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I just upgraded to ver. 2 and everything is working great except,

 

when I "Enter New Sale" and select "Send invoice and checkout

instructions to customer?" it sends 2 copies of the email to the customer. Is there a way to fix this so that it only sends 1 email?

 

thanks,

ghiggi

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Are you using your email address for testing purposes? If you also have "BCC email address" set to your email address, this will result in 2 emails. This is because you are sending an invoice to yourself as a buyer, and a copy of the invoice to yourself as the seller.

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Hi, i a question do you have to sign up at autionblox.com for this to work? I looked at their fees starting at $40 a month and going up isn't this a little high, or am i just behind times. Do you think this contribution will make up for the monthly price? help

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Look into admin -> configuration -> Auctionblox and configure the correct checkout link there.

 

In your catalog/includes/languages/english.php and admin/catalog/includes/languages/english.php - where the defines for wbn emails are located - check if this is set to replace the checkout url:

 

%AUCTION_CHECKOUT_LINK%

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Hi all,

I think I've made rather a hash of my install - I decided to start it far too late in the evening :-)

I've managed to get an item listed, which was fairly painless. Now something happened and I get the following error when I run auction_upload.php :-

Warning: main(/home/fhselect/public_htmlincludes/modules/auctionblox/includes/configure.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/fhselect/public_html/catalog/includes/modules/auctionblox/includes/abxn.start.php on line 35

 

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required '/home/fhselect/public_htmlincludes/modules/auctionblox/includes/configure.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/fhselect/public_html/catalog/includes/modules/auctionblox/includes/abxn.start.php on line 35

 

Also something similar when I add an item and insert an image :-

 

Warning: main(../includes/vars.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/fhselect/public_html/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php on line 2

 

Warning: main(../includes/vars.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/fhselect/public_html/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php on line 2

 

Warning: main(): Failed opening '../includes/vars.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/fhselect/public_html/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php on line 2

 

I have re-done the install, and doubled checked all I can. Any ideas?

 

Thanks

Graham

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You're using PayPal Shopping Cart IPN. We are referring to PayPal IPN 0.981 (also a contribution). You can use PayPal Shopping Cart IPN with your installation. If you search through the PayPal SC IPN support forum, Greg posted the suggested EAM change for his contribution.

 

A LINK WOULD BE NICE! :-"

I JUST SPEND THREE HOURS TO INSTALL VERSION 2.0 AND NOW I FIND OUT VERSION +4 EXISTS AND MY INSTALLATION IS NOT RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS IPN 0.981 THING, WHY DONT YOU UPDATE THIS INFO IN THE CONTRIBUTION SECTION?????

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hi

 

wow this looks fantastic!!!!!

 

ive just installed my oscommerce shop and i was going to attempt to setup items myself and then send people to my site to get them to add them and checkout. this obviously covers that and much more.

 

can you clear a few things up before i attempt to install this.

 

1. What versions do i need to install and in what order? do i need to install version 1 first then install version 2? i dont seem to see this info listed?

 

2. i currently sell on ebay.co.uk and i use ebays seller manager pro. this automates a lot of my auctions like listing, emailing winning buyers, leaves auto feedback etc. will this ebay auction manager work alongside seller manager pro, and if so how does this setup work?

 

now these are for if stop using seller manager pro.....:

 

3. do you list items via ebay and turbolister or do you list items directly through this ebay auction manager ?

 

4. if listing can be done through this auction manager can they be scheduled?

 

5. if listings can be done through this auction manager can they be set to automatic or have any sort of automatic rules applied?

 

5.1 does this auction manager send automatic winning bidder emails to customer or do you have to send them manually? are they actually sent through this auction manager or are they sent through ebay/seller manager pro?

 

5.2. how do the customers get the checkout link? is it placed in the auction or is it placed in the winning bidder email sent to the customers, or is it in both?

 

5.3 if the checkout link is placed in the auction itself, can customers checkout before they win an auction? if so i would assume this violates ebays policies.

 

5.4 if you mark an item as paid in auction manager, does it automaticaly mark it as paid in ebay? the same question for dispatched also.

 

5.5 if everything is done through this auction manager software, what things cant be done through this software and what do you actually have to log into ebay to do? i assume you have to to pay sellers fees but what else?

