eBay

momcqueen · ‎04-18-2017

http://announcements.ebay.ca/2017/04/18/7973/

It acknowledges deletion of watermarks on photos, then says all seller photos will be automatically eligible for use in eBay's Product Catalogue unless the seller opts out. Then provides instructions that don't exist.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

Turbo lister is dead. It's not being replaced. I'm also a Mac user and I've never used a third-party listing tool but others recommend auctiva or inkfrog. Beware active content. It's also banned.

maggiebvintage2010 · ‎04-19-2017

Mac users cannot use auctiva or inkfrog. GarageSale is the listing tool for Macs, it is reasonably priced, no ongoing fees, is kept up-to-date and works very well, with good technical customer service. I've been using it for years for several accounts, it's very nicely interfaced with eBay, saves me untold hours of time, and has recently had a major complete overhaul for which there was a modest upgrade fee, the only charge in 7 years. I highly recommend it.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

Good to know, thanks for sharing that.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

I'm always slightly taken aback by how few Listing tools or eBay third-party functions are unavailable to Mac users. It's not like there's only three of us. And we're intelligent with money to spend, obviously.

pocomocomputing · ‎04-19-2017

@maggiebvintage2010 wrote:
Mac users cannot use auctiva or inkfrog. GarageSale is the listing tool for Macs, it is reasonably priced, no ongoing fees, is kept up-to-date and works very well, with good technical customer service. I've been using it for years for several accounts, it's very nicely interfaced with eBay, saves me untold hours of time, and has recently had a major complete overhaul for which there was a modest upgrade fee, the only charge in 7 years. I highly recommend it.

Auctiva and inkFrog are browser based tools so a Mac user should be able to use them. From a little Google research, I see both recommended as tools for Mac users.

http://andrewminalto.com/turbo-lister-for-mac/ from 2014

I just logged into my free Auctiva account to open a support case to ask if a Mac is supported and the form to submit questions has MacOS and Safari browser as choices of the computer you are using as well as Linux and Windows. So it seems that Auctiva is working on a Mac operating system as well as Linux.

I would assume that inkFrog works with a Mac since it is browser based and is recommended in the article above.

Garage Sale is installed on the Mac computer allowing offline use like Turbo Lister from what I read and understood over the years.

lexiluxe_1 · ‎04-19-2017

i find that ABSURD!!!! so many mac users out there...Apple is HUGE... **bleep** is going on ebay

jt-libra · ‎04-19-2017

@mjwl2006 wrote:
What I find unacceptable is that the option to 'opt out' has not been present since the summer of 2012. Those preferences don't exist anymore. I reported this to EBay Customer Service soon thereafter. It's illogical they would reference it here without checking that. So that leaves sellers who are vigorously opposed to it no actual way to opt out. If my business self-created product shots become part of a product catalogue, I can't even begin to explain how enraged it will make me. My photos get used; I expect to be paid for my time and professional service. Not to have it stolen without my consent. And used to the advantage of my competitors at my expense.

I totally agree. I was just looking for the Opt Out feature when I saw your post. This really ticks me off. It takes a lot of time, as you know, to take pictures, edit them and make them look as attractive as possible.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

And those would be the ones the product catalogue curators would want: the photos that look good. Not the ones that took no time or effort to create and post. So, they'd choose the good ones -- the ones that sell things -- and then use those to sell other things from other sellers who can afford to charge less for their items because they put no time or effort into their listings? Over my dead body.

pocomocomputing · ‎04-19-2017

@mjwl2006 wrote:
I'm always slightly taken aback by how few Listing tools or eBay third-party functions are unavailable to Mac users. It's not like there's only three of us. And we're intelligent with money to spend, obviously.

eBay is moving to the Seller Hub with the New Advanced Listing Tool which are both browser based which should support any computer platform that can run a modern browser. This means a Windows computer, a Mac Computer, a Linux computer, with a modern browser.

Most third party tools that were browser based should work with Mac computers. However, since Mac computers represent a smaller market share in the past and currently also, eBay resources and third party tools have had poor support for Mac computers. Just not enough Mac users out there selling on eBay compared to Windows users out there to justify the cost to fully support them. Linux users are even less supported but most Linux users are self sufficient and make things work on their own.

So it is just a business decision by eBay and for many third party tools to have poor support for Mac users. Nothing personal, just business.

Which is why a tool like Garage Sale is successful. Less competition for them to corner the market for Mac users and generate enough revenue to sustain their business and keep providing a good product with good service.

