otteropp
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posted on January 22, 2006 10:08:31 AM new
We all know that bidding habits seem to have changed. Sometimes I used to put good items on for 10 day auctions and the bidding would be fierce if spread over 2 weekends. That doesn't seem to happen any more...most of the bids seem to come in at the end now that people have learnt how to snipe and the number of Sellers has increased therefore the Buyers have more choice.
I sell mainly older china along with other assorted goodies from my collection that has outgrown the house! I also prefer to have all my auctions end on Saturday evenings with a few on Sundays.
My question is...do you think that 3 or 5 day auctions do better or as well as 7 day auctions?
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toasted36
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posted on January 22, 2006 10:19:41 AM new
I use the 5 day option the most....it just feels like it takes way to long at the 7 day mark and I always worry that 3 days is to short for everyone to see the item.If I put a buy it now ,I'll use 7 days cause it might get someone to use that option rather than wait a whole week.
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on January 22, 2006 10:20:50 AM new
I have experimented with 1,3,5,7,10 day auctions and I think I'll just stick with the 7 day auctions. Like you mentioned most people wait to bid at the last second anyhow. I end most of my auctions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evening's. Monday actually seems to be my best night.
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roadsmith
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posted on January 22, 2006 10:50:58 AM new
I'm sticking with 7-day also, making sure there's a weekend in there somewhere. Usually end on Sun. or Mon. evenings.
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birgittaw
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posted on January 22, 2006 11:16:35 AM new
Depends on how esoteric the item is ... a few really need 10 days to find the correct buyer(s). Otherwise, usually 7 day, unless the day I'm listing puts the end on a Friday or Saturday night.
I will tell you that my best buying occurs on Saturday nights, when apparently the rest of the world is out twisting and shouting and a few things slip through the cracks, snipes or no snipes.
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ebayvet
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posted on January 22, 2006 11:22:46 AM new
I used to love 10 day auctions, I would get 2 full weekends in...Now that they are unaffordable, I am sticking with 7. I start and end Sunday night, I get a little bump on bidding, I think some bidders look for newly listed auctions and I get more bids when they first go live than the next day or two
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max40
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posted on January 22, 2006 12:32:33 PM new
I run 7 day auctions, and sit around waiting for bids on day 2 thru 6. I'd like to list for a shorter time period, but am afraid I'd miss potential buyers. I do get watchers during the middle of the listing.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on January 22, 2006 12:59:10 PM new
I still like the ending Thur night auctions but have found out that I do very well with a 5 day listing starting Sat night and ending on Thur.
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agitprop
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posted on January 22, 2006 01:55:19 PM new
I still use 10-day listing on the eBay UK and Irish sites to get a two weekend window for bids. No xtra charge either. Start at less than a pound or euro to boost the early bids (also to drive some customers to my website).
Usually get better prices when I drop the occasional "reserve the right to end this auction 24 hours early and sell to highest bidder at that time. If you want it bid!" Only really use it to spur early bidding when there are too many snipers lurking in the shadows. I know some people like to watch, but it makes for boring auctions.
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otteropp
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posted on January 22, 2006 02:06:50 PM new
Thank you all. It confims what I have been thinking.
Like "ebayvet" I used to do quite a number of 10 days auctions and do very well but I have some that end tonight that I paid huge fees to list and they are no further ahead than my more usual 7 day auctions. It has also become too expensive to list for 10 days.
I think I will stay with 7 days with the odd 5 day to end on a Saturday or Sunday. I am always a bit concerned that if I do a 3 day then no-one has time to find my listings!
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otteropp
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posted on January 22, 2006 02:10:40 PM new
Another fun point is that I have Customised my EBay page to turn off the number of watchers becuase I get frustrated when there are 10 watchers and the items end with no bids BUT I am so curious I keep turning that column back on again!
Guess I am a glutton for punishment!
Anyone else do the same???
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TheFamilyBiz
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posted on January 22, 2006 04:28:34 PM new
Just to weigh in -- We usually use 7-days unless we feature an item. If we do that, we bump it to 10-days so that we get more exposure for that $19.95 we spend on the feature price.
