Thanks to @recped, I was able to leave my listings stay active with "out of stock".
1. Selling preferences - Multiquantity listings - stay active when you're out of stock - turn on
2. Seller hub - Bulk edit - Available quantity - change to 0 - submit
* Less than 250 listings - No fee charged
* When the quantity of the listing becomes 0 (either because all the items were sold, or you adjusted the quantity), your listing stays active but hidden from search results
* If your listing has a quantity of 0 for 180 consecutive days, ebay will end it.