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jt-libra · ‎05-19-2014

Automatically relist this item up to 3 times if it doesn't sell - it's free to relist. Final value fees apply.

Are most sellers using this new feature?

I have to be honest .... I didn't notice this until recently, so I don't know when it came into effect (maybe it isn't a new feature). It almost seems too good to be true, especially when the additional 3 listings don't come out of our monthly free allotment.

I'm wondering if the FVF's are higher, or is there any other downside that I'm not realizing?

julieo459 · ‎06-03-2014

I tried the automatic relist on one item - it relisted, but used up one of my 50 free listings for the month! Glad I only tried one.

jt-libra · ‎06-03-2014

I don't know why that would have happened.

I had a dozen or so re-listed yesterday and they didn't count towards my free listings.

In fact, it states (at the end of the listing where the automatic feature is offered):

"There are no insertion or advanced listing upgrade fees for automatically relisting this item. This relisting won't count against monthly free-insertion-fee limits. Final value fees still apply. Selling Manager automation rules take precedence if used to relist and applicable selling fees for each relist will apply."

lady.stark · ‎06-06-2014

@julieo459 wrote:
I tried the automatic relist on one item - it relisted, but used up one of my 50 free listings for the month! Glad I only tried one.

Julie, is it because you have set up an automation rule in your "Selling Manager"? Because as jt mentionned, I also used that feature many times and it didn't take one of my monthly free listings.

pauline5473 · ‎07-01-2014

I just tried it this week when I noticed the highlighted box notice. I was sceptical too. It really does work and it does not take any of my alotted monthly listings. One thing...for fixed listing I found I can not list more than one item for each listing....so if it sells I have to list again for items that I have more than one of. I really don't care considering a 30 day listing becomes a 120 day listing...awesome! The FVF is the same too...no increased rate.

rose-dee · ‎07-01-2014

Yes, this has also popped up recently for me when I'm relisting items -- even on items I relisted at auction during the current promotion which were previously GTC listings. I haven't noticed it yet on brand new (first time) listings though.

Not sure what the criteria are for receiving these freebies, but I'll take anything that will reduce my costs -- gift horses and all that...

pauline5473 · ‎07-01-2014

I did find one catch. If you listed an item as a 10 day listing on one of the promotion listing offers...DO NOT USE THE FEATURE. You will be charged for the upgrade for 10 day listing vs 7 day listing when it relists.

rose-dee · ‎07-01-2014

Thanks for mentioning this, but yes, this had occurred to me too. I thought it might also be an issue with the other upgrades offered during the current promotion (Gallery Plus, Bold, etc.), so I didn't select the 3x free relist feature on any of the promo auction listings on which I had anything other than "plain vanilla" settings.