ProBulk User Manual


CONTENTS View Using ProBulk for the first time View Opening an existing or a new sessions View Importing sessions View Importing Ebay TurboLister CSV View Exporting sessions View Using the main listing page View Using the add item page View Listing Options View Submitting auctions Download Manual in PDF format
Using ProBulk for the first time
Getting Started Back to top
Before you start using ProBulk you will require the following information: *The username and password used to register with at the site* When the program first starts up you will be presented with a screen to enter your login details for the auction site. Once you have filled in the necessary details you can click Apply and then the Check Login button to verify you have the correct details set or, if you are sure they are correct, click the Apply Button. In either case you must click the Apply button once finished. If you change your details online in the future you can always go back to the logon screen via the Setup button to set the new details for the ProBulk login. Once you have successfully entered your details you must click the Update button to obtain automatic configuration and the latest features for the site. You must use the Update button to get the correct details for the auction site and to allow you to submit auctions to the site, and as long as your login details are correct, the program will automatically be configured for use with the site. We recommend that you use the Update facility every time you use ProBulk as this will ensure that any category changes we have made are reflected. If you do not Update every time there is a risk that your auctions may not be assigned correctly.
Opening an existing or a new session
Using Sessions: Back to top
From the main screen of the ProBulk you can: Start a new session Open a previously saved session Import a comma separated (CSV) listing Import a TurboLister CSV file Using a new session: When you select New Session, you are prompted to enter a name to describe the session. We strongly recommend that you create CSV files by category type (eg Militaria, Watches, Toys etc) you sell in and name them to remind you of what type of items are in the listing. Naming a session something like its content will allow you to easily use the open a previously saved session option to load a listing into the program for submitting to the auction or to allow you to update or add to the listing. The listings contained in the session can also be 'Saved As' a different name later on if you change your mind. They can also be exported into a CSV file so that you can if needed, call the exported CSV file into a program you may use to keep track of your sales such as Excel. From the export screen you will see the available delimiter preference that you can select Your custom editing program may require a specific delimiter and this can be set prior to clicking Export Once you click Export you enter the name of the file to save the exported data as Importing sessions: From the main menu you can import a comma separated listing (CSV) or one of the other supported Importing options, these include: A standard CSV listing Your Open or Closed auctions from the site An EBay TurboLister CSV listing directly into ProBulk *Import CSV listing:* These listings contain comma separated data (CSV)that can be imported directly into a session if they correctly follow the structure of example.csv supplied with ProBulk. Simply use the Import Bulk CSV listing option and select the delimiter being used in the CSV file to import the file. If you do not follow the structure in example.csv exactly, your import will fail *Import Open/Closed auctions:* Clicking Import My Current or Closed auctions will download from the site all of the information needed including images. This will allow you to edit or modify your auctions, add new items and, at a click of a button, submit the whole or partial list. Import Ebay TurboLister CSV listing: Clicking Import Ebay CSV listing will present you with a new screen where you can follow these steps to import the auction listing. Setup you preferences, this is where you can setup details that may not be available in the CSV listing. Select the Ebay CSV listing file that was exported from TurboLister. Clicking Convert will display another screen where a list of Ebay assigned categories have been used and where you can re-assign to categories on our site. You will not have to set every item up, only each different category that is used, normally just a few. Once you have done this, highlight the item to assign a category and click Set. Click the Finish button which will import the new listing into the main listing page ready for checking and editing. The progress of this can be seen in the main screen status bar after Finish is clicked. Exporting Sessions From the main menu you can export a comma separated listing (CSV) of the current listing with a specified delimiter. Simply click Export and select your preferred delimiter to use and follow the on screen instructions. You can then use your own preferred choice of another application to view, edit, modify or manage the listing such as Microsoft Excel, Access etc.
The main listing page
Using the auction items listing:Back to top
When you have either imported a session or added new items to your listing, you will see in the listings screen all the details of each items that are available for submitting to the auction, you will see also there are images in the first column and these specify whether or not a photo has been assigned to the auction item. Each item in the listing can be: Edited Previewed Duplicated or Removed from the listing using the buttons above the listing. There is also a popup menu that can be used when highlighting an item in a session by right clicking on the mouse to set various values to multiple or single selected items in the list. If you delete an item from the listing this will be removed from the listing and the saved session so be careful you don't delete items you want to keep. You can view the details on any of the items in the listing either by selecting an item and clicking the View button or simply by double clicking on an item in the list. If you wish to edit an item to amend or add to the features etc you can select the item and click Edit, this will transfer the details of that auction item to the item entry page where you can make the adjustments you want and then simply click the Update/Save button to update the item and return you to the listing screen.
