Latest revision as of 09:24, 11 February 2008

What is This

Vendors can promote their content on Expresso Beans alongside member and eBay listings. Vendor listings are also searchable and will appear in member ISO notifications. This is a first class presence.

Vendors can be artists, bands, retailers or anyone with their own eCommerce web site. Expresso Beans reserves the right to reject any vendor for any reason.

Requirements:

1. Vendor must have a web site people can purchase art from.
2. Vendor must be a registered member of Expresso Beans.
3. Vendor must integrate with our stock inventory format

Adding a Vendor

To add a vendor, contact bigdz68. Each vendor can be managed by exactly one member. However, a single member can manage multiple vendors.

Adding/Updating the Stock

Use this form to import a complete stock list.

File Format

The stock list is a plain text file with TAB seperated fields. One can use a spreadsheet program to create this file. We do all the work to add/remove and change listings. All a vendor has to do is send one file with the current inventory.

The fields in order are:

Print Number 

Expresso Beans print number

Condition 

Print condition (N, LN, VG, G, F or P). See EB:Condition Help

Price

The resale price. No dollar sign ($)

URL

The url to purchase the item. Should go directly to item.

Example File:

1       VG      1.11    http://www.expressobeans.com/test1  
3       VG      2.11    http://www.expressobeans.com/test3
4       VG      4.11    http://www.expressobeans.com/test4
5       VG      5.11    http://www.expressobeans.com/test1

Using MS Excel to Manage Inventory

File out the information in your document as shown below.

1. Select "File - Save As" from the menu.
2. Select File Format "Text (TAB Delimited)"

How to determine the print #

The print number is the number next to title on the top of the art detail pages. Simply search for the art and when you find it, the edition number is right up top. When a print has many editions, click on the "General" tab if not already selected and be sure the correct edition is selected before copying the number on the top of the page. in the future, this will be even more obvious.

How do I get more support

Send sunsetbrew a private message and tell him what would help you or what would improve the service. He is always trying to make things better.