Overview
The settings we explore in this article control the integration between eBay and Lister. These settings control what Lister sets as a start price, listing type, handling time, and duration if these are not controlled by a Listing Strategy, along with the option to set a default end time for auctions.
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How to Access eBay Channel Settings in Lister
After you’ve connected eBay to Lister, eBay settings are found in the admin section of Lister. Only admins and custom roles with access to manage channel settings can view and edit these settings.
Click the gear icon in the top right navigation menu of Lister to go to the admin page
Click “eBay” under the “Channels” section in the left navigation menu
Click “Edit setting” next to your eBay account name
Overview of the eBay Settings Page
From here, you can edit the following options. Details on each setting follow after this section:
Edit Seller Profiles: Import and control default eBay Business Policies
Account Label: Change how your eBay account name is displayed in Lister
Listing Type: Default listing type (Auction or Buy It Now) if not set by a Listing Strategy
Listing Duration: Default listing duration, if not controlled by a Listing Strategy
Starting Price: Default auction starting price duration, if not controlled by a Listing Strategy
Handling Time: Default handling time override, if not controlled by a Shipping Policy
Charity ID: eBay Charity ID for non-profit sellers
Default End Time: Set a time when eBay listings will end
List Immediately: Global option to have all new eBay listings first appear in the Pending Listings tab of the Listing Manager for manual review and launch
Order Import Settings: Controls if Lister will import all eBay orders
Default Description Footer: Text field to enter a description that will appear at the bottom of every listing
Enable Tax Table: Sync with tax tables controlled in eBay
Save: Click to save any changes made to default settings
Unlink eBay Account from Lister: Disconnects eBay account from Lister
Edit Seller Profiles
Seller profiles allow you to set business policies for payments, refunds, and shipping within eBay. While you can have as many seller profiles as you’d like, Lister requires you to have at least one payment, one shipping, and one return policy.
Read more about managing eBay business policies here.
If you make a change to your seller profiles in eBay, you should resync them with Lister by following these steps:
Click “Sync profiles”
Click “Save”
Account Label
By default, this will be the name of your eBay account and is used to help distinguish between accounts in various parts of Lister. We recommend leaving this as the name of your eBay account.
Listing Type
Select one of the following as the default listing type for all eBay listings (if not controlled by a Listing Strategy)
Fixed price - will default to Buy It Now listings
Auction - will default to auction listings
None - no default is selected, Lister will prompt the poster to make the determination at the point of listing (unless a Listing Strategy is used)
Listing Duration
This setting controls the default number of days an auction lasts if the listing is tied to a Listing Strategy with no duration defined. This number will be overridden if entered during the listing process or if a Listing Strategy controls the auction.
Note: eBay charges an additional fee for 1-day and 3-day listings. We recommend setting your default listing duration to 7 or 10 days for maximum visibility over weekends.
Starting Price
This is the default auction starting price for eBay listings. This number can be overridden by Listing Strategies or during the listing process.
Handling time
Set the default number of business days buyers can expect between payment and ship date, if not controlled by a Shipping Policy Handling times can be changed during the listing process per item, if needed. Lower handling times help your eBay account qualify for the Top Rated Seller Program.
Charity ID
If you are a 501c3 charity, enter your eBay charity ID to save on eBay fees. Not an eBay charity yet? Reach out to support@uprightlabs.com for help.
Default End Time
This option allows you to set a time when all eBay auctions end.
Default end times will not incur a fee unless the auction is a classified listing
A classified listing will be charged $0.10, as outlined in eBay's selling fees article linked here.
eBay views all listings from stores/businesses as "classified" and, therefore, charges a $0.10 fee for using the default end time (scheduled end time) feature, as outlined in eBay’s article on Selling Fees
List Immediately
When toggled on, immediately pushes listings to the marketplace when they are saved. If toggled off, all listings must be manually approved in the “Pending” tab of the Listing Manager. It is highly recommended to leave this toggled on by default.
To send listings to the pending tab for review on a per-user basis, assign the training mode permission to a user role as described here.
Order Import Settings
This tells Lister what orders to import. We recommend importing all orders from eBay.
Import All - All orders will import regardless of where the item was listed (recommended)
Orders originating from Lister - Only imports orders of items that were listed via Lister and excludes any listed through other means
Note: Lister uses eBay's Trading API, which means that orders might come into Lister a little before or a little after the orders appear in other services. Don't worry; the delay is minimal, and all orders will appear in Lister.
Default Description Footer
Text entered here will show at the bottom of every eBay listing. This is ideal for standard disclaimers or information about your organization.
Do not include the address or phone number of your organization, per eBay’s rules
Category-specific disclaimers, like jewelry or home electronics testing information, should be added to templates
Enable Tax Table
Checking this option will sync with tax tables controlled in eBay. If you are unsure about this option, please leave it unchecked.
Save
After making any changes to your settings, be sure to click "Save" at the bottom of the page to confirm the updates.
Unlink eBay Account From Lister
Warning: This is a very destructive action; please proceed with caution.
Unlinking your eBay account will prevent listing to eBay until another account is linked.
It will also delete all seller profiles saved in Lister and prevent orders from importing to Lister.
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