Integration with vBulletin - Integrated Classifieds Plugin - by Panjo [Archive]

Enthusify

07-06-2012, 10:00 PM

As of September 2015, the Panjo marketplace mod for vBulletin has been completely rearchitected.

You can learn more about the latest version of the mod on Panjo's vBulletin partner page (http://www.panjo.com/partners).

This mod enables you to launch a peer-to-peer community marketplace that is integrated into your vBulletin forum.

Here is how it works:
1) Install the plugin.
2) Customize the categories you want in your marketplace.
3) Contact Chad at Panjo (http://www.panjo.com/about#team): chad@panjo.com to activate your marketplace.
4) When a seller goes to a new or old subforum dedicated to buying/selling/trading, and clicks on the "post new thread" button, the mod will load a listing creation form.
5) The seller will create a listing. The listing will appear in the marketplace. A synchronized copy of the listing will appear in the appropriate buy/sell/trade subforum.

Is this plugin free?
Yes, this plugin is free.

Can you make money with this plugin?
Yes, you can optionally use this plugin to generate marketplace transaction revenue.

How is it with mobile?
The marketplace loads with layouts that are optimized for high res desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Examples:
Porsche Marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/planet9) <syncs with> Porsche classifieds subforum (http://www.planet-9.com/planet-9-classifieds/)
BMW Marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/bimmerforums) <syncs with> BMW classifieds subforums (http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?174-BMW-Classifieds)
Audi Marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/audizine) <syncs with> Audi classifieds subforums (http://www.audizine.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/110-Classifieds-Quick-Links)
Belly dancing marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/bhuz) <syncs with> Belly dancing classifieds subforums (http://www.bhuz.com/bellydance-swap-meet/)

Gallery:
The marketplace home page
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=153358&stc=1&d=1442438115
A listing detail page
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=153360&stc=1&d=1442438115
The listing creation form for a seller
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=153359&stc=1&d=1442438115

Do you have questions about Panjo? Contact the team at Panjo (http://www.panjo.com/about#team):
chad@panjo.com
1-424-272-0291

SwollenCranium

07-07-2012, 02:27 PM

Enthusify

07-07-2012, 03:52 PM

Yeah .. good luck with (14 day escrow).

SwollenCranium - Thanks for the feedback. We had to start somewhere in version 1 of this vBulletin classifieds plugin (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=285283). The 14 day escrow was the most happy medium. Some of our beta partners do a decent number of international transactions and for them, 14 days isn't quite enough. Nevertheless, you are not alone in your desire for something other than a 14 day escrow. An upcoming release will include a mechanism for the buyer and seller to confirm the transaction is complete and successful in order to allow the release of funds as soon as possible as opposed to a fixed number of days from the date of purchase.

Please keep the feedback coming. Version 1 was architected with the guidance and advice of many forum owners and members. We have an exciting product roadmap ahead. Each bit of feedback helps shapes that roadmap.

nhawk

07-07-2012, 04:09 PM

Enthusify

07-07-2012, 04:21 PM

You might want to mark this properly.
1) Plugin: This modification uses the plugin or product system.
2) External: This modification pulls in content from 3rd party sites.
3) File Additions: This modification includes new files to upload.
Even though it is in the description, I'm not sure how to alert everyone that you have to pay to use this mod.

Thanks for the note. To the best of my knowledge, the marks are assigned by the moderators of vB.org. I'll alert someone here to update the marks.

As for your comment that "you have to pay to use this mod." That isn't exactly true. The plugin is free. The plugin actually generates revenue for the forum owner. The plugin includes payment processing components. Use of the payment processing components do incur credit card processing and other fees that are charged to the seller (not the forum owner). In fact, Enthusify splits the fees income with the forum owner. The plugin can be a source of new revenue for forum owners who wish to implement it in that way. Some forum owners choose to waive their share of fees which can reduce the fees a seller incurs when he/she successfully sells an item to a buyer.

nhawk

07-07-2012, 04:28 PM

Thanks for the note. To the best of my knowledge, the marks are assigned by the moderators of vB.org. I'll alert someone here to update the marks.

As for your comment that "you have to pay to use this mod." That isn't exactly true. The plugin is free. The plugin actually generates revenue for the forum owner. The plugin includes payment processing components. Use of the payment processing components do incur credit card processing and other fees that are charged to the seller (not the forum owner). In fact, Enthusify splits the fees income with the forum owner. The plugin can be a source of new revenue for forum owners who wish to implement it in that way. Some forum owners choose to waive their share of fees which can reduce the fees a seller incurs when he/she successfully sells an item to a buyer.

