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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

I have been trying for a week now to export my listings to CL. Everyday I would get just one step farther in the process and finally yesterday I actually got one listing to go through. I have watched the video and read what I could find and emailed tech support but still today I was again only able to get one item listed.

After getting one item to go through to CL I try again for a 2nd listing and that time when I get to the screen that asks me to “accept or decline”, when I accept I am flopped over to my home page on CL. (the page that lists all my CL listings).

I have gone out and back into both Bonazle and CL to see if that is the problem. I have tried Firefox.

Seems I am only allowed to get only one listing a day exported.
I would appreciate any help, please.

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by jamiro, Texas, USA. 12,724 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Hello there, I’m sorry you’ve gone unanswered… you probably should try contacting support@bonanzle.com and let Mark or Tom help you. I never do export to CL all I do is copy paste from here to there – it’s easier.

Good luck

Jamiro*Eclectica
 
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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to answer me. I am a little surprised that no one else has.

I did contact Mark and I am sorry to say he was no help whatsoever.
I am not sure that I would even be able to solve my problem by copying and pasting to CL. There is something keeping me from getting through to the end of the process consistently.

Maybe I am only person who has had a problem
thanks again

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by Mr-Hobbes, Stoughton, WI. 13 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Haven’t used Craigs List much lately until this week Friday. I exported three items from Bonanzle and listed two directly, No problem. Maybe the problem is your account with Craigs List. I sure do not like all the spammers from there site. Hope you get it figured out

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Posted by rocknrandy, Punxsutawney, PA. 5,514 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

You may have to allow cookies from Craigslist.

In FireFox:

Try Tools>Options>Privacy>exceptions>in the “Address of website” bar type in www.craigslist.com>Allow>Close

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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

I was able to list on CL manually so it is not my CL account. I will keep trying and eventually maybe I will be able to export more than one item a day from Bonanzle.

Happy selling!!!! and many thanks for the responses.

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by ShamelessPleasures, CA. 1,962 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Umm this might seem like a dumb question, but how do we do our listings from here, and put them on CL ?

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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Go to your My Bonanzle tab and then click on the Make More Sales link and on that check list is a link for posting on Craigs list. That takes you to a page with a link at the top with instructions.

good luck with the exporting. If it doesn’t work for you you can always just open Craigs List and Bonanzle and copy and paste your info over.

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by SongbirdHaven, San Jose, CA. 69 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

I list on CL all the time via the function here on Bonanzle. Because I cannot peer over your shoulder to see what you are doing. I’ll tell you what I do. First I signon to CL (remain so through the entire process). Then I open another browser window and logon to bonanzle. From there I go to the CL list function via the sales checklist and click on Post your items to CL. I then select the category I want to sell in, then choose the area nearest me (or where you like to sell), then location. At this point the create posting should pop up and from their you simple choose the booth item(s) you want from the list on the right. I start with clicking on title then at the appropriate box on the left paste it in the posting window. I continue to do this until all three (title, price and description) have been copied to the posting dialog box. Be sure to review your posting and make necessary edits. I tend to use " instead of writing out the word ‘inch’ (or its abbrev ‘in.’) and the program interupts that as ‘quot;’. Anyway, once you are satisfied with your entry click on continue and follow the instructions. Please note CL can flag your posting for deletion because of too many listings or listing that appear similar or some violation of CL rules found in their agreement. They won’t tell you why it was flagged and going to FAQ to figure it out will net you a ‘to bad, get over it’ response. So if you do encounter a flagged for deletion just relist and tweek listings until CL accepts it.

Also check your security settings for allowing cookies.

I hope this helps.

Songbird Haven
 
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Posted by ShamelessPleasures, CA. 1,962 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

thanks for the help parisgirl

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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Songbird,
Your instructions seem to be exactly what I have been doing and am still unable to get but only one export a day. And getting that one a day has taken me all week because as I would go through the process I would get kicked out before getting to the end. Each day I seemed to get one step closer.
I was so pleased when I finally did get the one export to take and so disappointed that I couldn’t do another one. Everytime on my 2nd try for the day and I get to the screen that asks for me to accept or decline and I click “accept” I am taken into the Craig’s site to the screen that shows my total amount of listings.
Are all of you having to go through that accept and decline option? I ask this because when I did the manual listing on CL I did not see that screen as part of the process.

Also I was curious as to how many cities most people usually list to or is there some way to get your listing to go to more than just one location?.

thanks again

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by SongbirdHaven, San Jose, CA. 69 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

I don’t know why you should be having an issue with posting to CL. If you have allowed cookies and your security settings are adjusted, then I have no clue as to why you are having problems. Do you have high-speed internet access? I would think you might have issues with dialup causing a timeout error.

I have never had to go through an accept/decline step. Just type in the words in the box and click on continue as the final step to posting on CL. After that a message thanking me for posting and asks if I want to post another.

I post only to my local area. Anyone reading this, correct me if I am wrong, but I think CL will flag for removal multiple listings of the same item. Like I said, if I am wrong in this understanding, someone please speakup and correct me.

Songbird Haven
 
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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 4 months ago

Thanks again songbird for your reply. I thought that the “accept or decline” screen might be part of the problem since I did not get that screen when I manually listed on CL. I also am at a loss as to why I have a problem. I have high-speed internet access through my cable company.

It is good to know that about listing in more than one city on CL. I am very new to CL so I need to read up on their rules, etc.

Thanks again for your help. I will keep trying and when I am successful I will let you know.

Main Street Books
 
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Posted by parisgirl, Tuscola, IL. 83 total posts | Posted 3 months ago

To all of you that were helpfull: I am finally able to export to Craig’s List. I believe it had something to do with the cookies.
thanks again

Main Street Books
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