Feature Overview
- Batch Editing ↓
- New Item Conditions ↓
- Variation Support ↓
- Inventory Tracking ↓
- Design Properties ↓
- Image Captions ↓
- Pro Designs ↓
- User Properties ↓
- Support for 'NRGship UPS' ↓
- Text blocks in preview mode ↓
- Smart groups for transactions ↓
- Auto Re-list ↓
- Improved Synchronization ↓
- Watermark Option ↓
- Free Image Hosting ↓
- 140 Unique Auction Designs ↓
- Design Store ↓
- iPhoto and Aperture integration ↓
- Financial Report Generator ↓
- FTP and MobileMe Image Serving ↓
- Auction Tracking ↓
- Revise and Relist ↓
- Use Multiple eBay Accounts ↓
- Network Sharing ↓
- Free Scheduler built-in ↓
- Twitter Support ↓
- YouTube Videos ↓
- Text Block Feature ↓
- Mail Templates ↓
- eBay Store Support ↓
- eBay Motors ↓
- Built-in Image Editor ↓
- Dashboard Widget ↓
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New in GS6:
Controls in Inspector window now apply to all selected templates!
Changing any control in GarageSale's inspector window now changes that value (e.g. duration, starting price, shipping info) for all selected templates, making batch changes to your auction templates a lot easier.
In addition GarageSale's new 'Batch Find & Replace' feature lets you replace parts of your auction description or title in multiple auction templates at once (see screenshot).
Batch Editing
Controls in Inspector window now apply to all selected templates!Changing any control in GarageSale's inspector window now changes that value (e.g. duration, starting price, shipping info) for all selected templates, making batch changes to your auction templates a lot easier.
In addition GarageSale's new 'Batch Find & Replace' feature lets you replace parts of your auction description or title in multiple auction templates at once (see screenshot).
New in GS6:
On July, 27th eBay will make its new condition flag mandatory on some categories. This new condition flag replaces the condition value that was previously part of the item's custom specifics or attributes. GarageSale 6 adds support for this feature.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New Item Conditions
On July, 27th eBay will make its new condition flag mandatory on some categories. This new condition flag replaces the condition value that was previously part of the item's custom specifics or attributes. GarageSale 6 adds support for this feature.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New in GS6:
GarageSale 6 supports eBay's item variation feature!
You can now list several variations of your items, for instance shoes in different sizes or t-shirts in different colors, in a single listing. Item variations are available in supported categories. This feature integrates with GarageSale's new inventory tracking feature (see below).
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Variation Support
GarageSale 6 supports eBay's item variation feature!You can now list several variations of your items, for instance shoes in different sizes or t-shirts in different colors, in a single listing. Item variations are available in supported categories. This feature integrates with GarageSale's new inventory tracking feature (see below).
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New in GS6:
You can now define products and assign them title, pricing information, images, and quantity. You can link your auction templates or a variation from a variation-enabled listing with your product through the SKU field. Every time an item sells, GarageSale will decrease the remaining quantity for the linked product.
Inventory Tracking
You can now define products and assign them title, pricing information, images, and quantity. You can link your auction templates or a variation from a variation-enabled listing with your product through the SKU field. Every time an item sells, GarageSale will decrease the remaining quantity for the linked product.
New in GS6:
GarageSale's new 'Design Properties' give you fine grained control about many aspects of an auction design. Depending on the chosen auction design, you can now control change the color of the auction title, use an alternate title on the auction page, use a different page width, or remove the border around embedded auction images.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Design Properties
GarageSale's new 'Design Properties' give you fine grained control about many aspects of an auction design. Depending on the chosen auction design, you can now control change the color of the auction title, use an alternate title on the auction page, use a different page width, or remove the border around embedded auction images.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New in GS6:
Since GarageSale version 6 you can assign captions to your auction images!
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Image Captions
Since GarageSale version 6 you can assign captions to your auction images!Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New in GS6:
Pro Designs are advanced auction designs, specially designed for use with your eBay store listings. They allow you to add your store name, store categories and individual text boxes (e.g. for Shipping Info, Payment Info, Return Policy, Terms,...).
All this can easily be done in the new Design Properties Inspector in GarageSale 6. Pro Designs let you create highly professional store listings. If you run an eBay store you'll love them.
2 Pro Designs are already included in GarageSale, more will be available in the Design Store soon.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Pro Designs
Pro Designs are advanced auction designs, specially designed for use with your eBay store listings. They allow you to add your store name, store categories and individual text boxes (e.g. for Shipping Info, Payment Info, Return Policy, Terms,...).All this can easily be done in the new Design Properties Inspector in GarageSale 6. Pro Designs let you create highly professional store listings. If you run an eBay store you'll love them.
