Bright Builders Development

The changes affect every Lister brand

1. specify Return Policy:

a. Developer Impact: Requiring return policy (http://developer.ebay.com/community/blog/article/?category=Blog.Developer&name=http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2008/08/developer-imp-1.html)

b. Technical Alert: ReturnsNotAccepted working for US, not International (http://developer.ebay.com/community/blog/article/?category=Blog.Developer&name=http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2008/09/technical-alert.html)

2. Handling Time

a. Developer Impact: Requiring Handling Time (http://developer.ebay.com/community/blog/article/?category=Blog.Developer&name=http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2008/08/developer-imp-4.html)

3. Categories Where Return Policy or Handling Time Is Not Required: http://developer.ebay.com/community/blog/article/?category=Blog.Developer&name=http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2008/09/categories-wher.html

4. Payflow Gateway: http://developer.ebay.com/community/blog/article/?category=Blog.Developer&name=http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2008/10/processing-merc.html

Today we deployed a change on Store Setting “What currency would you like to use on your storefront?”. Originally this option was not turn on as a default but now every store owner has it. At the same time, we have now added an extensive list of currencies. This option does not do any currency conversion, this is a future update, but only displays the currency symbol.

Hello, eBay just updated several categories structure based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields.
If you sell in these areas, please be sure to take a look at the new category structure on Seller Central.

Changes this month are primarily generated from community suggestions.

Categories with updates are:

• Coins & Paper Money
• Collectibles
• eBay Motors

Please let us know if any customer reports any discrepancies.

Cordially,

Your Dev Team!

Good news to all our Canadian clients!

You’ve asked us for Canadian Post shipping options. We’ve listened and are happy to announce that we’ve just completed this important addition. Adding Canada Post shipping options to your store is simple:
1. In your Builder Admin site, select Builder > Store Manager > Shipping Charges. The Shipping Wizard displays.
2. Select the Standard Shipping Provider option and Click Next.
3. When the Wizard asks you the shipping provider you’d like to use, select Canada Post and click Next.
4. At this point, you’ll need your Canada Post Merchant ID (CPC). To get that, either go to the link provided on the wizard, or call 866-511-0546. Enter the number you receive in the Merchant CPC ID field and click Next.
5. The system will recognize your number and allow you to add Canada Post shipping options to the products in your store.
Note: This shipping option is like all the other shipping options in the Builder. You must go through each of your products and apply your Canada Post shipping option. Then, please remember that the shipping amounts will display in Canadian dollars.

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Hi,

Tomorrow (01/15/09) we are deploying a new Lister update on all brands with the following changes:

1. Removing Paper Payments from item Description (Link to eBay)
2. Shipping Charge Limits in Media (link to eBay)

Cordially,

Your Dev Team!

We’re excited to announce the creation of a new theme now available in the Builder. The name of the new theme you will find in Change Theme is Silk.

Today, the development team fully released the Builder and Lister brand. This release included both the tools as well as thier respective websites.

Cordially,

Dev Team!

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