GarageSale Preferences
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To access GarageSale's preferences select Preferences under GarageSale in the Menu Bar.
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General
Change your eBay Site, Country, Region and Location here . You can also change some view settings and re-enable all warning dialogs.
View Options
In the View Options section you can choose the color that is used to highlight extra fee options.
Use the Show All Warnings button to make GarageSale display warning dialogs you might have disabled in the past by activating the Don't show again checkbox in certain panels.
'Add Image button' uses:
You can use the Add Image button uses: pop-up menu to specify what dialog should come up when you click on the Add Image button in GarageSale's main toolbar.
Footer
If Include Footer in Item description checkbox is activated, the contents of the text field below will be appended to every auction started with GarageSale. By default this field contains HTML code which appends the GarageSale logo to your auctions.
This footer can only be turned off or edited in the registered version of GarageSale.
New Templates
Choose the standard settings to be used when creating a new auction template with GarageSale. You can either specify your defaults using the various fields or activate the Copy Settings from checkbox and choose a template to copy all the settings from when a new template is created.
Image Server
You have 5 different possibilities of including images in your auction: EPS, .Mac, FTP, WebDAV and GarageSale's FREE Picture Service.
Upload images to eBay’s Picture Service (EPS)
This is the default option. eBay's picture service will be used for image storage. Placing more than one image (or a larger size) in your eBay listing implies additional fees.
However, with GarageSale you can avoid these charges by easily using your personal web server or Garage Sale's FREE Picture Service!
Additional images can be thus used for free...
Using Garage Sale's Free Picture Service
In order to use this option select Free Picture Service in GarageSale Preferences.
Remeber that the number of pictures is limited to 10. If you choose more, the auction cannot be uploaded:
You do not need any further configuration! When you start the auction the images will be uploaded to GarageSale's image server for free.
The images will remain on the server for 60 days.
Upload images to your own web server via FTP
If you select this option, auction images will be stored on your own web server using FTP (file transfer protocol). All pictures will be included for free, regardless of the quantity or the size.
This method, however, requires a thorough configuration:
Assistant
To make life easier for you, GarageSale can help you during the setup procedure.
The assistant will guide you through necessary steps verifying at the same time whether the data you provided is correct.
Maximum Image Size
The size you want your auction image to be scaled to before uploading.
Delete Images
You can decide whether and - if yes - when the images you uploaded should be removed from the server by GarageSale.
Show Images
Behind this button you will get a detailed overview of your uploaded images: location, the last upload time, the last time you used them and when they expire:
Finally, you can manage the images in an easy way:
FTP Server
The host name of the web server where you have FTP access.
User Name and Password
You user name and password on the FTP server.
Image Path
The path the the directory on the FTP server where the pictures are to be stored.
This folder must already exist. You can use GarageSale's FTP setup assistant or one of the various FTP clients available for the mac to create this directory. On your web server, your HTML documents might be located /var/www/html. If you create a new folder 'auction_images' at this location, the value for this field would be /var/www/html/auction_images.
HTTP Image Path
The complete URL for accessing your FTP picture directory you specified as Image Path via a browser like Safari or Internet Explorer. If your image path would be /var/www/html/auction_images and your web server would be using /var/www/html as document directory, you should enter http://www.myserver.com/auction_images in this field.
Test Settings
If not already verified by the 'Assistant', be sure to test your settings before uploading an auction with separate images. This will automatically open a browser window and attempt to load a picture from your server. If no picture appears, or your browser generates an error, re-check your settings before uploading an auction.
If you are having trouble getting the FTP settings to work, please refer to the section Troubleshooting FTP Settings.
Upload images to own web server via WebDAV
If you select this option, auction images will be stored on your own web server using WebDav (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning). When choosing your own server, be sure to complete the following fields:
Maximum Image Size
The size you want your auction image to be scaled to before uploading.
WebDAV Base URL
The HTTP URL to your images directory on your web server. This folder must already exist!
Login and Password
Your user name and password on your web server.
Upload images to .Mac
When this option is selected your auction image will be automatically uploaded to your .Mac account. If you already have .Mac account enter your account details in the .Mac section of the System Preferences application. If you don't have a .Mac account yet, select .Mac from the Image Server popup menu and click 'Sign up'.
When using the FTP, WebDav, or .Mac option, only the first picture will appear above your auction description. All additional pictures will appear below the description.
Accounts
Use the Accounts section to manage your different eBay accounts. You can and add delete accounts here. Before uploading an auction to eBay GarageSale presents you with a list of eBay accounts. Choose the account you want to appear as seller next to your auction description in this popup.
You can also refresh your eBay access token for certain accounts here. eBay tokens expire automatically after two years.
Each account may have a corresponding PayPal email address. Select the account and change the PayPal address by editing the address in the text field below.
If you are running an eBay store select your eBay account, choose the Store Tab and press the 'Update now' button to download the store categories. You can later select these store categories as Store Category
PayPal integration
GarageSale 4 can monitor multiple PayPal accounts for incoming payments. See your accounts history with a single click instead of waiting for PayPal’s web page to load. To use the PayPal integration you will have to follow a few steps...
Categories
Set the frequency in which GarageSale should look for category updates on the eBay site. This is important because eBay categories do change, and an incorrect category will result in your item not being properly listed or rejected by eBay.
