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Best time for an auction to end

geri1965_2
geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
edited 7 April 2009 at 8:44PM in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this and whether it makes any difference?
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  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,668 Forumite
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    Depends a bit on what you are selling, but I like 5pm Sunday, the long dark teatime of the soul.
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    Look at the time your traget buyer will be online - Sunday evening is definitely the busiest time for viewers, closely follwed by monday, but if you are targetting kids or mums, try weekday mid-mornings for maximum targetting.

    If you offer international postage, try to think when the USA will be online - about 5-7 hours behind us - so massive exposure with that timeslot.
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  • geri1965_2
    geri1965_2 Posts: 8,736 Forumite
    I'm selling a few handbags, so my target buyer is probably female in her 20s/30s. I think Sundays are probably best then.

    I don't post to the US so that isn't a problem.
  • shoppaholic_returns
    shoppaholic_returns Posts: 1,339 Forumite
    Definately sun night 8-8.30 ish!
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    If you have enough of them, try spreading the listings across ending on sunday evening and mid morning/early afternoon weekdays - your target market will have plenty of stay-at-home-mums and "kept ladies" for want of a better phrase!
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  • TurkishDelight
    TurkishDelight Posts: 7,739 Forumite
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    We never sell anything on a sunday night :confused:

    Might be because we sell "kids stuff".
    The kids who are allowed on ebay will be doing last minute homework, in bed, or otherwise getting ready for the week, and the parents who might buy stuff for them are probably fed up with the kids having had them all weekend :D
    This is my opinion. There are many others like it but this is mine
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  • silkyuk9
    silkyuk9 Posts: 2,815 Forumite
    I read something about this on one of those Get rich ebay sites.

    dont end your auction when a soap opera is on

    so i guess mondays 7-00 to 8-30 is a bad time
    tuesday 7-0 and 8
    weds ........you get the drift. Check out the tv schedule and try to avoid the soaps.
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  • Bowling_4_Gold
    Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite
    Statistics say that the best time for listings to end is Sunday afternoon/evening or Thursday lunchtime.
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  • Carrie.F
    Carrie.F Posts: 141 Forumite
    Judging by MOH... it's when corrie / enders or dancing on ice are on.
    Your are selling useless gadgets I assume :o

    Carrie
  • doraexplorer
    doraexplorer Posts: 931 Forumite
    well i am sahm and i don't have time during the day for ebay. i wait till the kids are in bed so from about 8pm onwards i have a look. i find sunday a nightmare as there is pages and pages of stuff ending in 1 minite. i always shop for things ending because i like to shop then pay. i can't be bothered watching stuff for days mainly because i forget i am watching it.

    i buy mainly clothes, bundles for the kids etc. rarely anything else. i gave up on ebay for a while but i am back buying clothes normally about 3 or 4 times a week.

    dont' know if this helps

    dora x
    Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ~ WOO HOO what a ride!

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