posted on October 19, 2004 10:35:08 AM new
Most people agree that Sunday night is the best day to list on eBay thinking that most of the traffic occurs at that time. It appears to be so. So, if you couldn't list on Sunday night, what night do you feel is second best for listing on a 7 day auction.
posted on October 19, 2004 10:50:54 AM new
I list 10 day auctions on Thursday night @11:00PM. They run through 2 weekends ending on Sunday night. Seven day auctions start on Monday night & go off on Sunday night. I have used this procedure for about 3 yrs. & it works for me. I go into eBay on Monday morning & send out invoices.
posted on October 19, 2004 11:04:40 AM new
I list 10 day auctions EVERYDAY, except for FRIDAYS.
PLUS: I've dramatically DECREASED my auctions but INCREASED my STORE inventory, to the point that my AUCTIONS are mainly to funnel folks into my STORE...
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED that my SALES are WAY UP with a corresponding DECREASE in monthly feeBay BILL (low,low LISTING FEES now)...
The last 6 weeks has been the HAP-HAPP-HAPPIEST for ME-n-RALPHIE on FEE-BAY for about 12mos!
posted on October 19, 2004 11:16:24 AM new
I will disagree that Sunday is the best night to list, but will agree it is the second best. Thursday is clearly the winner for the best day to list. More people are in watching their Thursday prime time shows which allows more of them to multi-task and be online at the same time.
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posted on October 19, 2004 11:44:08 AM new
Wayne: I don't see how you 8 days on a 7 day auctionLike I said start on Monday & end on Sunday is 7 days. One look at a calendar tells me that.
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posted on October 19, 2004 12:09:08 PM new
Thursday is my best day to end. 7 day or 5 day doesn't matter just the end time.
I have a lot luck with 5 day start Sat night and end Thur.
posted on October 19, 2004 12:21:16 PM new
Sanmar, please send us a link to one of your "7-day auctions" that start Monday and end Sunday. I'd be willing to bet any amount of money that it ain't working for you that way--getting a 7-day auction. If you list 7-days on Monday, it ends on the following Monday.
List Monday 7 p.m., say, and you start counting the days at TUESDAY 7 P.M. Wed., Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Monday at 7 p.m. - and that makes 7 days.
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Andy Rooney on "cripes":
My wife's from the midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome.
They use words like 'Cripes' 'For Cripes sake.' Who would that be; Jesus Cripes? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?
posted on October 19, 2004 01:41:14 PM new
Hi...good question.
According to Sellathon stats, when people view eBay, 91% go to ending first.
So, we've changed listings on the three sites to 3 days.
We haven't noticed any changes in the $ sales, or sell through.
Anyone else have thoughts?
thanks
posted on October 19, 2004 03:06:17 PM new
Roadsmith, I always thought if you launch at 7:00 pm Monday, that is when your auction starts, so monday is counted as a day?
posted on October 19, 2004 03:59:05 PM new
Neroter: No, Monday 7 p.m. to Tuesday 7 p.m. is ONE day. Tues. to WEd. , another day, etc. You can't list a 7-day auction beginning Monday and ending Sunday.
Think about it. Many of us list on Sunday evenings, and our 7-day auctions END on the following Sunday evening. 7-day auctions will end on exactly the same day of the week they started on.
Many of us list on Thursdays, and our 10-day auctions end on the following Sunday. (Thurs. to Fri. is one day, etc. etc.)
Complicated, isn't it? I had to count on my fingers to get it, 'way back when.
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Andy Rooney on "cripes":
My wife's from the midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome.
They use words like 'Cripes' 'For Cripes sake.' Who would that be; Jesus Cripes? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?
posted on October 19, 2004 04:27:29 PM new
sanmar must be drinking some of that good wine. If you list Monday night it comes off on the following Monday night 7 full days.
I find Monday night and Thursday night are my best. I have never had auctions do any good that come off on Sunday night. Maybe it is what I sell but Sunday is the one day I will never have auctions ending.
posted on October 19, 2004 04:37:01 PM new
While we're on the subject, don't forget that daylight savings time will be ending at the end of this month. Any auctions listed 7 (or 10) days before then will end an hour later than normal.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on October 19, 2004 05:06:22 PM new
Sparkz--It seems to me that we've discussed the daylight savings time stuff before--and the group was mixed on whether the auctions end at a different time from what they began at, or whether Ebay adjusts the time somehow. I wonder which is true??
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Andy Rooney on "cripes":
My wife's from the midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome.
They use words like 'Cripes' 'For Cripes sake.' Who would that be; Jesus Cripes? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?
posted on October 19, 2004 05:16:42 PM new
Roadsmith,
There is actually no such thing as a 7 or 10 day auction. It's just a convenient term that Ebay uses. When you list an auction it is for 168 hours, or 240 hours. The auction will end when that time has elapsed, regardless of what time the clock says.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on October 19, 2004 06:58:53 PM new
I bees in agreeance with that thar 3 day thingy. Least ways fer an everyday thingy. Iffin' now it's a REALLY Hard ta find thingy, THEN and ONLY then would I bother now ta string it out, and, iffin it is,TEN days.........We was ALL HOOKED on this har 7 days thing along ways back, this is now the 21st Century.....yup . I's agrees, time ending SOON might e be the KEYs......
then again,,,what do I knows, I just bees a Country BOY in L>A>..............
posted on October 19, 2004 09:28:37 PM new
Monday evening 6-9pm has seemed to be the best time to list items. I'd guess people log on then to pay for the stuff they won on Sunday, and end up bidding.
posted on October 19, 2004 09:57:26 PM new
Since the last time change in the spring, all of my auctions are ending an hour later than the starting time. Listed thru SAP.
posted on October 20, 2004 04:28:33 AM new
Hi Yeager...yes, we have the auctions ending on Sunday. Using various eBay metrics, it appears that customer habits - like all of us - go to ending first...click..once on your site, they may go to your other items.
Sure, many people put an item on watch, but for $20-$100, they may review or start comparing.
7 - 10 days, maybe more viewers, but info from our sites didn't indicate any increase in dollar endings or sell through.
There are several sellers using the same theory.
