Added status boxes for logged in users to individual auction pages
Added auction length and autorepost figures to My Closed Auctions individual pages
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Added status boxes for logged in users to individual auction pages
Added auction length and autorepost figures to My Closed Auctions individual pages
Matching questions and answers are now side by side on the auction page.
Nudge facility added to allow re-sending of unanswered questions.
Added new emails for dutch auction bid confirmations
BUGFIX - My favourite searches link destinations fixed
BUGFIX - Auction status boxes messages fixed
BUGFIX - Bid confirmation page messages fixed
Our next software upgrade will take place at 00:01 on 16th December GMT. We will be down for around 30 minutes while the upgrade takes place.
On resumption of service users will notice our new "Platinum" level of access will be made available for the first time. Users can upgrade from the current status to Platinum immediately.
We will be running an offer for around 2 weeks over whereby we will multiple all the subscriptions paid to date by 10 and put this towards the full cost of our Platinum Lifetime subscription. The day after the multiple will go down to 9 and so on.
Offer Dates
16th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
17th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
18th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
19th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
20th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
21st Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 10
22nd Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 9
23rd Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 8
24th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 7
25th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 6
26th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 5
27th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 4
28th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 3
29th Dec - Gold Subscription Payments x 2
30th Dec and On - Gold Subscription Payments x 1
Platinum Lifetime Costs
uk £149.99
us $229.99
ca CA$229.99
au AU$249.99
ie €199.99
eg. If you have already paid £44.99 for a Gold Lifetime we will multiply this by 10 to give you £449.90 and this will easily cover the £149.99 cost of Platinum. I'm afraid we will not be giving any credits for the remaining £299.91!!!
Platinum is our new access level for professional sellers. A summary of the options can be seen below.
Other changes include
#Revamped My eBid Summary
#After Auction Log fixes and additions
#eBid Store naviagation changes
#Login for status link on auction pages
#Gallery Auction 2% variable closing fee
#Specific feedback highlighting
#Option to automatically load My Default set on starting an auction
#My Favourite Searches daily emails
#Edit auction page changes
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
All the problems over the last week have now under control. A very important one of our servers decided to lay itself to rest after a very busy life and caused us all sort of problems. These problems won't be encountered again due to some more stringent backup policies we now have in place.
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.
Gazza
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
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
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
BUGFIX - Left hand side subcategories not showing correctly on top level category browse pages
BUGFIX - 0.00 BuyNow price was showing on some listing pages after editing an auction
NEW - My Favourite Sellers, 12hr, daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly notification emails now available
NEW - Link to resend Invoice now available to the seller on view invoice page
NEW - Simplified closed auction status messages dependent on seller or seller+
NEW - Added AAL notification for PayPal status=pending payments
NEW - Disabled spreadsheet upload button to stop duplicate errors when uploading auctions
BUGFIX - Incorrect bid increments showing on Happy Hour pre-bid form
BUGFIX - International Shipping bug on Google Checkout
BUGFIX - Incorrect wording on "most recently" auction sort
BUGFIX - Listing "duration" error now shows all duration options
BUGFIX - Duration field when listing defaults to 7 instead of 0
BUGFIX - Custom start calendar not appearing correctly to some IE users
BUGFIX - Custom end date not taking custom start date into consideration
BUGFIX - New or Used option not working fully on edit auction page
BUGFIX - "Must be marked as paid before shipping" message popping up when not needed in AAL
BUGFIX - Custom start date on bulk uploads not working fully
BUGFIX - one penny error on some checkout totals
BUGFIX - left column links not housing correct sort information when viewing non-default sorted pages
BUGFIX - Non requested payments from eBid fees invoices stopped being emailed
BUGFIX - List similar auction error with duration times
BUGFIX - Bidding error showing when minimum possible bid was being entered
NEW - Added export function to My Bulk Upload to easily export successful and failed checked auctions.
NEW - Bulk Upload check results now available on finish page to allow for manipulation.
NEW - Delete eBid Store function added.
NEW - Option to upgrade via PayPal
NEW - Added no reply needed option to Q&A options
NEW - Buddly Link cookie lasts for 7 days instead of a browser session
BUGFIX - Some bulk uploads stalling in the middle are now resumable
BUGFIX - Video box for Platinum auctions was not being enabled correctly.
