Tagged With "listing creation"
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Re: New to Auctiva-How to custmize current ebay listings with Auctiva??
AuctivaSeller, While it is possible to revise your active eBay listings and the unsold ones you will be relisting to include Auctiva templates, image hosting, and other design features, doing so would require redesigning each listing through Auctiva and then applying those designs to the associated eBay listings using eBay's "Revise your Item" form. The first thing you would want to do to accomplish this is recreate each listing you would like to revise in this manner through the Auctiva...
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Re: Listing form to support USPS Regional Rate?
Hi KatzCornerUSA, Thanks for posting your question here. We have not been able to add support for these regional USPS shipping options because, while eBay supports printing shipping labels related to those shipping services, they still do not support offering them as available shipping services during the listing creation process. We would only be able to make these shipping services available for selection when listing eBay items through Auctiva if eBay were to make them available for...
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Re: victorialp
Hi Victoria, Thanks for contributing to our forum. I just reviewed the Image Management page and found that the only images there are in the "Imported Listings" folder, which most likely means they were imported automatically. Each time a new account is created, our system creates a small sample of saved listings from the seller's existing listings and the images from those listings are imported as a result. In order to upload new images into your account from your computer as you are...
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Re: Feedback summary emails on hotmail
It is things like large envelopes, letters, etc, that I use stamps.com or the integrated --------- + stamps.com interface. I ship small parts and often in plain letter sized envelopes. Without being able to ship for cheap cheap cheap, these parts simply wouldn't sell. Watch repair people are SO cheap! I also sell on Amazon and other places. PayPal isn't my only payment source. I forgot the exact example case I sent to support, but I recall almost immediately running into problems. One thing...
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Profiles & Details Detailed
Hi. If you can muddle through my nonsensical babbling, I think I can help. The Auctiva site is small comparatively and once everything is set, it makes all the difference in getting listings up and running. I believe I understand the questions at hand... I also found it a bit difficult finding the edit and which one I needed to edit to get what I was trying to achieve. It's so easy once that's clear. It is well worth the effort for you to figure this out. So I'll try to detail this out and...
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ProPay integration w/ Auctiva
Is Auctiva going to incorporate ProPay into the listing page? We want to add ProPay to all of our listings, but it seems you can only do this at the point of listing creation (unless you manually edit each listing after posting them). Will this be added to Auctiva's checkout options soon? Thanks for any info!
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Sellathon Free Counter Disclaimer
I would like to suggest that you provide a disclaimer to any member who choses to use the free Sellathon Counters. Users should know that if they use the free counters, anyone who clicks on the Sellathon counter link, will be able to view stats on their auctions that they may not feel comfortable having viewed. The Sellathon counter link in my own auction has a link that says: Click here to see my other items, ranked by popularity! When a fellow eBayer clicks on that link, they can see how...
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Seller details & General preferences conundrum
Can someone explain to me how to edit your General Preferences under Seller details? I have followed the instructions found in the forums exactly, by going to the Profiles tab, then Manage Seller details where it shows one profile called General Preferences. When I click the Edit link under Action, it appears to just start the Seller Details creation process all over again (or possibly shows a blank area?, that I may not have filled in before) I don't know which and cannot tell). All of my...
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Why is image uploading and folder creation so cumbersome?
I’m not sure if this is the best place to post this but I didn’t see any general “Help Improve Our Site” feedback page. I’m wondering why it’s so convoluted to view uploaded images and to sort uploaded images into folders. I generally list 10-15 items per week with about 10 images per item. If I upload all the images they go into the default folder and then have to be sorted in a long list of images rather than the very common thumbnail gallery. I see there is some nice info about the images...
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Yes, Jesus Loves you Berry Much Christian Toddler T-Shirt by Kerusso
Yes, Jesus Loves you Berry Much Christian Toddler T-Shirt by Kerusso Yes, Jesus Loves you Berry Much I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 8:38-39 Joyland Gift Store
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Yet another way Auctiva saves me $..
I'm sure someone has stumbled upon this before and discussed it.. but a few weeks back while RE-listing an item for the "umpteenth" time I thought about how unfair it was that eBay.. when implementing their "free relist" policy (NOT really free.. unless of course your item DOES sell on the FIRST relist [i.e. 2nd listing].. and even still.. you're only refunded the second listing fee.) ONLY applies it the 1st relist. In other words.. If you initially list something and it doesn't sell.. then...
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Re: Protecting listing description text...
You can use a variety of different NO RIGHT CLICK scripts to disable people's ability to right click on your text/auction descriptions. I use scripts from DynamicDrive.com, which are free. All you have to do is find the script you want, then copy and paste it into the appropriate part of your page or html document (either the <HEAD> or the <BODY> . Here's a NO RIGHT CLICK script that I use on my website, which is filled with copyrighted pictures and text. If you are familiar with...