 

6. i offer items on ebay with set shipping fees specific to that product. this is an example. item1: buy price of 6.99 with shipping of 2.99. item 2: buy price of 1.99 shipping of 1.99. if a person buys the two i would want them to pay the full price and the full price of both shipping, i dont combine shipping. is this workable?

 

7. if customers buy other products i need them to pay full price of which i mean price and shipping. what i mean is, if customer wins the auction for item1, then browses my site and adds in item2 directly from my website i still want them to pay the full price as above for both item. will this work?

 

8. can you set items that work for ebay only and then other items? what i mean is if i set ebay only items, a customer can win an auction for item1 at 6.99 + 2.99 shipping, then the customer could brows the site and find item2 listed at 4.98 without a shipping fee and add this to the cart. if i cant do this i would have to list all items on ebay with free shipping then all the items on my website would be priced correctly.

 

 

sorry for all the questions but this really does look like what ive been after for ages. it will stop all the silly emails asking for payment detials and will let me keep track of everyting much better and speed things up no end :)

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Hi

 

i have installed this on a fresh install of osCommerce 2.2-MS2. i installed the files from eBay_Auction_Sales_Manager_2.0_OSC.zip which give you a directory of oscommerce 2.2 MS1 or MS2 (new files and manual changes)

 

i followed it exactly and i didnt get any errors, BUT

i cant see any difference what so ever in my shop or even in the admin section. i was expecting the auctionboxblox menu at the bottom in the admin section but its not there? i cant actually see any difference in the admin section at all or anything to do with auction manager or ebay?

 

what have i dont wrong? i followed the instructions exactly. i installed the sql file with phpmyadmin then followed the readme file and did it all.

 

im now stuck

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hi

 

ive got version 2 setup now. there is a few things not working properly. i cant get the fixed shipping to work. when i create a test putchase that works fine and i include shipping price. when i then login to buy this test auction item and get upto the shipping page i get:

 

This is currently the only shipping method available to use on this order.

 

Fixed Global Shipping

An error occurred with the shipping calculations.

The shipping fees have not been set for one or more products.

If you prefer to use this shipping method, please contact the store owner.

 

i have enabled the fixed shipping module but im not sure what to do with this now.

 

i also get a few more errors. when i click on Auction > Auctions Sales > Sales: Checked Out or Sales: Not Checked Out or Sales: All i get an error similar to this one:

 

1146 - Table 'estest2.paypalipn_txn' doesn't exist

 

select txn_id from paypalipn_auction a, paypalipn_txn p WHERE a.paypalipn_txn_id = p.paypalipn_txn_id AND a.item_number = '1' AND a.auction_buyer_id = 'jimster' AND a.is_old = 0

 

[TEP STOP]

 

 

do i have to do some extra work with some sort of paypal module or something?

 

the last thing is that i cant seem to figure out how you would actually post an item to ebay? there doesnt seem to be an option for this. there also doesnt seem to be an option to put in your ebay username or password anywarer do how will the system know how to post items, download items or get any auction details form your auctions what so ever?

 

thanks

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Do we need an Auctionblox account to use this? If so, this contribution should be removed as it is an advertisement and not a contribution.

 

I just spent hours installing v2.0. Everything is fine. But now after more hours of reading I find that v4.0 is out, but no one states where. And I find that I need some sort of account with auctionblox.

 

This is quite sneaky and frankly stupid. All this work and this contrib is basically useless.

 

I can't make auctions, track auctions, or DO ANYTHING! I can't even set up test auctions. I am simply redirected to my site.

 

I don't know what to do. Anyone got some info for me?

- Do I need to get the new version? where?

- Do I need an account with auctionblox?

- How do I incorprate my ebay listing into this so called auction manager????

 

Thanks,

Chris

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AuctionBlox version 2.0 available from the osCommerce downloads section can be used manually and only manually. There is no connection to the AuctionBlox or to eBay. It allows you to enter your eBay sales and then your buyer can checkout through your store and you can upsell other items. The included User's Guide details how to use the system manually.

 

The newer version that you make mention of is not available from the osCommerce downloads section.