BUGFIX - Alt/title tags now matching auction title site-wide.
BUGFIX - WYSIWYG editor duplicated in My Defaults in Internet Explorer
BUGFIX - Some search parameters meeting an error page
BUGFIX - Increment and Reserve prices removed from some Fixed Price sales
BUGFIX - Q&A removed from deleted auctions
Added some more changes to help speed up the site. New changes are mainly for individual auction pages and also category/subcategory browse pages.
Let us know the main areas of the site that you still feel are too slow and we will look into those.
Thanks
Gazza
We've re-added our logo to uploaded images.
It has been disabled for a little while since the new design and we got our heads round the transparency problem with rounded edges.
Gazza
NEW - Added Hot Sellers panel to Buy page giving more promotion to sellers making sales.
NEW - Added Business and Individual account types to My Personal Details and also new sign ups in conjunction with the Office of Fair Trading.
Bugfix - Enabled "Mark as Non Paying Bidder" in After Auction Log dropdown for manually entered "Mark as Paid" entries.
Bugfix - Move "Send Payment Reminder" into AAL dropdown instead of text link.
NEW - SSL (https) login areas.
NEW - Added search form to "Sell" first page allowing to seach for relevant categories to list in.
NEW - Added "tick all" link to international shipping destinations.
NEW - Added link to shipping calculator on listing page.
NEW - Added link to "sell in this category" to all auction pages.
UPDATE - All About Me page layout tidied.
UPDATE - Edit auction page layout tidied.
BUGFIX - Clicling the (+) button for domestic and intl shipping options showed error on some occasions
BUGFIX - Added more checks to Google Checkout form fields.
BUGFIX - Fields for Business Sellers now suited to non Ltd companies.
UPDATE - Increased eBid Store subcategories to 15.
UPDATE - Tidied up International Shipping countries to be more readable.
UPDATE - Added selling date to "Add Feedback" to help differentiate similar titles.
UPDATE - On screen error message if seller has entered incorrect Google Checkout id or key.
BUGFIX - Auction images appearing non-centered on screen.
NEW - Added selling and bidding capabilites for New Zealand
NEW - Added selling and bidding capabilites for Singapore
NEW - Added selling and bidding capabilites for India
NEW - Added selling and bidding capabilites for South Africa
NEW - Added facility to search by title keyword Auctions I'm Running
NEW - Added filters via category and eBid Store category for Auctions I'm Running
NEW - Added count to Auctions I'm Running
NEW - Added sale date to feedback entry form to help decifer which feedback to add
NEW - Highlighted feedback row on entry form for a specified auction
NEW - Added data to confirmation page of mass-repost showing counts and reposted auction titles and links
NEW - Added feedback details to individual auction review pages
NEW - Added "Other Stores by This Seller" logos to eBid Stores
NEW - Upped the amount of My Default sets to 25
NEW - Added link to Auctions I'm Running to edit auction confirmation page
NEW - Added links to Auctions I'm Running and Auctions I Ran pages to list auction confirmation page
NEW - Added links to different versions of individual auction page in "Available To" section
BUGFIX - Removed PPPay options on listing form for non-pppay countries
BUGFIX - Hot Sellers checked for positive feedback total
BUGFIX - Searches with a decimal point were causing errors
BUGFIX - Pagination for Watchlist fixed
BUGFIX - Auto Extend not available for Fixed Price auctions
BUGFIX - Total price not showing on individual auction page if postage included in price
BUGFIX - Incorrect price showing on Auctions I Ran page fof some
NEW - Logout moves you to local homepage
NEW - AAL Icons added to add feedback page to allow for better understanding of each feedback to be added
NEW - More By This Seller add to user feedback, user all about, user auctions and user wanted pages
BUGFIX - All About Me photos and text not updating properly
BUGFIX - Price field on keywprd search was not working properly
NEW - Increased maximum username to 18 characters
NEW - Show more information popup to "Seller" eBidders attempting to send an invoice
BUGFIX - Renamed "VAT" to suit all localities
BUGFIX - Wildcard (*) in searches was not working properly
BUGFIX - HTML characters in plain text emails not showing correctly
BUGFIX - Decimal place amounts not being calculated correctly in integrated checkout forms
NEW - Searching for plurals is now available. eg. search for watches will return auctions with watch in the title
NEW - Added facilty to delete an invoice to enable subsequent items purchased from the same buyer to be added to a brand new invoice
NEW - Added Deleted Invoice and Resend Invoice to AAL for sellers if invoice is unpaid
NEW - Request Feedback page radio automatically set to S for highlighted auctions
NEW - Added colours for feedback types on individual auction review pages
NEW - Added eBid Arcade within the forum area for eBidders with a few spare minutes!
