thepriest
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posted on May 15, 2003 07:10:33 AM new
Hi...any idea which is better for time length...3-5-7-10 days. I sell vintage things
thanks
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irisbloomers
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posted on May 15, 2003 08:07:42 AM new
It costs the same whether it's 3, 5 or 7 days. 10 days are .10 extra. 7 days will get your item more exposure. 10 days (if you list on a Thursday) will give your item exposure over 2 full weekends. Since you have all vintage, I would go with the 7 or 10 days so that many more people will be able to see it.
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ahc3
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posted on May 15, 2003 08:58:23 AM new
I like 10 because of the 2 weekend thing, but over the past several months I have had a Sunday routine of doing auctions, both starting and ending on Sunday, which means 7 day auctions. Not sure for vintage things that 3 days would be good, I think that is better for mass produced type things. With vintage, it is finding the right buyer, and the more exposure, the better the chance. I've had vintage items not sell for several dollars one week, and go for $20 in the relist the next...you never know!
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neonmania
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posted on May 15, 2003 10:19:59 AM new
I end too all of my auctions on Sundays. If I have a truly rare item that I think could go very high, I launch a 10 day on Thursday. Most auctions I do 7 days startings on Sunday but if I don't get everything prepared for in time I go for a 5 day on Tuesday. The only time I use 3 days is items likely to get only 1 bid and trend toward last minute bids or very popular BIN items since I want to get them into the first page of search results as quickly as possibble,
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toasted36
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posted on May 15, 2003 10:42:48 AM new
I do most of mine 5 days but lately with it being alittle slow 7 days seem to work better only problem is.. it feels like 6 months have gone by before the auction is over lol...Were going on vacation the second week in June so I'm gonna post 10 day auction a few mins. before we leave.I really guess it's what you sell is how you should base the amount of days
[ edited by toasted36 on May 15, 2003 10:49 AM ]
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sanmar
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posted on May 15, 2003 10:48:16 AM new
I like the 10 day auction starting on Thursday. Gives 2 weekends. For a dime it is a bargain.
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auctionace
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posted on May 15, 2003 11:45:27 AM new
Hard-to-find collectibles should have 10 day auctions. Common stuff can be shorter but why shorter than 7 days? Stuff with a BIN should go 7 days.
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Roadsmith
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posted on May 15, 2003 10:32:17 PM new
I used to do 10-day, now I do 7-day, and I don't notice a difference in number of bids.
A couple of times I've had to do a 3-day and 5 day. Be sure to put at the top of your auction description something like: "THIS IS A 3-DAY AUCTION, ENDING ON SUNDAY, MAY 11."
For my few auctions which ended on Mother's Day, I wrote "Bid Early: This Auction Ends on Mother's Day!" Got some good bids. Never know what actually works, though.
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lucindamc
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posted on May 16, 2003 08:37:18 AM new
I use 5 to 7 day auctions. Look at your listings. If you click on the little arrow next to your listing on your Sales Mamager page, you can see how many times the auction is being viewed for each day. Invariably, my auctions have a lot of viewers on the first and last day and very little during the middle days. Three days is a little too fast for me to get organized as I sell a lot of items - it is too fast paced for me, you know list, sell, ship, list, sell, ship, etc. 5 days really seems just about right.
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auctionace
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posted on May 16, 2003 09:21:18 AM new
Invariably, my auctions have a lot of viewers on the first and last day and very little during the middle days
Exactly, maybe 90% or more views are in the very beginning or end of the auctions. My rationale is to make that middle section that attracts the 10% of views last as long as possible. When it comes to paying an extra dime for three additional days is the judgement call as those dimes add up fast.
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neglus
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posted on May 18, 2003 02:42:10 PM new
WOW Lucinda! I never knew that about the little arrow! and here I thought Sales Manager Active was basically uselss and hours behind "my eBay"..THANKS!
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capotasto
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posted on May 18, 2003 03:47:48 PM new
"It costs the same whether it's 3, 5 or 7 days. 10 days are .10 extra. 7 days will get your item more exposure."
I dunno.
Most of my bids come on the last day so whereas I have been using 7 day aucts I am thinking that 5 day aucts are probly the best.
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kiara
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posted on May 18, 2003 04:27:51 PM new
Usually 7 or 10 days work the best for me. I have been trying to launch auctions every few days and if I add items that are related to ones that are listed a few days before it does increase the hits and bids in the "lag" period between the first and last days.
For instance if you are selling cat figurines and list some on Sunday and list some more on Tuesday put a reference to the previous ones in your new auction so bidders can check those also.
If anyone bids I think they will get a screen that says something like "kiara is also selling these similar items" and it will show pictures of the other cat figurines.
(I am not kiara on ebay, nor am I selling off my cat figurines so don't bother looking) 
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CBlev65252
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posted on May 18, 2003 06:21:06 PM new
I use 10 days especially if I'm selling vintage jewelry in a lot or more expensive items. I have noticed that my items get more bids on the first day or two and on the last day. That's why I like the 10 day auction. It exposes it to more people. And for .10, how can you really go wrong?
Cheryl
http://mygallery.timegonebuy.com/customer/kcskorner/kcskorner.html?
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