Re: Opinions: Are Weekends Still Best Auction Close Times?


"Jonathan_ATC" <replytome@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <acaudle@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > It seems that Friday and Saturday nights are the worst times on eBay
> > for coins. I avoid closing auctions on those nights.
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> > About books -- I've sold a few and find that people don't tend to snipe
> > them. You can run them anytime you want with similar results. The only
> > thing I would recommend is to check that there are not a million of the
> > same book already listed. I've made that mistake and ended up wasting
> > listing fees.
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> > Anita
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> Anita,
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> I believe you may have had that experience, however I have noted that Friday
> and Saturday nights are the BEST time to close ANY auction, including coins.
> Sunday afternoon and evening are the worst times.
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> I know this from selling the exact same items and closing them at different
> times of the week and times of the day, expiramenting to find the best
> closing times. I figured the stupid kids are out partying and the parents
> with the money are home spending it on eBay.
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> Of course, YMMV.
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On the other hand, if you schedule your auction to end when most bidders are
asleep, maybe there will be more "gotta have it" max bids and snipers than if
the auction ended when most people are at their computers. Could work either
way, depending on what you're selling.

Bruce





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