posted on March 18, 2007 03:01:51 PM new
Am I dense or missing something here? Last Sunday (after the time change), I launched my listings at 6:00 PM (8 PM CST). I just noticed my auctions have 4 hours to go...thus ending at 9:00 PM (CST). It's 5:02 CST now. So, it seems like they're running an extra hour. Can anyone explain? OK...maybe I AM dense but I don't understand...
[ edited by blueyes29 on Mar 18, 2007 03:03 PM ]
posted on March 18, 2007 03:53:34 PM new
Daylight savings! None of the eBays change the length of the auction to reflect the time change so any auctions closing in a window after the daylight savings changeover starts will run one hour longer (or shorter conversely when it ends). We just ended daylight savings on Saturday night in NZ, freeing the way for the Northern Hemisphere to use it
posted on March 18, 2007 04:25:14 PM new
That's what I thought...BUT my auctions started last weekend AFTER the time had already changed. I understood that my auctions LAST Sunday ended at 9:00 PM CST but don't understand why it's still happening...as my auctions ending THIS week (launched LAST Sunday AFTER the time had already changed)still show ending time of 9:00 CST. Oh well...guess I'll just go with the flow...
posted on March 18, 2007 06:31:54 PM new
You need to convert the ending time of 9:00 CST (Central Standard Time) into CDT (Central Daylight Time) or whatever they call it i.e. add/subtract an hour.
posted on March 18, 2007 06:59:36 PM new
blueyes--Had you prepared the auction listings BEFORE the time change and had them ready to launch somewhere, like in Vendio, AFTER the time change? If so, they'd be an hour off. There's no automatic adjustment on eBay's part.
When I got a bunch of auctions written up and ready to schedule, I made sure they ended (on paper!) an hour earlier than usual, even though they'd actually launch after the time change. That worked.
I have to write a calendar note to myself twice a year on how to do that.
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posted on March 19, 2007 12:56:23 PM new
I think the extra hour stays that way until the next time change. I remember in previous years having to remember to start items an hour earlier than I wanted them to end.
