Template Instruct

   Instructions For Using My Templates On eBay

Your Template will arrive in a  zipped text file. 

If you need an unzipping program I suggest pkzip. It is free program and can be found at

http://nct.digitalriver.com/fulfill/0018.041 

To Use my templates, you must an on line photo host to host your auction photos. If you do not have one, I suggest using

www.photobucket.com

They offer a free account that will handle most average eBay seller's photos. You will need to upload your auction item photos to your photo host.

Most of my templates are set up to handle a maximum photo width of 600 pixels. Try to keep your photos with in that maximum width.

A Note about photo names-try to keep your photo and album names short.

 IT will aid in keeping your photo URL address short.

After you have uploaded the photos, you will need to know each of the photo's URL web address.

It will something like this- http://yourphotoname.jpg

It starts with http:

After you know that information you are ready to insert the photo address in the template.

 

 

 

 After unzipping you will have a Plain Text file (notepad) with an extension of .txt  

It is all text at first and only becomes that beautiful page when it is put on the internet.

Open the (.txt) file and look it over.  It is really spaced out to help you locate the areas you need to fill in. After opening the file, it will just look like a big bunch of scrambled up text, just scroll down through it and you will see the areas to fill out in all Capitals.

 

The template is simple to use--first have your auction photo(s) for your listing uploaded to photobucket (or other photo host) and the photo host page opened. Open the template file. Scroll down the template and find the photo spot.

Determine how many auction photos you have and how many spots you need and follow the directions on the template to add as many spots as you need.

To add more photos copy that entire line of code and paste it below that line, then change the photo's url address for each additional photo you need.

Three photo spots with three different photos would look something like this -

 

Now we are ready to insert the photo address.  Scroll back down the template and find the photo spots.

It looks something like this-

 

 

You will delete the

 DELETE THIS AND ADD YOUR PHOTO URL

and then copy and paste your first auction item photo url address in that spot.  Make sure there are no spaces before or after your photo url address in the tag.

 

 NOTE--

 If you use Photobucket-You want to use the url box in photobucket that says DIRECT LINK--for me it is the second box under my pictures. Copy the direct link url (just click it and a little box will come up saying copied) then go to the template photo spots and delete the words where it tells you to and paste (right mouse click, paste) the url direct link in that spot.

IT should now look something like this-

 

 

The rest is super easy-- Now we are ready to go to eBay---sign in and hit the sell button.

 

 

If you have used the Designer Listing Feature before make sure it is NOT checked or it will put this template into an eBay template.

Go ahead and enter your title and the one free photo eBay allows you and any other upgrades you want.  When you are ready to enter the description area find the description box on Ebay.

At the top of the eBay selling description box are two tabs---standard and enter your own HTML.

Click the enter your own html tab.

NOTE--(These instructions are basically the same for Turbo Lister, however if your template has music Turbo Lister may remove it. I have been told that you can list it on ebay and import back to Turbo Lister to solve this problem, but haven't checked it.)

After you have entered your pictures url on the template you can copy (right mouse click,select all,right mouse click, copy)and paste (right mouse click, paste)the entire template into the selling form on the html side, hit preview, check your pictures, then you can switch over to the standard side to enter your description, payment, shipping, ect.

Just make sure you preview before switching over to the standard side.

You should now see the template in the  description box.

You can now go through on the standard side and type in your title, description, payment terms, shipping terms, and any other info you want to share.

You just delete my words where it says DELETE THIS AND TYPE and add your own text.

Make sure you Preview again when you are done, then move on through the rest of the selling form.

Note-- It is easier if you insert your photo urls into the template before inserting it onto eBay .

Just a note about switching back and forth between the standard tab and the html tab---if you switch back--be careful not to accidentally move any of the graphics around or it will mess up the template and change the font size.

(You must switch to the HTML side to enter your photo url address if you haven't already entered them before copying and pasting the template into the selling box. This goes for group logos too! )

If you have any problems or questions, don't hesitate to email me.

 

All of the do not edit black text areas are preceded by DO NOT EDIT AREA and end with END DO NOT EDIT AREA In almost all cases the text in black should not be edited or altered in-between the do not edit tags. If it is, the template may not work correctly.  

 

 

 

You can practice with the template and preview it on an eBay style page before listing it at...

http://auctionsupplies.com/practice/ebay.shtml  

 

 

 

Standard Info for all Templates-- The template is copyrighted and is for your personal auction use or your business auction use only for as many times as you please, however, the template, layout and graphics can not be copied, give away, or resold in anyway. The copyright info located at the bottom of the template must remain intact and unchanged. I don't want to be harsh but if I find out it was removed or altered I will remove your template graphics and the template will be useless to you. I am sorry but past thievery has forced this harshness. Most people are honest and this isn't a problem very often.