2 Pro Designs are already included in GarageSale, more will be available in the Design Store soon.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
New in GS6:
If you are selling almost similar items which only differ in a few aspects, e.g. power supplies with different output voltages, you can now use the very same description in all your auction templates. Instead of inserting different voltage value in possibly several locations of your item description, you include the voltage user property in your description. This voltage user property can be conveniently changed from GarageSale's inspector window for each template of your items. You can paste the language design language command to include a user property into your description from the auction preview's context menu
User Properties
User properties are user-definable text blocks specific to an auction template. These properties can be included in the item description with GarageSale's design language.If you are selling almost similar items which only differ in a few aspects, e.g. power supplies with different output voltages, you can now use the very same description in all your auction templates. Instead of inserting different voltage value in possibly several locations of your item description, you include the voltage user property in your description. This voltage user property can be conveniently changed from GarageSale's inspector window for each template of your items. You can paste the language design language command to include a user property into your description from the auction preview's context menu
New in GS6:
GarageSale 6 added support for NRGship UPS desktop shipping application. NRGship UPS is the fastest, easiest way to ship your auctions UPS from your Mac. Get UPS rates, print shipping labels and return tracking information to your auction in a simple click. Works with all domestic UPS services and supports negotiated rates.
Visit www.nrgsoft.com for more information.
Support for 'NRGship UPS'
GarageSale 6 added support for NRGship UPS desktop shipping application. NRGship UPS is the fastest, easiest way to ship your auctions UPS from your Mac. Get UPS rates, print shipping labels and return tracking information to your auction in a simple click. Works with all domestic UPS services and supports negotiated rates.Visit www.nrgsoft.com for more information.
New in GS6:
Text blocks in preview mode
The existing text block feature can now be used in preview mode. Previously, the text block feature could only be used in GarageSale's editor mode. Once the user edited the description in preview mode, the text block got resolved and no longer picked up subsequent changes to the original text block. With GarageSale 6, {{ and }} have been added as identifiers for design language commands. Commands embedded using this identifiers will not get resolved in preview mode. Instead you have to press the Control and Option(Alt) keys on your keyboard to temporarily resolve them and see how your auction would look like when posted to eBay.
New in GS6:
With GarageSale 6 you can now create smart groups that filter your auctions on the transaction level. Previously smart groups could only be set up for template or auctions. This new smart group type makes it easier for sellers of multi-item auctions to tailor GarageSale to their work flow.
Smart groups for transactions
With GarageSale 6 you can now create smart groups that filter your auctions on the transaction level. Previously smart groups could only be set up for template or auctions. This new smart group type makes it easier for sellers of multi-item auctions to tailor GarageSale to their work flow.
New in GS6:
The existing auto-restart feature has been updated to use eBay's re-list command instead of listing completely new items. Using "re-list" will preserve the existing search rank of your ended auction and carry it over to the re-listed auction.
Auto Re-list
The existing auto-restart feature has been updated to use eBay's re-list command instead of listing completely new items. Using "re-list" will preserve the existing search rank of your ended auction and carry it over to the re-listed auction.
New in GS6:
You can now upload your local transaction states (e.g. paid, shipped) to eBay from GarageSale before leaving feedback.
Improved Synchronization
You can now upload your local transaction states (e.g. paid, shipped) to eBay from GarageSale before leaving feedback.
New in GS6:
GarageSale 6 supports eBay's watermark option when eBay's picture server is used for image storage.
Watermark Option
GarageSale 6 supports eBay's watermark option when eBay's picture server is used for image storage.
Improved in GS6:
Don't forget to switch your settings in the GarageSale preferences>ImageServer to 'GarageSale's free image service' before you start your first auction.
Of course you can also use eBay's Picture Service (EPS), your MobileMe account, or your own web server for image hosting.
Please note: If you make use of GarageSale's free image service and want to relist your auction, make sure to use GarageSale built-in relist function. If you relist through eBay, there's no way for GarageSale to notice and prolong the picture life time.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Free Image Hosting
Store up to twenty images per auction free of charge on our servers and say 'Goodbye' to eBay's image hosting fees.The quality and number of your auctions pictures is crucial for the success of your auction. With GarageSale you can store up to 20 auction images per auction on our servers without paying image hosting fees to eBay. (Auctions with a 'Good Till Canceled' duration are not supported by this service.)Don't forget to switch your settings in the GarageSale preferences>ImageServer to 'GarageSale's free image service' before you start your first auction.
Of course you can also use eBay's Picture Service (EPS), your MobileMe account, or your own web server for image hosting.
