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GET
STARTED
! - Download Turbo
Lister from pages.eBay.com/turbo_lister.
2 - Install Turbo Lister
onto your computer (setupUS.exe is the file name - double-click
it to begin installation.
3 - When you first
launch/open Turbo Lister, it will take a couple minutes to set
"up Turbo Lister for first use".
4 - Choose the first
option to Set up a new Turbo Lister file, then click the Next>
button.
5. You will be prompted
to enter your eBay ID and password
6. Click Next> when
you've done this, then you'll be asked if you with to import your
eBay Listings.
7. If you have no current
or recent eBay listings to import, choose to Create a new item.
If you do have items, import active and/or all ended. On a cable
internet connection, this takes about 1 second per item to import
to your computer.
When the import is
done, the Turbo Lister Tip window pops up. You may uncheck the
button on that window if you don't want to see tips every time
you start up Turbo Lister.
YOUR
INITIAL SET UP IS COMPLETE!
You'll
now see something like this:
TURBO
LISTER WINDOW RETURN
TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
This section will describe
how various features in the Turbo Lister window work. If you want
to get started without exploring this section until later, skip
to CREATE NEW ITEM.
An explanation of some
of the menu items is below each following image:
INVENTORY WINDOW -
This is Turbo Lister's main window.
File>New>Create
item from template (This expands to show all templates you have.
See Create New Item From Template below.)
File>New>Create
multiple items (This allows you to create many items at once with
pre-filled information. For example, you may have several DVDs
to enter. You'll choose DVD as the product type, then search for
each item via its UPC, title or director. When you have that info
entered, Turbo Lister will connect to eBay to return choices which
meet your criteria. When you then choose the appropriate item,
Turbo Lister will import some info needed for that item record.)
File>New>Create
a new template. (A template holds some defaults for your records
to speed up entry.)
File>New>Create
a new User File. (You can set up a new Turbo Lister account for
another eBay ID; select a previously-set-up user; or open a sample
[blank] Turbo Lister file.
File>Change User>View
item records of another user's ID in your Turbo Lister. You
may use Turbo Lister to list on eBay by changing the user for
up to 5 different eBay IDs.
File>Close - Keeps
Turbo Lister open, but no user selected
File>Import Items>From
eBay - Choose from active or completed for 24 hours to all, which
is appx. 60 days
File>Backup Database
- To set the schedule for Turbo Lister to remind you to do backups.
You may also force a backup when you wish.
Edit>Duplicate -
Duplicate the item record you're on.
View>Users - If
you have more than one user in Turbo Lister, you can view/go to
each from here.
Tools>Relist Items
From eBay - This opens your browser to your My eBay to relist
items.
Tools>Options -
Set your eBay preferences & item record defaults here.
INVENTORY WINDOW -
TEMPLATES FOLDER - This folder holds templates which you create
to use as defaults for item record creation. The templates may
not be submitted to eBay.
INVENTORY - ALL ITEMS FOLDER - This is the main folder which
will hold all item records you've imported into and created in
Turbo Lister.
WAITING TO UPLOAD - This will show a list of all item records
you've not yet submitted to eBay. If all of your items have been
uploaded to eBay, the grid will be blank as below.
ACTIVITY LOG - Any errors which occur in Turbo Lister should
be noted here. (Note: The warning shown on the below records is
a known bug and should not occur. Should you receive an error
or warning in Turbo Lister, you should first go to the Turbo Lister
discussion board (http://forums.ebay.com/db1/forum.jspa?forumID=34)
and search for any discussions on that issue - as in the case
of the warning below, it may not affect any listings or the use
of the program - however, it may be a serious issue you should
understand.
CREATE
NEW ITEM
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When you first start
using Turbo Lister, you will not yet have a template created from
which to create a new item record. To create a new item, Click
on the New starburst icon>Create New Item or go File>New>Item
or type Ctrl+N.
This opens a Create
New Item window:
Enter your title: (You
may also pick a previous title from the arrow to the right of
the title field.)
If you use a sub-title,
enter that. Then choose a category by clicking on the Select button
to the right of the category field. That opens this window: (You
will click on the + to open sub-categories to go to the one you
want.)
Note the image above
shows the chosen category uses Item Specifics (IS). Click Next
to enter the Item Specifics as in image below or click Done if
your chosen category doesn't use IS.
If you want to use
a second category, follow the above procedure.
If you have an eBay
store, select the appropriate store category(ies) just below the
category fields.
PHOTOS
To the right of "Pictures
and Description" is a link, "Customize". Click
the tiny button to its left to open the Customize window as shown
below. You will select either eBay Picture Service or Self-hosted
Pictures, depending on which you use.
If using eBay Picture
Services, you will click on the picture well (Click to insert
a picture) to select the appropriate picture on your computer.
