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What is a token and why do I need one?
To protect your eBay account, instead of sharing your username
and password with third party sites, like Buying Manager, eEbay only
shares an identifying ‘token’ which we store in our database. This token is
a unique identifier assigned and controlled by eBay that allows Buying
Manager to perform operations on your behalf. The eBay token essentially makes
the Buying Manager session behave as if it were you signed into your eBay account.
Any time you want to perform an operation using Buying Manager that requires
contact with the eBay system, such as searching or bidding, you need to have a token.
Buying Manager uses the token to:
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Place bids on eBay
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Perform searches
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Import your eBay account settings
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Lookup eBay item information
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When do I need to generate an eBay token?
When you create your Buying Manager account, a token needs to be generated so
that we can import your eBay account information. This is part of the Sign Up
process.
You can generate a token for your Buying Manager account at any time from the
eBay Token link on the My Account tab. This token will
stay with your Buying Manager account for up to eighteen months.
There are a number of ways that the eBay token can become invalidated before it
expires. When this happens you will need to regenerate a new token. You will
find out that the existing token is invalidated when trying to perform an
operation with Buying Manager that requires contact with the eBay system. An
error message will be displayed and you will be prompted to generate a token
for the pending action.
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What happens when I generate a token?
When you click a Generate eBay Token button, you are redirected to the eBay
sign in screen.
eBay requests that you specifically agree to let them share necessary
information from your eBay account with Auctiva Corporation for Buying Manager
functions.
When you click on Agree and Continue, eBay assigns the token and you are
switched back to the Buying Manager screen with your eBay identity linked.
Below is the text of the agreement:
In order to fulfill your request to use Auctiva Corporation on eBay, we need to
give Auctiva Corporation access to some information about you. This information
will be encrypted in a way that Auctiva Corporation will only be able to use it
to perform the following functions on your behalf:
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Display the status of items I watch, bid on, or win.
Information that is currently
available in the bidding/watching section of My eBay.
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Display the status of items I sell.
Information that is currently available in
the selling section of My eBay.
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List new items for sale, relist items, sell similar items, or make a second
chance offers.
Perform item listing actions on my behalf
using tools similar to Sell Your Item, etc
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Add to item description or revise items for sale.
Perform revisions or additions to
item listings on my behalf similar to Revise Your Item.
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Leave feedback or display my feedback.
Perform feedback actions on my behalf such as
leaving feedback or display my feedback.
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Place bids or make purchases.
Perform bidding and buying of items on my
behalf.
For your security and protection, eBay requires your explicit consent before we
will transfer any eBay transaction information to third parties.
eBay strongly encourages you to read Auctiva Corporation's Terms and Conditions
and Privacy Policy as their use of your eBay transaction information is
controlled by those policies, and is not directly controlled by eBay.
How do I bid on items in a search?
From an online search results page you can either:
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Click on the Bid on Item link in the Action column on the right to enter a bid
for a single item
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Click on the checkbox for all of the items in the search you want to bid on,
then click on the Bid button in the Item Action Bar.
Both of these will bring up a form to edit the Max Bid value and select a
folder to place the bid in.
It is especially important to select the correct folder from the folder
drop down list if you want to place the item in one of your bid or budget
groups.
When you click on the Make Bid or the Make Bids
button the bid(s) on the item(s) will be placed.
From the Search Results in an autosearch email, you can click on the item Title
link. This will take you into the eBay site. Then click on the Bid Now link
you've placed in your browser tool bar to place the bid. For more info about
Bid Now click here.
Or, copy the Item # from the emailed list into the Bid on an eBay Item window
from the My Bids view.
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What does it cost me to use Buying Manager?
There is no cost to use BuyingManager. The site is integrated with eBay's API and is designed to help buyers track and search for items on eBay. How does BuyingManager afford to be free? We work in conjuction with eBay's affiliate program, so when you buy items after finding them via BuyingManager, we will get credited from eBay.
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