eBay Selling Strategy: Auction versus Buy It Now
Should I sell my items as an auction on eBay? Or as a Buy It Now listing? This is the most common question I am asked routinely by both new and longtime resellers alike. It […]
Tag: eBay auctions
eBay Spotlights Comic Book Auctions
eBay is ambivalent about auctions, usually choosing to highlight commodity goods and daily deals with immediate availability. But today, it’s choosing to highlight the slower auction format with a press release, “Three of the Rarest […]
eBay Runs 5-Day Auction Listing Promotion
eBay is running a 5-day promotion to encourage sellers to list auctions. Sellers who are invited to participate can list up to 500 auction or auction with Buy It Now listings and pay no insertion […]
No Bidding Allowed on Rare Beatles Photos on eBay
It’s not surprising that the owners of some rare, “never before seen” photographs of the Beatles and Rolling Stones chose to sell them on eBay, but their selling strategy is unusual. Instead of listing them […]
eBay Runs Holiday Auction Listing Promotion
eBay is inviting some sellers to “Make holiday dreams come true” with a new listing promotion. “List up to 10K items FREE – cash in on holiday shopping,” it proclaimed in the invitation email. The […]
eBay Runs Two Versions of Auction Promotion
eBay caused some confusion by running two versions of a nearly identical seller promotion. EcommerceBytes covered one in Monday’s Newsflash newsletter, which restricted sellers to running new auctions only – relistings were excluded. But some sellers […]
Is eBay Inadvertently Blocking Last-Minute Bidding?
While many users feel eBay plays down the importance of auctions on its site, collectors are still turning to the marketplace to bid on sought-after treasures, and they can be very strategic in how they […]
Should You Factor in Holidays When Setting Auction End Dates?
Conventional wisdom says Sundays are the best day to end an online auction on sites like eBay, and that still holds true, according to the results of an EcommerceBytes poll. We also asked sellers if […]
eBay Runs Free Listing Promotion to Boost Auctions
eBay is running a promotion this week to encourage sellers to list auctions – but only some sellers can participate. Invited sellers can list up to 20,000 auction listings – with or without Buy It […]
eBay Takes Hit on Auctions Due to Hacking Incident
eBay is taking the unprecedented step of allowing sellers to cancel auction transactions for an 11-day period, a move related to the recent hacking of its customer database. However, if buyers didn’t use PayPal to pay for […]