# Automatic Recreates: eBay

eBay's algorithm favors fresh listings. Nifty helps by recreating your listings — ending the old one and creating a new one with a fresh listing ID.

### Where to find it

Go to the [**Dashboard**](https://app.nifty.ai/automation) → **eBay** → **Recreates**.

### How it works

1. Ends your existing listing.
2. Creates a new listing with a new ID.
3. Updates your [**Inventory Manager**](/inventory-management/inventory-manager.md) so the listing stays in place and [**Auto‑Delisting**](/auto-delisting/auto-delisting.md) keeps working.
4. Logs the result in the **Relist Tracker** in [**History**](/automation/history.md).

**Why end before creating?** eBay doesn't allow duplicate titles, so we have to end the old listing first.

**What if recreating fails?** We mark the item as delisted in your **Inventory Manager** and send you an email. You can also find it using the [**Partially delisted**](/inventory-management/search-sort-and-filter.md#issues-filter) filter.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** When your listing is auto-renewed, existing offers are voided. For that reason, unlike on other marketplaces, we recreate regardless of existing offers.
{% endhint %}

### Setting up recreates

Nifty recreates listings 30 minutes before eBay would auto-renew them. The new listing still counts against your monthly listing limit, but with a better outcome — a brand new listing ID that can perform better in search.

You can choose a 30, 60, 90, 120, or 180-day cycle. For example, with a 60-day cycle, Nifty only recreates listings that are 59+ days old with less than 30 minutes left.

Because we can't predict how many items will be up for auto-renewal day after day, we recommend a daily total of 100 (the maximum). This gives Nifty the room to tackle as many eligible items as possible per day.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** If you have more than 100 listings auto-renewing, Nifty will recreate the first 100, and eBay will auto-renew the rest as usual. We recommend using a 60+ day cycle to help divide busy days up, ensuring everything gets recreated over time.
{% endhint %}

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### Insertion fees

eBay [charges insertion fees](https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/selecting-listing-duration?id=4652) both when an item is initially listed and when it auto-renews. To avoid extra insertion fees, Nifty's recreate feature ends and recreates listings 30 minutes before eBay would auto-renew them. This means:

* You pay the same exact insertion fee, just 30 minutes sooner.
* Even if you turn off Nifty's recreate feature, eBay will still charge insertion fees when your listings auto-renew.

**To manage your eBay insertion fees effectively:**

* Monitor your free monthly listing allowance in relation to your inventory size.
* Evaluate whether an eBay store subscription would be cost-effective for your volume.
* Contact eBay support directly if you notice any unexpected charges.

### Automatic promotions

If you promote your listings individually, these cannot be carried over to recreated listings. However, if you promote your listings using rule-based campaigns, everything works.

**Here's how to set up rule-based promotions:**

1. Go to your [advertising dashboard](https://www.ebay.com/sh/mktg/pl) and click **Create new campaign** → **Promote your listings**.
2. Choose your campaign strategy — we recommend **General**.
3. Click **Add listings,** and at the top, select **Rule-based**.
4. Create one or more rules for your listings, specifying which ones should be included.
5. Choose your ad rate strategy — we recommend **Fixed ad rate**.
6. Click **Launch**.

Current and future listings, including recreates made by Nifty, will automatically be added or removed from this campaign according to your rules.

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### Limitations

| Limitation                       | Details                          |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Carry over individual promotions | Use rule-based campaigns instead |


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