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lovefindingtreasures2 · ‎07-01-2019

I believe we need a new box to check on ending listings early.

A box for canceling listings early to avoid them rolling over as GTC again.

Item no longer for sale, lost, broken or error in listing don't cut it now when I end my listings early do to GTC.

Ending early due to GTC! Let's have the truth, it wasn't lost, stolen, broken, or an error. Love that we all have to cancel them right at their golden minutes at the end, especially auctions.

Messes with your snipers who will wonder where the auction they were planning to hit in the last few minutes went.

Don't make snipers mad when they see tons of auctions disappearing.

JK, sort of, we need a new box, again 🙂

coolections · ‎07-01-2019

@mam98031 wrote:
That is a pretty strong statement and not ly true. There can be MANY reasons for ending a listing. Lost, damaged, inventory mistake, donated it, gave it away, selling it on another site, problem with the listing, etc. etc. etc.

At the moment in time that you end the listing, it is no longer available for sale. That is NOT a lie, it is a fact. The seller at some point in the future may decide to repost it or they may not. Seller choice.

You must not have paid attention to the OP's complaint. The OP thinks when you end a listing you have to lie. You DO NOT have to lie. If you lost it or damaged it you can choose that option. If you decide you just want to end it you can also choose that option. Regardless of the option chosen it is now NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

femmefan1946 · ‎07-01-2019

@flipper2flipper

and to delete the item from his / her Watch List.

He had up to 29 days to buy it.

And he didn't buy it.

If you think he will buy it, you can send him a Message about buying it (a new option, and in my opinion , a dumb one) or you can leave it up for another 30 days in hopes he will stop looking and buy.

I mean.

There's the price.

There's the shipping cost.

There might even be the Best Offer option.

And he didn't buy in 29 days.

buyselljack2016 · ‎07-01-2019

@coolections wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:
That is a pretty strong statement and not ly true. There can be MANY reasons for ending a listing. Lost, damaged, inventory mistake, donated it, gave it away, selling it on another site, problem with the listing, etc. etc. etc.

At the moment in time that you end the listing, it is no longer available for sale. That is NOT a lie, it is a fact. The seller at some point in the future may decide to repost it or they may not. Seller choice.
You must not have paid attention to the OP's complaint. The OP thinks when you end a listing you have to lie. You DO NOT have to lie. If you lost it or damaged it you can choose that option. If you decide you just want to end it you can also choose that option. Regardless of the option chosen it is now NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

Others are not paying attention.

No reason is needed to end a GTC listing.

As has been explained 2-3 times a seller can just end a GTC listing.

Action---- end---- done.

myjunqueyourtreasure · ‎07-01-2019

Snipers bid on auctions, not fixed price listings (no matter when they're ending).

What I'd really like to see is the ability to end actual auctions (with no bidders, obviously) in bulk. Irritating as heck to have to end them one by one.

Reality is the leading cause of stress.

varebelrose · ‎07-02-2019

@myjunqueyourtreasure wrote:
What I'd really like to see is the ability to end actual auctions (with no bidders, obviously) in bulk. Irritating as heck to have to end them one by one.

I am honestly curious why anyone would be ending a lot of auction listings at once, but regardless, you can do that easily. Just select the ones you want on the all-selling page by checking the little box, then go to the top or bottom and select the END button.

Can you share why you would want to do that?

parkersparrow · ‎07-02-2019

@varebelrose wrote:
@myjunqueyourtreasure wrote:
What I'd really like to see is the ability to end actual auctions (with no bidders, obviously) in bulk. Irritating as heck to have to end them one by one.
I am honestly curious why anyone would be ending a lot of auction listings at once, but regardless, you can do that easily. Just select the ones you want on the all-selling page by checking the little box, then go to the top or bottom and select the END button.

Can you share why you would want to do that?

You can't do that with auction listings only fixed price.

varebelrose · ‎07-02-2019

I didnt follow through by actually hitting the end button, but at least for me, I have the ability to do so. I have even done it in the past, when I discovered a big error in multiple listings caused by me copy /pasting too fast. See screen shot:

parkersparrow · ‎07-02-2019

@varebelrose wrote:
I didnt follow through by actually hitting the end button, but at least for me, I have the ability to do so. I have even done it in the past, when I discovered a big error in multiple listings caused by me copy /pasting too fast. See screen shot:

This is what you would see if you actually click the end button:

myjunqueyourtreasure · ‎07-02-2019

Exactly. It looks like you have that option but you don't (or not for auctions anyway).

Reality is the leading cause of stress.

femmefan1946 · ‎07-02-2019

One reason for doing that would be an emergency like a traffic accident or going into early labour.

Or having the storage shed burn down taking the stock with it.

Or selling on another site, although usually that would affect only one or two items.

mam98031 · ‎07-02-2019

@femmefan1946 wrote:
One reason for doing that would be an emergency like a traffic accident or going into early labour.

Or having the storage shed burn down taking the stock with it.
Or selling on another site, although usually that would affect only one or two items.

NOT the SHE SHED! Oh please say it isn't so!!!!

mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999

varebelrose · ‎07-02-2019

I would have sworn that I had done it at one time, but I guess that time they were fixed-price. Anyways, I double-checked just now and you are 100% correct. I get exactly what you posted. I do try to learn something every day, this was one for today!

slimdogslim! · ‎07-02-2019

Yes I agree, I switched to managing my remaining listings to 10 day auctions with a starting price at my asking price. To avoid the auto relist and associated listing fees. I also tried the same practice with a best offer... setting the best offer auto accept price 10 cents above starting price and stating that in the listing. Neither of the strategies worked good for selling my items (sales down 70%), but I haven't got angry because I incurred a bunch listing fees. The mandated GTC on BIN listings does NOT allow me to manage my inventory the way I would like & I miss the ending soon purchases, slimdogslim!

mediafirstnj · ‎08-01-2019

I ended an item due to no more free listings. Luckily, an interested buyer emailed and I was able to have a friend, who had listings left, list it. So, yes there should be a way to end that does NOT say the item is no longer available!

mam98031 · ‎08-01-2019

@mediafirstnj wrote:
I ended an item due to no more free listings. Luckily, an interested buyer emailed and I was able to have a friend, who had listings left, list it. So, yes there should be a way to end that does NOT say the item is no longer available!

Selecting "no longer available" has no real meaning. It doesn't affect the seller, a buyer or the listing.

mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999