Online Sales - Revision history

Elizabeth at 20:31, 7 May 2010

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2007-08-17T17:57:51Z

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Creating an eBay listing

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Creating an eBay listing

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Creating an eBay listing

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Packing items for shipping

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 ==Packing items for shipping==
 More to come later.
 [[Category:Online Sales]]

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 [[Image:OS-CameraUSB.jpg|thumb|none|150px|USB port]]
 * Ubuntu's Import Photos prompt should pop up on the screen as soon as you turn the camera on in View mode.
-[[Image:OS-Import1.png|thumb|none|150px|Importing digital images from camera, part 1]]
+[[Image:OS-Import1.png|thumb|none|250px|Importing digital images from camera, part 1]]
 * Select the pictures you want to import (you can select more than one picture by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on additional pictures), and hit the Import button.
-[[Image:OS-Import2.png|thumb|none|200px|Importing digital images from camera, part 2]]
+[[Image:OS-Import2.png|thumb|none|250px|Importing digital images from camera, part 2]]
 ;3. Open the imported images in GIMP

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 [[Image:OS-Scale.png|thumb|none|250px|Scaling image]]
 * To save your edited image, go to GIMP's main window, select File -> Save As from the menu bar, and give your picture a unique name.  Make sure to note where you save the image.
-;5. Upload edited images to web server using gFTP (or your preferred FTP client)
+;5. Upload edited images to web server using gFTP (or your preferred SFTP client)
-* In order to put images online so they're accessible to the world, we need to use an FTP client to transfer them to Free Geek's web server.  This is what your typical GUI-based FTP client looks like:
+* In order to put images online so they're accessible to the world, we need to use an FTP client that can use SSH2 to transfer them to Free Geek's web server.  This is what your typical GUI-based FTP client looks like:
 [[Image:OS-Gftp.png|thumb|none|250px|gFTP]]
 * Use the standard online sales account when uploading images (ask the Online Sales Coordinator for this info).

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 * Fill in the description area with a brief statement about the item up for auction, including any issues it may have.
 * Insert the images you uploaded to the server using <img src="http://">, as shown in the template.
-* Save your edited template under a different name.
+* Save your edited template under a different filename.
 ;7. Submit your listing to the Online Sales Coordinator for proofreading

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 ;6. Edit the eBay template using Bluefish (or your preferred HTML editor)
-* Once your images are online, you can edit the standard eBay template to include them after writing up a short description for your item.
+* Once your images are online, you can edit the standard eBay template to include them after writing up a short description for your item.  The only parts of the eBay template you should worry about are between the parts that are labeled for editing.
 [[Image:OS-Bluefish.png|thumb|none|600px|Editable part of eBay template]]
 * Fill in the description area with a brief statement about the item up for auction, including any issues it may have.

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 Presently under massive contruction
-HOWTO:
+==Creating an eBay listing==
 ;0. Research your item to see if it is worth selling
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 ;7. Submit your listing to the Online Sales Coordinator for proofreading