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eBay's free File Exchange works with a spreadsheet file that you maintain on your own computer. The only sticking point is that the photos to be uploaded through File Exchange must exist on an external server or website. One workaround is to use an online placeholder image for the spreadsheet uploads, set the upload as a scheduled listing, and then go into the eBay scheduled items and upload photos from your desktop.
Others have reported that WonderLister is fairly simple and cheap if your monthly volume is low.
I looked at one of your listings and noticed this phrase that you may want to adjust:
Each item shipped Priority Mail already has $100 insurance through USPS, you want more you must tell me and pay for it..
eBay no longer allows sellers to force buyers to pay for insurance. The seller is responsible for any insurance claims with the carrier, so if there is a loss, the seller holds the bag. If the seller underinsured, the loss is the seller's.
@chle5955 You are correct that the seller is NOT FORCING anyone to purchase ANYTHING. The seller is stating that if the buyer wants protection, they need to purchase additional insurance. That position no longer stands on eBay because the seller, not the buyer, is now responsible for insurance, so the statement should be removed from the listing as it is unenforceable.
Scheduled listings are 10 cents for store owners and are free to non-store sellers. When a listing is published with a schedule, it is assigned an item number and can be viewed by only the seller until the sheduled date makes it visible to everyone. Sitewide visibility (the scheduled date) will also mark the start of the listing period.
The fee for scheduling a listing is only applied when the listing becomes visible to the public. If you manually cancel that schedule and allow the listing to go live immediately, the fee is not applied. To cancel the schedule after uploading your photos, just uncheckmark the scheduling box and the listing will go live when you save your photo revisions. A scheduled listing can also be canceled before it goes live and will not incur a scheduling fee.
The last time I tested a few years ago, manually cancelling a scheduled listing did not incur any listing or upgrade fees either. However, the File Exchange documentation indicates that changing a schedule or cancelling the item via a File Exchange revision file will incur a listing fee or will count against free insertions.
File Exchange is a spreadsheet. It will accept a ScheduleTime column for setting a schedule. The date and time must be in 24 hour format, like this:
2020-08-15 16:30:00
If you are new to File Exchange, you'll want to create a single listing to familiarize yourself with all of the required columns and to make sure your file is correctly formatted. Rather than using the Add action, you should start your testing with the VerifyAdd action. VerifyAdd is just a testing method that does not actually list anything, but will still return all the warnings and advice that a beginner should review. If you need assistance with File Exchange, please post a new thread for help.
