Can I sell to a repeat customer without creating a listing?

[drinfidel]

A buyer wants to buy an item that was listed previously but sold to someone else. I have a second identical item.  This buyer has just purchased something else from me so we are communicating.  Is there any way to sell direct to him through ebay without creating a public listing?  Usually I just re-list and give these buyers an advance warning so they can get it right away if they want.

[msau4301 · Accepted solution]

"Usually I just re-list and give these buyers an advance warning so they can get it right away if they want."

That's what I do also. Sometimes I will even put at top "Special listing for......" So far the interested party has always got it. You can show the combined shipping with other item they purchased from you.

Just do "sell similar" from the one that sold before and all the information is carried forward, it's not like doing a new listing from scratch.