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Frequently Asked Questions

MyPetBids Bulk UpLoader help file

Using MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader for the first time:

Before you start using the listing you will require the following information:

your username and password you used to register with at the auction site

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When the program first starts up you will be presented with a screen to enter your login details for the auction site.

Once you have filled in the necessary details you can click Apply and then Check Login button to verify you have the correct details set or if you are sure there correct click the Apply Button.

In either case you must click the Apply button once finished.

If you change your details online in the future you can always go back to the logon screen via the Setup button to set the new details for the MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader login.

Once you have successfully entered your details you can click the Update button to obtain automatic configuration and latest features for the auction site.

You must use the Update button to get the correct details for the auction site and to allow you to submit auctions to the site, and as long as your login details are correct the program will automatically be configured to use with the auction site.

This action only needs to be done again if your auction master informs you to update your configurations to take advantage of additional options or if you loose the program configuration files.

Opening existing or new session

Using sessions:

From the main screen of the MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader you either start a new session, open a previous saved session, import a comma separated listing or one of the other Importing options that the auction site supports into a new session.

Using the new session:

When you select new session you are prompted to enter a name to describe the session if you are selling different types of item categories then this name could be something that reminds you of what type of items are in the listing, such as Computing, Electrical or Wholesale etc.

Naming a session something like its content will allow you to easily use the open previously saved session option to load a listing into the program for submitting to the auction or to allow you to update or add to the listing.

These listings contained in the session can also be 'Saved As' a different name later on if you change your mind, they can also be exported into a CSV file so that you can if needed call the exported CSV file into a program you may use to keep track of your sales such as Excel .

From the export screen you will see the available delimiter preference that you can select.

Your custom editing program may require a specific delimiter and this can be set prior to clicking Export.

Once you click export you can enter the name of the file to save the exported data as.

Importing sessions

Importing sessions:

From the main menu you either import a comma separated listing or one of the other Importing options that the auction site supports into a new session such as import you current open auctions, closed auctions or even import EBay's TurboLister CSV listings directly into MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader.

Import CSV listing:

These listings contain comma separated data that can be imported directly into a session if they correctly follow the structure of the supplied example.csv with should have been supplied with MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader.

Simply use the Import Bulk CSV listing option and select the delimiter being used in the CSV file to import the file.

Import Open/Closed auctions:

Clicking Import My current or closed auctions will download from the auction site all the information needed including images that will allow you to edit or modify and at a click of a button submit the whole or partial list.

Import Ebay TurboLister CSV listing:

Clicking Import Ebay CSV listing will present you with a new screen where you can follow three steps to import the auction listing.

1) Setup you preferences, this is where you can setup details that may not be available in the CSV listing.

2) Select the Ebay CSV listing file that was exported from the TurboLister. "See format option image".

3) Clicking convert will display another screen where a list of Ebay assigned categories have been used and where you can assign the new categories that match the auction site being used. You will not have to set every item up, only each different category that is used, normally just a few. Once you have done this by highlighting the entry to assign selecting the category to use and then clicking set you can click the Finish button which will import the new listing into the main listing page.

The progress of this can be seen in the main screen status bar after Finish is clicked.

Exporting sessions

Importing sessions:

From the main menu you can export a comma separated listing of the current listing with a specified delimiter, simply click export and select your preferred delimiter to use.

You can then use your own preferred choice of another application to view, edit and modify the listing like Microsoft excel etc.

The main listing page

Using the auction items listing:

When you have either imported a session or added new items to your listing you will see in the listings screen all the details of each items that are available for submitting to the auction, you will see also there are images in the first column and these specify whether or not a photo has been assigned to the auction item.

Each item in the listing can be edited , previewed, duplicated or be removed from the listing using the buttons above the listing.

There is also a popup menu that can be used when highlighting an item and right clicking on the mouse to set various values to multiple or single selected items in the list.

If you delete an item from the listing the item will be remove from the listing and the saved session so be careful you don't delete items you want to keep.

You can view the details on any of the items in the listing by either selecting an item and clicking the View button or simply by double clicking on an item in the list.

If you wish to edit an item to amend or add to the features etc you can select the item and click Edit, this will transfer the details of that auction item to the item entry page where you can make the adjustments you want and then simply click the Update/Save button to update the item and return to the listing screen.

Using the Add item page

Adding new or editing an item:

Clicking Add or Edit from the listing screen will take you to the item entry page (if you have no session started then you will be prompted to open one). see Using add item options

In the item entry page you can enter the details of the item you wish to add to the listing for submitting to the auction, these include all the title, description any features you wish to set and any images you need to supply to promote you auction.

Please follow the on screen tips to help you enter the correct details required for the auction item to be added to the list, once a successful item has been added to the listing you can preview the item from the listing screen.

Once you have entered your items into the listing and feel your ready to submit your items to the auction site for listing as live auctions review the the listing and use either the Submit single or Submit all items button to continue.

If you make any alterations to the listing the session will save the settings on closing the lister.

Item listing option

Required information or selection
Adding to auction, store or both

Select either Auction, Store or Both to add your auction item to.