BUGFIX - Request ffeback page. Closing Date and Price fields fixed
BUGFIX - Viewing unkown eBid Stores are not shown error but shown to eBid Store index
BUGFIX - My Bids email subject revised
BUGFIX - Feedback Required email subject revised
NEW - "Browse All" link added to category keyword results
NEW - us.ebid.net time is now Eastern as standard and not Pacific
BUGFIX - Boolean search facilities fixed
BUGFIX - My subscriptionpage simplified for users downgrading
BUGFIX - Empty spreadsheet being submitted
BUGFIX - Incorrect pricing on bid confirm javascript popup
BUGFIX - eBid Store search facilities showing error
NEW - Removed 60 Minute Auctions
NEW - Added Joblot section to frontpage
BUGFIX - Updated us.ebid.net International Shipping methods
BUGFIX - My Favourite Searches form boxes not showing all keywords
BUGFIX - Some users experiencing errors viewing Auction Im Running
NEW - Added SKU field to all auctions.
NEW - Added pay icons to all auctions.
NEW - On First Bid auctions closing due to time constraints will remain in My eBid for 90 days instead of disappering straight away
NEW - Updated some FAQ pages
NEW - Seller+ can now start more than 5 stores.
NEW - Added more alert boxes around the site to warn and explain before continuing
BUGFIX - Platinum auction was called Seller+ auction in some places
BUGFIX - Some platinum auctions did not allow invoices to be sent
BUGFIX - Some users not seeing eBid Store icon and category dropdown
NEW - Added Answers I'm Wating For to My eBid Summary
BUGFIX - Shipping options not showing in correct order in drop downs
BUGFIX - Platinum Auction not giving full seller+ functions after auction closes
BUGFIX - eBid Stores given permanent IDs to allow for correct bulk uploading even if store data changes
BUGFIX - Feedback shown on closed auction review pages was missing on some auctions
BUGFIX - Uppercase TXT and TSV files allowed at bulk upload
BUGFIX - Internet Explorer bulk upload alerts not showing properly
NEW - Nudge facility added to My eBid Summary > Q&A
BUGFIX - Frontpage popular auctions limited to 1 per seller
BUGFIX - Tidy up of My Subscriptions page to suit PayPal subscribers
BUGFIX - Bulk Uploads without column headers listing SKU instead of descriptions
NEW - Added Export Sales Data option for your own records
BUGFIX - Username search not working
BUGFIX - Canadaian Shipping options updated
BUGFIX - 24hr auction close warnings sent to BuyNow bidders
BUGFIX - Adult eBid Stores showing as featured
CHANGE- Happy Hour early discounts
NEW - RSS Feeds Added to Keyword Searches, Category Listings, User Auction Listings, eBid Store Listings, eBid Store Keyword Searcheas
BUGFIX - eBid Stores not begin deleted correctly
NEW - Added dropdown links to the BUY, SELL, WANT, STORES and HELP buttons on the forums due to numerous requests from eBidders around the world
NEW - Added links to Happy Hour, Buddy, Closing, Popular and New auctions to frontpage
BUGFIX - SKU field added to Export Listings function
BUGFIX - Item Title and Post/Zip Code fields added to Export Sales Data function
BUGFIX - "MOD540" appearing in AAL for some payment entries
BUGFIX - Incorrect eBid Store counts
BUGFIX - Sellers with Adult eBid Stores not permitted in Hot Sellers lists
BUGFIX - BuyNow price showing as 0.01 on Auctions I Ran page
NEW - Invoice number is now shown instead of "Y" in the invoice column of the Export Sales Data file.
