Best night of week to end auctions on Ebay (yes, I know it's been discussed before)
frankhardy
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I know it's been discussed before. What is the best night of the week to end auctions? I know some say Sundays are the best, but I would just rather stay away from ending auctions on Sunday nights for religious beliefs. No, I don't think it's a sin or anything. I've even done it before. I just don't feel it's best for me to do it. So, what are the best nights of the week to end auctions?
Shane
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conventional wisdom suggests that it's not a good idea to pursue Alaskan card shoppers in the summertime.
<< <i>When you use a BIN sometimes it does not matter. >>
I don't want to add to Ebay's clutter of BIN's.
Shane
Correlation does not imply causation
From Wikipedia.......
"...Correlation does not imply causation" is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one
causes the other, though it does not remove the fact that correlation can still be a hint, whether powerful or otherwise. The opposite belief, correlation proves causation,
is a logical fallacy by which two events that occur together are claimed to have a cause-and-effect relationship...."
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EBAY insiders can tell us:
1. When auctions have ended with the highest STR.
2. When auctions have ended at the highest prices.
Neither EBAY nor anybody else can tell us why those things have occurred.
There are FAR too many unknown variables that preclude ANY firm answer to the
question, "When is the best time to end an auction?"
Of course, using BINs precludes us having to ask the question at all.
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<< <i>When you use a BIN sometimes it does not matter. >>
I don't want to add to Ebay's clutter of BIN's. >>
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Most of us got comfortable with the EBAY listing count in the range
of 9-million to 15-million.
At this moment, there are about 40-million items listed; majority BINs.
When the new pricing/listing scheme kicks in, the "clutter" will increase
and it will NOT benefit auctions. Expect listing counts to sail past 50M
really fast.
During the first month of the new scheme, auction-listing counts will soar
due to pricing incentives and experimentation. Within several weeks time,
auction counts will drop dramatically....... sellers will be tired of giving their
items away at the opening bid of 99-cents.
BINs will continue to increase in volume and will continue to displace auctions
in search-result returns.
Because BIN sellers will appear - due to the cluter factor - to be favored in
search placement, the volume of BINs will increase dramatically.
The ONE savior of auction-sellers may be the "auction only" tab.
Outside of collectibles, the folks who come to EBAY are simply not interested
in bidding on items. They want BINs. Any crossover traffic that was previously
enjoyed by collectible-sellers will continue to diminish towards the nil point.
The golden-age of EBAY auctions is LONG gone. The lead-age is on the way.