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Item didn't sell - relist straight away?

Hi all,

I recently tried to sell a lovely cutlery set I got as a wedding present (don't judge, it was a duplicate!)

However sadly it has one watcher but never sold.

In your experience, would it be best to relist straight away at a cheaper price or wait a while and relist again at the smae price (or any other suggestions welcome??)

Thanks!
Joint debt - £25,090 :confused:
Wannabe debt free by 09/2011 :eek:

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  • Sharon87
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    I'd wait a while. People don't tend to buy as much from ebay this time of year.

    Have you tried looking at similar items to see how much they sold for and at what starting price they used?
  • minnie123
    minnie123 Posts: 2,133 Forumite
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    If it was me I would relist it in about 4 weeks.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    No; February can be very dead I would leave it a bit longer. The only caveat is:- this year we might all be poverty stricken by March. :(


    Just a thought why not wait until wedding season kicks off in the spring April/May?
  • Hi all,

    Thank you for your thoughts. I think Hintza's advice is good. Wait till wedding season and hope that BECAUSE of the credit crunch people will look on e-bay for wedding gifts!!

    Thank you :T
    Joint debt - £25,090 :confused:
    Wannabe debt free by 09/2011 :eek:
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,351 Forumite
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    If it was a duplicate, is it not possible to return it to the shop it was bought from, and exchange it for something else? You could phone the shop up and enquire, as the worst they can say is no.
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  • soolin
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    I would do as has already been suggested and check out completed listings, this might not be an item that sells well on ebay at all and you may ened to find a different market.

    To answer the actual question though, I would not bother relisting for a while if I only had one watcher.
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