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Mister ListerTMBulk Upload Feature

The Mister Lister bulk upload feature provides an alternate listing method for sellers who wish to enter multiple auctions all at once.

Mister Lister is designed for advanced users who can provide their own software programming. It is not suitable for manual use.

To use the Mister Lister bulk upload feature, you follow these four steps:

(1) Your software program prepares a formatted text file offline, on your own computer. This formatted text file is based upon eBay's specifications. Here is an example of a formatted text file for three test items:

<EBAY_BULK>
<EBAY_BULK_EMAIL>auctionseller@mailserver.com</EBAY_BULK_EMAIL>
<EBAY_BULK_DELIM>^</EBAY_BULK_DELIM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>Description of item 1 which may span multiple lines
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>
Title1^138^n^n^n^San Jose^http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/uk/uk-logo-lower-tb.gif^12^0.0^0.1^7^n
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>Description of item 2 which may span multiple lines
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>
Title2^138^n^n^n^San Jose^http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/uk/uk-logo-lower-tb.gif^12^0.0^0.1^7^n
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
<EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>Description of item 3 which may span multiple lines
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM_DESC>
Title3^138^n^n^n^San Jose^http://pics.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/uk/uk-logo-lower-tb.gif^12^0.0^0.1^7^n
</EBAY_BULK_ITEM>
</EBAY_BULK>

(2) You transmit the formatted text to eBay within the body of an email message. This file must be sent in plain text. Your email client software and email service provider must not corrupt or encrypt the format prior to passing it to eBay's systems.

(3) eBay will automatically inspect your formatted text and will send you a confirmation email or an error message indicating the errors found.

(4) Upon successful upload, you go to the site, review and edit your batch, and start the auctions.

Visit the Mister Lister FAQ page for more information about eBay's new bulk listing tool.

To receive complete specifications required to design your software and start using Mister Lister, send an email with the words "Software Design Specifications" in the subject line to misterlister@ebay.com with the following information:

  • Your eBay User ID
  • Your eBay registered email address
  • You will receive a notification by email within 2 business days.
You must put a credit card on file for payment before you may use Mister Lister.

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