Extend a Whole Drop

2 min read · Updated August 2026

Your drop is about to close, but bids are still flying and you want to give buyers more time? You can extend the whole drop in one click — pushing back the end time for every open item at once, no need to touch them one by one.

TL;DR

Extend a whole drop pushes back the end time for the entire drop with one button.
Great when there's still a lot of activity as your close time approaches, or you just need more time.
It's manual and covers the whole drop — different from Smart Extend, which automatically nudges an individual item's close when a last-second bid lands.

What it does

Extending a whole drop moves its end time later — for all the items still open in that drop — in a single step. Bidding stays open on those items until the new time, and everything keeps running as normal: the Sales Assistant keeps reading comments, taking bids, and building carts right up to the new close.

When to use it

The drop's heating up at the finish line. If bids are still coming in fast as your close approaches, a whole-drop extension gives everyone a fair shot instead of cutting it off mid-frenzy.
Life happened. Ran late launching, or just want to leave the drop open longer? Extend it rather than starting over.
You want to keep momentum. More time on a busy drop can mean more bids and higher final prices.

How to extend a drop

Open the drop
Go to your Sales Assistant and open the active drop you want to extend.
Use the Extend option
Choose the extend option for the whole drop and pick a new end time. That's it — every open item in the drop now runs until the new time.

Screenshot: extending a whole drop

Extend a whole drop vs. Smart ExtendExtend a whole drop is something you do on purpose, and it moves the end time for the entire drop. Smart Extend is automatic and works item by item — when a bid lands in the final seconds on a single item, it nudges just that item's close out a little so late bidders can't snipe. You can use both: Smart Extend handles last-second sniping, and a whole-drop extension is there when you want to give the entire sale more time.

Common questions

Does extending change anything for my buyers?

Only that they have more time. Bidding stays open on the still-active items until the new close, and your buyers keep commenting like normal — there's nothing they need to do.

Can I extend more than once?

Yes — you can push the end time out again if you need to. Just keep in mind that dragging a drop on very long can lose momentum, so extend with a purpose.

What about items that already sold?

Those are done and aren't affected. Extending only keeps the still-open items running longer.