This option may not be available on all auction sites and would required your account to have opened a store.

Title A short text description of the item.
Description A text or html full description of the auction item.
Selecting main category

Select the category to list your auction item into by clicking the desired location until the box displays No further categories..
Selecting a second category to list in

Set the preferred second category to list your auction item as in above .

This option may not be available on all auction sites.

Select the auction type Select either standard or dutch auction, standard auctions are limited to quantity of 1
Preferred listing currency You can set which currency you wish the prices to be listed in.
Starting price Set this price to the amount you wish the auction to start at.
Set a reserve If you wish to set a minimum amount that you will receive for this item then set it here, not forgetting to also select the Use Reserve box.
Set a custom increment price If you wish to set an amount that the item will increase in price when bids are made then set it here, not forgetting to also select the Use Increment box.
Assign a Buy it now price You can where the site has this feature set a buy it now price that if pressed will allow a buyer to purchase the item without waiting for the auction to end and pay the preferred price you set.
Allow the Make an Offer option You can where the site has this feature allow a buyer to Make an offer that is between a minimum amount and a maximum amount that you set.. Not forgetting to select the Make Offer box too.

Auction duration Select the auction duration for this item to run as live.
Quantity amount available Set the available amount of item you have for sale, you are only allowed to set more than one if you select the auction type 'dutch' as explained above.
Registered user details (location etc) These details are automatically filled in by your registered information.
Featured options Additional features can be added to your auction listing that might increase the chance of being noticed and gaining a sale. Additional costs maybe required for some features.
State payments accepted Let the buyer know the payments that you will only accept upon purchase of the auction item by selecting the accepted payment methods you wish.
Setting relist options You can set whether to automatically relist and item, and also to even relist if bids where placed on the item.
Using a discount voucher You may have been awarded a discount voucher where you can get a discount on listing prices for your auction items, enter the code given to receive your discount.
Checking fees that may apply If you are unsure on the prices charged for certain features click the 'View fees' button.
Accepting swap offers On some auction that you list you may prefer to accept a swap offer of some kind, you can select swap offer if this is the case.
Setting who pays postage Let the buyer know who is responsible for the postage costs of the auction item.
Setting the postage costs Let the buyers know a specific cost applies for posting of the auction item
Insurance cover costs for the item If you wish to give the buyer the option to pay for postal insurance cover for th auction item, then enter the costs they will have to pay.
Selecting the delivery service type Select the dispatch method in which the item will be posted to the buyer.
Adding other postage information You can add additional information that may give the buyer details about the posting of the item once purchased.
Ship international or not Specify whether you will post worldwide or not
Accepting direct payments If you have a direct payment method that you use such as Paypal then you can select this option and add the email address the direct payment method is setup with.
Adding images Add the images that best shows your auction items condition and description here, taking notice to stick to the maximum allowed image size in KiloBytes.
Adding promotional video Add the avi or mpg video that best shows your auction items condition and description here, taking notice to stick to the maximum allowed movie size in KiloBytes.

Once you are sure you have set the desired options and information about your item click the 'Add/Update' button

Submitting auctions

Submitting your items to the auction:

In the listing screen you will see two buttons, Submit and Submit all. Submit will submit the item in the listing you have highlighted and will only be enabled if you have selected an item, and then there is the Submit all button that will submit all items in the listing that have not already been submitted.

You can tell by the legend at the bottom that items in pink are items that have not been submitted and items in Beige have previously been submitted in maybe a partially submission.

The reason for this is that you may not wish you submit all items at once or you may have cancelled a previous submission half way though the list etc.

Either way the entire listing can be marked as not submitted simply by clicking the button to the right of the find keyword box and has a red cross xon it.

There is also another option to submit a single or selective group of auction items and that is by highlighting the preferred items and right clicking the mouse and choosing Submit selected items only.

By the way the Find keyword box is simply there to help you find a keyword in your listing if your listing grows to a long listing.

When you click the Submit or Submit all button you will be presented with the Submit screen, this screen simply allows you to starting sending your items to the auction and listing them as live auctions.

The actual submission process:

When presented with the submission screen you will see three buttons, Submit, Cancel and Exit.

Depending on which button you pressed in the listing screen the submission will start submitting the items or item to the auction site when you click Submit and you will see the status of the submission for each item in the form of a progress bar that will display the upload progress and show the current item being submitted..

If you decide that you do not wish to submit the entire listing once you have already started then you can click the Cancel button to end the submission.

You will at the end of the submission receive a confirmation of how many successful items where submitted.

On successful submission or partially submission once you close the submit screen you will see that the items that have been submitted to the auction have changed to a Beige color, you can as mention earlier return to that listing at another time and submit all and it will only submit the items still colored in pink, or you can reset them all again using the Mark all ( red cross x ) as not submitted button.

Once you have submitted partially or all of your items you can either use you browser to view the items you have submitted or go to the main screen by clicking the Internet button and view them from the MyPetBidsBulkUpLoader application.

Depending on your auction site configuration you will either see your auctions live or be able to go to your account and make the auctions live by making the payment required if the site is set as 'Pay as you go'.

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