Despite (or more likely because of) the many words written in this thread, there seems to be much confusion. Here are the facts (I say “facts” because I have experimented with this, I have spoke to iwascoding and ebay on this when I first encountered unexpected charges my account, and I have solid real-world examples from which to quote. No disrespect to Mila who is struggling to get a simple and solid answer, or to Kristian who has said the is not sure of ebay policy on manual relistings).
So…
• GS “restart” function does NOT activate ebay “Automatically relist” function;
• Any items “restarted” by GS are identified as a NEW listing by ebay;
• Every new listing counts towards a monthly quota of free listings (if you region offers this and if you qualify), including GS “restarts” AND manual resists via ebay…yes;
• Per ebay policy, only items “automatically relisted” are outside the quota (Yes, if you ‘manually’ relist via ebay it also counts towards your quota);
• You CAN “Revise your item” via ebay to click the checkbox for “Automatically relist” after it has been published by GS (yes, it is very inconvenient, and if you have many listings you will tire of it quickly);
• Items relisted via ebay (whether manual or Automatically) are NOT monitored or editable by GS
• items that GS restarts…have all the advantages of being in the GS ‘system’ (editing/monitoring/stock control/reporting etc)
So indeed, a different pair of shoes is a very fair analogy. 2 things that unfortunately sound too similar given they are quite different.
Mila, I hope this clarifies the issue for you.
I appreciate that Mila must not be an ebay Store as she has a monthly quota of free listings (and I assume of at least 40 items per month, here in Australia. That’s a MINIMUM of $66 per month of free listings). Like me, that is significant enough to want to resolve the Restart/Relist confusion.
Conversely, I acknowledge the benefit of the GS Restart function, especially if you do not have an free monthly quota. For example, if you have an ebay Store and all your listings are at a cost, then there is no financial disadvantage to the GS Restart, only the benefits of keeping your listings in the GS "world”m however deep you use the software.
Kristian, per my last message, I do think that an unambiguous explanation, and clear position by GS is needed on this issue. Which is why I itemised the points above. Anyone else with this enquiry (the same as I had a year ago) should be able to find the FACTS quickly. Especially as the length you have had to go to on this is thread is alone time away from ‘new’ issues and other help you can provide the GS users.
GS is used by all sorts of ebayers, from one-per-month listers to the biggest Stores. As many people wear “sneakers/trainers”, some are going for a walk, others to the Olympics, so you really do have to know which “pair of shoes” you want, and for what purpose. If iwascoding can clearly advise, then everyone will quickly know which shoes to reach for.