Bulk Upload Options Quick Comparison Chart
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Excel Bulk Uploader |
CQ-Lister |
Custom Bulk
Interface |
eBay
Import |
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Recommended No. of Product Items |
Any Number up to 57,000 |
Greater than 30 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited
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Technical Requirements |
Microsoft Excel |
Windows
98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Vista |
None |
eBay TurboLister2
(for closed/inactive items) |
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Custom Configured Listing Template |
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Auto-Sync Facility |
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Discounted Promotional Features |
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"Gallery" and "Cross Promotion" for all listings |
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Image Hosting by CQout |
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Upload Time from Acceptance of File(s) |
24-48 hours |
24-48 hours |
2-7 days |
24-48 hours |
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Cost |
Free |
Free |
One time setup fee £45 + VAT |
Free |
CQout Bulk Upload
Facilities
CQout offer the
widest range of options unequalled by any other online market place. You are
sure to find one of our 4 flexible systems to meet your bulk uploading needs
whether you
are a small part time Seller or big time Power Seller:
1
- Excel bulk up-loader
The
quickest and most powerful method is our Excel Spreadsheet system.
We
send you a template, you fill it in and email it back to us
2 -
CQ-Lister, our
stand-alone bulk up-loader
A stand alone upload
facility offering ease of use and minimum time online. Ideal for those who don't
have Excel or are not familiar with spreadsheets. Recommended for users wanting
to upload 30 or more items. Less than 30 items, we would recommend our online
selling form which is simple and quick to list items one by one.
3
- Custom Data Interface, Auto-Sync
For Sellers with own
websites, existing inventory data files or many 100's or 10,000?s of items.
4 - Import eBay
files
For eBay
Sellers, a simple way to import CSV files of existing listings.
These options are explained in
further detail below, but if you are still unsure which is best for you then
just contact us and we will advise you on the most
appropriate method.
This upload facility takes the form of an
Excel spreadsheet into which you can directly input the details of the items you
wish to sell. Most columns in the spreadsheet
(which correspond to an item property e.g. description, price, quantity etc.)
have notes attached which guide you in filling in the field properly.
The spreadsheet also includes an Input Wizard as an alternative to direct entry
into the spreadsheet. This allows you to set up those properties of the auction
which will not change for
each product (e.g. payment types accepted) just the once. You then just have to
set up the other item properties within the Wizard, and when you press the
?Insert Item? button those details
along with the standard field contents are inserted automatically. This is a
great help for those starting out and not very familiar with our template or
spreadsheets
Once you have entered the details of all
your products you just email the file to
for upload. We will then check the file for any potential errors and all being well, upload the contents within 24-48 hours.
This is the most powerful and most flexible
of the bulk upload options, It is only limited by the number of rows in a
spreadsheet 57,000
Go to Seller Tools to request an Excel Bulk uploader now
CQout Excel Bulk Upload Facility
- When opening this file you must ENABLE MACROS for the Wizard to function, See our HELP pages on this topic for more information.
Use the CQ-Lister program to create listing
on your local machine, without the need to be connected to the net.
This stand alone upload facility
offers ease of use and minimum time online.
CQ-Lister takes
the form of a small application which you can install on your computer. The
interface is very similar to the Wizard on the Excel Bulk Upload Facility with
the addition of a
"Listings" tab on which you will see a summary of the items you have loaded
ready for upload to CQout. Here you may save your entries for future use, load
an existing collection or upload to
CQout using the facilities on this tab.
When you are ready to upload, you
will need to make sure you are connected to the internet. The upload process
will transfer the file you have created on your local PC to the CQout server.
Do not expect to see your items appearing on the site immediately. Your file is
checked for potential errors and suitability first and is normally uploaded
within 24-48 hrs. If there are any problems
you will be contacted by AuctionMaster to advise on remedies.
As this method involves a certain amount of
manually intensive work on your part it is really only suitable where you have
only a relatively small number of items to sell , typically say 50 to 100.
Go to Seller Tools to Download a CQLister uploader now
You may use this facility to import your
current active eBay
listings.
The import process has 3 stages.
1- Enter your eBay Seller ID and our spider will start to read all your current live listings on eBay, if you have
several hundred or thousands of items, this can take some time, so you do need
to be patient.
2-
Once the items have been extracted from eBay, you will need to provide some
information which can not be directly extracted from eBay:
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The first task is to map the eBay categories to the relevant CQout category.
- The Quantity,
Reserve Price, and Buyer Pays Shipping fields are all populated initially with
default values, but are editable by yourself to reflect any differences to those
defaults.
-You should then preview your items to make sure they are correct and comply with our
listing rules.
3-
Once you are satisfied with your listings you can then upload your file to CQout.
We will then be notified of your upload automatically and will preview
your listings. If you require any global removal of words, phrases or email
addresses from your item descriptions you should at this point email
and indicate your
requirement.
All being well your files will normally be processed within 24-48 hours and you will be
notified of the results.
Go to
Seller Tools to start eBay import now
The above facility is for the import of any
currently active auctions on eBay. If you have any eBay auctions which are
inactive/closed that you wish to
import into CQout then you should follow these steps:
1- Use eBay TurboLister to
select your required
collection
2- Export your collection to a CSV file.
When exporting your TurboLister2 you must ensure you select:
File…………Export Selected Items……….File Exchange Format
(CSV file) ……..Export
3-
Save the file into a local folder on your computer.
4- Attach your file to an email and send
it to
We will then preview your listings, which if no changes are
required should appear on the site within 24-48 hrs.
Do Not use this route
If your turboLister file is from a dropshipping company
In this case contact us to discuss your requirements.
If you have a large number of listings you
wish to upload to CQout but are concerned about the time and effort this will
incur, we can help take the pain and hassle out of the job for you via our
custom bulk upload facility. The custom interface is the method where we write a
routine especially for you, to take in data, in what ever format you may have it
now, to create professional template
auction listings on CQout.
In addition to the time (and money) saved,
we will work with you to ensure that the product upload is customised to suit
your needs i.e. you define the spec and we tailor the interface to your data
format.
We can also apply your own logo, or
brand identity to your template to create unique attractive listings that match
the look and feel of your company image, as well as ensuring that your pages
include
any specific shipping, returns or other information that you want to display on
your listings.
Your listing data may come from your stock
control system, an export from your own web site, or other any other product
data base. We can work with files from any dropshipper you may have as a
supplier, or from other auction sites such as eBay, Amazon and
Bonanzle. Our
Tech Support team will work with you and/or your supplier, to ensure that your
data feed is correct, matches your
requirements, and the upload process is smooth and hassle free.
In addition if you have your own web site,
or use a dropshipping firm, we can fully automate the upload and update process,
so your listings on CQout are always up to date and in-sync with your inventory.
This Auto-Sync facility ensures that your items on CQout are always in sync with
your web site with no manual input at all.
Go to Seller Tools to Request a Custom Data Interface now
Product Image Hosting
We do not permit sellers using bulk
upload facilities to also upload images to our server, it is neither practical
or efficient for the Seller or CQout.
You will need to host these images either in your own web space or use an image
hosting service such as Photobucket, and use URL linking to display images in
your auctions.
See our detailed help pages for further guidance.
We are more than happy to advise
you further if you have difficulties in this area.
As part of this package you also get
"Gallery"
and "Cross
Promotion" optional features entirely free of
charge for all your listings, no matter how many thousands of
items you have in your inventory.
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