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Re: Still no images. Need answer
As some of you may have already seen via my post on April 3rd, we are in the process of moving all of our images to new hardware. The new system was put in place after reviewing companies that do nothing but image hosting. We feel confident that the new image hosting system will be much more reliable, give us an almost infinate amount of room to grow, and take care of the backup of images. We are doing our best to make sure the migration from the old hardware to the new goes as smoothly as...
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Re: Return Policy not showing
Hi, On the listing creation form, after you have typed in your return policy, the information is held in memory until the listing actually displays on ebay, at which time you will see it there in the proper place. You will not see it in Preview either. Not to worry.
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Re: is there a motor vehicle category to list?
Hi Stacey - At the top of the listing creation page there is a drop down menu labeled "eBay site". You will find eBay Motors listed there. Select that site and the page will refresh with new catagories specific to that site. There has been a significant increase in scams on eBay Motors recently. In case you want to brush up on the latest scam info regarding this particular marketplace before you list, this site addresses the situation at length: http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/index1.htm and...
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Re: Measurements required for Priority Mail?
There's a big notice on the Paypal shipping label creation page that says they've conformed to the new rules.
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Re: Error in image selection window
Can you provide some additional details? Are you using Firefox or Internet explore? Which version? I assume you are on the create listing page and have clicked the box that says "Select an Image". In the window the pops up, do you see your images? Normally when you start selecting images, a number will appear over the image letting you know the order the image will appear on the listing creation page. Are you seeing the numbers? Thanks, -Kevin
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Re: No Template
Hmm just looked at that auction. I see the ebay see more items link is gone now. i opened your source code for that auction and it is showing a template was attached:<TD id=outer align=middle width="100%"><!-- Template created for Auctiva Corp. by Chrystal Jaeger. Creation date: 04/27/2007.--><!-- Auctiva Corporation - Copyright 1999-2007. Auctiva Corp. maintains all rights to the HTML and images used to create this template. Unauthorized Duplication is Prohibited --> Where...
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Re: Template problem
Hi Bluehillstamps, are you uploading your images during listing/template creation ? If so this seems to be a frequent cause of problems. I would advise that one should always upload all images before you start editing templates and listings. Keep the two processes seperate because the internet can often hiccup and it is quite possible the editors do not recover from a failed upload gracefully and hence you lose all your work. As with any long editing session you must save regularly even...
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Re: how do I create catagories in my listings?
Hi, eBay stores and Auctiva store categories are quite different and at present cannot match. 1) eBay store: totally custom and can have sub-categories, this is available in your my eBay -> manage my shop. 2) Auctiva store: rather limited, can only be eBay listing categories not your eBay store categories. The feature to make custom search links to emulate eBay store categories in an Auctiva store is difficult to use and depends on unambiguous titles in your listings to make it work. I...
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Re: Practiceboard Links- Please Help with My Custom Template
Coffee Cups editor is'nt bad but its a trial edition which bites. I have not tried it in a few years now... But, last I knew both Namo and Netobjects sold their editors at eBay. So one can get the last release edition for a considerable savings. I cant say I'm real fond of Namo, Netobjects Fusion is a really really nice package. NAMO: http://cgi.ebay.com/NAMO-WEBEDITOR-WEB-EDITOR-2006-FREE...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This edition of Namo has both FreeMotion and Canvas. Canvas is a vector based...
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Re: ebay store catagories and Auctiva
Hi Gina, it is important to realise that at present that when you update your store categories on Auctiva from eBay that is only for listing editing/creation so that your listings are placed in the correct categories when they are uploaded to eBay. It is not possible unfortunately to use your eBay store categories in your Auctiva store, ok you can define your own but I find it a poor alternative to using eBay's because Auctiva's store search works on listing title and not the store category...
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Re: Auctiva PLEASE step up
Good idea Shadeaux, that's a good second resort at least the panicked seller with hours of listing creation seemingly blasted into billions of individual electrons can get some instant pain relief assuming they join the community (smiley for dispair). Another good idea booklady, just seen it via the lounge epic-thread, I'm off to the polls having corrected my spelling above . . .
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Re: Can Not remove 2nd Category
Hi My*Evergreen*Closet, Thanks for contributing to our forum. I have never heard of an eBay listing ending up in a second category without one having been selected on the listing creation page so I suspect that you will find that second categories were selected for the items in question if you take another look at the saved listings from which you posted them within Auctiva. If you open up one of these saved listings, you should be able to confirm whether a second eBay category was selected...