We also make sure we pay attention to the cross-promoted items so that they get added exposure, too.
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TnErnie
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posted on January 22, 2006 09:22:59 PM new
We've found ours do best on 3 and 5 day auctions. And our best night to end is Wednesday. LOL
No - we don't sell gothic, heathen type widgets. 
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gardenwinds
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posted on January 23, 2006 03:58:45 PM new
There are a lot of "theories" regarding best days to end on. We've started listing for 3 days... then if no bidders, revise it to 5... still no bidders, revise to 7 day listing, all of this must be done with more than 12 hours left in the auction.
This has resulted in more sales for us and if you are in a heavily listed category it can keep your listings towards the top of the search pages more often. It takes more work and unfortunately you can't do it from Vendio without paying an upcharge, but it's a tactic that can work well.
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roadsmith
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posted on January 23, 2006 05:57:26 PM new
Question for you, Gardenwinds: Do you simply go into the auction, revise it by increasing the length of the auction? I've never done that but suddenly was daunted by your words about an upcharge on Vendio. Do you mean that I can't click on the auction item in my Vendio list and then go in and change the length of the auction?
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on January 23, 2006 07:00:39 PM new
I think he means you have to change it using the ebay revise your item page to avoid vendio fee's.
Just another white mouse in the ebay maze looking for some cheese. --- Mike
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on January 24, 2006 08:03:51 AM new
Sound like a pretty good plan, gardenwinds.
But how does that keep you close to the top on the search page? I didn't know that would make any differences?
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mikes4x4andtruckrepair
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posted on January 24, 2006 08:21:20 AM new
If he is listing items that may bring up hundreds or thousands of similar items in a search. So if he starts the auction as a 3 day auction the closer it get's to end time the closer it get's to the top in the search results because the standard search is by time ending soonest. When it get's close to the 12 hour time limit he changes it to let's say 5 day's and it moves back down in the search results. Once again as the close time approach's it moves up in search results and you continue revising the listing to 7 or 10 day's. It's a great way to get your listing in the top search results 3 or 4 times.
Just another white mouse in the ebay maze looking for some cheese. --- Mike
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gardenwinds
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posted on January 24, 2006 10:47:37 AM new
Thank you Mike thats exactly how to "play the game" Vendio offers a new service.. reviser.. that will allow this for a charge but we do it in eBay then use Vendios import feature to import all auctions back into vendio to show the changes... it can be teadious sometimes when you have a lot of items running but it is one way to keep your auction item above the rest in a heavily searched category. I only do this on items that have few watchers and no bidders.
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stonecold613
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posted on January 25, 2006 12:51:49 PM new
7 day is the best for slower moving items.
5 day is rarely a good choice unless you missed one of your regular listing days and would like your auctions to end on a certain day.
3 Day listings are best for HOT items. That will tend to keep your listings near the first page for bidders to view first.
1 Day auctions are very risky. Best used for either private auctions where you are putting an item for one person as a buy-it-now or a regular auction where you have a pool of bidders expecting that item in advance. Otherwise simply not enough time for possible bidders to view.
10 Days simply not worth the price as days 3-9 will have little or no views where 7 days only has the lag from days 3, 4, 5 and 6 with low views. You are simply paying for 2 extra days of low or no views.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on January 25, 2006 01:59:41 PM new
Stonecold - I used to feel the same way about 5 days but when I started listing on Sat night and ending on Thur. night I was very pleased. Many ebay bidder's only extra time is on Sunday - and then of course most people get paid on Friday. It works just fine for me.
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stonecold613
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posted on January 26, 2006 08:36:19 AM new
Then why not list on Thursday for 7 days? Then you get the full Thursday crowd that look for newly listed items which you don't get on a Saturday listing.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on January 26, 2006 12:01:25 PM new
I really do both and I can't tell any difference. I list late so I don't count Sat. night but pick up lots of watcher and get a few questions on Sunday - and the occasional bid.
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