Please note: If you make use of GarageSale's free image service and want to relist your auction, make sure to use GarageSale built-in relist function. If you relist through eBay, there's no way for GarageSale to notice and prolong the picture life time.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Improved in GS6:
Enhance your listing with one of over 140 auctions designs. With each of them you can change how images and description are laid out - giving you more than 1000 unique possibilities.
Visit the Listing Design page to preview the included designs.
Our free listing designs offer an easy way to make your auction vastly more attractive. GarageSale comes with over 140 flexible listing designs for you to choose from. You can pick a listing design by browsing through a CoverFlow-style view.
GarageSale also features a built-in Listing Design Manager that lets you update the built-in listing designs when improved version are available online without having to quit and restart the application.
And of course you can create you own listing design templates if you're familiar with HTML. But you don't need to stop there: GarageSale's mighty design template language let's you get as sophisticated as you want to.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
140 Unique Auction Designs
Enhance your listing with one of over 140 auctions designs. With each of them you can change how images and description are laid out - giving you more than 1000 unique possibilities.Visit the Listing Design page to preview the included designs.
Our free listing designs offer an easy way to make your auction vastly more attractive. GarageSale comes with over 140 flexible listing designs for you to choose from. You can pick a listing design by browsing through a CoverFlow-style view.
GarageSale also features a built-in Listing Design Manager that lets you update the built-in listing designs when improved version are available online without having to quit and restart the application.
And of course you can create you own listing design templates if you're familiar with HTML. But you don't need to stop there: GarageSale's mighty design template language let's you get as sophisticated as you want to.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Design Store
GarageSale offers an integrated design store that lets you buy additional auction designs from within the application.The GarageSale Design Store offers a (still growing) variety of high-quality listing designs starting at USD/EUR 1.99. They work perfectly with your GarageSale application and come with several great layout choices. All designs can be previewed and purchased directly from within GarageSale and are automatically downloaded and installed.
Please note: the Design Store is not available in the Mac App Store version of GarageSale.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
iPhoto and Aperture integration
The Media Browser lets you import photos from different sources easily. Access all your images from iPhoto and Aperture directly from within GarageSale. - even those used in other GarageSale templates or anywhere else on your hard disk! No more copying, pasting or exporting each individual picture from iPhoto. It just works!The Media Browser requires Mac OS X 10.6 or higher.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Improved in GS6:
Use the Report Generator to stay
in control of your business.
It's crucial to your business success to keep track of your eBay income and expenses.
GarageSale lets you create custom reports showing the data you are interested in, including PayPal and eBay fees, for any given date range.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Financial Report Generator
Use the Report Generator to stay
in control of your business.It's crucial to your business success to keep track of your eBay income and expenses.
GarageSale lets you create custom reports showing the data you are interested in, including PayPal and eBay fees, for any given date range.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
FTP and MobileMe Image Serving
Upload as many images as you like to your web server via FTP or WebDAV or use your MobileMe account without paying image hosting fees to eBay.The quality and number of your auctions pictures is crucial for the success of your auction. While GarageSale allows you to use its Free Image Hosting service or eBay's Picture Service (EPS) for storing your auction images, it can also upload your auction images to your own webserver or MobileMe account. GarageSale will automatically scale your images to the right size before it uploads your images.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Improved in GS6:
Track your running auctions from within GarageSale.
The Inspector shows you all information about your auction, like current bid, watchers, listing fees and everything else.
When an auction has finished you'll be informed about the buyer's name, the address and you can add him or her to your addresbook or find the buyer's location through Google Maps. You can leave buyer feedback, too.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Auction Tracking
Track your running auctions from within GarageSale.The Inspector shows you all information about your auction, like current bid, watchers, listing fees and everything else.
When an auction has finished you'll be informed about the buyer's name, the address and you can add him or her to your addresbook or find the buyer's location through Google Maps. You can leave buyer feedback, too.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Improved in GS6:
Watch the "Revising Auctions" video tutorial in the Support section.
Finished auctions that haven't received any bids can be relisted without paying listing fees twice (depending on eBay's relisting policy). You can use GarageSale's relist function to relist several auctions at once with just a few clicks. GarageSale is also giving you control about what auction attributes to update, if you need to change your auctions before relisting. This way you can keep your recent sales score for fixed price items and retain your Best Match rank in eBay's search result.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Revise and Relist
If you need to modify a listing after starting it, you can do this easily from within GarageSale.Watch the "Revising Auctions" video tutorial in the Support section.