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Re: can not create a multi-variation listing
Hi keyya, Thanks for posting your question here. Our Multi Variation tool is not currently available with the Basic plan so, in order to create multi variation listings through Auctiva, you would need to upgrade your account to the Unlimited Plan or above. If you upgrade to a plan that supports the creation of multi variation listings, you will then see an “Add/Edit Variations” link show up on the Auctiva lister page that can be used to create your variations once you have selected a...
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Re: Image Hosting????
Guinness1, Yes, Auctiva offers complete image hosting. You can select up to 16 images that you have hosted with Auctiva to be in your auction on the listing creation page. Your auctions look like you've put some good time into them, with good description and images. You may want to try one of the templates on our site to give your auctions a little more of a graphic touch. Also, you might want to put the image higher up in the description so that it's one of the first things a buyer sees. -Kevin
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Re: help for unexperienced user-shipping and payment
Hi, and Welcome! If you have an HTML editor like front page or you do a search on Google and find one for free, you can use that to create the code from the "What you see is what you get" WYSIWYG for short Then paste the code into the code area on the listing creation section. I don't use the Payment and Shipping on the listing creation page, I have that included in my Profiles. Here is one of my item numbers so you can see how I do that:4615775213 It is ended but it was the easiest one. Do...
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Re: Listing on other International sites using Auctiva
Hi Jenxstar & examqueen, Thanks for contributing to our forum. In addition to the eBay.com (US) site, it is also currently possible to post listings to eBay UK, eBay AU, eBay CA, and eBay DE (Germany) through Auctiva and you do not even have to generate any additional tokens in order to do so. If you would like to post a listing to a site other than eBay.com (US), you will just need to select the desired site from the “eBay Site” drop down menu in the upper right hand corner of the...
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Re: Descriptions disappeared
Rick, Scheduled listings should be fine. Did you double check by "previewing" from the "Saved listings" page? Please note, previewing from the listing creation page will not work if your description did not load. Also, it's best NOT to resave listings that you're editing if the description is missing. -Kevin
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Re: Descriptions disappeared
I HAD TO READ A LOT FOUND THIS UNDER NEWS AND IT WORKED FOR ME. YOU HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING. I ALSO READ MORE OF THIS THREAD AND FOUND THE ANSWER ALSO WITHIN IT. I PASTED THIS JUST INCASE YOU DIDN'T SEE IT. TOYTRADEADMAN Here's a recap of Friday night/Saturday's issues with descriptions and our description editor. We released a new description editor on Friday that ended up having some problems for certain users. We've reverted to our old editor because of these problems. Unfortunately a...
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Re: is there a way to put store window in only certain auctions and not all?
Note: I was referring to the insert of the [store_window] tag (or HTML) in the template creator, not in the actual auction creation description window. I think I've already figured out that the [] tags dont work in the description window. Thanks.
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Re: Images not coming up!! Help!
Same here (both with item creation and with active auctions). I opened a ticket for it, and just hope that someone is working there this weekend, as I have auctions ending in 5 hours (with new auctions going up as well).
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Re: How to select multiple pictures in image management section??
I need to agree with OpDoc that this would be a welcome improvement. Regarding this particular issue, perhaps the developers could use the "listing image selection" page, and replicate that functionality for other image management pages. Or to replicate the "upload image page" where you click on images to upload to Auctiva. That is pretty decent thumbnail selection functionality and could/should certainly be replicated in the image management screen. Just display as many thumbnails on the...
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Re: NO SAVED LISTING
Hi sugarpie87, I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties you are experiencing. Generally speaking, you should be able to locate any listings you have successfully saved on the Saved Listings page within your account, which you can access by mousing over the "Listings" tab and selecting the "Saved" option. However, I do not currently see any items on your Saved Listings page aside from the few our system created for you automatically when you signed up so it does appear you likely missed a...
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Re: Resrve Listing Blocked Field
Hi again. I was just thinking, you may have some urgency to getting your listing done. Auctiva's support is quick to help but I don't know when the sale is ending. You can do this to get your listing up now. Create it in Auctiva with your pictures and everything, preview, save, all the normal stuff to your liking. Find the listing in Saved Listings. Capture the HTML (icon in the right column) and paste it into your eBay listing creation page like this... At the top of the description box, be...
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Re: Community:Two newbie questions!
Hi N 1) multiple browser windows no problem just don't try and edit the same listing in two windows things may get confused. 2) any combination of FF and IE6 works for me I and others have found FF much faster to use with Auctiva's online listing edit/creation tools than IE6, IE7 don't know. (O/S = XP) Also the community boards and the editing are on two different sites so if the main site (listing etc) is down for maintenance this one the eve-community site seems to always be up.
