Automatic sponsorship
What the Automatic Sponsorship tab does in the settings of an eBay store, for one region and supplier.
It opens from eBay Stores > Edit > region > supplier > Automatic Sponsorship and is saved with Save Changes (eBay Stores).
Fields of the Automatic Sponsorship tab
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Automatic listing sponsorship | Sponsors listings automatically after publication |
| Sponsorship type | Fixed: the percentage stays the same. Dynamic: it changes daily based on eBay suggestions, up to the maximum you set |
| Sponsorship percentage (Fixed) / Maximum sponsorship percentage (Dynamic) | The percentage applied, or the cap of dynamic sponsorship (0 to 100) |
| Adjustment percentage (Dynamic only) | Percentage added to the value suggested by eBay; it can exceed the maximum percentage |
The new values apply to listings published after you save.
Applying the values to listings already sponsored
With automatic sponsorship on, the Apply this new value to all sponsored listings box appears. Tick it before clicking Save Changes to also update the monitored listings of that region and supplier that are already sponsored.
To sponsor single listings or remove their sponsorship see Sponsor a listing and Remove sponsorships.
eBay sponsorship terms
eBay sponsors listings only if you have accepted the promoted listings agreement. The link Accept eBay sponsorship terms and conditions before proceeding. at the bottom of the tab opens the agreement page on the region's eBay site: accept it before turning sponsorship on.
Errors when saving
If you ticked Apply this new value to all sponsored listings, Droopify updates the listings on eBay and waits for the answer. If eBay rejects the update, the error message appears instead of the success message; the other changed fields are saved anyway.
| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| You need to accept the Promoted Listings User Agreement to create promoted listings. Please accept the agreement in your eBay store settings. | Accept the agreement from the tab's link and save again with the box ticked |
| eBay's text | Check the percentages and try again; if it happens again, contact support with the message text |