Paragon Last Minute Bidder
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1. Save in the menu Options Dialogue Time Options Start bidding in sec before auction send additional specified time interval plus time needed for connect before the end of the auction when Bidder starts to bid Recommendation to set not less 30 seconds Refresh info on active items min every specified minutes Bidder reloads item information from the site works only on active items Disable refresh of active auctions ending more than in hours you can disable refresh of active auctions ending more than in specified hours to decrease unwanted network traffic You can refresh active auctions info manually at any time Default checkbox is set 1 hour Auto time synchronization in hours Bidder automatically synchronizes the internal time with the chosen eBay sity in specified hours Other options eBay user ID Password user s eBay name and password mandatory fields Autorun on Windows startup launch Bidder on Windows startup Autosave data every min Bidder automatically saves items list to autosave dat file every specified minutes After abnormal termination during the next start up saved items list will be restored from the backup file Access Password to Last Minute Bidder you can set access password to prevent strange unwanted actions with your auctions list and settings The access password will be asked minute s of user inactivity at the expiration of the spe2. min additional time interval to establish connection with Internet provider via dialup connection Default 0 Update Check for Updates Bidder can check updates every startup or you can check them manually Update Now you can check updates immediately Description of the Program Menus There are three sets of the program menu that have been known for easy working with e auctions e Menus of the Browser Window e Menus of the Bid Window e Common menus Browser Window Description You start this window by clicking on the Bid Browser button in the Main section of the Symbol panel The window contains the following sub menus e eB a TM e Browser e Bid 5 le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using CONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com Browser Menu Go back a in toolbar Alt Left Arrow use to show previous page Go forward e in toolbar Alt Right Arrow use to show next page Stop R in toolbar Esc use to stop loading current page Refresh a in toolbar F5 use to refresh current page eBay Menu A Start page in toolbar use for opening the start page of eBay site Print C in toolbar Ctrl P print current page Exit exit from eBay bidder Bid Menu u Copy item to bids list amp in toolbar use to add new items to items list from eBay item page Favourites D in toolbar The favourites button in the menu pa
3. Paragon Last Minute Bidder User Manual Paragon Hi Tech Ltd Copyright Paragon Hi Tech Ltd Herausgegeben von Paragon Technologie GmbH Systemprogrammierung Pearl Str 1 D 79426 Buggingen le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using A CONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com Introduction ELIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII III Getting DE AN UO PEE E E EA AS E NERVEN NUR RER AI IHERSEN NDR PETEUIENNERN Options Dialogue anne Time CPt OM wi asccesesseccssscsiscssecceccsesteseossescessctsecsvoucesecdbslesvecsosuestcssuveiesnvessostecsssclsieveveostecesens esceseottevess Site Options sceci ee ces sceecscesssstscecsstenesdevennelecdsesdscesteucsesthccedtsecsseedededseeadessesesdesGesstuntecesvensassessescesbevecensscesee E Mail Patterins eccscscccccsccsccccceccctcccseccsecececececccosccscascscusccaccocsscueocssccsesosesnessvesceeaceeacs seve bees sedeoseosseecesseees WP ate issssssecccensssssssccetcssoatncesdscosvsossentosesassoatoessensndesessoscbesdensoacadssobesecsasevcesdsegoseoetestvessdsesessceness couse eed Description of the Program Menu6 sscccccccccccccsssccsssssssssssssssssssssscsssscccccsesccees Browser Window Description scsssoosesonesonsssnsenonsnonensnsenonenonsnnssenonenonsnnnnsnonenonssnnnesansssnsssnnesonessnsennnes Bids Window Description essssresonesonessnnenonenonsnnnn
4. cified time interval of inactivity you must enter unlock password to have access to Bidder functionality Access password you can set or change unlock password To change current unlock password at first you must correctly enter the old one View background of auctions list as image You can disable background image in the auctions list window Site Options User can select target auction site and change CGI strings Please do not change anything if you don t know CGI A le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using JEONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com E Mail Patterns Letter to seller You can specify subject and body of the e mail to seller of the selected item Besides you can use some predefined variables in the subject and body my_name your eBay name seller_name seller eBay name bid_id and bid_name id and name of the selected item Network Local area networking or manual connection select if your computer is connected to Internet via LAN or you will connect to Internet manually before Bidder use Dial up networking connection select if you use dial up connection and choose used RAS connection in the list Additional options for dial up networking connection Auto disconnect after data transmission Bidder will close dial up connection after execution of the current procedure if there are no active items Dial up connection establishes for
5. e This is necessary if you are in another time zone than eBay You can also synchronize the time manually by pressing the button the Tools section in the Symbol panel or choosing the main menu item Tools Synchronize time 4 Search for interesting items on eBay How to search is explained here 5 To add an item of your interest to the bids list click the button in the Bid Browser window of the program Also it is possible to do in Microsoft IE browser window 6 Set the maximum price which you can pay for the item For Dutch auctions also it is necessary to set the desired item quantity 7 By pressing OK your item will be added to the list It has the Y status active This means that the bid will be automatically placed at the specified See Options dialogue section time before the end of the auction eBay won t place your maximum price right away internal system of the auction uses the minimal possible increment according the auction rules 8 All parameters of the active items are updated in the specified time interval See Options 9 You can also place a bid for a specific item at any time by pressing the button O But remember if you place a bid in the last auction minute chances are great for winning the item and pay a low price 10 If the current price is already more than your maximal price the item will have or status and you will see a warning message You can increase the maximum price delete or set
