posted on September 30, 2006 05:16:37 PM new
I don't seem to understand how to use the launch for auctions.
Right now I use the auto launch once an item sells, it automatically launches. That I get and it's been working fine.
What I would like to do is:
Run an auction for 7 days on eBay.
Launch another auction when that one closes. Basically always having the auction format running at all times.
I have one item in varying quantities (bulbs) that I want to launch each day around 7:00 p.m.
For example the quantity of 6 bulbs to launch on Mondays as auction at 7:00 . . . quantity of 10 bulbs to launch on Tuesdays at 7:00, etc., and so on each day of the week.
What is happening when I look under "pending launches" is they are ALL pending to list on Sunday evening at 7:00 AND each one separately on the days that I specified. Why am I getting all of them scheduled to launch on Sundays?
If you want, take a look at my "Bulbs New" inventory, SKU # will say "auction". I made a custom launch for each one of these. What is wrong with them?
If you want to see the pending launches, take a look at week of October 8th. (I cancelled next week's launches already.) Thanks
posted on September 30, 2006 05:44:54 PM new
Hello,
I took a look at your inventory items with the SKU of "auctions", and I am only showing one instance where each one is scheduled to list during the week of October 8th, per your auto-launch profiles. Each is set to launch on the day and time that is specified for that particular inventory item in the auto-launch profile.
I did noticed that there are other inventory items with identical names that are also scheduled to launch that week. But these are different inventory items. You can tell this because the other items do not have a SKU. It looks like you may have accidentally created duplicate inventory items. You would need to delete the duplicate inventory items (or remove the auto-launch profile from the duplicates).
These are the only instances of the inventory items with the SKU of "auctions" that I am showing scheduled to launch the week of October 8th:
In case it is helpful I have included some general information about auto-launch profiles:
Auto-Launch Profiles allow you schedule listings to launch according to rules that you set up. You can choose between three different launch strategies to control when your items begin and end, as well as the quantity you have on the market at any given time.
Profiles allow you to specify the exact date and time that your launch profile will begin, and the exact date and time it will end. Vendio will launch the appropriate quantity of items at the times you’ve specified. Note that if you do not explicitly set the time period for your profile, it will begin immediately and continue indefinitely.
You can choose between three different launch strategies to control when your items begin and end, as well as the quantity you have available on the market at any given time.
Auto-launch profiles can be created, edited, and deleted under the "Manage Profiles" link in the Sales Manager menu. As you create the profile, be sure to choose a title that you will recognize easily. Once created, the profile titles will appear in the profile menu within the inventory item.
Fixed Schedule
The Fixed Schedule strategy will always adhere to your launch schedule, regardless of how many items are on the market. (i.e. items are launched according to your launch schedule until you sell out of your available quantity. If an item closes before the next scheduled launch, a new item will not launch until the next scheduled time. When your available quantity is exhausted, no new items will launch). If you launch an item manually, it will have no effect on the launch schedule – items will still launch according to your schedule. This strategy is ideal if you have a large supply of items that you want to sell when you know demand is going to be strong (for example, Sopranos merchandise offered after weekly Sopranos television episodes).
Schedule-Quantity
The Schedule-Quantity strategy will always adhere to your launch schedule until you reach your desired maximum quantity on market. (i.e. items are launched according to your launch schedule, but only up to a certain quantity. If an item closes before the next scheduled launch, a new item will not launch until the next schedule time. However, once the auto-launcher has reached the maximum number of items you want on the market, it will not launch another item at the next scheduled time until the quantity on market has dropped below your maximum. . When your available quantity is exhausted, no new items will launch). If you launch an item manually, it will have an effect on launch schedule unless you have exceeded your maximum quantity on the market, in which no items will launch according to your schedule until the quantity on market drops below your maximum. This strategy is ideal if you have a limited supply of items and want to make them available when you know demand is going to be strong.
Fixed Quantity
The Fixed Quantity strategy will always keep your specified quantity of items on the market at all times (i.e. items are launched according to your launch schedule until your fixed ‘on market’ quantity is reached. If an item closes early, another item will launch immediately to keep the fixed ‘on market’ quantity maintained. When your available quantity is exhausted, no new items will launch). If you launch an item manually, it will have an effect on the launch schedule – items will not launch again until the fixed ‘on market’ quantity is re-established. This strategy is ideal if you want to keep a set number of items on the market at all times (similar to how a supermarket keeps shelves fully stocked).
Specify your Quantities
Depending on which strategy you select, you can specify the quantity of item you want to offer per listing and, for the schedule-quantity and fixed-quantity strategies, the total number of listings you want on a market at any one time. Note that the total number of listings on a market is computed as a total between both manual- and automatic launches. Therefore, manual launches of an item will affect the automatic launcher. For example, if you manually launch 4 listings of an item, and its associated auto-launch profile is defined with “quantity on market” set to 3, the auto-launch profile will not trigger any new launches until two of the manually-launched listings close.