Finished auctions that haven't received any bids can be relisted without paying listing fees twice (depending on eBay's relisting policy). You can use GarageSale's relist function to relist several auctions at once with just a few clicks. GarageSale is also giving you control about what auction attributes to update, if you need to change your auctions before relisting. This way you can keep your recent sales score for fixed price items and retain your Best Match rank in eBay's search result.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Use Multiple eBay Accounts
GarageSale supports an unlimited number of eBay accounts. Each time you you are going to upload an auction you can choose what account should be used. Each account can be linked to a different PayPal account.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Network Sharing
Share your prepared auctions with other GarageSale users on your local network with Apple's Bonjour technology.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Free Scheduler built-in
Start your auctions anytime you want to - WITHOUT paying extra. The end time of your auction greatly influences its winning bid. Use GarageSale to let your auctions finish when your buyers are most likely to be on-line. Unlike eBay's scheduling feature GarageSale's built-in scheduler is free to use.Watch the "Scheduling Auctions" video tutorial in the Support section.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Twitter Support
Automatically update your Twitter status when you post items to eBay.You can now authorize GarageSale for your Twitter account in the Preferences panel. Once you have done this, GarageSale will post a customizable tweet every time you start a new auction.
YouTube Videos
Hook into your YouTube account, browse your videos, and select the one you want GarageSale to include in your eBay listing.Just select 'Edit YouTube Videos...' from the Template menu in GarageSale.
Improved in GS6:
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Text Block Feature
In GarageSale you can create re-usable text blocks in the "Text Block Manager" (Window menu). You can then select them easily and add them to your auction descriptions.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Mail Templates
GarageSale allows you to send messages to your buyers using message templates, which can be customized to meet your personal needs. Go to the 'Windows' menu and select 'Show Mail Template Panel' to bring up GarageSale's mail template editor.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
eBay Store Support
Use GarageSale to upload items to your eBay Store. GarageSale fully supports your eBay store. You can either list your items as store items or link your standard auction to categories in your eBay Store. Just activate the corresponding checkboxes in the 'Advanced' section of the Inspector.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
eBay Motors
With GarageSale you can also list cars and car parts on eBay Motors.Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Built-in Image Editor
Use the new Image Editor to greatly enhance image quality.You can crop your images directly in GarageSale. You can also apply various image filters to your images. Great for images you directly imported from a file on your hard disk or from your digital camera.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
Dashboard Widget
Have a quick look at your active auctions with our new Dashboard widget.Use the GarageSale's Dashboard widget to keep track of your auctions no matter if you started them using GarageSale or eBay's website.The widget can be installed by choosing 'Download Widget' from the GarageSale menu or visit the Widget page.
Learn more about this feature in the GarageSale Online Manual ›››
More Features:
Improved in GS6:
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Smart Groups
Create intelligent folders (smart groups) which sort your templates or auctions by your very own criteria. Maybe you already know these smart groups from iTunes?Learn more ›››
Advanced Import Function
GarageSale can import your TurboLister, eLister and XML files.Furthermore, GarageSale can import your running auctions and convert them into editable auction templates!
Learn more ›››
Intuitive Interface
Use GarageSales mac-like user interface to create auctions conveniently. That means no more waiting on eBay's webserver to guide you through to several pages step by step. GarageSale is fast, easy to use and comes with everything you need to create, list and track your auctions.Learn more ›››
Full eBay Attribute Support
GarageSale supports eBay's traditional attribute system as well as the new community driven item specifics.Learn more ›››
Pre-Filled Items
List your items with less hassle and let eBay add product information for books, DVDs, CDs, games and eletronics to your auction. ISBN and UPC are supported, too.Learn more ›››
Integrated Feedback Function
With GarageSale you can leave feedback for your buyers without ever leaving the appliction. For multi-item auctions you can also rate several buyers with one click.Learn more ›››
Cover Flow
Browse through GarageSale's CoverFlow view and select from over 140 free professional listing designs.Each design comes with multiple layout choices!
Learn more ›››
Google Maps
You can find the buyer's location through Google Maps.Growl Support
GarageSale supports the free Growl notification system to display on-screen messages whenever you receive bids or your auction finishes.All options included
The template Inspector presents nearly every settings and options which are offered by eBay.GarageSale can also mark extra fee options and show you eBay's listing fees!
Learn more ›››
AppleScript Support
Using AppleScript you can modify various properties of a single auction template or a group of auction template. AppleScript is a scripting language invented by Apple to automate certain task. It's more complex than using Automator actions, but has offers a greater degree of freedom.Learn more ›››
Addressbook Support
You can add buyer addresses directly to Apple's Addressbook application.Spotlight and Quicklook
Search and find your auction templates with Spotlight and preview them quickly with Quicklook.Direct from Camera Importer
Import images directly from your digital camera.Just connect your camera to your Mac and select the images you want to add to the current auction template.
Learn more ›››
Give these features a try and test GarageSale for free! You'll find the download link in the Downloads section.
You don't need all this features and you're looking for something less complex? You should then have a look at GarageSale Basic! (GarageSale's little brother)