posted on September 25, 2000 09:05:30 PM
I've got a piece of pottery that really could go in several catagories, so what I had thought about doing was to start it in one catagory and then in a couple of days move it to another catagory and then in a couple of more days move it to still another and so on and so on. I know that some bidders shop by catagory rather than by subjects or titles so i'm thinking that moving it around would give these type of bidders a chance to see it and place it in their watching feature for latter possible bidding. What I am not so sure about is weather this sort of thing is considered unfair or unethical to bidders that may have allready bid on it.
posted on September 25, 2000 09:15:35 PM
Nothing wrong with it at all. Smart marketing, especially with a new item and you're unsure which category will fit best.
You might confuse some folks who see it in a category, fail to bookmark it, and later cannot find it. But I think the potential advantages outweigh the negatives.
Be aware that there are delays on the search update- so even though the category change is immediate (the category change will show on the item listing immediately), browsers may not find it in that category for a number of hours (unless they've changed things recently).
posted on September 26, 2000 06:41:07 AM
A lot of people do category searches, but if an item has name that people will recognize, you may not need to move it at all. See how many hits it gets, if substantial you are in the right place; if not then try another category.
posted on September 26, 2000 08:28:42 AM
You might want to include a note in your description that on Wednesday, for instance, you might move the item from category "x" to category "y"; That way, if someone is interested in it, they can find it more easily.
Not only is it all right to change categories, but eBay actually endorses the practice.
