What is wrong about March 2019 seller update changing fixed price listings to good until canceled?

[ikey121]

When are the duration choices for fixed price listings coming back?  Please let Ebay know that you want a choice to choose "good until canceled", not be forced into it.   It sounds good... until you figure out that you're going to be charged insertion fees on all your listings over the free 50 per month if you don't have a store.   So, if we received additional promotional listings during any given month, when the 30 day, good until canceled, fixed price listings auto renew, we will be charged insertion fees for all the listings that have rolled over that exceed the 50 free or don't happen to hit a promotion at the exact time they roll over!  That's a lot of money.  Money, I personally can't afford.  Stores are also impacted by this.

I have been selling on ebay since 2002.  I figured out that fixed price listings work better for me than auctions.  I refuse to start an auction with a lower price than I am willing to take for an item.  I start an auction with the price I would be happy to accept!  Add to that,  the 30% more that Ebay requires for buy it now, and you make your item very unappealing!   I would rather donate my items before I sell them for less money than they're worth, or worth to me in time and effort and final value fees.  Selling with Ebay has to be worth the time to research, list, package, and mail.  It takes a lot of time to even get one package out the door, which I am very happy to do, considering I sold it for what I was asking for it. I do not have a store, nor do I sell multiple items in single listings.  I sell items that are my only, or only lot of 1 per listing.  The good until canceled does not benefit me, and I am positive I am not alone.  I don't sell multiples,. The "out of stock" part of the "talk it up part" of this change, does nothing for sellers that are just trying to sell their own previously owned items to help with the family income.  We're not big time, we can't afford this change.  Please sellers let Ebay know that you're not happy about this.  Maybe, just maybe, they'll listen!  We had the choice before to choose good until canceled.  Please bring back that CHOICE. 

A lot of people won't play the auction game, and I don't blame them.   Personally, if I want to buy something, I usually want to buy it when I hit the button to purchase it.

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[ikey121]

When are the duration choices for fixed price listings coming back?  Please let Ebay know that you want a choice to choose "good until canceled", not be forced into it.   It sounds good... until you figure out that you're going to be charged insertion fees on all your listings over the free 50 per month if you don't have a store.   So, if we received additional promotional listings during any given month, when the 30 day, good until canceled, fixed price listings auto renew, we will be charged insertion fees for all the listings that have rolled over that exceed the 50 free or don't happen to hit a promotion at the exact time they roll over!  That's a lot of money.  Money, I personally can't afford.  Stores are also impacted by this.

I have been selling on ebay since 2002.  I figured out that fixed price listings work better for me than auctions.  I refuse to start an auction with a lower price than I am willing to take for an item.  I start an auction with the price I would be happy to accept!  Add to that,  the 30% more that Ebay requires for buy it now, and you make your item very unappealing!   I would rather donate my items before I sell them for less money than they're worth, or worth to me in time and effort and final value fees.  Selling with Ebay has to be worth the time to research, list, package, and mail.  It takes a lot of time to even get one package out the door, which I am very happy to do, considering I sold it for what I was asking for it. I do not have a store, nor do I sell multiple items in single listings.  I sell items that are my only, or only lot of 1 per listing.  The good until canceled does not benefit me, and I am positive I am not alone.  I don't sell multiples,. The "out of stock" part of the "talk it up part" of this change, does nothing for sellers that are just trying to sell their own previously owned items to help with the family income.  We're not big time, we can't afford this change.  Please sellers let Ebay know that you're not happy about this.  Maybe, just maybe, they'll listen!  We had the choice before to choose good until canceled.  Please bring back that CHOICE. 

A lot of people won't play the auction game, and I don't blame them.   Personally, if I want to buy something, I usually want to buy it when I hit the button to purchase it.

