Co-op Mall - A Marketplace For Vintage Clothing Sellers

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Store Name

You must enter a name you wish to use for your store into the box provided. The store name is required. It is limited to 40 characters, including spaces. This store name will be displayed at the top of your store page and each listing you create if you do not provide a banner to be used in its place. It will also be displayed on the SHOPPING page. Your store name cannot be the same as any other store name already in use. You can click the "check availability" link to search for names that are not in use.

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There are three files that you may want to include in your store setup. They are banner, thumbnail and background. Each is discussed in turn below. If you do not want to upload any of the three files, click immediately on the "Use Your Own Host" button which will reload the form with boxes to enter the URLs for your hosted files.

Banner

You have two ways to provide a banner for use on your store page and at the top of each listing you enter. Providing a banner is optional and if no banner is available your store name will be used in its place.

1. If you wish to upload a banner, use the browse button beside the banner box to locate the file on your computer. When you have located all the files (banner, thumbnail and/or background) that you want to upload, click the "Upload Them" button. The Store Creation Form page will reload with the URLs for the uploaded file filled in.

If you need to view or delete a image you have uploaded, click on the icon at the top of the store setup page.

2. If you wish to link to an already hosted banner (already on PhotoBucket for example), first upload any of the other two files and when returned to the Store Creation Form page with the URLs of the uploaded files displayed, enter the full URL, ie:

http://www.somehost.com/account/banner.jpg

into the box provided. Be sure you enter an actual URL which starts with "http://". DO NOT enter an HTML image tag, ie:

<img src="http://www.somehost.com/account/banner.jpg">

or your banner will not display. Remember, DO NOT use HTML in this form.

Uploaded or linked banners must be in .jpg or .gif format. Your banner must not be larger than 700 pixels wide and 120 pixels high (700 x 120) and should be no more than 65 KB file size. Providing a banner is optional. Your store name will be displayed in its place if no banner is available. You can add or change your banner later if you wish.

Thumbnail

You have two ways to provide a store thumbnail which will be displayed on the SHOPPING page:

1. If you wish to upload a store thumbnail, use the browse button beside the thumbnail box to locate the file on your computer. When you have located all the files (banner, thumbnail and/or background) that you want to upload, click the "Upload Them" button. The Store Creation Form page will reload with the URLs for the uploaded file filled in.

If you need to view or delete a image you have uploaded, click on the icon at the top of the store setup page.

2. If you wish to link to an already hosted thumbnail image (already on PhotoBucket for example), first upload any of the other two files and when returned to the Store Creation Form page with the URLs of the uploaded files displayed, enter the full URL, ie:

http://www.somehost.com/account/thumbnail.jpg

into the box provided. Be sure you enter an actual URL which starts with "http://". DO NOT enter an HTML image tag, ie:

<img src="http://www.somehost.com/account/thumbnail.jpg">

or your thumbnail will not display. Remember, DO NOT use HTML in this form.

Providing a store thumbnail is optional and if no thumbnail image is available the site default thumbnail:

will be used in its place.

If you upload or link your own store thumbnail image it must be either .jpg or .gif format, a square exactly 96 x 96 pixels and should not be more than 12 KB file size. You can add or change your thumbnail file later if you wish.

Background

You have three choices for a providing or selecting a background for your store:

1. If you wish to upload a background, use the browse button beside the background box to locate the file on your computer. When you have located all the files (banner, thumbnail and/or background) that you want to upload, click the "Upload Them" button. The Store Creation Form page will reload with the URLs for the uploaded file filled in.

If you need to view or delete a image you have uploaded, click on the icon at the top of the store setup page.

2. If you wish to link to an already hosted background image (already on PhotoBucket for example), first upload any of the other two files and when returned to the Store Creation Form page with the URLs of the uploaded files displayed, enter the full URL, ie:

http://www.somehost.com/account/background.jpg

into the box provided. Be sure you enter an actual URL which starts with "http://". DO NOT enter an HTML image tag, ie:

<img src="http://www.somehost.com/account/background.jpg">

or your banner will not display. Remember, DO NOT use HTML in this form.

