Selling on eBay depends on several elements to achieve the success that you expect. While shopping on eBay, buyers always look for good deals, and if you are not up to their expectations you will not be able to reach your goal. However, choosing a good quality item to sell and providing a detailed description of the product that you are selling are not the only things you should do. Timing your eBay auctions is an important key as well. Top eBay sellers use timing strategies to increase their profits and that's what you should be doing too.
Generally, most auctions do not get any bids in the first few days of the listing. So do not get disappointed. Buyers who have been observing your auction will try to place their winning bid in the final hour of the auction or even in the final minutes to bring down competition. That's why you should make sure that your auction ends during peak buying times, like other successful eBay sellers do.
According to eBay professionals, the peak buying times on eBay every day are between 8 pm and 10 pm EST. On a weekly basis, Sunday evenings are when purchases reach the top. If your auction ends during any of those periods of time, your listing is more expected to be viewed and to get bids. But if your auction ends in the very early hours of the morning, your chance of getting final hour bids is very unlikely to happen.
So how do you time your auctions to end when eBay has the most visitors? It is very simple. Every auction ends at the same time of its listing and this goes for auctions with a long duration or a short one. For instance, if you list an item for three days, the auction will end at the exact listing time, three days later. Also, if you list an item at 9 pm on Saturday evening, the auction will end at 9 pm the following Saturday evening
Although timing of auctions is not a strategy that everyone pays attention to, yet it can have a drastic impact on your sales on eBay. So be careful when you time your auctions. Besides, you need to consider the duration of your listings. If you list an item for three days, you are shutting out thousands of potential buyers. By leaving your items for a longer duration, there is a chance that many buyers will view your items and place bids on them. Otherwise, it reduces the listing fees. Instead of listing your items for three days several times, list it for seven or ten days once. However, some products like antiques and collectibles, can take some time to attract bidders. List them for three days only and they will lose many potential viewers. Increasing the length of your auctions will give your items the chance to draw in auction viewers who could place their bids in the final moments of your auction.
Ending your auction at a time when nobody was watching is the worst you could do to your sales. Time your auctions carefully for maximum visibility and your profits will reach the sky.
Generally, most auctions do not get any bids in the first few days of the listing. So do not get disappointed. Buyers who have been observing your auction will try to place their winning bid in the final hour of the auction or even in the final minutes to bring down competition. That's why you should make sure that your auction ends during peak buying times, like other successful eBay sellers do.
According to eBay professionals, the peak buying times on eBay every day are between 8 pm and 10 pm EST. On a weekly basis, Sunday evenings are when purchases reach the top. If your auction ends during any of those periods of time, your listing is more expected to be viewed and to get bids. But if your auction ends in the very early hours of the morning, your chance of getting final hour bids is very unlikely to happen.
So how do you time your auctions to end when eBay has the most visitors? It is very simple. Every auction ends at the same time of its listing and this goes for auctions with a long duration or a short one. For instance, if you list an item for three days, the auction will end at the exact listing time, three days later. Also, if you list an item at 9 pm on Saturday evening, the auction will end at 9 pm the following Saturday evening
Although timing of auctions is not a strategy that everyone pays attention to, yet it can have a drastic impact on your sales on eBay. So be careful when you time your auctions. Besides, you need to consider the duration of your listings. If you list an item for three days, you are shutting out thousands of potential buyers. By leaving your items for a longer duration, there is a chance that many buyers will view your items and place bids on them. Otherwise, it reduces the listing fees. Instead of listing your items for three days several times, list it for seven or ten days once. However, some products like antiques and collectibles, can take some time to attract bidders. List them for three days only and they will lose many potential viewers. Increasing the length of your auctions will give your items the chance to draw in auction viewers who could place their bids in the final moments of your auction.
Ending your auction at a time when nobody was watching is the worst you could do to your sales. Time your auctions carefully for maximum visibility and your profits will reach the sky.
