question about auction templates

[stargirl]

Hi everyone! I wasn't sure where to post this question on this forum...but I am having trouble with my eBay listings. I usually use their image hosting system through turbo lister, but they recently changed it so that there are now no photos in the actual listing. (click on my eBay link if you want to see)

I need to find someone who can design an auction template for me. Can anyone direct me toward someone who does this? Do I have to have a website to have a custom auction template??

Thanks in advance for considering my questions...also, if this thread needs to be moved elsewhere...sorry about putting it in the wrong place. :love:

[SteveWright]

Janet,

The first thing you will need is a place to upload your images, so you can link to them in the auction template. There are lots of free ones out there, like Photobucket.
http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_42.html

You will need a text editor or HTML editor to edit the template. Use Notepad++, a free editor to edit the template.

There are free templated to be had:
http://www.alouwebdesign.ca/free-ebay-templates.htm

I use something with an HTML border, plain and simple, paste this into an editor or turbolister description to preview:

<table align=center cellpadding=8 width='90%' border=7 cellspacing=0 bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr><td>
<strong><font color="#3300ff" size="7"><center>The Name of Your Studio</center></font></strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size="5"><center>Auction Description ie Lampwork Focal Bead in Teal
</center></font></strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><center>
<img alt="Alternate Image Name" src="http://www.whereYourImagesAreSTored.com/imageName.jpg" />
<img alt="Alternate Image Name" src="http://www.whereYourImagesAreSTored.com/image2Name.jpg" />

</center>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size="5"><center>
Type Things in here, replace the center tags to have text left justified

</center></font></strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size="4"><center>

<br>
<br>
Type Things in here, replace the center tags to have text left justified<br /><br />
Type Things in here, to get no space between paragraphs you need 1 of these--><br />
Type Things in here, to get a space between paragraphs you need 2 of these--><br /><br />

Priority Shipping is $

</center></font></strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size="5">
<br>
Your return policy or anything you want to say about satisfaction or anything else.
Payment is appreciated within 10 days. Pay by personal check or Paypal. <p>

</font></strong>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>



Steve

[Elizabeth Beads]

I use Auctiva to host my images and create my listings. It's not extremely user friendly but it is free and works well for me since my listings are all pretty much the same, just with different beads and descriptions. Right now my store is still on vacation hold because since the bead show I did last weekend I still have to inventory what's left and delete the rest.

[stargirl]

Great! Thanks so much for your responses...both were very helpful!! :)