When you select your
picture, you can crop it by dragging the corner handles as shown
below. You can also rotate the image by clicking on the circle/rotate
icon as seen to top/right of image. Click Insert when you have
chosen (and cropped & rotated) your picture. (Note - if you
use the gallery upgrade, this first image will be your gallery
image.)
If you self-host your
pictures, you will enter the url of each image into the picture
fields as seen here:
DESCRIPTION
You can enter your
description directly into the Description field, or preferably,
click on the icon to open the Description Builder, which will
allow you to format your description:
Enter your description
text into section as below:
If you want to change
the font of your entire description, select/hightlight it all
as below then choose the font desired (Arial, Times New Roman
or Verdana) from the font field:
You can apply additional
formatting to all or parts of your description using the formatting
tools:
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Font |
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Font
Size |
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Bold |
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Italics |
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Underline |
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Color
Palette |
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Left,
Center or Right Justify |
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Numbered
or Bulleted List |
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Outdent
or Indent Text |
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Cut |
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Copy |
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Paste |
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Undo
Last Step |
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Redo
Last Step |
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Insert
Hyperlink |
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Inserts
- See image following tools for sample of built-in inserts. |
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Insert
Picture |
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Insert
Break |
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View
Description Design at 50%, 100% or 150%. |
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Spell-check |
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Toolbar
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Inserts:
LISTING DESIGNER
On the left side of
the description editor, you can choose to use the Listing Designer.
(10¢ per item). You will select a theme, such as Special
Events, then choose one of the borders which will go around your
description, such as Wedding Cake. You may set the layout of your
photos.
INVENTORY INFORMATION
The Custom Label field
may be used for your internal part number, SKU or other information
you may want to keep in this item record.
SELLING FORMAT
In this section, selct
the format - auction, fixed price, ad format, store inventory
or Best Offer only. Set your start, reserve & Buy It Now prices,
set your quantity. (If you have 2 separate items to sell, the
quantity is 2. If you are selling 2 items together, the quantity
is 1.) Set your duration. Note whether a private listing and,
if you're registered to sell items for a charity on eBay, complete
the Donation section:
LISTING UPGRADES
Select the upgrades
you want to use for the item record you're on:
SHIPPING OPTIONS
Set your shipping,
insurance and sales tax options for flat rate shipping as below:
Set your shipping weight,
shipping methods, handling fee, insurance and sales tax options
for calculated shipping as below:
(Package Sizes are
described at http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/ship-calc-package.html.)
PAYMENT METHODS
Choose payment methods
you accept & enter your PayPal email address, if PayPal is
chosen:
INSTRUCTIONS &
POLICIES
Edit your additonal
instructions, return policy & buyer requirements to be posted
on your listing:
PREVIEW
Click Preview button
as shown below to see what your listing will look like. Above
the preview is a section which shows the category(ies), duration,
quantity, price(s), format, upgrade(s), shipping costs and instructions
you've set for this item:
CREATE
NEW ITEM FROM TEMPLATE
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If you've created templates,
which hold the defaults for your items, you may create a new item
from the Templates folder by clicking on the Create Item From
Template button as shown:
SAVE
AS TEMPLATE
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If you've created an
item which you will want to use as the base for future items,
you may want to save a particular item record as a template. From
the edit window, click on the Save As Template button. This will
place the record into your Templates folder:
READY
TO UPLOAD TO eBay
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When your item record
is ready to go, click on the "Add to Upload" link above
the grid, then click on the Go Upload button at the bottom of
the pop-up window.
You may want to check
your listing fees prior to uploading. To do this, click on the
Calculate fees link above the grid. After Turbo Lister connects
to eBay to do this & to check for program upgrades, you may
hold your mouse over the fees column in each row to see a mini-pop-up
window which shows your fees for each item.
When ready to upload,
click on the arrow next to Upload All above the grid to upload
all items in the grid, just the selected or to Selling Manager.
If you upload to Selling Manager, all records in the grid will
be moved to Selling Manager/Inventory.
CUSTOMIZE
& ORGANIZE YOUR TURBO LISTER
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FOLDERS
All items you've created
and imported appear in the All Items folder on the left sidebar
of the Turbo Lister window. Imported items will appear in sub-folders.
You may create any folders you want for organization by right-clicking
on the All Items folder. Name it as you wish. To place an item
record into another folder (though it will remain also in All
Items), click on the blank cell to the left of the item record
& drag it to the appropriate folder as indicated by dots below:
You can resize the
Turbo Lister window by placing your cursor along an edge or corner,
which changes the cursor to a double arrow <-->. Hold your
mouse left button and drag to size desired. You may also drag
the divider between the sidebar & grid and may also adjust
the width of the grid column titles.
COLUMNS
Right-click on column
headers to Customize Columns. You can check, uncheck & move
items up or down for grid appearance and placement. You can right-click
on a column header to sort that column.
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