The Setup Assistant automatically runs when you first start eBay Blackthorne. It will walk you through getting the program configured correctly with your business and eBay account information. It helps you import data and set your important options. If you later need to add to or change any of your option preferences, you can do so by selecting Tools | Options from the main menu.
Part of the setup procedure requires communicating with eBay, so make sure that you are currently connected to the Internet before proceeding.
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You can choose to skip some of the steps, but it is highly recommended that you enter as much information as you can, especially your eBay seller account(s) and the E-mail addresses that your business uses. Blackthorne cannot operate properly without this information, so it will close if you choose to not enter it. |
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If a problem arises, and you wish to run the Setup Assistant again, close Blackthorne. Then use Windows Explorer to open the folder that the program is installed in (usually C:\Program Files\eBay\Blackthorne\bin) and delete the file System.pvt. When you restart Blackthorne, the Setup Assistant will run. |
The first screen to appear will be the Welcome screen. When it appears, click Next to continue.
eBay Seller's Assistant (SA Seller's Assistant, either Pro or Basic) is the predecessor to eBay Blackthorne. The Setup Assistant automatically searches your computer for an existing SA Seller's Assistant, either Pro or Basic (Pro or Basic) database.
If it finds one, you are asked if you wish to import data from it. You can choose yes or no or you can guide the program to a specific SA Seller's Assistant, either Pro or Basic database to import from. You can also choose to import data at a later date, see Importing Data.
The SA database file is called sapro.mdb or sabasic.mdb. By default, it is installed in the C:\Program Files\eBay\Seller's Assistant Pro\sapro.mdb or C:\Program Files\eBay\Seller's Assistant Basic\sabasic.mdb.
If it did not find one, it asks if you have one you would like to import from.
If you select Yes, then you will be allowed to browse for your existing database. The following page will import your data and then you will move on to setting your preferences. For more information, see Migrating From Seller's Assistant to eBay Blackthorne and Importing Data.
If you select No, then you will begin entering your preferences.
Next, the Setup Assistant asks you to set your preferences:
We strongly advise that you take the time to set up your preferences now, with the help of the Setup Assistant. As you click Next, you will pass through the following input forms.
The first thing to set up is your seller account(s). (Only Blackthorne Pro supports multiple seller accounts.) If you imported an SA Seller's Assistant, either Pro or Basic database, your seller account information may already be entered.
See Accounts - Seller_Accounts for help creating your first account.
Next to be configured is Picture Hosts Web servers that allow photographs to be uploaded to public directories. the "address" of the photograph in the public directory can then be sent to eBay. This is sometimes a cheaper option than uploading the photograph to eBay directly.directory Another name for a folder or sub-folder, either on your hard drive on on your FTP server. The terms "folder," "directory," "sub-folder," and "sub-directory" are used interchangably. can then be sent to eBay. This is sometimes a cheaper option than uploading the photograph to eBay directly.. If you always use eBay Picture Services to host your pictures, you can skip this step. If you use your own web space or Picture Manager to host your pictures, see Accounts - Picture_Hosts for help creating your picture hosts.
Next, you will be asked to set up your email accounts. See Accounts - Email_Accounts for assistance in creating email accounts.
To specify how your business manages inventory, see Business Setup - Inventory
If you collect tax, see Business Setup - Tax_Table for information on specifying the states in which you collect tax.
Finally, you are asked if you want to import any data. If you choose to import from eBay, remember that eBay only keeps information about listings posted in the last 30 days.
And that's all there is to it. Later, if you need to make changes to your settings, click Tools | Options.
If you want to import data at any time, click File | Import.
