posted on April 15, 2007 09:06:19 PM new
I have many of the same plant and seed items that can be relisted for several weeks on end.
When I set the auto relist for up to 5 rotations it disappears after one item sells even though I would like to sell more the following week and weeks after that as well. I have endless supplies of these items and wish to automate relists so that I don't have to do this manually again and again.
Now I only have 4 auctions cause the others never relisted as I had hoped.
I have a feeling this might have to do with changing the number of items to be sold per auction. Presently I have them down as 1 item per plant or seed in inventory. If I change these to show (say 20 or more of these same items,) would they then auto relist each week in succession regardless of them selling the prior week?
posted on April 22, 2007 03:26:51 PM new
I looked for Auto Launch feature you spoke about but was unable to find it.
Might I have the wrong version of Vendio perhaps?
I have many multiples of plants/seeds/bulbs to sell and wish to place them on automation rather than having to manually relist them each week (should the one set sell.)
Auto Launch directions if you can provide them would be great! Thanks.
You are currently using the wrong version of Sales Manager for auto-launch profiles. You are currently using Sales Manager Merchandising Edition. You would need to be using Inventory Edition in order to use auto-launch profiles. Inventory Edition is best when you are selling multiples of the same item, while Merchandising Edition is best if you are selling unique items. You might want to consider switching to Inventory Edition. If you would like to switch to Inventory Edition you may do so by going to "My Account" --> "My Service Plans" --> "change edition" (below "Sales Manager Merchandising Edition" ).
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.
Many of us need a SIMPLE feature which eBay has...! "Relist if the item sells or not" Time to relist : Immediately after the auction ends.This option should be there at time of Manual launch.
Auto launch profile has a limitation of spreading different items evenly in a time period of span.
For example...Say I have got 350 different items and I plan to list 50 each week day at different times of day indefinitely unless I wish to end them. In this case if I use auto launch profile I will need to set 50 independent profiles for each day totaling 350 Auto launch profiles!!! That's a HORROR.
And morever I wont be able to spread them evenly as there is 15 minutes gestation time in custom schedule, so in case I choose 4 prime hours , many of my items are bound to end at same time!!
Any suggestions please ? Sorry if I am ignorant about any other existing method.
posted on April 27, 2007 02:13:25 PM new
Hello Ashish,
If you use a "Fixed Quantity" auto-launch profile then a new listing will launch immediately after one ends, regardless of whether the listing sold or not (as long as there is a quantity available for this).
You can also use the "Auto-Relist" option, which is different from the auto-launch profiles. The auto-relist will relist the listing if it does not sell. To do this go to your list of active listings, select the listing that you would like to automatically relist, and click the "Set Auto-Relist" button.
