what is the ebay connector™?

Answer by:  George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

eBay is the world’s online marketplace – a place for buyers and sellers to come together and trade almost anything!

The eBay Connector™ Module provides Miva Merchant Users the ability to instantly list Miva products on eBay. With just a few clicks, you can have your products listed on eBay. You can also use the eBay Connector™ to keep your products up to date on eBay.

Installation:

You have to add the eBay Connector™ module to your hosting services in order to be able to list your Miva products on eBay. Once installed you will be able to use the powerful web interface within your Miva administrative pages to instantly list your products to eBay. You can find instructions on how to add the eBay Connector™ module to your plan in the following Knowledge base document: How do I sign for the eBay Connector™?

Merchant Account:

In order to list products to eBay, one must own an eBay seller account. First you need to create an eBay member account. Then you will have to sign for a seller account. In order to use your eBay Connector™ service to list Miva products on eBay, you must have a valid eBay seller account.

• First, you will have to register for an eBay Member account by following this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?RegisterShow

• Once you have an eBay Member account, you will have to create a Seller account by following this link:

http://cgi4.ebay.com/ws1/eBayISAPI.dll?SellerSignIn

EBay Connector™ module configuration:

In order to use the eBay Connector™ Module to list your Miva products on eBay, you must have a valid eBay Request Token. The request token is required by eBay, so that 3rd party applications or services can authenticate an eBay user, without revealing any personal user information such as your eBay User ID and Password. Please follow the instructions here in order to get a Request Token and configure your EBay Connector™ module.

Listing products:

With your eBay Connector™ module installed and configured, you are now ready to list your Miva store products on eBay. You can use the powerful eBay Connector™ web interface to easily list all your Miva products on eBay. Please follow the instructions available here in order to list your Miva products on eBay.

Please, visit http://ebayconnector.com for more information on the eBay Connector™ Module.