Added buy it now but never appeared

Bongedone

Hi,

I listed an item with a 99p starting price and a buy it now price of £55.

The item was on a timed listing and started a few hours ago.

The buy it now never appeared in the auction and now somebody has bid on it at 99p.

I don't have a clue why the buy it now never activated but now I cannot add it. Can anybody help?

steveE2

Once you have a bid the BIN option disappears anyway

Bongedone

I listed originally with the buy it now option but it did not appeared in the listing

Bongedone

Even when I look through the listing to edit it has my buy it now price in the box

hermum

It would have gone the moment someone bid 99p on it, did you check it before the bid was placed?

Bongedone

No but I used a template of a previous auction that had a the buy it now set

hermum

The chances are the 99 p bid was placed before you saw the live listing & at that point the BIN would have gone.
I think that if you place a reserve then the BIN will remain until the reserve is met.

Bongedone

I'll check that

I'll probably get more for it as its for a sold out concert next week and the buy it now price I was setting was £20 below face value. Just wanted quick sale.

It may be to my advantage

hermum

Bongedone wrote: »

I'll check that

I'll probably get more for it as its for a sold out concert next week and the buy it now price I was setting was £20 below face value. Just wanted quick sale.

It may be to my advantage

Make sure if you're posting them that you send special delivery.

Bongedone

Thanks they are set at free special delivery.

I don't understand as the original auction had a buy it now and an auction set. Last time I sold with this option the buy it now remained even though I had bids. I did not add the buy it now after listing it was there at the start I thought.

hermum

Did you have a reserve price last time as well?