Pricing showing up incorrectly on posting

[Angela2609]

Hi there,

I really need some help!!!!

I have set my base price as €250 but it is showing up on my listing as €107 and I have a request 😱😱😱 for next summer.  This means with the early bird discount is would reduce even further!!  What do I do?  and how do I fix it to show the correct price?

[Alexandra316]

@Angela2609 you have some prices for next summer that are way lower than that: some days are set to around €30 ($47 Canadian). If you have the automated pricing set up, I would switch it off immediately. Maybe consider blocking your calendar until you get it sorted out. A year is a big booking window: it might be wise to start with a shorter window until you get things sorted out. 

Then, go to your calendar and see what the pricing says. Change as needed. You can select a date range and make all days the same, update individual dates, or create rules.

If this guest has just sent an inquiry and not a request to book, just reply to their message and let them know pricing was incorrect. That's all you need to do to maintain your response rate. 

[Angela2609]

Absolutely, I spent an hour on chat with support earlier and seemingly it's a technical glitch.  I dont want to block the dates off though because the calendar is shared with other platforms which would mean they would block as well

[Alexandra316]

@Angela2609 maybe temporarily unlink them and block the calendar until you get it fixed? I know it's not ideal but it would stop the enquiries at a way too low price. 

[Angela2609]

Thanks Alexandra, I've blocked off June - August 2020 (all these months seems to be an issue).  I just hope they fix it soon - that's the potentially busiest time for me 😞

[Robin4]

@Angela2609 

Angela, are you using any of Airbnb's pricing suggestions?

You have to realise as far as Airbnb are concerned your property will never be cheap enough. Their object is to secure a booking, not make you money.

Set your own price and turn off any pricing tip suggestions you might have accessed, either purposely or inadvertently.

Using Airbnb's pricing tips is a shortcut to financial ruin!

Cheers.......Rob