Auction Creation 
Use
Sellers can use the selling via eBay® (SVE) application to create single auctions or multiple item auctions for listing on eBay®, including multiple item auctions with a Buy It Now price. In the SVE application, choose Auction Management ® Create Auctions.
Prerequisites
You have completed installation and configuration; in particular, you have created a product catalog with product catalog variant, and a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file to import a list of products to the SVE application. For more information, see Selling via eBay® ® Implementation Considerations.
You have mapped back-end system users to eBay® users so that sellers can log on to the SVE application and log on to eBay® from the SVE application. For more information, see user mapping.
Features
You can select the products to be auctioned from a product catalog or from an imported product list, or you can enter products manually.
After you have selected the products to be auctioned, and entered the number of lots per auction and the number of auctions, the following tab pages are displayed. (Be sure to enter the number of lots per auction and the number of auctions as whole numbers because the SVE application does not support fractional inputs.)
Tab Page |
Field |
Description |
General Details |
Name, Title, Image URL |
The system enters this information automatically, based on your selected products. |
Duration |
Specifies how long the auction is listed on eBay®. You can set a default duration by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. |
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Auction Type |
You can choose a normal auction or a fixed price auction. For a fixed price auction, you must meet one of the following criteria: · Have a feedback rating of 10 or more on eBay®. See also Auction Feedback. · Be ID verified with eBay®. |
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Counter Type |
Monitors how many people visit the auction. |
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Private |
If you select Private, the auction is open only to customers to whom you send a link to the auction. |
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Start Price |
Price at which you want bidding to begin. |
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Reserve Price |
Lowest price at which you are willing to sell. If this price is not met, you can close the auction without a winner, in which case an order is not generated. |
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Buy It Now Price |
Allows a buyer to purchase the product immediately at this price. This closes the auction before the end of the duration. For products from a product catalog, list prices can be suggested as default Buy It Now prices. In the starting URL of the seller side of the SVE application, pass the shop=<SHOPID> parameter, for example: http://xyz.com/sve/seller/init.do?shop=AUCTIONSHOP |
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Select Profile |
You can select a marketing profile previously created by your administrator. For more information, see Profile Maintenance. You can set a default marketing profile by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. If you do not want to select a marketing profile, you can choose one or more of the following options: · Bold Listing font is in bold type. · Highlighted Listing is emphasized with a colored band. · Featured Plus Listing appears in the Featured Items section in category lists and search results. This option is available only if you have a feedback rating of 10 or more on eBay®. · Home Page Featured Listing has a chance to rotate into a special display on the eBay® home page and into other special displays. This option is available only if you have a feedback rating of 10 or more on eBay®. |
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Category Details |
Primary Category, Secondary Category |
Standard eBay® categories. You must assign at least one category to the auction. If the product bridges two areas, you can assign an additional category. You can set a default primary category by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. |
Theme Details |
Select Theme |
For uniformity, you can select a theme for your auction from the themes created and managed by your administrator. For more information, see Theme Management. You can set a default theme by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. |
Location Details |
Select Profile |
You can select a location profile previously created by your administrator. For more information, see Profile Maintenance. You can set a default location profile by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. |
Country |
Refers to your location as the seller. |
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Buyer’s Region |
Gives you extra visibility on eBay® when buyers sort or filter their search to find items available in their area. |
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Payment Methods |
If you select PayPal, the SVE application does not validate the amount if the winner chooses to pay via PayPal. Payment by credit card is not supported in Germany. |
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Shipping Details |
Select Profile |
You can select a shipping profile previously created by your administrator. For more information, see Profile Maintenance. You can set a default shipping profile by choosing Auction Management ® Set Preferences. |
Checkout Instructions to the Buyer |
You enter checkout instructions as free text, for example, you provide information on shipping and handling. The SVE application does not validate this information. |
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Summary |
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Provides an overview of the information you have entered, and reports any problems that need correcting. |
Activities
After you have saved the auction on the Summary page, you can publish the auction immediately or schedule it for publishing. For more information, see Auction Publishing.