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I would like to use fixed shipping for my auctions since there is no way that I know of to have ebay users calculate their shipping rate using my store from the ebay auction page. Plus, I make money off of shipping. So I want it to be fixed. I have the fixed shipping module installed with its default settings.

 

The problem is that when I add a store item to my cart that contains my ebay item, then checkout, it attempts to calculate the fixed shipping for the extra store item. I dont have fixed shipping for any of my store items, so it produces an error and checkout cannot be performed.

 

What can I do to fix this? I want ebay winners to be able to add items to their cart and have the fixed ebay shipping added to the calculated cost of the extra item, or something to the liking...

 

Thanks again,

Chris

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I was able to incorporate version 4.0's fixed_shipping.php module.

 

I had to:

1. replace that file, uninstall, then reinstall the module.

2. add abx_fixed_shipping table to my database

3. add some language defines.

 

It is now working, without errors. My additional (non-ebay) cart item's shipping price is added to the fixed shipping price of the ebay item if other non-ebay items are present in the cart.

 

There is a slight problem, I have been trying to fix it for a few hours now but am unable to.

 

The shipping cost for the additional cart items is only added to the shipping methods that have insurance added into them. The shipping methods without insurance addded to them do not receive an update in price. Take a look at the screenshot below.

 

abx01.gif

 

Suppose my insurance cost is $1.30. Going by the pic above, the additional shipping cost is $23.00 for the non-ebay items. But this is not added to the bottom 2 shipping methods (the ones without insurance).

 

Any thoughts on what might be happening?

 

Thanks again for being so helpful, I know this takes your personal time away. :D

 

Chris

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Here are the fixed shipping settings:

 

abx02.gif

 

I had Display Shipping Modules set to false, didnt change anything.

 

Here is a new screenshot:

 

abx03.gif

 

In the cart is:

1x ebay item - $199 shipping is $16

1x store item - $295

1x store item - $159

 

subtotal - $653

 

Chris

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Hi again :)

 

I have a small problem that I can deal with but as I am selling more and more on ebay, it gets annoying.

 

The problem is that when I manually enter a new sale and hit update, the url that it goes to is:

 

http://mysite.com/admin/HTTPS_SERVER/admin/auction_sale.php?selected_box=auction&oID=523

 

Once I correct the url in the address bar and hit enter, all the post data is carried over and updated correctly. So it works fine. But i am getting tired of having to edit the url every time i make or update an auction sale.

 

I have looked in auction_sale_item.php as well as some other included files but can't find out how to edit this url.

 

Help would be great from anyone who knows what is going on....

 

Thanks gang.

 

Chris

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Hi,

 

Very excellent auction manager here!!!

 

On the button page, I think I found a bug, it will not show the URL to the auction_finder.php, it just says <a href=" " >, has anyone exp. this with theres, How would you fix this bug?

 

Thank you,

Michael

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Its no big deal, I have fixed it in my verison of it, all you need to do is open up the catalog/admin/auction_checkout_button.php, & change this code in it:

 

This goes for both of these lines in this .PhP file.

 

 <td width="18%"><a href=" <?php echo AUCTIONBLOX_CHECKOUT_LINK; ?> "><img title="Checkout" alt="Checkout" src=" <?php echo tep_catalog_href_link('includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_checkout.gif'); ?>" align="left" border="0" width="100" height="22"></a></td>
 <td width="76%"><b><small><font face="Verdana" size="2">For fastest processing of your order, please use Checkout!</font></small></b></td>

To this:

 <td width="18%"><a href="http://yourdomain.com/catalog/auction_finder.php"><img title="Checkout" alt="Checkout" src=" <?php echo tep_catalog_href_link('includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_checkout.gif'); ?>" align="left" border="0" width="100" height="22"></a></td>
 <td width="76%"><b><small><font face="Verdana" size="2">For fastest processing of your order, please use Checkout!</font></small></b></td>

 

Hey, it works right!!!

 

Michael

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I've had a look at this contribution, but I can't seem to get it to work properly. I cant afford to go for the paid for version, because the costs are too much - I just put through 20 - 40 auctions a month on stuff thats either second hand, or non-pristine. The supplied user guide, doesnt offer much in the way of help either :(

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