UPDATE - Emails from admin telling users they have had auctions removed or their accounts placed on hold have been reworded and offending auction details added
UPDATE - Change "P&P" to "S&H" for US and CA eBids
NEW - Added some search tips to FAQ
NEW - Secondary categories added to current and closed auction pages
NEW - User location added to forum profile
BUGFIX - Bulk uploads allowed bidder level and buuynow levels that did not exist
BUGFIX - Problem with price and location fields on "Refine Your Search" forms on category and subcategory pages
UPDATE - Due to requests from many eBidders wanting to be able to use wider auction descriptions we've chanegd the maximum width from 614 pixels to 940 pixels
NEW - Google Base export facility available on "Auctions I'm Running" page.
NEW - Auction preview function now shows auction exactly how it would be when live including wider description area.
NEW - Added auction subtitle to individual auction page
BUGFIX - Users registering with speech marks in their name field were getting errors at Netbanx
BUGFIX - Extra images ext box was limited to 60 characters
BUGFIX - Editing a Happy Hour auction kept its 6pm start in place
BUGFIX - Deletion of currently in use images from My Gallery is not permitted
BUGFIX - Searching for images for causing an error for some users
NEW - USPS Shipping calculator added to us.ebid.net. All new auctions will be able add a weight, handling fee and shipping method to allow their buyers to calculate their own shipping costs.
NEW - Auction Discounts and Shipping Discounts can now be added as a fixed price or percentage when the seller creates an invoice.
NEW - Added link on negative feedback entry for receiving party to reply.
NEW - Added blatant "Check your auction details" message to new users before starting a new auction warning of our listing rules.
UPDATE - The Shipping Details section on all auction pages has changed to show the details for your own location.
UPDATE - Shipping costs on invoices are now selected by the buyer. This allows them to choose their preferred method.
UDPATE - Default selection for the Featured section of the LYI (List Your Item) page is now Gallery for Seller+ and Standard for Seller
UPDATE - Uploaded spreadsheets older than 90 days are automatically deleted.
UPDATE - Added more checks to make sure shipping options are always chosen for every eBid territory chosen.
BUGFIX - Duplicated shipping methods were permitted.
BUGFIX - Unprocessed closed auctions used to disappear from Auctions I'm Running.
BUGFIX - Returning from PayPal should go back to individual auction page.
BUGFIX - Viewing invoice error when auction was older than 90 days.
BUGFIX - eBid Store subcategories were not showing in correct order.
BUGFIX - Total instead of available quantities were showing search results and category listings.
BUGFIX - My Gallery searches not working when linked from the LYI form.
BUGFIX - Reposting auctions that were custom start times but reposted as immediate starts not registering.
UPDATE - Seller with NOT KNOWN and 0.00 set in their shipping options can now set the shipping price when creating an invoice. If it is left as zero by the seller when creating the invoice the buyer will have access to add a price here.
BUGFIX - Calculated shipping "Duplicate Method" error popping up at wrong time.
BUGFIX - New discounts not being sent properly to Google Checkout
UPDATE - Invoicing system tweeked to show seller a version of the invoice after it has been sent.
UPDATE - If seller added Not Known and 0.00 as a shipping option they can now edit this price when creating an invoice.
UPDATE - Currency exchange rates only shown for total invoice amount.
UPDATE - "No Thanks" option added to International Shipping if Flat and Calculated methods are available.
BUGFIX - Some characters showing their HTML code equivalent in My Notices.
BUGFIX - RSS Feeds for non existant categories now showing error message.
BUGFIX - Searches with a minus (-) keyword not working properly.
BUGFIX - My Bulk Uploads not showing session error message
NEW - eBid Store subcategories can now be moved up and down within their parent category
NEW - Added "General Store" and subcats for eBid Stores without a specific home. Can add more subcats, let me know.
UPDATE - Added brackets to invoice discount form elements to show a negative amount is being entered.
UPDATE - Tweeked search for extra speed
UPDATE - Added UPC/EAN code to auction page title for increased search engine indexing
BUGFIX - Default shipping location was not being remembered correctly when visiting auction pages
BUGFIX - Searches with apostrophes were not picking up correct auctions. eg. angela's ashes
BUGFIX - Image URLs starting in "ttp://" were being accepted
BUGFIX - Double currency symbols on some invoices