RPG Marketplace (rpgmarketplace.com)

Posts: 406 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:08 pm

Doug, the problem with double entries in items sold is intermittent. The system is now showing just one entry, unless you removed one.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:13 pm

Here's another one. The copy of DGEO you won no longer appears in my records. I only noticed when I tried to leave you retrurn feedback.

Posts: 147 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:58 pm

You have to be real careful on the auctions...

For instance, if you send an invoice, but decide to delete it since you'd rather send one form PayPal since you can't discount invoices on the site... well, you delete the entire auction from your list and thus can't leave feedback... you also lose all "messages" back and forth on the item...

I complained about all of this, as it is how it was designed, but they are looking to change it since I haven't been the only one to complain...

As far as the double entry... well, they sent me a file to fix it.. problem is, since I have some mods installed (ie: edited PHP files) .. I can't just overwrite the file with the one they sent... so I tried to compare the 2 and add what I found that was missing ... well, I was able to do so on one of the two files... but not the other since it was grossly different and was missing previous changes they had sent me before...

They asked me to send my file and they fix it, but I never heard back.. so I'll get back with them.... but they were able to duplicate the the duplicate sale thing so they were able to fix it (at least a stock install would be fixed)

Posts: 1007 · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:41 am

is there anyway to stay logged into rpgmarketplace? or do you need to log in every time.. Just lazy .. you know how it gets;)

Brette:)

Posts: 147 · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:12 pm

There was an addon for that option which I chose not to buy ... so don't be lazy Smile

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:38 pm

Have your browser store the username and password so you can logiin with a single click.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:41 pm

Doug, on the category listing pages might it not be better to remove the advanced search panel, go with basic search and a link to advanced search instead so the listings appear further up the page? Currently you have to scroll down all the time to see the listings. A minor thing but eBay users might feel more at home.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:45 pm

Not sure what changes you have made but the listing process now seems to be bug free and the problems I reported a while back are resolved.

Apart from the bulk lister, which I find confusing to put it mildly, is there a page I could post a CSV or XML file to or something similar so I could automate the listing process using a custom export tool?

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:47 pm

It would be of great benefit to have a screen that shows the number of watchers and views as well as bidders. Currently you have to view the auction details page to get the watchers and by doing this a view is added to the view count. Kind of like quantum physics, the very act of observation changes the result.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:51 pm

I'm about to put up an auction on eBay for a copy of DG Eyes Only. It ought to attract some attention. The purpose is to get some attention for RPGMP. Anyone got any clever suggestions as to how I can get a link into the eBay item description without breaching their terms? I thought of things like, "Please see this page for full item description", but it seems a bit lame.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:01 pm

Also, would be useful if a default currency could be set - just to speed up the listing process a touch. When you have hundreds of items to get listed every few seconds makes a difference.

I know, I know, I'm a very undemanding person but I can't help it!

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:05 pm

Is there any way to set default ONLINE payment methods? Currently I have to select these for each and every listing.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:07 pm

When saving a draft, is this persistent? In other words, can I use drafts like I would use Inventory in Turbo Lister? Drafts don't get deleted after 30 days, or anything like that? Is there a limit to the number of drafts I can save?

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:56 pm

megnelwil wrote:

I'm about to put up an auction on eBay for a copy of DG Eyes Only. It ought to attract some attention. The purpose is to get some attention for RPGMP. Anyone got any clever suggestions as to how I can get a link into the eBay item description without breaching their terms? I thought of things like, "Please see this page for full item description", but it seems a bit lame.

I don't know about ebay, but definitely post that on Yog-sothoth.com. As a matter of fact Megnelwil, you should be linking all your auctions at rpgmp to Yog-sothoth...you have been putting up some really nice CoC stuff, and that is the premiere CoC collecting site on the net.

Mike B.

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:37 pm

Badmike wrote:

I don't know about ebay, but definitely post that on Yog-sothoth.com. As a matter of fact Megnelwil, you should be linking all your auctions at rpgmp to Yog-sothoth...you have been putting up some really nice CoC stuff, and that is the premiere CoC collecting site on the net.

