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Revision as of 17:29, 10 July 2007
Presently under massive contruction
HOWTO:
- 0. Research your item to see if it is worth selling
- If item weighs over 30 lbs and will not sell for more than $30, it is probably not worth selling on eBay due to the time it takes to properly package items of that size
- 1. Take pictures of the item with the Online Sales digital camera
- Two modes: View and Picture (include pictures of modes and dial)
- Document/photograph any irregularities the item has (writing, dents, etc)
- Don't be afraid to take too many pictures. You can always sort and pick out the best ones later
- 2. Plug USB cable into camera, and turn it on in View mode
- Ubuntu's Import Photos prompt should pop up on the screen as soon as you turn the camera on in View mode
- 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
- 3. Open the imported images in GIMP
- You can either launch GIMP from the Applications menu, or you can right-click on an image in the file browser and select Open With "GIMP Image Editor"
- 4. Edit images with GIMP
- Crop out any excess background (include screenshots of the tools used for cropping)
- Resize images to a maximum width of 600 pixels
- 5. Upload edited images to web server using gFTP
- Use the standard online sales account for images
- Make sure the server is set to llama.freegeek.org, port is set to 22, and mode is SSH2
- Navigate to the proper directory on the server, and upload the images
- 6. Edit the eBay template using Bluefish
- 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://">
- Save your edited template under a different name
- 7. Submit your listing to the Online Sales Coordinator for proofreading