Look at 'Edit Settings' in the first post. That is where the marks are set.

I guess the 10% fee when someone sells something isn't a payment of sorts. Symantics is all it is.

It boils down to a commercial product being distributed for free to make you money. It has no 'lite' function that avoids any fees to the person that uses it.

SwollenCranium

07-07-2012, 04:32 PM

Some forum owners

Other than my initial skepticism about finance (who isn't a bit skeptical about money making plans these days?) I'm intrigued by the plugin and would like to see it in production environment.

Do you have a link to a site already running this?

nhawk

07-07-2012, 04:44 PM

Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued by it also. But there isn't a 'try before you pay' option anywhere. It would have been better if people could use it with their own PayPal account (or whatever other payment system they use), and then as an option use it with the escrow account and 10% fee.

Enthusify

07-07-2012, 05:54 PM

Look at 'Edit Settings' in the first post. That is where the marks are set. It boils down to a commercial product being distributed for free to make you money. It has no 'lite' function that avoids any fees to the person that uses it.

Thanks! I don't know why I missed that settings option no matter how hard I was hunting for it. I updated the markings.

Yes - this is a commercial product that is being distributed for free. I would put this mod in the same camp as services like VigLink (http://www.viglink.com/) or Post Release (http://www.postrelease.com/) - vBulletin enhancements that are free and designed to generate revenue for the forum owner and the mod author.

Enthusify

07-07-2012, 09:07 PM

But there isn't a 'try before you pay' option anywhere. It would have been better if people could use it with their own PayPal account (or whatever other payment system they use), and then as an option use it with the escrow account and 10% fee.

From the perspective of forum owners, you can try the plugin. Simply download it, install it, and contact enthusify for the required security key and marketplace id. Enthusify can point your freshly installed plugin to our test environment and give you a demo credit card number to walk through a transaction end-to-end. You can install the plugin and hide it from your members.

From the perspective of sellers, they could use it with their own PayPal account (or whatever other payment system they use), and then as an option use it with the escrow account and 10% fee. They would simply need to indicate in their listing that they prefer the buyer to pay them through their preferred method. I think the point you may be making is that, in version 1, a seller can't 'turn off' the embedded payment option. But a seller can direct a buyer to pay him/her through a method other than the included payment option.

likaweb

07-08-2012, 12:33 AM

Thanks

where is this code Token??
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Secret string of text used to generate authentication tokens.

[You will be given this as part of your install package.]

nukinfuts29

07-08-2012, 02:34 AM

I love the look and setup of the system. I would use it in a second if it did not regulate my users transactions, 14 days is insanity. It doesn't protect anybody really because most people, like me, are never going to ship a single thing without payment.

Enthusify

07-08-2012, 03:24 AM

where is this code Token?? Secret string of text used to generate authentication tokens.

We issue each forum a unique marketplace ID and a security key. Simply email me at: chad@enthusify.com with your forum URL and I'll reply with a marketplace ID and security key

Enthusify

07-08-2012, 03:32 AM

14 days is insanity. It doesn't protect anybody really because most people, like me, are never going to ship a single thing without payment.

On the topic of your concern about the 14 day escrow... As I wrote up above, "The 14 day escrow was the most happy medium. Some of our beta partners do a decent number of international transactions and for them, 14 days isn't quite enough. Nevertheless, you are not alone in your desire for something other than a 14 day escrow. An upcoming release will include a mechanism for the buyer and seller to confirm the transaction is complete and successful in order to allow the release of funds as soon as possible as opposed to a fixed number of days from the date of purchase."

You expressed concern about shipping in absence of a payment. The included escrow service should address that concern. The Enthusify plugin notifies a seller when a fully qualified payment is received. Thus, when the system notifies you that your item sold, you are shipping with confidence that a payment is standing by in escrow for you.

Big-Pete

07-08-2012, 09:43 AM

Been looking for a classiifeds for ages, but we only really want our members to sell to other members and also offer services such as car tuning etc.. Not sure if this pluigin is for us as it looks more like a shop than a classifieds listing... But we'll give it a shot.. :D

nhawk

07-08-2012, 10:16 AM

I only have two more questions...

