How to Create & Manage Your Listings on iComTrader
Important Note
Before Starting:
We highly recommended that you have
all of the information in a text file that you can copy and paste into
the different fields, and have all of your photos ready. Also, be sure
that your log-in session is active before you start, and don't take too
much
time to fill out all of the information, because if your session
expires before you finish, you may lose everything that you are typing
in! (This depends on whether or not you have saved the first screen,
started a new listing by copying from another, etc. In these cases your
new listing will be found in the "Pending" folder, if your session
expires.)
Log in to your iComTrader Account. If you are not yet registered to iComTrader please see this page for instructions on how to register
When you log in you will be taken to the Member area. If you are already logged in and you are on another page, click on
"Members" to go to the Member area. To list an item click on "List Item" in the Selling Tools section
(middle section in the Black Menu bar that runs across the page). This will take you to the Listing Information where you can begin
entering information.
Note
- If you do not have a current Membership Package in place, you will
see this message:
"iComTrader
Membership Packages
On iComTrader, it is required to have an active iComTrader Membership Package. Your membership Package will allow you to list items for sale and auctions. Click Here to Select a Membership Package" Page 1 Section 1 - Listing Information Category -
select the category from the drop down list
Title - enter a title for your listing (at least the name and some basic information such as: PET Resin, Bottle Grade, FDA Approved) Short Description - enter a short description for Twitter and Facebook (such as: PET Resin, Bottle Grade, FDA Approved, 50 MT, CFR Long Beach, USA) Condition - choose from the drop down list (new, used, etc.) Quality - choose from the drop down list (1st, 2nd, etc.) Location - for the USA put the 5 digit zip code and it will display the location for you automatically Location Display - outside of the USA please type the name of the city and country Section 2 - Description You can use the
simple text editor that is included to set up your text, or you can use
your text program to create it, then copy
and paste it into the description section. If you prefer, you can use
your own HTML editor to
create HTML and then copy into the "source" section of the HTML editor.
For ideas on what information you should include in your description, view some of the listings on the iComTrader site, and imagine what you would think if you were the prospective buyer and what questions you would have about the listings. Try to anticipate the buyers questions and include that information in your listings. Try to make your listings attractive, with information that will help sell your items. Section 3 - Quantity and Pricing Total Quantity
- type the number that corresponds to the quantity you are offering.
Please Select - select LB (pounds), KG (kilograms), MT (metric tons), Piece(s) or Other from the drop down list. If you select Other, please describe the quantity and what kind of unit of mesurement it is based on, in your description (no. 2 above) and give complete details so that the bidders will know exactly what they are bidding on. SB - Starting Bid (you must enter a starting bid). RES - Reserve Price (this is optional - if you enter a reserve price, the buyers can start bidding at the SB price, but the item will not be sold until the RES price is met). BP - Buy Now Price (this is optional - if you enter a buy now price, the buyers can click to "Buy Now" and the first buyer to click that will close the bidding and be awarded the bid for that item - must be higher than the SB and also the RES, if you have one). Note - you can have SB, RES & BP, or any combination of those, but you must ALWAYS have at least SB. PT (Price Type)
- select LB (pounds), KG (kilograms), MT
(metric tons), Piece(s) or Other from the drop down list. If you select
Other, please describe the Price Type in your description (no. 2 above)
and give complete details so that the bidders will know exactly what
they are bidding on.
PB (Price Basis) - select EXW (ex-works), FCA (free carrier), FAS (free alongside ship), FOB (free on board), CFR (cost & freight), CIF (cost, insurance & freight), DDP (delivered duty paid), DDU (delivered duty unpaid). Note - most listings will be EXW, FOB, CFR or CIF. Section 4 - Payment Terms Select the
payment terms from the drop down list:
L/C at sight
(Letter of Credit at sight)
L/C 60 days (Letter
of Credit 60 days)
CBD (cash before delivery) T/T (bank wire transfer) CAD (cash against documents) Prepaid Other Additional Payment Information - if you selected "Other" from the drop down list, or if you want to communicate something special to potential buyers about payment terms, please enter text in this field. It is an HTML editor like the one under Description, so you have many choices of text formatting. Section 5 - Shipping Terms & Information Delivery Origin
- put the country of origin for the goods and the city/town where they
are shipping from. (If the goods are shipping from a reseller in a
different country, it is a good idea to put delivery origin as the
place it is shipping from, and in the description you should explain
the original country of origin.)
Delivery To - put the country and port where the goods will be shipped to. (If you are offering the goods Ex-Works or FOB, put the town/port where the goods are available for loading.) Delivery Type - select from drop down list: Factory
Warehouse POL (port of loading) POD (port of discharge) AIR Packaging - bales, boxes, bags, super sacks, drums, other Additonal Shipping Information - if you have other information regarding the shipping that you want the buyer to know about, please enter it in this field. This has an HTML editor, so you have many choices of text formatting. Section 6 - Optional Settings Private
Auctions - if you wish to make the auction private, click the box.
Private auctions are not shown in the category listings, but they do
show on the seller's iComTrader page. The names of the bidders are
hidden, so they cannot see who else is bidding. The seller's account
will be charged $25 automatically by the software that runs the site.
Section 7 - Enhancements Main Page
Featured Auctions - if you want the auction featured on the main page
click this box. The seller's account will be
charged $10 automatically by the software that runs the site.
Category List Featured Auctions - if you want the auction featured on the Listings page where the categories are shown, click this box. The seller's account will be charged $10 automatically by the software that runs the site.
Save &
Continue
When you are
finished filling out all of the information click "save &
continue". If some information is missing you will not be able to do
this. Please double check all fields, since some of them do not save
automatically if you have to go back and correct something.
Page 2 Item Preview Here you can
review see how the information that you have entered will be shown once
the listing is live. Review it carefully. If you need to change
something you can go back and change it, but be sure to check all
fields, since some of them do not save automatically. Be sure to click
Save & Continue again, when you are finished.
When you are satisfied with the listing information in the Item Preview, scroll down the page to the uploads section:
Photo
& Document Upload
It
is very
important to upload at least 1 photo here. You
can upload several photos, but the first one will be the photo that is
shown next to the brief description in the category list (you can
change the "default" photo, to make any uploaded photo the main photo).
If you do
not have a photo of the item you can use a logo or other graphic.
Click on "Browse" to select the photo from your hard drive, then click "Upload Files" so that the photo will be uploaded.
Close Date and Fees
Select the ending date from the drop down list. You cannot go beyond the last date that is shown. If you want the auction to end at a specific time, choose it here, otherwise leave it as it is. The time that you select will be EST USA time (New York time).
Create New Listing -- Start
When you are
finished you can click "Start Listing Now". If you do not want to start
the listing you can navigate away from this page, and the listing will
be saved in your pending folder for 14 days. After that it will be
deleted from the system.
It is a good idea to save your listings as text files or html file on your own computer, just in case you accidentally delete a listing, or leave it "pending" for too long! |