[flo_mingo]

divwido that was harsh

[flo_mingo]

nmemoryof... We can end the listings. ...
We all know we can end the listings . THE POINT IS I DO NOT WANT TO RUN MY BUSINESS LIKE A WHACK A MOLE GAME EACH DAY,

[flo_mingo]

magazinesdepot
I went down to basic store last year $5 a month It has saved me a bundle and I was listing just as much with the free offers. I iwll not use the free offers going forward with GTC. I will never up grade again to get get less. I found that without a store I can list auctions in any category, no fees for buy it now, and schedule auctions for no extra fees. Why pay for a store and pay for scheduling categories and buy it now,

[flo_mingo]

I do not find "The solution is simple - just manually end your listings when they reach 30 days." as simple solution. I find this to be a tedious bothersome task that I do not ahve time for.

[yuzuha]

How is it any more tedious and bothersome than manually relisting things when they end?

[jz-5682]

I never got an email about it either. Only found out about it the day that it went into effect and it was forcing me to do GTC. So I came on the community and saw all the comments.

[jz-5682]

Because if we want to list new items we will have to catch the old ones before they roll over or they will count against our monthly limit. We will also lose the opportunity for buyers to see them since they usually have the most exposure during their last few minutes.

[yuzuha]

I haven't found that to be the case at all.  I almost never sell anything on its last day; most of my stuff sells right in the middle of its listing.

[lsf717]

Exactly!!!!!

[ikey121]

Hi,

I noticed that too.  On the first day they changed to GTC, I noticed it was still showing 30 day and the other duration options in bulk listings, but unfortunately, if you scroll to the side while in the bulk editor,  the listings ARE being posted as GTC, even though I picked the 30 day option.  I pulled my listings, and called ebay and told them that I was still able to pick 30, but they were listed as GTC anyway.  They said they were still working on correcting the bulk editor.   I don't think it worked, that is why I pulled them.  I even took a screen shot/print screen to show them I was able to pick the 30 days, and a screen shot showing that even though I picked 30 days, it was still showing GTC when scrolling to the right in the bulk editor.  I didn't want to take any chances, that is why I pulled them, and relisted them.  Unfortunately, in an auction instead. 

[jz-5682]

I looked at my sales and they do sell at all the different stages of the listing. Even so (whether it sells in the beginning of the listing, the middle or at the end) we are forced to cut the listings short of the full 30 days we should have been entitled to right? I don't like the idea of having to babysit our listings so as to catch them in time. We are forced to cut our 30 days short that's all.

[cardsfaninmo]

Hello

I have an ebay store and the change in the fixed price listing "good until cancelled" is also a problem for me.  I have enjoyed the option to manage what items I list and when I list them.  At times a break of automatically relisting an item and waiting a month help with me selling that item.  Now I have to cancel the item if I don't want it relisted and avoid an additional charge to my account.  This is a bad deal for the sellers.  I truly wish that ebay reads the feedback and gives us our choices back. 

[zamo-zuan]

Well, for some of the people here, if you have a small amount of listings, there's a fairly simple solution to that and that's just to manually end your listings a day before they expire. I understand this is not a viable option for larger stores, but it does work.

Most people seem to believe this is to generate additional listing fees, though. I doubt that's the case, at least directly. Generate more promotions - that's actually very likely.

But being very familiar with how eBay's system, and their software API's work, I can say with a great amount of confidence that the real reason is their search system.

Being very frank, 30 day listings did NOT work in search like GTC listings did, and had advantages. Most of the changes over the last year and a half have been to take in to account stagnant listing calculations, promotions, sponsorships, etc.

Since not using GTC gave an advantage, now they are making everyone use GTC.

The side effect? The problems with eBay's new design are now extremely apparent to everyone.

[weschurch]

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@flo_mingo wrote:
nmemoryof... We can end the listings. ...
We all know we can end the listings . THE POINT IS I DO NOT WANT TO RUN MY BUSINESS LIKE A WHACK A MOLE GAME EACH DAY,

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100% Agree, People will do anything to work around Ebays absurdness for very little returns. If the inept management expects people to do this to participate in their little shell game, I would question whether the inept managements knowledge is someplace I want to tether my livelihood to to begin with

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[jz-5682]

So you're saying now our sales will be even worse because with GTC they will be viewed as stagnant? Oyeevay!