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can i get lots of auctions to finish at the same time?

i want to sell lots of maternity and newborn stuff but would like all the auctions to finish around the same time so i can do everything in one go. anyway of doing this?

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  • soolin
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    Do all the listings on turbo lister and upload them in bulk.
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  • Percy1983
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    I would recommend using turbo lister, its a program you download and set up you listing in then upload when you want, so in you case you could spend a few days setting them all up then hit upload and they will all go in one after another.

    I personally find it easier to use than the ebay form too.
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  • macfly
    macfly Posts: 2,728 Forumite
    You can also do them on ebay, schedule them for another day, then list them before that and not incur a charge. For those who don't want to clutter their pc up with bloated software.
  • Percy1983
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    macfly wrote: »
    You can also do them on ebay, schedule them for another day, then list them before that and not incur a charge. For those who don't want to clutter their pc up with bloated software.

    Is it still 6p per scheduled start?

    I wouldn't class turbo lister as bloated really, its small and it does what its meant to without fuss, by all means use it an uninstall once you have done if it bothers you that much.
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    Quit day job to run 3 businesses 08/02/2017
    Started third business 25/06/2016
    Son born 13/09/2015
    Started a second business 03/08/2013
    Officially the owner of my own business since 13/01/2012
  • macfly
    macfly Posts: 2,728 Forumite
    I just find it unnecessary. If you do a scheduled start it's 6p. But if you then list it early you don't get charged.
  • Pembroke
    Pembroke Posts: 841 Forumite
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    You can also use Turbo Lister to spread out the finish times by a set number of minutes if you use the scheduler. Ebay recommend you do this so that if you have someone bidding on more than one of your items it gives them a chance to put in a last minute bid on both items if they get outbid at the last minute.

    Of course the problem is that although you can get your auctions to all end at approx the same time there's no accounting for how long the buyers take to pay so if you're really intent on doing everything at once your quoted dispatch time may need to reflect this.
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