• Auctiva

Auctiva

Overview

Auctiva has a rating of 2.73 stars from 41 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Auctiva most frequently mention customer service problems. Auctiva ranks 37th among Auction sites.

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    9
  • Value
    9
  • Shipping
    4
  • Returns
    3
  • Quality
    7

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  • They have no phone number for customer service just a link to talk with someone, which I thought great.
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Top Positive Review

“I've been a member for many years”

Scott P.
10/9/20

I've been a member for many years and I cannot imagine using another 3rd party management platform for my eBay listings. They've done a great job upgrading their customer service availability, as the live chat has been a valuable feature. I'm not happy that my subscription increased twice this year but what can you do. Oh, and I would love a Format Painter tool!\n\nBruce is the man, by the way!

Top Critical Review

“Awful”

Nick M.
7/14/22

Detrimental to my business, very buggy, with customer service that is rude and doesn't even try to solve the issue. Way too expensive to hardly ever work

Reviews (41)

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Thumbnail of user scottp657
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 9th, 2020

I've been a member for many years and I cannot imagine using another 3rd party management platform for my eBay listings. They've done a great job upgrading their customer service availability, as the live chat has been a valuable feature. I'm not happy that my subscription increased twice this year but what can you do. Oh, and I would love a Format Painter tool!\n\nBruce is the man, by the way!

Thumbnail of user nickm1210
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
July 14th, 2022
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Detrimental to my business, very buggy, with customer service that is rude and doesn't even try to solve the issue. Way too expensive to hardly ever work

Tip for consumers:
This site is buggy. Customer service is rude and not helpful. Save your money and use a different service

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Auctiva is designed to help you organize your e-commerce items but is incredibly buggy and a giant waste of money

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Thumbnail of user robertb4021
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 2nd, 2020

Easy to list, but need more templates similar to the older ones. I will be using this site again. Thanks.

Thumbnail of user davids3805
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
October 27th, 2023

Their customer service stinks! It's nearly impossible to actually talk or get emails answered in timely manner. Their technical support is even worse. They've been working on a simple problem that every other listing service has been down for over a week with no clue as to when it will be corrected.
If you need assistance during the weekends, you have absolutely no chance of reaching anyone.
Do yourself a favor and don't even consider Auctiva for anything but a broken down service charging for a service that can't, and won't, deliver.

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Thumbnail of user doreeng79
1 review
3 helpful votes
February 11th, 2022

Why would they do this? Now, I'm fighting to get my 9.95 back! I did cancel my PayPal! Good luck billing me again! Left several messages… *******190. Recordings then say you have to leave a message! HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!

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Thumbnail of user silberg
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 16th, 2020

I have used Auctiva now for many years - would have to look to see how long it has been! Super site to keep photos for on-line selling, and when it sells, you can even arrange for insurance, especially for the international sales! My listings on eBay are enhanced by the rolling /scrollbar of my other items, so there is a chance that a customer might find another item to buy as well!

Thumbnail of user carlt165
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
January 31st, 2020

I had used Auctiva for years. At first it seemed like an easy way to list on Ebay but as time went on it became less user friendly and the customer support became worse, unless you paid an additional fee to upgrade your plan).

The final straw for me was when they increased my plan fee by 50% but didn't email me or text me to inform me. They told me I should have searched for this info in a "messages" section on their website. Weirdly they did communicate promotional messages by email.

If you do decide to use them I would check all their small print and there seems to be a lot of it!

In my opinion, don't bother with Auctiva

Thumbnail of user dstanzz
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 14th, 2020

Very good tool for managing my ebay listings. Easy to use and allows Sellers to create listings in advance and schedule them at the optimal time. Customer support response time is excellent. I don't create / post that many listings, so I wish they had a cheaper monthly plan for fewer listings.

Thumbnail of user brianb1500
1 review
4 helpful votes
February 29th, 2020

This used to be a great company with a great support staff. After being a member for many years, I was notified, through an email, Auctiva offered a new service to list on Amazon. I signed up by clicking the Free Trial button on the Auctiva site. The listing service was terrible and very time consuming, nothing listed. I decided to cancel my "Free Trial". There is nowhere on the site to cancel, the site to email a cancellation request. The reply I got from a Support employee was, we are sorry and will put you on a free plan, but the Free Trial is only for non-members, even though there is no indication of this or warning on the Free Trial site. I was then charged my PayPal account $42 and basically said "Too Bad" to me. Since I am a book and antique dealer, I will be sure to tell anyone who will listen to avoid their scam and poor support.

Tip for consumers:
Read reviews before you sign up.

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Thumbnail of user sib6
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 8th, 2020

Well pleased. Experienced an outage on Auctiva a short time ago and was obliged to use eBay listing protocol. Made me realize the rewards of Auctiva. Also appreciate the research backwards features and storage.

Thumbnail of user nerryf
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 28th, 2020

Since converting from Turbo Lister I have had a few problems which your staff has handled quickly and right on the money. You help was great!