Are you a licensed escrow agent? If so, where?

nukinfuts29

07-08-2012, 02:17 PM

Unless something goes wrong and I get scammed out of my money. Paypal does the same thing with new ebay members, doesn't stop there from being issues. Also maybe the members cannot afford the shipping without the payment, maybe they are selling only because they need the money fast or otherwise they wouldn't be selling.

There are lots of reasons not to meddle in the interactions of the members like this. Like i said great looking system, but too controlling.

Enthusify

07-08-2012, 09:45 PM

we only really want our members to sell to other members

When we configure your marketplace, we can configure it so only members can sell to members.

We have a forthcoming release that will allow you to set marketplace permissions at the vBulletin usergroup level.

Enthusify

07-09-2012, 04:45 PM

Are you a licensed escrow agent? If so, where?

Excellent question. Thanks for asking. We are headquartered in the state of California, in the United States. We are currently working with the California Department of Corporations to determine if there is a specific license we need. Our service does not clearly fit any of the preexisting clearly defined escrow licenses in the state. We are awaiting a response from the California Department of Corporations on our licensing needs/requirements.

Enthusify

07-09-2012, 09:44 PM

Do you have a link to a site already running this?

You can check out a demo of the vBulletin classifieds software here:
http://skilodgeforum.com/classifieds.php
Just PM me or email (chad@enthusify.com) for a credential set and a test credit card number to try it out.

Here are a sampling of spots where it is already live:
Acura NSX classifieds at NSX Prime (http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/classifieds.php)
Porsche classifieds at Planet-9 (http://www.planet-9.com/classifieds.php)
Yamaha FZ8 classifieds (http://www.fz8-forum.com/forum/classifieds.php)
Green dog products at Green Poochie (http://greenpoochie.com/forums/classifieds.php)

SwollenCranium

07-09-2012, 10:17 PM

You can check out a demo
Just PM me or email (chad@enthusify.com) for a credential set and a test credit card number to try it out.]

Sir, the live sites were sufficient to satisfy my queries.

It is indeed a very slick looking system and if my forum members are willing I'll most likely join in at some point after the Beta.

greenpoochie

07-10-2012, 02:01 AM

We just installed it, did a test, and we're going to let our users give it a whirl.

We were actually looking at building [either by hand or otherwise] a classifieds section when, through serendipity, found Enthusify via Twitter.

I think they have a rad product, I think our folks will like it, and we were trying to figure out how to do the exact thing. Will keep posting when we know more.

In the meantime, if it sounds like a good idea, try it. They sound like good people who listen to feedback and will only work to make the product better.

http://greenpoochie.com/forums/classifieds.php

wilford brimley

07-10-2012, 04:51 AM

so, let me see if I understand.

I can install this and then use paypal or do I have to use the escrow service?

GameVB

07-10-2012, 04:52 PM

I have to vouch for this. Great product =D

www.diablobillionaire.com

Enthusify

07-10-2012, 05:16 PM

I can install this and then use paypal or do I have to use the escrow service?

That is correct. There is nothing inherent in the system that forces a seller to use the included payment processing system. For example, here is a seller selling LED fog lights for Porsche Cayman owners (http://www.planet-9.com/classifieds.php?mshow=listing&id=20062008-cayman-led-spars-with-radiator-guards-lower-48-united-states-240). You will notice that he gives instructions for paying him via PayPal should the buyer choose to pay via that method.

Enthusify

07-11-2012, 02:48 PM

A couple people have asked about the music in the Enthusify vBulletin classifieds demo video (http://youtu.be/DGM-TYKYIp8).

That is "Level Up:" Level Up (http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-audio-16559411-level-up-retro-arcade-loop-full-1-16sec.php) (retro arcade LOOP)

Enthusify

07-12-2012, 07:33 PM

We have gotten a few questions about the current payment processing fees. Version 1.0 (1.3.0) of this plugin charges a flat 10% fee for each purchase that uses the included payment processing option. (A buyer/seller are NOT required to use the included payment processing option.) We are currently working on the next release of the software that allows a forum owner to customize the payment processing fees and revenue share. A minimum fee is required in order to cover credit card interchange fees and other fixed costs of embedding a commerce module into vBulletin.

Enthusify

07-14-2012, 09:09 PM

By popular demand, here are more YouTube videos of the Enthusify classifieds plugin. One of our interns shot these.

