an item that is already listed.

I immediately get a Red Flag that admonishes me for listing something that already exists. And it will not let me proceed.

Not sure how you managed to get past that roadblock.

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mam98031 · ‎10-11-2019

As others have explained, Fixed price listings are ALL [without exception] a GTC listing. GTC = Good till Cancelled.

And as you have found out the hard way, Ebay takes duplicate listings seriously. To get the sanction of a 7 day shut down is to be a repeat offender. I know you are painfully aware of that which is what brought you here for some help.

So now you know that all your listings don't expire unless they sell out or you close them / end them yourself.

What I would suggest is that you go to your site preferences and turning ON the option for Out of Stock inventory. This link explains the value of this function.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Sellers-New-out-of-stock-option-helps-protect-your-hard-...

Doing this will IMHO assist you in stopping the accident of duplicate listings. You would just need to change your procedure just a little.

Once you have the OOS function turned on. Next time you are preparing to relist what you think are OOS listings. The FIRST step would be the following.

1. Go to the Seller Hub

2. Go to Active Listings

3. On the column that says "Available Qty", click on that and it will sort your listings by the qty available. So your listings that have a ZERO qty available will appear at the top of the list.

Now you review those and simply add a quantity to those that you got more stock in on. That will be all you need to do to those. They are now available for buyers to buy from once you add inventory to them.

When you are doing this, review the other listings that show a zero quantity available and decide if you are still waiting for more inventory on those listings or if you won't be getting new quantities for them, go ahead and end those listings so that you don't incur relist fees.

If you follow this, it is likely to end your problem with duplicate listings, at least on the ones that you sold out and are bringing in more stock.

Before creating an entirely new listing, you would want to make sure you don't have one already existing. You don't have so many listings that you can't be more careful with this. Doing a quick search of your listings doesn't take a bunch of time. But continuing with these duplicate listings will eventually end with more severe sanctions than a 7 day hold.

mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999

gamersbaystore · ‎10-11-2019

This is why you need to do a quick search of your listings before listing anything. I have over a 1,000 games, movies, etc, I can't possibly remember everything that is listed either. So, before I list anything, I just do a quick search. If nothing comes up, then I know its fair game to list the item.