Turbo Lister2 Importing Pictures Woes

[salesatcathis]

I'm using Turbo Lister2. I have a csv file that I'm importing my products into TL with no problems EXCEPT that it will not import the Picture URL.

It's driving me crazy!!! Anyone know how to get TL to see my Pic URLS?

Thanks! [sighs as head repeatedly bangs into table]

[mohitjojojacob]

To put a picture in your description you need a web host. After you have uploaded your files to the web host you use the image tag code to put it in your auction description. The image tag looks like this:



You will need to host your photos using an external imAge hoster such as www.imageshack.us who will provide the URL/address HTML code for the photos. If you need another web host, here's a list of recommended ones:

http://www.bulls2.com/indexb/freeservers2.html
http://www.zoicks.com/imagehosts.htm
http://www.auctionorbit.com/freeimagehosting.htm

Here are links to two of photobucket's tutorials for using hosted images on eBay.

http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_42.html
http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_50.html

There is information/help for creating HTML auction listings here:

http://www.erns-eporium.co.uk/tl.htm

This page might help.

http://dohray.com/basicHTML.html

You can upload your photo to a host and link it to your auction, using html. Photobucket is a free host that allows direct linking. Check this out:

Here is a wonderful help site.

http://www.bulls2.com/indexb/bobstips2.html

http://cgi3.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=purpleangel_d

To have multiple free images you need to use an external image hoster. The one I use is photobucket. As well as this you will need to use the HTML option when creating the auction listing, there is information about doing this here:

http://dohray.com/basicHTML.html
http://www.eobcards.com/tutorial3.htm#toc
http://www.ranchoweb.com/help/help2.php

There is a free site. Auctiva. I use it and it works fine. Sometimes a few glitches but it works for me. You might want to check it out. You can list multiple pictures, use nice templates and schedule auctions ahead of time.

www.Auctiva.com

[salesatcathis]

Thanks for the reply but I have my own web server with all my images hosted on it. My problem is that when I put the URL's for the image into TurboLister they disappear after I submit the feed to ebay.

[salesatcathis]

Thanks for the reply but I have my own web server with all my images hosted on it. My problem is that when I put the URL's for the image into TurboLister they disappear after I submit the feed to ebay.

[mohitjojojacob]

If you're asking about the Yahoo/Geocities web space that comes with the SBC DSL then you can't use it for eBay. You have to pay Yahoo extra for a premium account in order to link to pictures on their server. Since you're using your own web host, the problem is with them and not eBay. Is that a free account? If so they block all linking to other sites so your photos won't show on eBay. It sounds your web host blocks all linking to other sites for their free accounts. You need to either pay them for their premium service or find another web host. I have used and can recommend Photobucket and Imageshack. They both offer free hosting for eBay auctions. Click here.

http://www.bulls2.com/indexb/freeservers2.html
http://www.zoicks.com/imagehosts.htm
http://www.auctionorbit.com/freeimagehosting.htm

Do not use the Design view, only use HTML View. When using the eBay procedure select the HTML option. The URL for each photo goes in an image tag:



Once your files are uploaded to the web host's servers, add the pictures to your auction by using code that looks like this:



For a good discussion on using this part of eBay's selling form, go here.

http://www.auctionflash.com/newebay.htm

Here's a good tips page for adding pictures to your auction description:

http://www.zoicks.com/addingimages.htm

Hope this is of helps.

[salesatcathis]

er... no. the problem is a TurboLister problem NOT a web hosting issue.

[mohitjojojacob]

Here's a link to an HTML practice page. Put your code in the page and click on the "see HTML" button. After the results appear, just under that button is "You can refer to your HTML by going to this URL". Copy the URL and paste it so that I can see.

http://www.practiceboard.com/