Using the Add item page
Adding a new or editing an existing item: Back to top
Clicking Add or Edit from the listing screen will take you to the item entry page (if you have no session started then you will be prompted to open one). In the item entry page you can enter the details of the item you wish to add to the listing for submitting to the auction, these include the title, description any features you wish to set and any images you need to supply to promote you auction. Please follow the on screen tips to help you enter the correct details required for the auction item to be added to the list, once a successful item has been added to the listing you can preview the item from the listing screen. Once you have entered your items into the listing and feel you are ready to submit your items for listing as live auctions review the listing and use either the Submit single or Submit All items button to continue. If you make any alterations to the listing the session will save the settings on closing ProBulk.
Listing Options
Item listing option	Required information or selection
Adding to auction, store or both	Select Auction, Store or Both. If you select Store or Both you must have previously selected the Store option on the main site.
Title	A short text description of the item.
Description	A full text or html description of the auction item.
Selecting main category	Select the category to list your auction item into by double clicking the desired location until the box displays No further categories.
Selecting a second category to list in	Set the preferred second category to list your auction item as in above.
Select the auction type	Select either Standard or Dutch auction. Standard auctions are limited to quantity of 1while Dutch is for multiple items
Preferred listing currency	You can set which currency you wish the prices to be listed in.
Starting price	Set this price to the amount you wish the auction to start at.
Set a reserve	If you wish to set a minimum amount that you will receive for this item then set it here, not forgetting to also select the Use Reserve box.
Set a custom increment price	If you wish to set an amount that the item will increase in price when bids are made then set it here, not forgetting to also select the Use Increment box.
Assign a Snap it up price	You can set a ‘snap it up’ price that will allow a buyer to purchase the item without waiting for the auction to end.
Allow the Have a Haggle	Allow a buyer to make a ‘have a haggle’ offer. You must also select the ‘Allow haggles’ box.
Auction duration	Select the auction duration for this item
Quantity available	Set the available amount of item you have for sale, you are only allowed to set more than one if you select the auction type 'Dutch' as explained above.
Registered user details (location etc)	These details are automatically filled in by your registered information.
Featured options	Additional features can be added to your auction listing that might increase the chance of it being noticed and gaining a sale. Additional costs may be made for some features.
State payments accepted	Set your accepted payment methods.
Setting relist options	You can set whether to automatically relist an item, and relist even if bids were placed.
Using a discount voucher	You may have a discount voucher where you can get a discount on listing prices for your auction items, enter the code given to receive your discount.
Checking fees that may apply	If you are unsure on the prices charged for certain features click the 'View fees' button.
Setting who pays postage	State who is responsible for the postage costs.
Setting the postage costs	Use if a specific cost applies for posting
Insurance costs for the item	If offering postal insurance, enter the costs here.
Set delivery type	Select the dispatch method.
Adding other postage information	You can add additional information about the posting of the item once purchased.
Ship international or not	Specify whether you will post worldwide or not
Accepting direct payments	If accepting Paypal, select this option and add the email address for your Paypal account. This will add the Paypal payment button to you invoices.
Adding images	Add the images that best show your auction items condition and description here.
Once you are sure you have set the desired options and information for your item click the 'Add/Update' button
Submitting auctions
Submitting your items to the auction: Back to top
In the listing screen you will see two buttons, Submit and Submit All. Submit will submit the item in the listing you have highlighted and will only be enabled if you have selected an item. The Submit All button that will submit all items in the listing that have not already been submitted. You can tell by the legend at the bottom that items in pink are items that have not been submitted and items in Beige have previously been submitted in maybe a partial submission. The reason for this is that you may not wish you submit all items at once or you may have cancelled a previous submission half way though the list etc. Either way the entire listing can be marked as not submitted simply by clicking the button to the right of the find keyword box and has a red cross x on it. You may submit a single or selective group of auction items by highlighting the preferred items and holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard and right clicking the mouse to multiple select items, finally, click Submit selected items only. The Find keyword box is there to help you find a keyword in your listing if this has grown to many items. When you click the Submit or Submit all button you will be presented with the Submit screen, this screen simply allows you to starting sending your items to the auction and listing them as live auctions.
The actual submission process: Back to top
When presented with the submission screen you will see three buttons, Submit, Cancel and Exit. Depending on which button you pressed in the listing screen, the submission will start submitting the item or items to the auction site when you click Submit and you will see the status of the submission for each item in the form of a progress bar that will display the upload progress and show the current item being submitted. If you decide that you do not wish to submit the entire listing once you have already started then you can click the Cancel button to end the submission. At the end of the submission a confirmation of how many successful items were submitted will be shown. On successful submission or partially submission once you close the submit screen you will see that the items that have been submitted to the auction have changed to a Beige color. You can return to that session at another time, click submit all and only submit the items still colored in pink, or you can reset them all again using the Mark all ( red cross x ) as not submitted button. Once you have submitted your items you can either use you browser to view the items you have submitted or go to the main screen by clicking the Internet button and view them from the ProBulk application.
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