reserve price

[ryder4658]

I am not happy with Ebay.   I want to delete the reserve price from my listing.   I am told I cannot do this without relisting the item and paying charges again.   I will not be selling a car on ebay again it's a con

[lucy_farmer]

It's probably better to sell cars as 'classified ads', not auctions.

You only have to pay once.

[jonatjonatjonat]

It's hardly a con - all details are available on how reserve prices work and when it is and isn't possible to change a reserve price.

You can lower or remove the reserve price when:

• No bidder has met the reserve price
• There are at least 12 hours are left on the listing
  
  

[arkwebus]

Thank you for the link but the sting in the tail is [as eBay admits} "you won't receive a fee credit"  [so where's the fun in that?]

@jonatjonatjonat 

[jonatjonatjonat]

I’m not sure why it should be fun. Otherwise people would end auctions for arbitrary reasons.

EBay also provide pages advises fees associated with ending auctions as well.

[*vyolla*]

eBay is a great place to sell a car if you do a little homework first.

I will say, using the title of simply 'motor car'  is going to get you very few views. Buyers put in keywords to search for the type of car they're looking for, the first 3 keywords that you use in your listing title should reflect this.

When you list your item, the listing fee is displayed above the button called 'list with displayed fees'. If it's too much, then you can go back and remove any optional upgrade you may have added.

The cheapest and best format to sell a vehicle on is an eBay Classified Ad. This also cuts out the time wasters and non-payers.

A Classified Ad costs £19.99 and there are no final value fees if you sell your item.

Your listing runs for 30 days, during which you can arrange for potential buyers to view your item, you can then end it once paid. You can accept offers too (you don't accept the offer until the buyer has been to view first).

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/classified.html

If you decide instead to list in auction format or fixed price Buy It Now it will cost £14.99 for your listing, and that fee is payable even if your item doesn't sell or you end up with a non-payer, and if you sell your item, there are final value fees of 1% of the final transaction (min. £25, max. £45)

[auctionmike1]

Vyolla, you make an interesting point when you say " the first 3 keywords that you use in your listing title should reflect this." I have never seen a reference to the first 3 words before and would be interested to know more. Is this documented anywhere please?

[*vyolla*]

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@auctionmike1 wrote:

Vyolla, you make an interesting point when you say " the first 3 keywords that you use in your listing title should reflect this." I have never seen a reference to the first 3 words before and would be interested to know more. Is this documented anywhere please?

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Just how search engines and algorithms generally work, the first 3 - 5 words are important. Brand should always be first, type of item, model, colour. Put yourself in your buyers shoes and think what keywords they'll type in to find the item you've listed.