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Listing Options


Restrict Outside Sellers – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, only administrative users will be allowed to post items for sale.  If set to OFF, all users are allowed to post items for sale.

Note: When ‘ON’, all links throughout the site involving creating/editing listings will be hidden from normal users.  The sell link will still be available from the admin control panel when logged in as an admin user.  All selling-related links will still be available for the administrator users in the ‘My Account’ section. This option is useful for websites that are intended to have a webmaster-controlled inventory and visitors are only allowed to bid on or buy items.

Seller Verification Required – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, users must request permission to be a seller before they are allowed to post any items on the site.  If set to OFF, no permissions must be set to allow a user to post items.

Note: When ‘ON’, a user can go into their ‘My Account’ section ‘Account Details’ and ‘Request Access to Post Listings’.  The administrator can review and approve the request from the ‘Seller Requests’ panel.

Listing Approval Required – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, all listings will require administrator approval before going “live”.  If set to OFF listings will display on the live website as soon as they are posted.

Auction Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the auction selling method is available for posting items for sale. If set to OFF, the auction selling method will not be available.

Dutch Auction Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the dutch auction selling method is available for posting items for sale. If set to OFF, the dutch auction selling method will not be available.

Note: Both “Dutch Auction Listing Format” and “Reverse Auction Listing Format” must be on to have “Reverse Dutch Auctions”.

Reverse Auction Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the reverse auction method is available for posting items for sale. If both this and “Dutch Auction Listing Format” is ON, “Reverse Dutch Auctions” will also be available. If set to OFF, neither the “Reverse Auction” nor the “Reverse Dutch Auction” selling methods will be available.

RFQ Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the Request For Quote method is available to allow posters to receive offers from other users. If set to OFF, the Request For Quote method will not be available.

RFQ Bid Description – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, buyers will be able to include a text description along with their bid offer for RFQ style listings. If set to OFF, they will only be able to make a monetary offer.

RFQ File Attachments – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, buyers will be able to include file attachments along with their offers. If set to OFF, they will be unable to include attachments. Only .GIF, .JPG, .DOC, .PDF and .RTF file formats are allowed.

Maximum RFQ Attachments – The maximum number of attachments that can be added per offer on a RFQ style listing.

Max RFQ Attachment Size – Enter the maximum allowed attachment size (in bytes).

Note: 1024 bytes = 1 KB     and    1024 KB = 1 MB

Fixed Price Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the fixed price selling method is available for posting items.  If set to OFF, the fixed price selling method will not be available.

Classified Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the classified ad selling method is available for posting items. If set to OFF, the classified ad selling method will not be available.

Trade Listing Format – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, users are allowed to post trade listings.  If set to OFF, trade listings will not be available.

Allow Sellers to Specify Start Date – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, sellers will be allowed to determine when the item(s) they post will be available for bidding/purchase.  If set to OFF, items become available for bidding/purchase as soon as they are posted.

Allow Sellers to Specify End Date – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, sellers will have the ability to enter a specific date for the item to end.  If set to OFF, a duration dropdown list will appear instead.

Auction and Dutch Auction Duration Options – A comma delimited list of integer values.  These are the choices for the number of days an item will be listed.  This dropdown box will only appear if “Allow seller to specify End Date” is set to OFF. (Listing formats: Auction, Dutch Auction, Reverse Auction, Reverse Dutch Auction

Fixed Price and Trade Duration Options - A comma delimited list of integer values.  These are the choices for the number of days an item will be listed.  This dropdown box will only appear if “Allow seller to specify End Date” is set to OFF.

RFQ Duration Options – A comma delimited list of integer values.  These are the choices for the number of days an item will be listed.  This dropdown box will only appear if “Allow seller to specify End Date” is set to OFF.

Max Auto Relists – The maximum number of times an item will be allowed to automatically re-list if it does not sell.

Note: If one item in a multiple item listing sells, the listing will not automatically re-list.

Charge Fees When Relisting – (ON or OFF) If set to ON, the seller will be re-charged for all listing options selected including the post fee when an automatic re-list occurs.  If OFF, the item will be re-listed for free.

Max Images Per Item – The maximum number of images per item to be uploaded.

Max Free Images– The number of images that can be uploaded (included in a listing) at no charge.

Max Listing Templates Allowed – Maximum number of listing templates allowed to be saved by each user.

GoogleBase – (ON or OFF) Listings will be posted to http://www.google.com/base when they are created.

Note: Sign up for GoogleBase if you have not already: http://base.google.com

GoogleBase API Key – Sign up for a GoogleBase API Key: http://code.google.com/apis/base/signup.html

Google Login – Your Google Login

Google Password – Your Google Password

GoogleBase Condition Field – Leave this setting blank to submit all listings to GoogleBase with the "condition" attribute set to "new". Otherwise, enter a valid Custom Item Field Symbol to designate which custom text field will be used. The attribute will be mapped as follows:

  • Custom Field Value: "new" or blank => Google Attribute: "new"
  • Custom Field Value: "refurbished" => Google Attribute: "refurbished"
  • Custom Field Value: all other values => Google Attribute: "used"

"Payment Process: Invoice" Option – (ON or OFF) When turned on sellers will be able to select the Payment Process option "Invoice - Create and send invoice before allowing checkout" on step 3 of 4 when creating listings of the applicable listing formats.  This option prevents buyers from completing a purchase until the seller has been given a chance to create and review invoice details.

"Payment Process: Checkout" Option – (ON or OFF) When turned on sellers will be able to select the Payment Process option "Checkout:  Allow checkout before sending an invoice" on step 3 of 4 when creating listings of the applicable listing formats.  This option allows buyers to complete purchases before the seller manually creates an invoice.

"Payment Process: Immediate" Option – (ON or OFF) When turned on sellers will be able to select the Payment Process option "Immediate Payment:  Require immediate checkout for Buy Now purchases" on step 3 of 4 when creating listings of the applicable listing formats.  This option requires buyers to complete payment before purchases are accepted.


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