2 Day auctions....is this allowed?

FamilyGuy_2

Hey,

You know how eBay only allow auctions for 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 days.

Is it possible to say put one for 3 days, but state in the listing that you will close the auction after 2 days and give the item to the highest bidder at that time?

Cheers, FG

SamMoffatt28

I dont think you'd be able to do that as the item would like look it was not sold so you wouldnt be liable for selling fees and ebay wouldnt like that very much if they found out! Why dont you just list it with a bin price ?

That just my opinion though

asharon

yes you can because you can choose to end the auction earlyt and sell it to the highest bidder.

The biggest problem is that a lot of people would not read the lsiting as they may wait ntil nearer the time to bid but then not.

FamilyGuy_2

SamMoffatt28 wrote:

I dont think you'd be able to do that as the item would like look it was not sold so you wouldnt be liable for selling fees and ebay wouldnt like that very much if they found out! Why dont you just list it with a bin price ?

That just my opinion though

I would get charged FVF if I stated I want to close the auction to sell to the highest bidder at the time.

I would sell at a BIN price, but from previous research I find these items go for much more when sold as a low starting price auction.

Thanks for you help

FamilyGuy_2

asharon wrote:

yes you can because you can choose to end the auction earlyt and sell it to the highest bidder.

The biggest problem is that a lot of people would not read the lsiting as they may wait ntil nearer the time to bid but then not.

I have thought of ways to get around that problem.

Just wanted to know if it is allowed on eBay, because there is no option for even day auctions (for some reason ) except for 10 days.

Thanks

robnye

possibly powersellers are allowed.... 1 day sales

me4bargains

I've seen auctions where thay have stated the first person to bid wins the item.

hjb123

Why dont you just put it up for a 1 or 3 day auction? Is there a reason that you would want it to only last 2 days?

kevinyork

I was wondering that too. Why would you want to close the auction and potentially loose out on higher bids towards the end?

juno

If people search by ending time, they'll think yours is ending a day later than it really is, and thus may not bother to look at the description until it is too late

FamilyGuy_2

kevinyork wrote:

I was wondering that too. Why would you want to close the auction and potentially loose out on higher bids towards the end?

It's hard to explain the problem, but the only way to overcome it is to have a 2 day auction. A 1 day auction will not work for this particular problem.

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. As there doesn't seem to be anything wrong eBay wise with doing it, I will be trying 2 day auctions soon.

Cheers, FG