Edit: I would also like to add that eBay has the Mobile App for sellers and it support Tablets and smartphones. Since the mobile market is becoming the dominant platform, eBay is putting more resources into tools for the mobile market.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

You make good points. Mobile selling doesn't appeal to me. Their eBay iPhone ap offers none of the support I need to sell here. Everything I do on my mobile device is based on the Classic view.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

Are you saying there's an actual app for sellers that's escaping my attention?

pjcdn2005 · ‎04-19-2017

I use safari on my iPad (eBay classic view) with auctiva and it works fine.

pjcdn2005 · ‎04-19-2017

@mjwl2006 wrote:
And those would be the ones the product catalogue curators would want: the photos that look good. Not the ones that took no time or effort to create and post. So, they'd choose the good ones -- the ones that sell things -- and then use those to sell other things from other sellers who can afford to charge less for their items because they put no time or effort into their listings? Over my dead body.

As far as I know there is nothing stopping you from watermarking your pictures on your own. Ebay might still put them in the catalogue but users might not use them because they show your eBay ID.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

I still object to an image with my watermark being used by any other seller. If that seller does a crummy job keeping their customers satisfied, it taints my brand to be associated with them. Even if I don't. My high-quality images are part of my branding.

momcqueen · ‎04-19-2017

Not to mention that the only reason to steal photos from eBay to use on eBay is pure laziness. Product images exist elsewhere. Legitimately from the manufacturer of brand itself. It takes ten minutes on google, tops, to find an image another seller CAN use as it has been provided by the rights-holder to facilitate sales of that very item they make and sell.

dutchman48 · ‎04-19-2017

@pocomocomputing wrote:
@mjwl2006 wrote:
I'm always slightly taken aback by how few Listing tools or eBay third-party functions are unavailable to Mac users. It's not like there's only three of us. And we're intelligent with money to spend, obviously.
eBay is moving to the Seller Hub with the New Advanced Listing Tool which are both browser based which should support any computer platform that can run a modern browser. This means a Windows computer, a Mac Computer, a Linux computer, with a modern browser.

Most third party tools that were browser based should work with Mac computers. However, since Mac computers represent a smaller market share in the past and currently also, eBay resources and third party tools have had poor support for Mac computers. Just not enough Mac users out there selling on eBay compared to Windows users out there to justify the cost to fully support them. Linux users are even less supported but most Linux users are self sufficient and make things work on their own.

So it is just a business decision by eBay and for many third party tools to have poor support for Mac users. Nothing personal, just business.

Which is why a tool like Garage Sale is successful. Less competition for them to corner the market for Mac users and generate enough revenue to sustain their business and keep providing a good product with good service.

Edit: I would also like to add that eBay has the Mobile App for sellers and it support Tablets and smartphones. Since the mobile market is becoming the dominant platform, eBay is putting more resources into tools for the mobile market.

Does Garage Sale work on Windows based machines and if not, why not?

It is much cheaper than any of the other 3rd party listing programs.

dutchman48 · ‎04-19-2017

Mac users might want to look into something similar to this to be able to run windows programs. One of many out there.

https://www.parallels.com/ca/landingpage/pd/general/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwldzHBRCfg_aImKrf7N4BEiQABJTPKBdSm...

pocomocomputing · ‎04-19-2017

@dutchman48 wrote:
@pocomocomputing wrote:
@mjwl2006 wrote:
I'm always slightly taken aback by how few Listing tools or eBay third-party functions are unavailable to Mac users. It's not like there's only three of us. And we're intelligent with money to spend, obviously.
eBay is moving to the Seller Hub with the New Advanced Listing Tool which are both browser based which should support any computer platform that can run a modern browser. This means a Windows computer, a Mac Computer, a Linux computer, with a modern browser.

Most third party tools that were browser based should work with Mac computers. However, since Mac computers represent a smaller market share in the past and currently also, eBay resources and third party tools have had poor support for Mac computers. Just not enough Mac users out there selling on eBay compared to Windows users out there to justify the cost to fully support them. Linux users are even less supported but most Linux users are self sufficient and make things work on their own.

So it is just a business decision by eBay and for many third party tools to have poor support for Mac users. Nothing personal, just business.

Which is why a tool like Garage Sale is successful. Less competition for them to corner the market for Mac users and generate enough revenue to sustain their business and keep providing a good product with good service.

Edit: I would also like to add that eBay has the Mobile App for sellers and it support Tablets and smartphones. Since the mobile market is becoming the dominant platform, eBay is putting more resources into tools for the mobile market.
Does Garage Sale work on Windows based machines and if not, why not?

It is much cheaper than any of the other 3rd party listing programs.

I believe Garage Sale is a Mac based program and does not work under Windows.

izzame · ‎04-19-2017

I remember back in the early days when I could "report" a seller for "stealing" my images and eBay would "pull" their listings .
When I read this yesterday, I could only shake my head and really ....
I'm with you, when I start getting cheques in the mail, letters of permission etc. another ebay "rule" that I just can't wrap my head around. This gets put in the same category as FVF on shipping cost .... still trying to figure that one out and here comes another bullet.
Maybe we should all list with porn images and put in our listing why and to email for true item pics. I know, that wouldn't work as we would be shooting ourselves as the listings would be pulled immediately but just thinking out loud. I think as ebay continues to "push the envelope" they are going to see more sellers leaving.