Canceling a listing: http://youtu.be/mksChZd_pnY
Editing a listing: http://youtu.be/jF4PLoJJS6g
Messaging a seller: http://youtu.be/j9wAWBmdQ_M

97lt1ta

07-16-2012, 08:13 PM

I think this is a great mod with a lot of potential and I do have to say they have great support and go above and beyond to help.

Here is another example of it in action http://vegaslsx.com/vbulletin/classifieds.php

Enthusify

07-17-2012, 10:05 PM

We just became aware of two bugs. We are working on fixes.
1) The first time a vBulletin 4.x user tries to list an item for sale she will see a message that says "sorry you do not appear to be logged in." If the user returns to the marketplace homepage and tries to list her item for sale a second time, it will work. This issue does not impact 3.x users.
2) Users of IE8 and IE9 can not add photos to their listings.

I am also excited to announce that we are releasing a new fee structure to our beta partners. We will charge a flat 3% per successful sale and the forum can add anything it wants to that. A forum can choose not to add anything to that minimum fee.

xlguy

07-19-2012, 09:53 AM

Enthusify

07-19-2012, 03:56 PM

I'd much prefer pay an annual license fee (or better still, a one-off fee). We know a number of forums that need a decent classifieds offering and would be prepared to pay a decent amount (i.e. a lot more than the vB license itself) to get one that they can install and run - without the fee system.

Thanks for the feedback! We will keep this in mind for future options we offer. In the meantime, we had to start somewhere. I encourage you to get a marketplace id and security key from us and install it and try it out. Sellers do not have to use the included payment processing. They can indicate their preferred method of payment in the listing they create. PM me or email (chad@enthusify.com) if you want to try the demo site or want to trial it on your own site. You can install the plugin on your site and hide it from the public while you (or you and your moderators) try it out.

Enthusify

08-01-2012, 09:38 PM

UPDATE: A bug prevented users of IE 8/9 from uploading photos to their listings. We fixed that bug. The fix automatically propagated to all installations of the plugin. No action is required if you have the plugin installed. Users of IE rejoice.

fishmaster

08-02-2012, 03:09 AM

Sellers do not have to use the included payment processing. They can indicate their preferred method of payment in the listing they create.

That is my hold up.

Explaining that to casual members who sell small items occasionally would be a stretch.

Have an option to pay an annual fee so you can raise the revenue you desire for script usage.

Then provide an option to not show the escrow pay element at all for buyer payment(s).

Allow us to use paypal only for the member to member payment process.

Would also be cool if we could charge a listing fee that a seller would pay at the time of listing their sales copy.

Enthusify

08-02-2012, 03:38 AM

Have an option to pay an annual fee so you can raise the revenue you desire for script usage. Then provide an option to not show the escrow pay element at all for buyer payment(s). Allow us to use paypal only for the member to member payment process. Would also be cool if we could charge a listing fee that a seller would pay at the time of listing their sales copy.

Thanks for the feedback. We have gotten these requests from other forum owners. These options are on our radar for sure. In the meantime... feel free to give the plugin a trial run. Please keep the ideas and suggestions coming.

Enthusify

08-02-2012, 05:14 PM

Today: August 2, 2012, we released the latest version of the vBulletin classifieds plugin. This version, 1.4.0, includes a few performance enhancements. This version also addresses an issue for forums running on servers configured to block the allow_url_fopen php function.

randy17875

08-04-2012, 12:40 PM

I've been testing this for a bit and I think it does have some real possibilities if the product can be added to.

Here's a partial suggestions list from what I've seen so far.

-In the product options provide an input box to link to a review forum or article section. Another possibility for this would be to add a comments section where the links to the reviews could be inserted as well as a rating system for sellers

http://www.doitgreen.ca/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=140&d=1344087333

On the items for sale page the ratings of the seller of the item could be displayed similarly to the picture above. Either a pictorial star system or text based system could be used to rate the seller of the item.

On the actual Item page all of the information should be used so that the member can easily make a decision on purchasing similarly to the picture below.

http://www.doitgreen.ca/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=141&d=1344087334

-Control of classified setup and content is a must for this product. With the present setup of category creation/change and classifieds being done only via contact with Enthusify it will present an unacceptable bottleneck for most users and an ever increasing workload for your staff as well as an extra step and delay for the products users. This one is a make or break for the product. It can be handled a couple of ways either through an admin section on Emulsify or through a link through admin on the parent site. Security of both sites will need to be addressed on this.

-A multiple item or “store” type feature for those that sell multiple items would be a great benefit for many sites and sellers that want to sell multiple repeat items. This would also be of benefit to sites that have sponsors that could then sell their merchandise on the site.

