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ci1000 · ‎05-18-2020

It's time to make the call people.... the choice is yours but you need to make the decision now.

I have been using Turbo Lister since it was first offered on eBay. That being said I signed up for SixBit's cheapest program which is $14.95 per month after a six month free trial. SixBit offers several price levels depending on what you need.

For all of you out there that are putting the inevitable off a word of warning..... DO NOT PUT IT OFF!!!. No matter what listing program you decide on you need to move now. Why? Because you need to export all of your Turbo Lister files to whatever program you decide on. When Turbo Lister ends you may be hard pressed to be able to do that.

SixBit is not owned by eBay but eBay is endorsing it.

My experience for the past three weeks is this. I have over 2,000 inventory items to export. At this point I am about 90% complete.

If you have sorted your inventory into file folders in Turbo Lister.... you will have to rebuild them in SixBit. I suggest you do that before you start exporting files.

I have been exporting in batches. The reason is this.... if you have any export problems SixBit will let you know when you are importing and you can go back to Turbo Lister and fix any problems. Make sure you delete the original save export file before you export again.

If you use variations, which I do on my jewelry, again export a batch and see if there are any problems before you continue.

SixBit is an excellent software program and is very similar to Turbo Lister with a bunch of features that are easier and better than Turbo Lister.

Another note.... you get 30 days of free "gold support" no matter what program you sign up with.

sin-n-dex · ‎05-18-2020

I corrupted my Turbo Lister database a few years ago, and could not recover it back no matter what.

I signed up with SixBit and imported all my listings from eBay into the SixBit database.

So as long as you have live listings, they are not gone if Turbolister goes. I think you can even import sold listings too, but I can't remember. I just wouldn't bother doing that because my items are unique.

C.

gracieallen01 · ‎05-18-2020

No, Sixbit isn't owned by ebay, however, when the first version came out it was worth the $200 for a lifetime membership, with updates. ebay thought so, too. They acquired it and put it up as SAPro - pre TurboLister, and it was still a great program. I've not used SixBit, but if I had occasion to use a listing program again, I would have no hesitation using it. John Slocum puts out a good program, in my opinion.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

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sin-n-dex · ‎05-19-2020

@gracieallen01 wrote:
No, Sixbit isn't owned by ebay, however, when the first version came out it was worth the $200 for a lifetime membership, with updates. ebay thought so, too. They acquired it and put it up as SAPro - pre TurboLister, and it was still a great program. I've not used SixBit, but if I had occasion to use a listing program again, I would have no hesitation using it. John Slocum puts out a good program, in my opinion.

I'm currently paying $22.99 USD for a basic membership. (I got this in 2016 or so, before eBay was offering discounts for changing to it). They actually wanted $19.99, but for $3 I wouldn't have their advertising embedded in my listing. This is billed monthly.

C.

vintage-car-magazines · ‎05-25-2020

@ci1000 wrote:
It's time to make the call people.... the choice is yours but you need to make the decision now.

I have been using Turbo Lister since it was first offered on eBay. That being said I signed up for SixBit's cheapest program which is $14.95 per month after a six month free trial. SixBit offers several price levels depending on what you need.

For all of you out there that are putting the inevitable off a word of warning..... DO NOT PUT IT OFF!!!. No matter what listing program you decide on you need to move now. Why? Because you need to export all of your Turbo Lister files to whatever program you decide on. When Turbo Lister ends you may be hard pressed to be able to do that.

SixBit is not owned by eBay but eBay is endorsing it.

My experience for the past three weeks is this. I have over 2,000 inventory items to export. At this point I am about 90% complete.

If you have sorted your inventory into file folders in Turbo Lister.... you will have to rebuild them in SixBit. I suggest you do that before you start exporting files.

I have been exporting in batches. The reason is this.... if you have any export problems SixBit will let you know when you are importing and you can go back to Turbo Lister and fix any problems. Make sure you delete the original save export file before you export again.

If you use variations, which I do on my jewelry, again export a batch and see if there are any problems before you continue.

SixBit is an excellent software program and is very similar to Turbo Lister with a bunch of features that are easier and better than Turbo Lister.

Another note.... you get 30 days of free "gold support" no matter what program you sign up with.

Your advice suggesting sellers NOT put it off is great advice. Whatever solution each seller chooses will come with some degree of a learning curve. It's better to go through that leaning curve when you have time.

I too am a former TL user who switched to SixBit years ago. I've been very happy with the software, it's reliability, their changes for both improvements as well as keeping up with eBay changes, and their customer service.

You can read about some of what it has to offer here https://ebaylistingtoolreview.weebly.com/