Best day to list

DonnaP

Hi

What does everyone think about the best day (and time of day) to have listings end?

And do you use 7 or 10 day listings?

Donna

tevangelynne

theres no point using 7 / 10 days people dont look til near the end if there is hundreds of pages of that item to go thr i use 3 days all the time .. have tryed 7 or 10 it makes no odds

goggins1977

I always use 3 day listings aswell ,so put these on,on a thursday around tea time /early evening and they finish sunday night ,there tend to be more people at home at this time

uktim29

As the previous poster said, anything that ends about 11:00 PM Sunday evening

Hintza

Although in general i agree with the above.

If you are listing something strange, rare unusual or difficult to value best opting for a 7-10 day listing.

If you are selling commodity stuff (ie 100's of identical items) then 1 day is sufficient.

Horses for courses as in all things.

DonnaP

Hi

Thanks for your replies.

Someone told me to avoid Sunday night as there are so many glitches on the system on a Sunday, plus Sunday is slow - lots of traffic but few bidders. I take it you don't find that?

Donna

Sinope_2

I would say 7 days is the best, people dont bid to the end but 7 days mean people get a good chance to view your item.

Without a doubt, the best time to end your listing is 8 or 8.30pm sunday evening

tomgman

Try listing it at around 7:30-9:00 on a thursday for 10 days. That way you might grab attention on the first weekend and then you got saturday night and end on the sunday night. Also try 10p/5p listing days.

Mark7799

It's not "best day to list" but "best day to end" that matters. Personally, I try and do all my listing on a Sunday on 7-day auctions (preferably ending between 6 & 9pm) - failing that, Thursday with 3 or 10 day listings.

alba37

Sinope wrote:

I would say 7 days is the best, people dont bid to the end but 7 days mean people get a good chance to view your item.

Without a doubt, the best time to end your listing is 8 or 8.30pm sunday evening

I would agree with that. 1 day, just doesn't allow the majority to see the item. 3 days would be alright for a common item, but keeping it safe 7 days is best IMHO! Ending between 8pm & 10 ish on a Sunday.

Sinope_2

DonnaP wrote:

Hi

Thanks for your replies.

Someone told me to avoid Sunday night as there are so many glitches on the system on a Sunday, plus Sunday is slow - lots of traffic but few bidders. I take it you don't find that?

Donna

Ive never found any glitches but never say never!

I would say a bit earlier than around 11pm though depending on what you are selling, bear in mind your target audience for instance womens clothes, baby items ets - people are going to be in bed by 11 and you want the listing to end while poeple are still up and in a bidding mood as you get the best pippings in the last few minutes.