Going on vacation...how do I notify potential buyers I'll be gone?

[gretzky_collector]

Please let me know.

Thank you

[retroman_studios]

There isn't really a way to unless you run an eBay store. (That I know of)

The best way is to end the listing then re-list it later. The good news is that with all the listing promotions eBay has, it's doubtful you will be out of pocket if it's just a handful.

[momcqueen]

That Vacation feature is available to sellers who've subscribed to Stores Subscriptions only.

It's better to cancel your listings and relist when you return. 

If you must leave them live, edit your handling time to match the number of business days that you will be away. And maybe make a note of it in your Item Description.

[reallynicestamps]

You have two listings.

Just close them.

They come under your 50 Free Listings each month.

They will go to your Unsold Listings.

When you get back, go there and use ReList.

Because you have 50 Free Listings every 30 days, you will not be charged for the relisting.

BUT

You refer to your listings as Auctions.

They are not.

They are Fixed Price.

There is no bidding on Fixed Price listings, the customer buys at the given amount, pays and you ship.

Was this your intention?

(I notice that while I am typing, you have closed the listings.)

If your intention was to start the cards at $2.99 and $12.99 and sell at a higher price after several bids, you should, when you get back, use Sell Similar and change the format to Auction.

[amcdc79]

Actually the OP had over 400 listings, surprised they did not have a store. Hopefully when they return from vacation there will be a promotion that will allow them to re-list most if not all their listings. Looks like they were taken down in 3 batches.

Needing a store in order to put your listings on vacation is one area where ebay can improve, as other sites do not have that requirement.

During the last CPC labour dispute, I had to take down my listings a few times, losing sales in the process. With no word on how the two parties are doing this time, I'm not looking forward to having to take them down again.

[reallynicestamps]

If you mean Canada Post and CUPW, with Chopra gone as of March, at least one irritation  is out of the way.

I notice the interim CEO has 'extensive public sector experience'  and is also a member of the BC Mediators and Arbitrators Institute.

https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/pages/aboutus/details.page?article=jessicamcdonald

So we can hope that there won't be any lockouts, real or threatened, this time around.

Isn't it strange how we always get the impression that it is the union stopping work, when with CPO at any rate, it has been slightly more likely to be management.

Of course, if the union goes out, they don't get paid. But management salaries keep rolling in.

[reallynicestamps]

Needing a store in order to put your listings on vacation is one area where ebay can improve, as other sites do not have that requirement.

The real difference between closing On Vacation (Store), and closing temporarily (non-Store), is that the non-store seller pays for the listings at each upload, while the Store listing is only charged once each 30 days.

On the other hand, most non-Store sellers would have fewer than the Fifty Free Listings, so the amount would be closer to pennies than dollars.

On the third hand, every penny counts.