posted on March 17, 2001 08:52:42 PM
Hi all. I am looking to purchase a Off-line auction program. My question is..do I need to host my photos on a web site or can they be hosted via my hard drive? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but even after all this time, computers are still quite a mystery to me. Also, what do you think about AW wanting 1% of our ending bid? I have switched to another service because of it.
posted on March 17, 2001 09:32:58 PMkarene7 ~ No you can't host pictures on your hard drive. There are lots of free picture hosting services. I have a Yahoo e-mail account which gives you a free web site complete with FTP to upload photos.
posted on March 17, 2001 10:01:25 PM
Your pics need to be uploaded to a web storage space so that they can be accessed by folks anytime as they look at your auctions. Think of it this way-- if your pics were only on your computer, and your computer was off, bidders couldn't view your auction pics, right?
There are 2 types of auction management services-- the web-based (like AuctionWatch) ones typically include pic hosting as part of the service. Most now charge a fee. The other auction management strategy is to purchase auction management software that you install on your computer. No pic hosting included with the software. A couple bare-bones software packages are free, but most charge a one-time fee of up to about $75. A couple now have subscriptions.
Most ISP's include some web-storage space with the account. Some have restrictions (Tripod recently bounced a bunch of folks off who had been storing auction pics there), so read the fine print, or ask. But the first place to check is your own ISP. With some free FTP software, you can do it yourself pretty easily. Most auction management software packages also include FTP upload capability to facilitate pic storate on your own space.
Is the Yahoo website you mention by any chance Yahoo GeoCities? If so, you might want to check out their TOS:
You agree to not use the Service to:
(o) use your home page (or directory) as storage for remote loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether inside or beyond Yahoo GeoCities;
