What is the best duration for an auction?

by Shari Smith on May 4, 2012

If an item is an auction, it is best if it ends Sunday evening (around 7pm PST). You can use the scheduled start time on eBay to do this no matter when you create the listing. An auction can run 7 or 5 days. It doesn’t make too much of a difference as long as it runs over a weekend and preferably ends Sunday night.
If it does not sell on auction, relist it as a fixed price with Good Till Cancelled duration

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One of the international buys that we are working with has one winning bid that is showing up as eligible for unpaid item case, which I sent as normal an invoice for the auction with shipping charges for her country, That auction closed on March 25Th. The shipping charges for that item far exceeded the item cost, so I have been communicating with her about that and I have agreed to let her add more items to the order to help with the shipping charges. I sent a second chance offer on the item she lost on the March 25Th auction which she accepted and I agreed to let her bid on the next auction which starts on April 3rd – April 8Th. I am waiting to invoice her till after the April 8Th auction so she can hopefully add more items to the invoice. The problem I think I have is the first Item she won and was invoiced for, is showing up as eligible for unpaid item case? This is not the case, we are working with her. Should I send a new invoice for the first item and the second chance offer to clear up the unpaid item notice? We have an agreement to let her bid on the next auction before I close out her invoice. How do I handle the unpaid item notice or do I need to.
Does it show as eligible for unpaid item case? If so, don’t worry—as long as you don’t Open an Unpaid item case, it will not be opened.

No reason to worry unless it is showing as Unpaid Item Case opened

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Can I change the shipping amont on a second chance offer?

March 28, 2012

You cannot change the shipping amount on the second chance offer, but in the note section let her know you will send her an invoice that revises the shipping. Tell her once she accepts the second chance offer, which is her purchasing the item through eBay, that you will then send her an invoice through [...]

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When you are trying to print your eBay shipping label through eBay & it keeps directly you to Paypal

March 1, 2012

If you indicated on your eBay listing that you will be shipping UPS, but then you find it is less expensive to ship USPS Priority mail, you may have difficulty when you go to print your shipping label. In this case, when you click shipping label, it keeps directing you to Paypal.
First, subscribe to Selling [...]

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What is the best way to ship a bridal gown sold on eBay

January 2, 2012

The only time I ship a bridal gown USPS is when it going Internationally. Othwerwise, since it weighs probably 6-8 lbs (is that what it weighs) it is less expensive to ship Fedex ground (or you can use UPS through eBay if that is easier for you). Even though USPS parcel post is less than [...]

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drop ship shipping

November 28, 2011

I’m selling a variety of items for a company and want know which is best…for me to have the inventory and ship it or rely on them to ship it out on time (preferred). You mentioned you had a company who shipped the item for you but how do you keep track of shipping costs [...]

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turbo lister

November 28, 2011

Hi Shari
the turbo lister is what  u designed for eBay listing , correct?    If so,  do u  still charge  $10  a month to use it?

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Camera Selection for eBay Sellers

November 28, 2011

This post is a follow-up to an eBay Photography class presented by Shari Smith and Russell Foote. It includes some eBay listings from November, 2011. After these listings have expired, you can search eBay for similar items.
I use Canon cameras as examples here, because I am most familiar with them. Other manufacturers make equivalent models.
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Editing listings in buk on eBay

November 15, 2011

Do I have to modify each listing individually? Can I do this in bulk? So far some of my listing titles are greyed out and I cannot add the manufacturer’s name.
I also have shipping messed up, I need to be able to ship worldwide. How do I modify that?
Re: the titles, if [...]

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