Thumbnail of user yannahj
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 22nd, 2020

Need to add other Services like ETSY etc. Then you would be the powerhouse everyone will want to list their items!

Thumbnail of user daniellaj11
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 29th, 2020

I like using this sight, but since you changed the templates I have a hard time finding any of use to what I list, you removed all the pretty floral ones, femine ones, like for perfume, vintage vanity items, all the vintage looking ones are gone and for us that sell mainly vintage have no use for your more modern neo ones. Thank you

Thumbnail of user glennaj7
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 11th, 2020

While the price has gone up over time, I still love having the rolling listing scroll bar to lead buyers to other listings and being able to use old listings as templates makes new (and relistings) so fast and easy! Even though I didn't list nearly as much this year, it was still worth it!

Thumbnail of user samj459
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 28th, 2020

Did a great job in delivering listings. I will be using this site again. Thank you very much Auctiva.

Thumbnail of user maryh2027
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 21st, 2021

There are a lot of bad reviews for Auctiva, but there are suddenly some glowing ones at the end of 2020. I wonder how valid those reviews are.

Tip for consumers:
RUN from Auctiva!

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Thumbnail of user sandrar82
8 reviews
9 helpful votes
November 5th, 2017

I've been using Auctiva since its beginning and have always been so impressed with their customer support team. Now it's terrible. After 24 hours I'm still waiting for a first response. They used be able to resolve any issue I had within a few hours. They also need to upgrade their servers. Image hosting is very slow now. I'm not sure I want to stay with them.

Thumbnail of user patriciap1302
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 7th, 2020

Wonderful site for having all my listings available to upload to Ebay and Etsy. Great for inventory control. Very easy to use, upload pictures, write ads. Makes my selling easier all the way around.

Thumbnail of user loriev4
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 24th, 2020

I like using Auctiva for my listings cause they stay organized just wish the plan cost would not have went up. Never had their service down very long to affect my listings.

Thumbnail of user bobf1008
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 7th, 2021

I HAVE BEEN USING AUCTIVA FOR 10 YEARS AND THEY ARE A TOTAL DISASTER! DO NOT USE! THEIR TECHNICAL STAFF IS COMPUTER ILLITERATE AND THEIR SOLUTIONS ARE ERROR RIDDEN AND CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. DO NOT USE.

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Thumbnail of user grammyg
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 9th, 2020

I have used Auctiva for listing my items that I sell on Ebay for over 10 years and think that it has many great features that enhance my listings. My only wish is that with an entry level subscription they would make their help line available... only available if you have a second or third tier subscription:-(

Thumbnail of user rechelleb
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 22nd, 2015

Auctiva is hardly reachable anymore, and their online help system is hardly responsive if not at all. Our company has an Elite unlimited listings package that we purchased through them, as a third party to Ebay, and YET STILL each and every listing is being charged an insertion fee. The issue is astronomical, and Ebay can not resolve, and are only directly our resolve to the actual third party that they simply allow to conduct services. However, it is appearing that their services are not only not working, but also after paying and waiting, can get no help from Auctiva. I have strong recommendations to not do business with this company, third party, until they respond. This is only one issues of many. Feel it is my responsibility to help others who are searching, and to share this experience. Rechelle

Thumbnail of user edh205
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
January 20th, 2019

The last time I used my Auctiva account, I was quite unhappy. I usually included 24 images in my auctions, and the listings gave buyers the option to "supersize" the images. This promised (by Auctiva) was gone from my last set of listings. I sent an inquiry, but my time would have been better spent peeing into a fan, because my inquiry was ignored. I'll try one more time, but then it will be time to leave.

I just looked at Auctiva's site and it now has this message, hidden within the site: Please note: Due to eBay's recent change to their link policy, the super size image feature will be temporarily unavailable as we work to build a replacement feature. The new super sized image feature should be available in the near future so stay tuned for the release announcement. We're sorry for this inconvenience, and thank you for your patience. (Who knows how long this has been here?)

Auctiva's promotional materials lie in continuing to say you have this option. Based on other reviews, I'd say Auctiva has outlived its usefulness.

Thumbnail of user michaeld33
2 reviews
41 helpful votes
June 4th, 2017

You would think that after all these years in business they might be able to iron out some of the kinks?! Think again! You might think this Auctiva idea never left the family garage. Customer service is some of the worst I have ever encountered! They just made a big change with their templates which now only show 5 photos with nothing posted to let customers know that by clicking on one, there are many more. I already had an Ebay customer ask me why there were no photos of the watch movement. I had to cancel the listing along with 10 other listings. Auctiva has no doubt cost us a lot of money over the years with their incompetence!

Thumbnail of user frankf596
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 24th, 2020

I use commerce, and you haven't updated it very well. It doesn't show on a phone device very well (I did enable mobile device mode) and you cannot obtain an annual sales report, only monthly. It would also be nice to have some new more vibrant themes available.

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