slhsato
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posted on February 16, 2003 06:09:55 PM new
I'm just getting back into selling items on eBay again (pre-owned clothing), and I was wondering which days are the best days to end your auctions? It used to be Sunday and Thursday nights for me, but I was wondering if that's changed. It's been several months since I've posted.
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nanntique
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posted on February 16, 2003 06:47:53 PM new
Monday thru Sunday
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sapington
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posted on February 16, 2003 06:53:13 PM new
It depends on what you sell. I always use saturday and sunday but today was not good.
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msincognito
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posted on February 17, 2003 07:46:34 AM new
Depends very much on the category. I've not sold much clothing but if I wanted to make a a lot of money on it I'd seek out items similar to those I was planning to sell and see what times the bids tended to come in (discarding those placed a few seconds before auction close; they were probably set up through a sniping service.)
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sanmar
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posted on February 17, 2003 09:07:19 AM new
I end all of my auctions on Sunday night at 11:30 PM, PST. I read an article about 2 yrs ago that said more people were on the internet on weekend nights than any other time. By using this time, I am covering the continental US all evening & can see the close of my auctions beforer going to bed.
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aqmay
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posted on February 17, 2003 10:57:37 AM new
sunday pm works good for me.
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toolhound
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posted on February 17, 2003 10:59:15 AM new
For me any day except Saturday and Sunday.
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jefflh12
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posted on February 18, 2003 03:12:45 AM new
Sanmar...
You cover the whole US when you end your auctions at 11:30PM Pacific Time??...I live on the east coast and it's 2:30 in the morning when it ends!!!...You can check the end before you go to bed but we sure can't...I hear this complaint from all my friends who shop on ebay so take note of this...We all always wondered why you wesst coast sellers don't think more of the east coast buyers and end the auctions so late...A 10 PM eastern time and 7 for the west coast would satisfy both coasts...I know I could do a proxy but I avoid doing that, just don't like them, and would rather snipe it at the end...Might want to lean more toward times of the day it ends then the day itself...Just my opinion...
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katiyana
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posted on February 21, 2003 01:24:14 PM new
I've been going with Saturday Nights, about 8-9 CST and doing OK.
Used to do Sunday nights but too many crashes/downtime/bidders can't get through, so I"m trying Saturday out now.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on February 21, 2003 02:52:27 PM new
Look at when the biggest eBay sellers end their auctions, then follow their lead.
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Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more. --George W. Bush, 02/01/03
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fetish128
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posted on February 21, 2003 05:44:58 PM new
Is Sears big enough? midnight? I say 6:30 from the West Coast. Then it's 9:30 in N.Y. Works for me.
Whhhhhhiiiiiiip It,,,,,,Whip it GOOD!
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neatstuffusa
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posted on February 21, 2003 07:42:21 PM new
I usually end mine at 7:00PM West coast, 10:00PM East coast on Sunday night. Been thinking about running them through the weekend and closing on Monday or Tuesday though.
I don't think Friday or Saturday nights would be too good, seems to me lots of folks would rather get out of the house after working all week.
Just my opinion.
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upriver
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posted on February 21, 2003 10:00:06 PM new
The best day by far is the day before everyone else on eBay lists the same thing as you were selling, because they saw how great you were doing, and jumped on it.
The worst day is to be 14th in line because you jumped on something you saw some other seller doing great with.
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neonmania
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posted on February 21, 2003 10:09:14 PM new
I end mine on Sunday at 8pm PST. Since my winners are preety evvenly distrubuted across the US it seems to work. If I remember correctly from my youth as an easterner, this is just before the late news when people are starting to wrap everything up and head to bed.
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