Slightly O/T: Secret to selling on eBay- 1 Day?

[Deertick]

After having several items up fixed price (with few views), I sent them to one day auction. I have sold 4 items at or near the BIN price. Several sold within hours, and all had more views than they had in 8 days.

These items are not high end, but I was wondering if anyone has had any success selling single cards using a 1 day auction? I'm not talking about PSA 9's, but rather $5 - $10 cards and oddball items. I have felt 'longer time = more views = more sales'. Maybe longer isn't better?

It always frustrates me when I have below grade pricing and I see lesser cards sell for more than I am asking.

BTW, I've been on eBay since 1998 and can't ever remember doing a one day before!

[alanu]

I've sold things on ebay with a 1 day auction using either a starting price of what I would like to get and/or a BIN.

I think 1 day auctions have the advantage of being picked up on searches of "newly listed" AND "ending soonest" items.

[sbfinley]

I have noticed as well that I am more apt to place a bid on items that are ending soon if they fall under the "that's cool" but not "I have to have it!" Umbrella. If something has a couple of hours left I'll place a bid. If it has four days left I'll watch it and forget about it or find something else that steals my interest. You might be on to something.

[jimm]

Do they still charge a premium for 1 day listings?

[Deertick]

Maybe that's why I never did it. I don't know about the fee, I was just using my 200K free listings.

Steve, maybe it is the A.D.D. of the youth, and the C.R.S. of us unyouth.

[Runscott]

They certainly don't get stale. It's sort of logical - you see the item for the first time, you have very little time to bid before it ends, so you have to make up your mind immediately if you really want it, and then you take care of business.

I like it.

[Deertick]

Scott, I think that may play into it. I just sold 3 more today, including one within 7 minutes of posting! I haven't sold any cards listed today...yet.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Deertick

Scott, I think that may play into it. I just sold 3 more today, including one within 7 minutes of posting! I haven't sold any cards listed today...yet.

Jim, I'm going to try the same thing tonight with a pile of lower-grade OBAKs. We'll see if I have the same good luck that you did.

[Teamsets4u]

Originally Posted by jimm

Do they still charge a premium for 1 day listings?

No, they only charge extra for the 10 day listing.

[jimm]

Tryed to do a re-list, no one day option on mobile, will try from home