How eBay Inventory & Pricing Updates Work

PSS doesn't update eBay in real time. It sends changes in scheduled daily batches called feeds. Knowing when each feed runs tells you when a change will show up on eBay, and saves you from chasing changes that just haven't gone out yet.

What you'll learn

  • When new listings and changes reach eBay
  • How PSS turns distributor stock and prices into what buyers see
  • What to do when a change hasn't shown up

The daily feeds

Feed Runs (daily) What it sends Live on eBay
Creation About 2:00 PM Pacific / 5:00 PM Eastern New listings, plus failed or offline listings you've fixed Usually by about 5:00 PM Pacific / 8:00 PM Eastern
Revision About 7:00 AM Pacific / 10:00 AM Eastern Changes to price, quantity, title, description, and images on live listings Within 6–10 hours.  Usually by about 2:00 PM Pacific /5:00 PM Eastern

📌 Key Point: Plan on 12–24 hours from making a change in PSS to seeing it fully live on eBay. A change you make on a listing at 8:00 AM Pacific misses that day's revision feed and goes out the next morning.

Feeds run once a day because updating millions of listings in bulk with a 3rd party is delicate.  Feeds can get delayed on both ends, and if feeds cross, they could create significant issues.

How stock and prices get to eBay

Every morning at 5:00 AM Pacific, PSS pulls stock and prices from your distributors. Then it runs them through your rules before anything reaches eBay:

  1. Inventory Rules pick the source and lead time for each product.
  2. Pricing Rules and any overrides set the price.
  3. Your eBay Settings apply the final limits: the Inventory Ceiling caps the quantity shown, the Buffer takes low-stock listings offline, the Lead Time Ceiling and Floor bound handling time, and the Min and Max Price Thresholds block bad prices.
  4. The revision feed sends the result to eBay.

💡 Pro Tip: If you use a separate eBay repricing tool, turn on Disable Pricing in eBay Settings. PSS keeps managing stock, titles and descriptions, and leaves prices to your repricer.

When a change hasn't shown up

  1. Check the timing. Has the next feed actually run? Use the table above.
  2. Check the listing status in Listing Management. Statuses like OFFLINE, FAILED or PENDING usually explain the delay. See Listing Statuses, Errors, and Fixes.
  3. Still stuck after the feed has run? Contact support.

⚠️ Warning: If an urgent fix can't wait for the next feed, like a pricing error on a popular listing, ask support for an on-demand feed. These are run by hand, so save them for real emergencies.

Next step

Continue to eBay Promoted Listings.