@rcrawford34 wrote:
In the early 2000's ebay customers looked forward to promotions that only happened a few times a year If there were any Free Listing Promos at that time they were few and far between. I don't remember having them
The one major listing special I remember was just after Christmas
Those were not free but gave reduced listing fees IE: 10, 20 cents per item
at that point all items had listing fees. Not like we have today (100 free items per month)
weavers
Yep, "in the old days" we paid, and paid dearly, for everything. Costs are much lower today.
Free listings are gradually being phased out for people who do not have stores. Narrowing the categories, narrowing the features.
"Hee hee hee hee... What da ya want for nothing? ... a rrrrrrrrubber biscuit?" Blues Brothers
@jerseywithstats wrote:I guess Im going to buck the trend on this posting. I for one hate when they do a free listing promo. All I see it doing is clogging all categories with an ever more abundance of listings, making it harder to get my own items noticed. Each category has enough listing in it as it is.
Do you really check the numbers? I do from time to time and I see only a very modest increase in listings at least in my category. There are so many promo's these days that many sellers (like myself) find it impossible to use them all.
Back in the old days when there was only one or two per year the number of listings would explode, perhaps even double. In the past few years I rarely see more than about a 5% increase (for my category).
@orphanitems wrote:
@nan*55 wrote:O.K I'm going probably get blasted here. LOl
This free listing thing is a bonus, I remember a time when it was very rare.
Be thankful for what we get, rather than looking a gift horse in the mouth , and constantly complaining Because it's not what you want!!!!!
Hello - thank you for taking the time to reply to my question.
I agree with being positive.
I was asking if anyone knows anything about the Free Listing dates or details.
I think Ebay is a business - they do what they do to make money. No amount of complaining or compliments will change what they do.
Over the years I have shifted WHAT I sell from expensive larger items to less expensive smaller items - due to the cost of Postage having gone up so much, and partly because with the free listings I still would make money on a lower priced item (10-20$ range).
I am now finding that without the "free" listings I cannot afford to sell these items. By the time I would pay for the listing, pay the final fees on the item, the final fees on the shipping, and the Paypal fees - it would leave me with so little profit that it would be pointless to bother selling.
I was asking so that I can make a logical decision.
I understand completely, I also sell items which are what is called "long tail", things where finding the right buyer can take a long time but when found the buyer is very happy. Listing fees are an expense I no longer wish to pay so I play the promo game.
There have been two promos every month (except maybe one) since March of 2012, they usually alternate between Fixed Price and Auctions. If you have multiple id's the odds are better that at least one of them will qualify for an invite. (the invite only thing started in Spring 2013)
Nobody, I don't even think eBay, knows what the parameters of the next promo will be until a few hours before they announce it, switching back and forth between FP and Auctions seems to be the only constant.
Free listing day promo is tomorrow Feb 5th see my posting.........
