Changes in the Listing process:

Unlike the “Old List an Item”, the picture selection/listing process is at the end. Pictures and thumbnail selection are added AFTER the item is “posted”.

Click on “List an Item” then complete and finish the:
• Main Category/additional category: category selection(s).
• Special Services: selection of special features of your auction. Like
• Listing Enhancements
• AutoExtension
• Bidder Screening
• Short (manufacturer, Detailed Description, Payment Requirements/Shipping Instructions
• Auction Type Selection
• Starting Price
• Bid Increment
• Buy It Now Option
• State Shipped from
• Start Time (optional)/End Time (optional)
• Post The Item: Click the “Post Item” Button
• Review the Item: On clicking the “Post Item” Button, your auction will be created for review and creation/change.
• Once you are satisfied with the Auction, click the “I’ve reviewed the auction above – create it”

Your Item will be:

• created
• assigned an Auction Number
• calculated for “Special features” fess, if any
• Estimated Final Value Fees
• Estimated Total fees

ADDING PICTURES

It is at this point you are asked:

"Would you like to add pictures?
You can add pictures to your auction by clicking the button below. Currently, your auction is running, but without pictures..."

Now, click on the Thumbnail feature block if you want a thumbnail picture displayed in the search results and category listings. The First Picture you post will be the thumbnail picture.

Click the “Add Pictures to this Auction” button to add your pictures.

If this is the first time you have used our new pictures adding process you see a warning box that says

“Did you notice the Information Bar?” ….

After reading this message click on the OK box.

Look closely at the upper part of this “Upload your Pictures” Browser Window.

Find and click on the Bar that has a Blue shield and says “This site might require the following ActiveX control: ‘ImageUploader5control’ from ‘Aurigma Inc.’. Click here to install…”

Then click on the “Install ActiveX Control…” option in the drop down menu

A Box will pop up asking “Do you want to install this Software?”

Click the “Install” button to install the ActiveX control

If you see this window,

"You may upload up to 30 pictures to your auction. The window below acts like your standard Windows Explorer window, with extended features available via the right-click button on your mouse. You even have the option of rotating your pictures by clicking on the rotate icons in the bottom left and right corners of every picture. Enjoy!

Image Uploader ActiveX control is necessary to upload your files quickly and easily. You will be able to select multiple images in user-friendly interface instead of clumsy input fields with Browse button. Installation will take up to few minutes, please be patient. To install Image Uploader, please click on the Information Bar and select Install ActiveX Control from the drop down menu. After page reload click Install when you see the control installation dialog.

Odds are, if you can see this message, then the download did not properly run. If you don't see the information bar, or prompt for installing Aurigma OR if the install appears to run, but you don't see the interface for uploading files to Auction Arms, please click here to manually download the Aurigma Image Uploader to your machine, and click on Save. AFTER you've saved the .msi file to your machine, click on Run to install the program - then click the RELOAD button on your browser to see the installed program.