Ability to add the stores as subcategories under a main 'Stores” category.
Link in individual categories to the store subcategory.
Ability in admin to waive payment percentages for site for sponsors.
Ability to link to tutorials and reviews on products.
Ability to add a store logo for sponsors.

This would be a very big plus for sites that have a specific “theme” that could be merchandise related. Not only could they use it to attract sponsors for their site, but they could then share traffic with their sponsors sites.

Just a few ideas that I think would benefit this product.

Enthusify

08-06-2012, 08:18 PM

In the product options provide an input box to link to a review forum or article section. Another possibility for this would be to add a comments section where the links to the reviews could be inserted as well as a rating system for sellers

Comments and buyer/seller ratings are on our product roadmap. We anticipate their release within the next 3 months.

Control of classified setup and content is a must for this product. With the present setup of category creation/change and classifieds being done only via contact with Enthusify it will present an unacceptable bottleneck for most users and an ever increasing workload for your staff as well as an extra step and delay for the products users. This one is a make or break for the product. It can be handled a couple of ways either through an admin section on Emulsify or through a link through admin on the parent site. Security of both sites will need to be addressed on this.

Bottom line: some significant enhancements to the plugin's category and attribute system are forthcoming.
Background: For those who haven't yet installed the Enthusify plugin, randy17875 is referring to the fact that Enthusify sets up the categories and attributes for your marketplace on your behalf. Once established, Enthusify must implement requested edits and additions. There is not a 'self service' dashboard for a forum owner to add, edit, and delete categories. Furthermore, Enthusify's current category hierarchy has a few limitations. Based on requests from the first few beta customers, it is clear that the current architecture does not support all the desired permutations of categories and attributes.

A multiple item or ?store? type feature for those that sell multiple items would be a great benefit for many sites and sellers that want to sell multiple repeat items. This would also be of benefit to sites that have sponsors that could then sell their merchandise on the site.

Cool. Added to the product roadmap. This idea wasn't already there as described.

From all of us at Enthusify - THANKS for taking the time to compose this feedback. It is all appreciated. It will help us make the product better for everyone.

ywwz

08-07-2012, 04:33 AM

screem shot pls

Enthusify

08-07-2012, 03:14 PM

screen shot pls

There is a YouTube video of the vBulletin classifieds plugin in action here:
http://youtu.be/DGM-TYKYIp8

There are some screen shots of the classifieds mod here:
http://enthusify.com/partners#gallery

You can poke around the classifieds demo site here:
http://www.skilodgeforum.com/classifieds.php

Finally, you can browse some high res screen shots of the classifieds mod here:
http://photobucket.com/Enthusify

FannBlade

08-11-2012, 12:48 AM

Syxguns

08-11-2012, 01:32 AM

Enthusify

08-11-2012, 03:09 AM

Do we need to make the upgrade on our end or does it propagate like the previous update?

This updates requires that you manually update your plugin. Scroll up > download the latest plugin 1.4.0. ( Attachment 140266 )

Enthusify

08-30-2012, 08:20 PM

New feature available today... forums using the Enthusify classifieds plugin for vBulletin can now add a widget to their forum that highlights listings in the marketplace. Here is a screen shot of the widget that corresponds to the classifieds section of our partner, a site for Acura NSX enthusiasts (http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/classifieds.php).

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/08/12.png

Enthusify

09-10-2012, 07:34 PM

Awesome new feature in the Enthusify classifieds plugin for vBulletin (http://enthusify.com/partners) released today.

Now, you can create a thread for every new listing in the marketplace in a designated subforum of your choosing. This release (v 1.4.3) also includes some minor bug fixes and performance enhancements.

fishmaster

09-10-2012, 10:57 PM

Want to pay a yearly fee to use the script.

Ability to charge user to list an ad.

No Escrow visible anywhere, member could use their own Pay Pal if so inclined.

Give me that, I send $ fast.

Enthusify

09-10-2012, 11:04 PM

I want...

We are just a 6-9 weeks away from supporting these requests. Feel free to drop me an email (chad@enthusify.com) and I can email you when we can meet these minimum requirements.

fishmaster

09-12-2012, 01:34 PM

I would easily pay $100+ Annually.

Enthusify

09-13-2012, 03:25 AM

New feature released today: vBulletin power sellers can now sell multiple of an item with admin approval. This means that if a seller has 10 or 100 of an item, the seller can create one listing and sell out his/her item from that single listing.