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Re: New Member Today Help
There is a store template and there is a listing template. Store template is what you choose to display when someone goes to your Auctiva Store Front. Such as http://store.auctiva.com/RBGalaxy You can modify your Store Front by clicking on the STORE tab at your Auctiva Homepage. Now a Listing Template is done within the creation process of a new listing. Once you enter your product you can click on the Template field and it opens up a world of possible templates to choose from. Once you...
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Re: First e-bay listing could you please review/comment on my listing?
Greetings My Friend I just looked at both of your listings but first let me tell you what my qualifications are for these comments. I also run a very profitable marketing firm which consults with various sise companies including fortune 500. So with that being said, I'll tell you what I see. There are at least 20 items that should be in you auctions to increase the probality of success. The first thing I notice is that there is to much information below the fold. This means that customers...
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Re: Saved Listing not showing up
Hi, unless you changed the destination the similar creation would be written back to the same folder as the one it was created from.
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Re: Need help using templates better in this situation......
Hello seminoledq - While you can certainly customize a template from our existing templates or upload your own custom template to use with your listings, it sounds like you actually want to make use of the Profiles tools in your Auctiva account. There are several types of profile you can make to make your listing creation process smoother and easier for you. We have tutorials available on the site that let you know how to create and use them. Please see:...
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Re: Text editor changes listing format and text
I have also noticed this problem. My way around it is to not preview my listings. I just try to be really careful in the creation. I don't have the time to go back and fix every listing. I am pretty frustrated by this problem, to me it's like not having the preview option at all. I shouldn't complain though, Auctiva overall is the best!
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Re: PROBLEM: Description Disappers after Listing!
Here is all html that is involved into listing creation: 1. Description html: http://www.practiceboard.com/?4021737 2. Terms of Use html: http://www.practiceboard.com/?4021748 3. Template html (unmodefied): http://www.practiceboard.com/?4021769 This is all code that I use in my listing. Nothing less, nothing more and I have API error! I'm really frustrated. I spent several days and still the problem is not resolved!
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Re: Image Folders Page Issue
Hi ubuy-isell, I just checked your account settings and you have "Name Ascending" selected as your "Folder Management" option, which explians why these folders are listed in alphabetical order. I have confirmed that, when the "Created" link is clicked, these folders are not resorted in this manner, and I have reported this issue to our QA department for further investigation/correction. In the mean time, as a workaround, if you would like to see your image folders sorted by creation date,...
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Re: Completing Listings cause errors.
After you received the error message, were you able to goto the main site? I'm wondering if it was just a problem with the listing creation page, or if the whole site was having a problem for you? If you were able to continue on the rest of the site, did you have to sign back in first? How long were you working on the lister page before you attempted to save? I'm specifically looking for the amount of time from when you first loaded up the lister page to the point where you first tried to...
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Re: Completing Listings cause errors.
No, all URL addresses returned the same "can not display page" error message. I only can get to Auctiva WebEx. Finally, I closed E.I.6, and reentered Auctiva.com, and I can navigate Auctiva.com; however, none of my work was saved. All saved listings are in the condition or status of the prior access to Auctiva.com. The problem is created when I try to conclude and complete a listing. Over the last five days, starting Thursday night, I tried doing fewer steps during the listing - working with...
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Re: Adding information below pictures
I have gotten it to download the picture to my listing, but I still am not able to add my text. THIS MESSAGE IS AT THE TOP: Please note: There are two ways to insert images into your auction descriptions. The way you have just selected will insert images in their full size directly into your auction description in the spot you've selected via the Design Editor. If you'd like Auctiva to arrange your images for you and place them in one of our templates, please use the "Select an Image" boxes...
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Re: Need a way to save listing after time-out.
Actually, this is something the Design Team has noticed as well, in the creation of Custom Template Designs. Again the best thing our team can suggest is to "Save Often" (and we are talking, very often). As RcSuperSales said, if you return to the window you were in and trying to save when the time out happened, your data to that point should be there. This is the only suggestion we have for now, but know the problem is on our radar and being looked in to.
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Re: Get Ready for...
That's why we have to get tons of extra listings prepared now! Then when the day comes we just have to schedule them, which usually has far fewer problems than listing creation on those days (if I remember correctly). And, Magie, I hope you know I was just joshing!
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Re: Get Ready for...
Thanks, Rick. To be honest, I wasn't sure. I haven't always had the good fortune of meeting nice people online. Methinks, I might have residual post tramtic stress syndrome from previous online contact with mean, nasty people, lol. I appreciate your clarification.