Overstock is eliminating 1-day listing durations on February 22

[rossellini]

http://forums.auctions.overstock.com/vie...hp?t=12037

Post subject: Eliminating One-Day Auction Listing Capability 
On February 22, 2006, Overstock.com Auctions will be eliminating 1-day auctions. We are excited about this change because we think that it is going to improve the safety of our site and give sellers a better chance to increase auction views.

Please update your templates as necessary, in preparation, otherwise they will error out and fail to list properly as of that day.

Thank you,

Overstock.com Auctions Management

[bargainbloodhound]

That explains why 1-day auctions weren't included in the new subscription plans.  We ran nothing but 1-day auctions for several months last year...and now... sob...we can't 

I don't think it will do to much to improve the safety of the site.  Changing the shortest listing duration isn't going to prevent people from listing knockoff designer goods.

give sellers a better chance to increase auction views.

How?  The number of buyers won't change...or wait, does he mean our counters will now show larger numbers because they'll be counting 3 days of data instead of one? 

As usual lately, the reaction to this news on the Overstock boards is...well there isn't any reaction--not even one friggin' post.  :

[amy]

Update: the date for the elimination of 1-day auctions changed from February 22 to March 1

UPDATE:

1 day auctions will be eliminated on March 1, 2006.

Thank you.