Why Have a Store with GTC?

[buytodayshipnextday]

I've had a store for years. What's the point with GTC? If I receive 150 listings a month (I believe that's a basic store offer) & GTC just keeps everything active until it sells or I end it I will easily surpass 150 items as I already have.

Why have a store?

Yeah I know I get the occassional offer available only to stores but if you sell over the basic store offering especially if you're a super seller with 82 kazabazillion items available why do you need it if you can just keep adding to the pile?

My wife has her own account. She does not have a store but she is a power seller or whatever ebay's rankings are for sellers who meet all of the expectations & she receives the same discounts I do & before anyone asks why we have separate accounts or why we do not combine them, she specializes in one item primarily & that attracts a very specific buyer who sees her as an expert in that field & it is better for her as opposed to being mixed in with what I sell.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@buytodayshipnextday wrote:

I've had a store for years. What's the point with GTC? If I receive 150 listings a month (I believe that's a basic store offer)  ....

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In the time it took you to type up your rant, you could have easily verified the correct number of free insertions you get for your Store.  It's 100 per month for a "Starter" store; a "Basic" subscription gets 250 fixed price insertions and 250 auctions.  If you have a Starter store, then indeed your final value fees are the same as for your wife's non-store selling.

Fees for sellers who don't have a Store: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

Fees for Store subscribers: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/storefees.html

[coffeebean832]

@buytodayshipnextday- Do you think that once you list it there are no more insertion fees? Insertion fees apply every month when the listings renew. With 150 listings at $0.35 per listing, that comes out to $52.50 per month- that's why you keep the store- it's less expensive than paying for individual listings.

[bigdeals.etc]

Answer: Fees.

I have multiple accounts and one that doesn't need more than 50 listings a month. So I just have the listings for that account on all GTC and doesn't need a store. On the other hand I have another account with just under 500 listings a month. All GTC. That one has a store because it's cheaper that way.

[m60driver]

First, having a store saves you money if you list more than about 65 items per month.  Which type of store depends upon your average monthly listings.  And second, it is just so easy to end listings with less than 24 hours remaining to be relisted another day when perhaps you get access to another 100 free listings promotion.   I don't like GTC because it takes away my choice, but working around GTC is not a big deal. 

[fern*wood]

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@buytodayshipnextday wrote:

... why do you need it if you can just keep adding to the pile?

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I can't understand your rant.  You can keep adding to the pile and owe listing fees whether you have a store or not.  Depending on the math, a store can save money on relisting fees.  That's why one of my IDs has one. 

You just have to monitor your available freebies and end listings manually if you run out and don't want them to relist.   That's the only difference with GTC versus 30 day listings which ended on their own.

[bigdeals.etc]

Yea I didn't really understand him at first so I just stated the obvious fees benefit.

The more I think about it, the more I believe the OP is just confused with the free monthly insertion fees and monthly selling limit.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like they think GTC listings stay up until they sell or are ended with no additional fees? I don't think they realize they have to pay each month to keep them active.

[penguins_dont_fly]

Just tagging on to the end here.

I have a Premium Store (up to 1000 listings per month - $59.95). I fluctuate between 700-900 listings a month (depending on season and general laziness LOL)

All of my listings are GTC.

Why a Store?

1) Fees - (Middle ground)  800 listings x 0.35 each = $280 monthly without a Store

2) Fees - 9.15% FVF instead of 10%

3) Vacation Settings

4) Promotions Manager

5) Store Categories

6) A URL to my Store that is my stuff and only my stuff. That link is in every listing and shared to multiple places. It's also on my business card 🙂

Why GTC?

7) Multiple Quantity Listings - GTC keeps the inventory count and Sales History when I list multiples of an item.

😎 Not having to relist 800 things every month ... even the single quantity listings. My stuff is long-tail, not "hot and trending". GTC allows them a longer  time for a buyer to come along.

[patso330]

It's a BIG deal for me! I do not need the extra hassle and time checking and cancelling before the listing rolls over. The listings accumulate and I'll be paying fees. I had a great system (10 day listings worked around my traveling) that worked for ME and do not appreciate eBay taking my choices away and causing more work for me. I have 2 stores and selling is way down on both. I'm still hoping eBay will give back our choices 🙂 Optimistic lol