Enthusify

09-13-2012, 10:36 PM

In one of our recent updates, we added the ability to automatically generate a new thread in a particular subforum when someone creates a listing. A few of you wanted to modify the "Post New Thread" button in that subforum so that it linked to the marketplace.

This post from vBulletin.com explains how to do it!
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/401224-Change-link-to-quot-Post-new-thread-quot?p=2293823&viewfull=1#post2293823

Enthusify

09-21-2012, 04:59 PM

We released lots of new features to our vBulletin classifieds plugin in the last week:
1) New option to generate revenue for your forum from successful sales.
DETAILS: You set a fee in the form of a flat % that you wish to retain from each successful sale.
2) New cobranding options - you can now add a header image. (not THAT big of a deal - but frequently requested)
3) New promotional options for listings.

NEXT: the option to display listings in a photo-centric grid view.

sivaganeshk

09-27-2012, 08:49 AM

Integration with other payment processors ?
Like ccavenue (for Indian users)

Paypal is always not a solution in few countries.

Enthusify

09-27-2012, 05:01 PM

Integration with other payment processors ?
Like ccavenue (for Indian users) Paypal is always not a solution in few countries.

Thanks for this inquiry. At this time, the plugin just supports the US dollar. When a seller lists an item for sale, the seller can only list the item in US Dollars. When a buyer buys an item, the buyer pays in US Dollars. We have a release forthcoming that will support more currencies and more payment facilitators that better align with the solution of choice in a given country.

It should be noted that the included payment processing tools are 100% optional. A buyer and seller can agree to pay through a method other than the included payment processing tools.

If you are interested in funding the work required to integrate with ccavenue, we are happy to discuss that with you. Drop us an email at: chad@enthusify.com Otherwise, watch this thread and we will post an update the moment the plugin has more currency handlers.

fishmaster

09-27-2012, 08:07 PM

t should be noted that the included payment processing tools are 100% optional.

There visible still though.

Explaining that on a large forum would be a bridge to far.

Let us pay a fee to you annually, take the cash,and let us run with Pay Pal.

Or bundle the script and sell it as a stand alone for VB.

Enthusify

09-28-2012, 10:35 PM

Another week, another set of new features and performance enhancements for Enthusify's vBulletin classifieds plugin. The latest release (1.4.4) includes:
a) A new gallery view of seller's listings
b) A performance enhancement as a result of more efficient photo handling
c) A bug fix for IE users

ChiNa

09-28-2012, 11:30 PM

This is one is an excellent and a stylish mod,, Well done sir!

Enthusify

09-30-2012, 07:23 PM

This is one is an excellent and a stylish mod,, Well done sir!

Thanks for the kind words!

Enthusify

10-04-2012, 04:18 AM

Enthusify just shipped 10 bug fixes and features. No action is required. All these updates automatically populated to our partners.

Feature: 'Edit listing' button color changed for improved usability.
Feature: Members can now see sold listings. This helps sellers price their items and helps with SEO.
Feature: More clear 'New Listing' steps.

Bug fix: 'Cancel' button in light box now works when composing a message.
Bug fix: 'Learn more' link fixed when editing an existing listing.
Bug fix: Changing the title of a listing no longer breaks a listing's URL.
Bug fix: Editing a listing no longer creates a new thread.
Bug fix: Listings now support a greater range of high bit order characters.
Bug fix: Attribute values are order properly.
Bug fix: Grid/listing view choices persist within a session.

FannBlade

10-05-2012, 11:29 AM

Keep those updates coming. Great work!

Enthusify

10-05-2012, 07:27 PM

New feature released today: Site owners, moderators, and administrators can now moderate listings from within the Enthusify plugin.

Enthusify

10-18-2012, 10:36 PM

The Enthusify team just released a great new feature: Seller profile pages.
The new seller profile pages highlight all the listings from a seller. These pages will soon contain seller ratings.

