mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@reallynicestamps wrote:Whether you use Sell Similar or Relist as Fixed Price, the bulk editor allows you to click on each line and change the price on any given item or to click on Edit Fields> Price Quantity Best Offer to revamp in bulk.
But unless something has been flagged with the 16 months unsold note, there is no particular reason to change your price.
It's not likely that the same people are looking at your listings more than once anyway unless you are selling a niche collectible.
Thanks, but I didn't say that a seller can't change pricing. I just said there is no need after only 30 days.
@hillbillymedia wrote:
@keziak wrote:I have enough FB listings that when they end and I have to relist, repricing each item is super time-consuming. Right now I am experimenting with just relisting them and using the time saved by not repricing to get more listed (on Amazon mostly). If you have listings expiring after 30 days do you reprice them or relist without repricing? Or reprice just some of the time?
When I first price an item I compare and price on the high side. I have my reasons that I could explain later. I then lower the price until it sells(within reason). Sometimes I only lower the price on 30 day rollover. If I notice watchers or a high view count I may lower it a few times over 30 days. For me, many factors play into how much and how fast I will lower it. Sometimes I raise it.
I agree with another poster here in this thread. Don`t relist but "sell similar" instead. Always do some type of edit when selling similar. Change the price, title, description, add a picture, add an item specific if you can think of one you may have missed....just anything that might help.
If my item gets below a certain price I pull it to either lot up or auction at a later date.
It is important to understand the difference between using the Relist function and using the Sell Similar function when reposting a closed listing. The two fuctions are NOT equal and they do different things.
As you stated if you have some watchers that you want to try and retain, the do a Relist. Watchers and/or a high sales volumn on the listing are the only reasons to use Relist. As a watcher if your buyer has their account set up to get emails notifying them of an item getting reposted that they were watching, then this fuction is a good thing. But not all buyers have that setting set and you need to weigh in how many impressions / views your listing got. Also as you say, it is a good idea to change something so that it will refresh your standing in the searches if you choose to do a Relist Function.
The Sell Similar function is the one that should be the most often used. The system treats this as a completely new listing. No impressions or views. They don't follow the listing when you use the Sell Similar function.
@dazzlecity wrote:mam - can I ask how you ship your fragrances? I have a huge collection but USPO keeps telling me I can't ship them thru them and if they catch me there is an automatic $2,500 fine - no questions asked.
I have never heard that before. I think someone gave you bad information. My fragrances ship USPS Priority Mail.
In the past for me if you did a re-list you would get the eBay note if your relist item sells, something about a credit. I don't care about that anymore.
Excellent, because they stopped doing that a couple years ago. LOL What they do now is give you your basic listing fee back in a credit if the item sells. It is not dependent upon a relist.
In the past for me if you did a re-list you would get the eBay note if your relist item sells, something about a credit. I don't care about that anymore. Yet recently I did have something up for auction, which I rarely do, and I got that message if I relisted it and it sold, I would get I think it was a FVF credit or a relist credit?
It is likely you misunderstood the credit. If the auction had of sold, you would get the basic listing fee credited to your account. But if it was a free listing, then of course no credit would apply.