Mike B.

Erm... I got the shite kicked out of me last time I did that. Apparently people who re-sell this book are evil personified. What we've done is deprive 'real collectors' of getting their hands on it. Despite the fact they had weeks to pre-order and weeks to buy direct from Arc and Chaosium. Whilst commerce is a good thing, the one exception is Cthulhu - apparently. The 1,000 print run is now our fault Mike. Even Pagan weighed in to bleat their innocence and condemn the 'scalpers' (post profit, of course). My intention had been to sell these books at a much lower price than could be had on eBay. Following the hysteria on Yog (no reflection on Paul of course, Yog is a super site after all) I decided, screw them - let them taste the real world for a change. Worth taking a look at what went on. Then you can have a laugh at the irony of the 'bidding war' that broke out on the copy I was trying to get rid of on the cheap. Ah well, such is life. Obvioulsy I don't take it too seriously but a bitch-fest is a bitch fest nonetheless. So I'm keeping my head down for a while.

Posts: 147 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:33 pm

megnelwil: even if I was a Genie, you only get 3 wishes... you are way over quota Smile

Ok, let's see if I can help some...

MOST things like Payment type, you can set in your "Prefilled" area...

go to the "Members Area", click on the "Selling" icon, look under teh first row of menu options below "About Me / My Store", click the "Prefilled Fields" menu option. You should be able to setup the following for your account:

Duration
Private
Accept Swap Offers
Shipping COnditions
Postage
Insurance
Ship/Payment details
Ship method
Offline Payment Types
Return Policy
Accept Public Questions
New bid Email Notifications...

Now you might be speaking of the standard Payment types vs. the Offline Payment types... and I don't see that in the list... so I'll mention it to the devs.

As to the "Search Box" in the categories area... I bet if I look through the PHP code in the site themes I can either make it default to the Basic or move the whole thing to the bottom .... I am not the coder... (Cobol, Quick Basic, Pascal .. maybe) ... but let me seee what I can find

Bulk lister is all we have for posting... I could send you over a copy of the MySQL database so you can see how the data is stored, linked etc... then if you want to write an import script, then anyone could create a CVS file and email it over, and I could run the script to import large lists of items... but outside of that ...

Watchers, Views & Bidders ... I submitted this to the DEVs

Your drafts should be there until you delete them.. no limit that I am aware of

Posts: 406 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:44 pm

Quote:

Quick Basic

Hey! You're the other guy who used it! Wasn't it the coolest language and interface ever? Or is that nostalgia blinding me again?

Yes, it was the standard payment methods I was talking about.

Happy to see the MySQL table defs so I could knock together an upload script.

Great, thanks for submitting the requests to the devs. They're loving us now.

What, only 3 wishes? An old fashioned genie? Modern, consumer focused genies let you go into as much debt as you want! Before they pull the magic carpet out from under you anyway.

Cheers Doug. Still listing, still liable to bug you with little or no notice Smile

Posts: 147 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:52 pm

Ok, I fixed the Advanced Search in the Categories:

$advanced_search = ($_REQUEST['advanced_search'] == '') ? 0 : intval($_REQUEST['advanced_search']);

That '0' zero was a 1 (the devs said change it to a 2.. but that didn't work.. so it's a 0 now and it's the Basic by default ...

Posts: 147 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:53 pm

Subject: {1001-24452} RE: "PreFilled" Payment type

PHP Pro Bid Support has responded to your help desk request.

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(PHP Pro Bid Support) [Submitted 1-4-2008-23:39 ]
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Unfortunately this is not currently possible.

However, it would be possible for us in future updates to add these to the prefilled fields section.

Posts: 147 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:53 pm

Subject: {1001-24450} RE: Default Currency

PHP Pro Bid Support has responded to your help desk request.

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(PHP Pro Bid Support) [Submitted 1-4-2008-23:39 ]
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Also doable, again as part of an update to prefilled fields.