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Creating and Saving new Folders


Click on the Create a Folder link under the appropriate tab (Searches, Watches, Bids, or Wins). For example, if you wish to create a folder to store bids, click on the Bids tab.

Give your folder a Name . (Limit is 30 characters)
Give your folder a Description. (Limit is 300 characters)

To associate a particular search with the Folder, select one from the Associated Search drop down list. The drop down list contains all of the searches that you have saved. The default is No Associated Search. 

Select a display Color from the color radio button group.  If you want more color choices, click the select from list radio button, and select a color from the list below.

If you leave the Copy this folder for use in each tab check box checked, a folder with the given name will be created in all the tabs, (Searches, Watches, Bids, and Wins). For example, if you created a folder named “collectables” from the Searches tab with the Copy this folder for use in each tab option selected, a “collectables” folder will be created in all four tabs. (Searches, Watches, Bids, and Wins) Now, any search items from the “collectables” folder in Searches, which are converted into watches, will go in the “collectables” folder for Watches. Or, if a bid in the “collectables” folder for Bids is won, a win will be added to the “collectables” folder for Wins

To only create a folder for the tab you currently have selected, uncheck the Copy this folder for use in each tab check box.

Click on the Add Folder button, to save your folder.

You can also Add a Folder from the Folders link in the menu bar at the top of Searches, Watches, Bids, or Wins page.

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Viewing your Folders

You can get to a view of your folders in a couple of different ways:

  • Click on the My Folders link in the body of Searches, Watches, Bids or Wins main tabs.
  • Click on the Folders link in the menu bar below the tab name.

The type of folders you view depends on the tab you were on when you click the My Folders link or the Folders link. For example, if you clicked the Folders link from the Bids tab, you will only see folders for bids.

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Deleting a Folder

When viewing the list of folders, click on the Delete link associated with a specific folder to delete it.
Warning: When you delete a folder that contains bids, watches or wins, all of the folder's contents are moved into the general My Bids, My Watches or My Wins folder. You can delete the items from the folder first or delete them from the general folder later.

Note:   Deleting bids that have been placed does not cancel the bid on eBay. All bids that are deleted remain in the Deleted items view of that folder.

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Modifying a Folder

To modify a folder, click on the Modify link associated with a specific folder in the folders list.

On the Edit Folder page you can, change the Name, Description, Folder Type, Color or Associated Search

Leave the Update matching folders with this name check box checked, if you want all the folders with the same name to be updated. If you uncheck this checkbox, the changes will only be made to the folder you are currently modifying.

Click on the Update Folder button, to save your changes.

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