| A lot of people want to know that magical time to | | | | best time. Nor would a Friday night be a good time. |
| list their item for sale on eBay. That precise moment | | | | Why is the beginning and ending time so important? |
| when their item will sell for the best possible price. | | | | It seems the bidding for items is most active when |
| What they don't wan to hear are those dreaded two | | | | an item is just listed and several hours before the |
| words: it depends. | | | | end of the auction. Of course, you'll always get |
| My eBay selling experiences have always put me | | | | bidders between those times, but it does seem that |
| squarely in the camp of "Sunday night is the best | | | | the intensity of the bidding builds up in the last hour |
| time to list on eBay". For me, anyway, it seems my | | | | or two. Therefore, you'd want to have your auctions |
| items have always sold best with a 7-day auction | | | | end when your target audience is at home and |
| that I began (and ended) at 7PM to 7:30PM PST on | | | | available to follow the last-minute bidding. (Which is |
| Sunday. The second best day and time for me has | | | | why Sunday night has gained a reputation for being a |
| always been Monday at 7PM to 7:30PM PST. The | | | | good time to begin and end an auction -- most |
| worst day for me has been a Tuesday, any time. I | | | | people are home on Sunday nights.) |
| never tried Fridays because I always perceived | | | | Of course, if you have items that are in high demand |
| Fridays as being a bad time for an auction to end. | | | | you don't have to worry too much about not having |
| The truth, of course, is that it depends on quite a | | | | enough bidders. Any time would be a good time to |
| number of factors, and what you're selling is a major | | | | list your items. But, for the most part, you do want |
| component to what day and time is the best. For | | | | to make sure you have the most bidders as possible. |
| example, if you're selling office and business products, | | | | Be sure you check for any special television |
| Tuesday through Thursday during the day might be | | | | programming that would take your bidders attention |
| the best times. Why? Because that's when people | | | | away from your auction. And, if you have an auction |
| from businesses might be bidding for office supplies | | | | limited to a geographic area, make you don't end an |
| and equipment. And, I would have a tendency to | | | | auction during a special event, like a concert in that |
| exclude Monday and Fridays because some people | | | | area. |
| might be taking a three-day weekend. | | | | If your item is not particularly in high demand, make |
| If you're selling items that school-age kids might want | | | | sure your item's not going to end when an auction |
| to bid on, then the hours immediately after the | | | | for a similar item is going to end. You want all |
| school day would be good. | | | | potential bidders focused on your item, not split |
| If you're selling items that appeal to young adults, it's | | | | between yours and theirs. |
| good to take a look at the television schedule. Maybe | | | | As with all online selling, research is the key to a |
| ending an auction during an episode of "Lost" isn't the | | | | profitable outcome. |