Ebay Listing and Shipping Solution     Circadea.com

Auction List is a work flow taking advantage of the strengths of Filemaker Pro.
Authored in FMP12 Mac.
One of the Issues with the Mac version of FMP is that it saves to Mac style files which are incompatible with Ebay's File Exchange.
Ebay likes DOS files. 
There is a relatively simple work around that takes an extra step and there is more involved process necessitating some terminal work
that lets you convert the upload file as you generate it.

The simplest solution to setup  is to use an  online version.  Link

The Second Easiest is the Program "Convert new Lines" which once installed is an application you simply drag and drop your file onto  to be converted.

The most elegant solution is to install flip
Installing Flip.
which is the code that "Convert new Lines" uses to do it's magic.








Selling Overview

Inventory
Upload  Templates
Ebay File Exchange
Category Lookup

Avoid Api as that it can be interpreted
as being Drop Shipping?

https://www.ebay.com/b/Islamic-Antiquities/162918/bn_2310566
the number after the name is the category number... IE in abouve 162918
Number after the 5th slash.

Make a Listing
Google Docs Ebay Listing Form
Terminal Level Mac to DOS converter
Mac to Dos Application Drop file on.

Inventory App   Go and OSX.

Upload Site

Shipping

Inventory





Installing Flip
Installing flip entails downloading the   flip  file then  unziping it.
The easiest way I have found to install it entails creating it's own directory / folder in
your home folder. Adding that folder to you your path and then using chmod (chmod +x ~/path/to/folder flip is in/flip) to make  (~ starts  you at your user  home folder.)
the application to be executable. BTW I renamed the application just plain flip to make it easier to call.
Inside of FMP12 I use applescript to call the external application to convert the file after I output it as a CSV file.
The FMP Template is available at this link. 


Shipping





Leads
Customers
Pre Listing Sales
Auto Uploader
Mac to DOS file converter