What is the best day / time of day for an auction to end?

Smaug · April 26, 2004 6:14AM

Hello everyone, I was wondering what the best day / best time of day for an online auction to end would be for me the seller

All opinions welcome. Thank You.

TheNumish · April 26, 2004 6:16AM

IMHO it seems to be 7:00pm on Sunday night.

solid · April 26, 2004 6:21AM

I usually shoot for 9-10PM Eastern time.

rlawsha · April 26, 2004 6:32AM

I think you have to shoot for the maximum load factor.

In other words you want your auctions to end a little before the buyers are ready to head off to bed but early enough that they have few beers in them. They are more likely to get into a bidding match and get carried away when they are loaded. Ego takes over and sometimes they need to show off to their buddies. Shoot for around 11 PM Central Friday night or Staturday night. Put the auction up for 7 days so you do get a ful weekend in there.

Oops, wait a minute, I just described what I do as a bidder.....

eminem · April 26, 2004 7:00AM

9:30 pm sunday night eastern time....

mojorizn · April 26, 2004 7:12AM

eminem hit it on the head. Between 9:00 and 10:00 P.M. eastern on Sunday night is the best in my opinion.

Mojo

Cherwood · April 26, 2004 7:13AM

My mom sells a lot of collectible art pottery and glassware on Ebay, and I can tell you that she prefers that they end Sunday evening.

I periodically sell parrot feathers (YES, parrot feathers) on Ebay, but I haven't so much noticed a difference in the time, date ending, but I haven't really paid attention. It's about time to put up some more feather auctions, so I'll try to take note then.

Cheryl

Russ · April 26, 2004 7:18AM

The best time for an auction to end is when two snipers who very badly want the coin are at their computers.

Russ, NCNE

Kriek · April 26, 2004 7:44AM

7PM - 9PM EST Sunday

ddink · April 26, 2004 9:57AM

I've found Sunday to be the absolutely worst day for ending an auction. IMO the best is Friday at 5:30 PM Pacific.

joecool · April 26, 2004 9:59AM

On the weekend, but not during the Super Bowl or NBA Finals.........

JrGMan2004 · April 26, 2004 10:17AM

I shoot for 10pm EST/7pm PST on Saturday nite...

jdimmick · April 26, 2004 11:19AM

I know some of you folks use 8-9PM on Sunday, but I dont because of the heavy load on that day. That is when the majority of items are ending and most folks can only keep up with one or two of the best items if ending approx the same time.

So I go with 8-9PM eastern on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. I never use Friday or Saturday night. Also dont end good coins around major auction sale dates like B@ M, heritage, etc.

jim

TheNumish · April 26, 2004 11:35AM

Ding, ding, ding, ding!!!!!!! Russ is the winner with the correct answer.

The best time to end an auction is when you have two or more bidders who want the coin bad. In the world of ebay there is no certainty and hitting it on the right day and the right time really is just a spin of the wheel.

Also if your coin is just an average item that can always be found on ebay no time is a good time. If it's something people are hot for anytime is a good time.

Smaug · April 26, 2004 12:58PM

Thanks everyone. I'll play around with your suggestions and see what happens.

MICHAELDIXON · April 26, 2004 1:15PM

10 pm EST on Saturday

What is the best day / time of day for an auction to end?

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