Comments on: Okay, Turbo Lister, you win

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:12:43 +0000

Report back soon oh testing testing wunderkind…

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:52:12 +0000

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

MarketPlaceAdvisor looks superb, but I don’t think CA would be interested in my puny turnover

I’m liking the idea of Blackthorne because it’s eBay, and therefore should be reasonably up to date: one of the things that used to frustrate me with Spoonfeeder was how long it took to update it for new site features. But then, TL is an eBay product too.

I’ll be taking a look at Inkfrog and AuctionTamer.

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:08:17 +0000

hmm well that clever idea hits the dust then…

my TL is clogging up my virtual memory more and more each day, I have to keep restarting the computer to clear the memory – it doesn’t only slow down TL it slows down everything…

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:50:08 +0000

No it’s TL2 – You can’t actually list items using TL1 any more. They had a “countdown” thing on it for a couple of months, after that it stopped working altogether and everyone still trying to use it was forced onto TL2.

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:19:30 +0000

Kate – a thought crossed my mind – you have downloaded TL2 haven’t you, or are you still using TL1 – because that stopped being updated last winter?

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:14:35 +0000

Bulk updating doesn’t seem to work in TL anyway. All I get when I try that is error messages. Whenever I change something in TL I change the templates then check the details of each listing as I go to list an item. Not such a big deal for me anyway – I don’t sell that much overall, and dealing with mainly used CDs means that I have to alter certain details each time anyway such as item condition, and checking the number of tracks on the CD (2 CDs with the same EAN can have 2 different versions, maybe one with bonus tracks and one without, so there is a lot of checking to do on each listing anyway).
That’s how I have to deal with all changes, eg postage changes etc.

By: Sheffy

Sheffy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:53:07 +0000

I have exactly the same problems as Kate so have given up trying to update TL. I use Selling Manager Pro but find it is a bit unreliable on inventory sometimes and will continue to list things when I am out of stock.
Would love to know how they are going to enable us to alter 7 day returns policies in bulk if we can’t update TL.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:18:24 +0000

I’m aware of that Sue, but what can I do if I can’t update it? You just reminded me that sometimes not being able to update TL isn’t all bad.

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:07:35 +0000

The problem with not updating, Kate, is that if there are new things like item specifics, you don’t get them.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:05:55 +0000

Well my TL won’t update – it times out or tells me their is no connection. So I haven’t updated it for ages and don’t have most of those problems.
Although it does sometimes take a dislike to some listings, it tells me there is something wrong with the picture. I have to re-create the item. And I can’t change the picture, I have to start a new listing.

By: Cliff Aliperti

Cliff Aliperti — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:05:18 +0000

sorry, had trouble with the edit

By: Cliff Aliperti

Cliff Aliperti — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:02:39 +0000

Count me as another inkfrog user — though I barely use any other features, really only use it as a lister. I keep my images stored on my own site because I’ve learned the hard way that when you switch listers image storing becomes a total pain to transfer over. I don’t use their templates for the same reason. Just my very basic html, that way if I ever have to switch all I need to get rid of is the little inkfrog logo in my listings. I’ve been using them about 2 years now though, listing 5-6 days per week over that time and can count on one hand the number of times they’ve been down or given me other problems.

The $10 per month pays for itself because you can schedule your listings at specific times and space them apart in 2 minute increments, which if I remember correctly from my TL days you couldn’t do without paying the eBay Scheduling fee.

(I’m in the U.S., so if parts of this don’t apply I apologize).

By: frenchcollection

frenchcollection — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:18:11 +0000

The only one of those probs I’ve had is the unsorting of the columns; I use the com version. Have used TL since before it was TL (misterlister). But my volume is far smaller.

(Assume you’ve applied the magic Alt+Ctrl+Shift+R fix at appropriate times?)

By: Biggles

Biggles — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:30:19 +0000

I ticked along quite nicely with SMP automated listings and manual SYI entries.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:20:45 +0000

Ebay Blackthorne is the best I have used so far, though its far from perfect

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:07:06 +0000

I use Inkfrog , it takes time to figure it out but if you persevere its worth it, excellent value for money they also do a free trial, http://www.inkfrog.com

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:54:03 +0000

I would add I have tried the MarketplaceAdvisor program and think its very good
its the pricing model that stops me using it

it would cost me a hundreds if not thousands a month with the percentage charge
even @ the $3 max per item

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:38:01 +0000

max not a chance of me ever paying a percentage fee,

dont care if it takes the photos packs the item and delivers them by hand

By: Max Leisten

Max Leisten — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:19:37 +0000

Of course I am going to have to plug MarketplaceAdvisor here. It’s $29.95 month (plus a small percentage of sales) and has many bells + whistles beyond TurboLister that allow you to automate and scale your eBay business.

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:54:43 +0000

I like Inkfrog. It’s web based (don’t know if that’s a dealbreaker for you), only $10 USD a month, supports multiple user IDs and multiple sites.

It also has a pretty cool profit tracker which tells you how much you’ve made after the cost of your product is taken out of your sale price (note: this part may depress you)

By: katakitty

katakitty — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:33:01 +0000

I use Auction Tamer with multiple ID’s and scheduling.

I don’t think it is the cheapest, nor the easiest to use but I had to give up with Turbo Lister before it sent me insane.

By: Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:11:36 +0000

Got another one to add to the list:

If your item description was imported to Turbo Lister from your eBay listings, you will find that if you replace the picture before uploading it again, the old picture will appear on eBay – even though the new one shows up in TL. Only way round it is to change the picture back again via eBay’s online listing tool.

Technical Support have been working on the solution for over a month, apparently…

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:10:16 +0000

they all have you clicking like demented grasshoppers, and seem to assume that you have all the time in the world to fill tick and enter,
I wonder if any of these programmers .understand the tedium of listing, and what is needed to make it easier

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:02:37 +0000

I think all listing programs have problems, I have tried the lot and non of the buggers get it exactly right,

I wonder if those that code these programs have ever actually listed anything other than a couple of tests
ebay are losing fortunes with the lack of a quick easy and reliable listing program

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:39:45 +0000

Hell I knew TL could be flakey but I didn’t realise it was that bad

I hope Ajay is at eBay Live! again this year, time for him to get his magic fixes out again