Uploaded or linked backgrounds must be in .jpg or .gif format. Your background must not be larger than 250 x 250 pixels and should not be larger than 35 KB file size. Providing background is optional.

3. You can select a background from the samples provided in the form. These are all tiling patterns that repeat across the outer area of your store or listing -- just like the striped background on this page. Although you are welcome to use your own background image file, for best results, especially if you are not really sure how to create and upload your own background file, it is suggested that you use one of the 15 backgrounds offered. You can see what each of these will look like on a sample page by clicking on the thumbnail image. To select the background you want, do not upload a background file, leave the background URL box blank, and click on the radio button below the thumbnail.

If you do not select one of the thumbnails or provide your own background then the left-most background in the first row will be used. You can add, change or select a background later if you wish.

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Font

There is only a limited selection of fonts available, including arial, times new roman, comic sans ms, and verdana. Although you may have another font you like to use, these four were selected because they will be on almost every computer and will work in all browsers. You may not be aware, but if you specify a font in an HTML page that is not on the viewers computer then it will not show when they look at your page. By limiting the selection here to these four fonts, your store and listing text is guaranteed to show correctly on almost any computer and with any browser. You can change your font selection later if you wish.

Click on the appropriate radio button to select the font of your choice. Selecting a font is optional. If you do nothing then the default font, arial, will be used.

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Color

You may select a color that will be used for text, titles, and some lines and borders in your store and listings. Consider your background choice when selecting a color. You can change your color selection later if required.

Use the down arrow to the right of the color box to pull down the selection menu and click on the color of your choice. Selecting a color is optional. If you do nothing then the default color, shown in the box, will be used.

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Short Description

The short description is very important. It is the first thing a potential customer will learn about your store and the items you are offering for sale. It displays on the SHOP page along with the store thumbnail and store name. It must not be more than about 25 words (200 characters). Do not use HTML and do not create multiple paragraphs. Enter the text in the box provided.

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Long Description

The long description is what you wish to say at the top of your store page, above the links to your listings. You may provide as much text as you wish, but using two or three concise paragraphs is recommended. Do not use HTML. Press ENTER twice to begin a new paragraph. Enter the text in the box provided.

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Terms

There are three terms entry boxes: shipping, payment, and other. Enter the appropriate text in each box. This text will be displayed at the bottom of each of your listings and should contain your terms, policies, and procedures for each respective area. "Other" can contain information for guarantees, returns, special instructions, etc.

Each section will have its own title so you should not add one. Do not use HTML. Press ENTER twice to begin a new paragraph. Enter the text in the box provided. If you do not wish to include some or all of these terms sections in your listings then leave the box(es) empty.

Place only information here that is to be included in all listings. There will be a place in the listing form itself for terms information that is unique to the individual listing.

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Categories

You can enter up to 18 categories in this section. Categories are optional, and if you enter none, then all items will appear in the default 'Other items' category. The 'Other items' category is built into each store's categories list so you do not need to enter it or any other similar category like 'Miscellaneous', etc. Categories are used to group your items for listing in your store. When you store is first entered a gallery view of all items will be displayed. Your customer can then select a category to narrow down the display. Short category names are best. One or two words are better than several words. Each item listed will be assigned to only one category. Choose categories wisely to best display your items and assist customers in finding what they are interested in. Do not use HTML or punctuation of any kind (comma, quotation, apostrophe, etc.) in category names. If you need less than 18 categories, just leave the extra entries blank.

PayPal

You can offer PayPal as a payment method for your listings. If you intend to do this, enter the email address to which payments should be made (ie: your PayPal account email address). You will be able to select whether or not to offer PayPal in each individual listing. Enter your PayPal account email in the box provided.

Counter

You can have a simple counter which will appear at the bottom of your store page and which tracks all hits to your store page. It does not exclude multiple hits from the same person or your own hits on the page, so consider this when reviewing the number later. The counter can be reset from your member's account. Tick the box to activate your counter. Leave it un-ticked if you do not want a counter on your store page.