posted on March 26, 2001 07:27:03 AM
Ok, my last question this morning (coffee is my life, but this is ridiculous!)
Someone posted here once that it really didn't matter whether he had 10, 7, 5, or 3day auctions - that the biggest determining factor in his sell-through rate was date/time the auction ended.
Since I couldn't list last night, I'm thinking about putting a few of my things on Tuesday night to end Sunday.
posted on March 26, 2001 07:31:03 AM
Quicker turn around and as far as I can tell, pretty much the same amount of bidding action in listing with shorter durations.
Folks see it when it's NEWLY listed and they also see it on the Going Going Gone.... everything else in between is just TIME.
posted on March 26, 2001 07:46:06 AM
I have experimented with all the options (3, 5, 7, and 10 days). I use dutch auctions almost exclusively and I have found that 10 day auctions bring in lots more bids, even lots more than 7 day auctions. I start mine on Thursday night and have it end on the 2nd Sunday. This gives bidders 2 full weekends to see your stuff and bid on it.
I know that nights like last night cause a lot of heartache. But I also know that when my auctions end on Sunday night they do much better than any other night.
Just my experience and I'm sure that other posters have had different results.
posted on March 26, 2001 08:29:38 AM
If it is a pretty common item it works fine for me to use the shorter auctions. But if it is an expensive rare item that has a really limited number of people who will buy it I go for a 10 day auction spanning two weekends and not ending too late Sun. as there are too many down times from eBay late Sunday.
posted on March 26, 2001 09:12:55 AMdottie is mostly right. In my categories, I don't think bidders look at new listings all that much, mainly ending today listings. Sometimes things get searched, but not all that much as far as I can tell.
If that's the case, length of time may not be an issue at all. BUT, all this may be different in your categories.
Also, so many people think Sunday night is "the best time" to have an auction end. But I'm not so sure that other times aren't just as good. Some categories are so overloaded that it might be more fruitful to end auctions other nights.
I don't have any "answers" here -- just questions.
posted on March 26, 2001 03:26:37 PM
I'm assuming that very few people listed anything last night. There's a good chance that there will be very little competition next Sunday evening. Tuesday sounds like a fantastic day for some 5 day auctions to start!
posted on March 26, 2001 03:31:40 PM
"Folks see it when it's NEWLY listed and they also see it on the Going Going Gone.... everything else in between is just TIME. "
A new theory of relativity. Einstein would be jealous.
posted on March 26, 2001 07:32:59 PM
What about time of day?
I usually list in the mornings ie around 10:00 am pacific time but I am wondering if maybe ending in the evening is a better time. I guess I am kind of shocked to see so many people bidding at work but maybe many bid on their lunch hours.
Does time of day really matter? ( obviously not 2:00 am of course!)Suz 23 here only.
