eBid Updates: Google Checkout Integration, Bulk Uploads, Single Page Listing

[mandy]

Site Updates - 9th August 2007
We finally put up the changes we've been workingon for the past couple of months today. Here is a brief rundown of them. Let us know if anything isn't working 100%.

Platinum Auction
Silver eBidders can now use this new auction format to list auctions with all the options normally only available to Platinum eBidders. Including BuyNow, Auto Extend, Video and Gallery Thumbnail

Google Checkout Integrated Checkout added
Platinum eBidders and Silver eBidders using the new "platinum" auction format can now add their google check out merchant ID to allow their buyers to make immediate payment via google check out. AAL will be updated with authorisation, payment and shipping entries entered via the GCO site.

GCO Icon
Added icon to listings for auctions where Google Checkout is available as a payment option.

My Bulk Upload changes
eBid spreadsheets can be saved as text delimited files and uploaded to your My eBid area. Spreadsheets can no longer be emailed in. A check is made on upload and then the non-errornous auctions can then be launched.

New Sorts
Search results and category listings can now be sorted by start time and also if they are new or used items.

Q&A Duty
All questions that you need to answer whether they are current auctions or closed auctions can now be found on the My eBid summary page.

Single Page Listing
New auctions now use the same single listing page as reposts. We hope this will simplify and speed up the listing process.Tidied up the Featured auction table.

eBid Store Listings
Removal of empty stores within the eBid Store listings.

eBid Stores
Slight redesign of the left hand and left hand columns. Also added last login date of the store owner to show currentness of the store.

Popup Help
Added question marks around the site for quick help references.

Browsing Auctions
Allowed browsing (non searches) to use the filter system. eg. filter by Buynow and country etc.

Help Pages
Slight redesign, updating and tidy up of unnecessary pages.

More By This Seller
Random choice of auctions to show instead of same ones repeating.

Bid Increments
Added fixed bid increments in line with other auction sites for listing simplification and to stop confusion and questions to support desk from many users.

BUGFIX - After Auction Log on a buynow and winning bid of the same auction

BUGFIX - Buddy points awarding on a dutch auction purchase

BUGFIX - More By This Seller not showing for edited auctions

BUGFIX - Max Bid amount not showing as reserve price

DESIGN - Added gradient background to main site

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=96182

[bargainbloodhound]

My Bulk Upload changes
eBid spreadsheets can be saved as text delimited files and uploaded to your My eBid area. Spreadsheets can no longer be emailed in. A check is made on upload and then the non-errornous auctions can then be launched.

Finally.    :turkey1:   :turkey1:   I'd been waiting for them to add an onsite csv bulk loader since I joined...and that was over 3 years ago (back in the days when the UK site was their only site). The Excel spreadsheets that had to be emailed to them SUCKED and took longer than their listing form.

[mandy]

More updates:

Site Updates - 30th August 2007
NEW - Feedback filter added to search results
NEW - ALT and TITLE tags addes to images for greater search engine optimisation.
FIX - Link added to HH and 60 Min frontpage GO buttons
FIX - Images links from old image server updated throughout site

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=96594

Site Updates - 24th August 2007

Images that are over 1 year old and have not been used within the last 90 days will be removed from our servers on a daily basis. We used to do this until about a year ago when we had some problems with images disappearing, it is now being started up again as of today.

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=96481

[mandy]

more updates:

Site Updates - 5th September 2007
NEW - Frontpage featured stores now show only if feedback > 1
NEW - Payment options now always editable via edit page
FIX - UPC Listing now available for all book and dvd categories
FIX - Auto Extend not showing correctly on some auctions
FIX - Platinum Auctions not showing thumbnails in My eBid
FIX - Spelling corrections throughout site
FIX - Happy Hour and Sixty Minute times now showing correctly on international sites

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=96747

[mandy]

more updates:

Site Updates - 19th September 2007
NEW - Bronze, Silver and Platinum replaced by Buyer, Seller and Seller+
NEW - My eBid > Summary > Bidding on now auto refreshes depending on time left and will give voice indication of change in status
NEW - Added multiple parent boxes and multiple subcategory boxes for creating categories for your eBid Stores
NEW - Close button added to edit pages for Run Until Sold with sales already made
NEW - Filter settings for My eBid > Summary > Sold are now remembered
NEW - Listing page now focuses to error field on submit

BUGFIX - Run Until Sold "Featured" not being changed after 60 days
BUGFIX - Case sensitivity in bulk upload files diminished
BUGFIX - Stripped spaces from before and after keyword searches
BUGFIX - Auctions I Watched stay in My eBid for 90 days
BUGFIX - Exporting closed auctions to file contained errors
BUGFIX - Adult Store status remained when no adult auctions present
BUGFIX - Closed auctions not sorting by date correctly
BUGFIX - "Featured" auction images not showing thumbnails
BUGFIX - BuyNow shouldnt be available on 60 Min auctions
BUGFIX - Go buttons on frontpage not linking to anywhere

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=97039