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7. how hide toolbar Status bar show hide status bar Tools Menu Synchronize time A in toolbar use to synchronize time with selected eBay site Online Update B in toolbar use to open Paragon Last Minute Bidder product update page in new external browser window and check the last version of the program Options E in toolbar use to display edit application settings Help Menu Help topics Fl Index use for finding information about working in Bidder Enter registration code use for registration professional version of Bidder About bidder ei in the Symbol panel use for displaying application information Search Service Last Minute Bidder uses the custom interface of eBay for searching articles and showing information In this order Last Minute Bidder is equipped by an integrated browser window like Internet Explorer You can activate this browser window by clicking on the browser symbol in the dialog window Main settings After starting Last Minute Bidder the start page of eBay will be shown here You can find the required article in the following way e Click on the browser symbol to open the browser window e Find an article directly or use the eBay categories to find an article e Now eBay shows a list with all auctions for your search words or your category e By clicking on an auction listed the appropriate properties of the auction will be shown Enter your favourite article in the
8. nel allows you to accept categories you especially prefer in a favourites list such as Internet Explorer This will enable you to search the categories you have already observed At first please find your category or article that you would prefer then press the favourites button As a result a PopUp window appears which confirms your adding an object to the Favourites list If you would like to find an article in the Favourites now you should simply press the Page down symbol on the right of the favourites button Underneath the list of the processed favourites will be opened By clicking onto the needed articles the required favourites category will be called up immediately The options window will show you a complete review of all processed categories under Favourites Bids Window Description You start this window by clicking on the Bid Status button in the Main section of the Symbol panel The window contains the following sub menus e File e Folders e Bids File Menu Open WB in toolbar Ctrl O use to open bid files where bid items list was already stored Save E in toolbar Ctrl S use to save bid item list to bid Save As use to save bid file with another name 6 le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using JEONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com Exit exit from eBay Bidder Folders Menu Add new folder 6 in toolbar when focused in left pane u
9. program as follows e Click on the switch button amp in the symbol panel e Last Minute Bidder shows the present bid properties Enter the maximal bidding value for the item in the field maximal price Under Select auction folder please specify the auction folder which you would like to use to contain the bid object 8 le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using CONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com e Click OK Last Minute Bidder shows the new bid in the chosen folder As usual the folder Open auctions can be chosen You can see this folder if you click on the switch button ES Bid status in the dialog window Main settings Bid Statuses w Inactive y Active y Active but maximum price is less than current Running Running but maximum price is less than current yy Stopped Stopped bids retracted Won Loose Private auction finished If you win seller will send confirmation 9 This document was created using le SOLID To remove this message purchase the CONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com
10. se to add new subfolders for folder Open auctions Rename folder 1 in toolbar when focused in left pane use to rename selected subfolder Delete folder 6 in toolbar when focused in left pane use to delete selected subfolder Properties a in toolbar use to change properties of the selected subfolder Bids Menu Refresh in toolbar use to reread information for selected item from eBay Save bid locally in toolbar use to save selected item page from eBay to your disk Show in browser al in toolbar use to show selected item in browser window Add new bid B in toolbar when focused in right pane use to add new items to items list Edit bid E in toolbar when focused in right pane use to rename selected item Delete bid in toolbar when focused in right pane use to delete selected item Start bid Oo in toolbar use to start bidding for selected item Stop bid Ca in toolbar use to stop bidding for selected item E mail to seller intoolbar use to send e mail to seller of selected item You can use Hot keys at working with the list of active auctions Ins add auction Del delete auction from the list F5 refresh info Time left Common Menus There are some menus those are used especially often e View e Tools e Help 7 le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using J CONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com View Menu Toolbar s
11. the item to the Not active status It s also possible that one of your opponents will retract his bid and you can win the item without increasing the price 11 If you want to retract the bids it is necessary to stop the active process by pressing the button 12 After the end of the auction the item moves to the closed auctions folder If you are winner status you can send a letter to the seller by pressing the button D In addition you can save the item page including all graphic images on your hard disk especially if you are going to resale it 13 Within the open auctions folder you can create subfolders to copy or add items into Every subfolder has a special option Win only one item in the folder If you win one of the items in this folder all other items will be deactivated You can set this option with a right click on the folder and choosing properties But remember the end time of every auction in the 3 le SOLID To remove this message purchase the This document was created using JEONVERTER PDF product at www SolidPDF com subfolder must differ from the end times of other auctions in the subfolder on additional specified time interval before the end of the auction when Bidder starts to bid Options Time options 15 20 seconds otherwise Bidder won t have time to check the winner of earlier finishing auction and deactivate other ones 14 Before exiting save the items list in the file File
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