posted on December 9, 2003 05:11:43 PM new
I have some gold coins I want to list on eBay. I was originally going to list them after January 1. However, I am now wondering if it would be better to list them just before Christmas Day so they would close between December 25 and January 1. Would this be a good time to have auctions closing or would I be better off waiting until after January 1 to list?
posted on December 9, 2003 05:49:34 PM new
I would bet we will get a free listing day before the 1st of January. So if nothing else try it then, but on the other hand it may bring more if you wait.
posted on December 10, 2003 01:25:34 AM new
why not post them Dec 26 and do a 10 day auction?? That would cover all the people off for the holidays and the ones who received spending cash for X-Mas....
posted on December 10, 2003 04:16:52 AM new
Good idea about the 10 day auction. I figure a lot of folks will have Holiday cash to spend. Also I think the listings might be lower during that time so less competition. Maybe I'll do that.
posted on December 10, 2003 07:40:09 AM new
So if their isn't a FLD on Dec. 26, would you recommend listing the auctions? I guess I have to just wait and see. Right now I am leaning towards just waiting until after Jan. 1 to list the auctions.
posted on December 10, 2003 08:14:52 AM new
I would list before Jan. 1. My experience is that buyers are in a general buying mood all the way thru Dec. 31, but auctions in the first half of Jan. are awful.
This is based on experience, not theory.
[ edited by pelorus on Dec 10, 2003 08:15 AM ]
posted on December 10, 2003 08:23:17 PM new
I would either list them right now, (today) between Christmas and New Years or wait until May. Your potential buyers will be dealing with taxes from Mid January until mid April. Then it will take a few weeks for those bidders to recover. Mothers day would be a good time to get them listed. If you miss May, then wait until late September.