In recent days, Enthusify shipped the following new features and fixes:
1) Seller profile pages.
2) The ability for community members to see sold listings
3) A new 'success' message upon the completion of creating a new listing
4) Moderation tools for forum administrators and moderators
5) An increase in the number of items that display in the default view
6) Improved photo compression and handling
7) Improved handling of special characters
8) Improved handling of the threads that the plugin creates in a vBulletin sub forum

We plan to ship the following features in coming days:
a) The ability for a seller to indicate he/she wants to be paid via check
b) The ability for a seller to opt out of the 'buy now' button
c) Tools to facilitate price negotiation (OBO/'haggle' system)
d) The ability for a seller to access 'sold' listings from 'My Listings'
e) Improvements to the photo upload user interface
f) A Facebook share button on listings
g) The ability for an admin to choose to display relevant listings from eBay from within Enthusify

And after that...
i) more fee and access controls around vBulletin user groups

lazytown

10-18-2012, 11:17 PM

IMHO Buyer/Seller feedback is the single most important feature that seems to be missing.

Enthusify

10-25-2012, 07:48 PM

I am very excited to announce that the Enthusify classifieds plugin now allows sellers to opt out of the embedded payment processing and protection tools. The latest release also allows sellers to choose how Enthusify transfers the buyer's payment to the seller, PayPal, Check, or Direct Deposit. We know that a number of you have been anxiously awaiting this feature.

Here is a screen shot of the options a seller sees when he/she is creating a listing:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/33.png

Enthusify

11-02-2012, 06:11 PM

Here is a new animated tour of Enthusify's vBulletin classifieds (http://enthusify.blogspot.com/2012/11/vbulletin-classifieds-mod-by-enthsify.html) plugin. This tour highlights features introduced in recent days and a few features that are coming out in the next few weeks.

GameOverViper

11-03-2012, 12:12 AM

Would this work as a website listing page? Let me explain, I have a site that has many other sites who come on and recruit for a clan, it's an Xbox 360 Clan Recruitment forum. I want something similar to your mod that allows clans to make a clan page using something like this, using the navigation and options menu on the left to narrow the searches down to games, etc.. Would this be editable for what I'm wanting to do?

Enthusify

11-03-2012, 02:46 AM

smoknz28

11-03-2012, 05:12 PM

Enthusify

11-04-2012, 03:31 AM

This does look interesting and I would like to install the Classifieds however, it doesn't seem to be compatible with v4.2.

Is there a newer version in the works for those of us with vBulletin v4.2?

Thank you.

It is positively compatible with 4.2. Running on 4.2 here:
http://www.theautopartsforum.com/classifieds.php

Shoot me an email with your URl and we can get you set up. chad@enthusify.com

vb50kgpoo

11-04-2012, 07:42 AM

I think you are doing a good job by listening to what people want, and am sorry for the sticky mail reply I sent you. I will keep watching this mod / space. I have just removed mary's orrible classifieds AKA microclassifieds from my site, after having paid for the premium license only for the developer to disappear without fixing the bugs, and for more bugs to appear as new browser and vB versions were released.

I am now putting classifieds in a classifieds forum section. This is not ideal by any stretch of the imagination but at least the search engines like it as I have vbseo, and they were not so keen on microclassifieds. An auction feature would be nice but unless you have the visitors to justify it, it is just a kneejerk need possibly. Feedback is important; I have intsalled iTrader and it is OK but there is nothing really on my site pulling people to the actual classifieds right now. I liked microclassifieds for this, because it enabled me to put snipets and widgets (picture and text click me's) everywhere.

vb50kgpoo

11-04-2012, 07:46 AM

BTW Your photobucket screen shots are dead
Screenshots:
Search Results | Item for Sale

vb50kgpoo

11-04-2012, 07:48 AM

FannBlade

11-04-2012, 11:41 AM

I have been running this app almost from day one. I have to say I think it's amazing how quickly you are implementing all the updates and how smoothly the upgrades work.

Thank You for the amazing effort, keep up the great work!

motorhaven

11-04-2012, 11:11 PM

Any news on performance issues? Been approached by you at one of my forums, but every example I can find of this installed the performance/load times of the pages seems horribly slow.

Enthusify

11-05-2012, 03:56 AM

Is it possible to turn all payment options off? Where you let the seller and buyer sort out bewteen themselves the old fashioned way of getting / making payment?

At this second, there isn't a site site way to default to turn the payments option off. On a listing-by-listing basis, a seller can select "none" and go at it the old fashioned way.

Enthusify

11-05-2012, 03:59 AM

Any news on performance issues? Been approached by you at one of my forums, but every example I can find of this installed the performance/load times of the pages seems horribly slow.

We recently made one performance fix whereby we create compressed versions of listing photos as the listing comes in. However, we have more to do in the performance department. There is some cacheing we can be doing and some static html rendering we could implement. Our focus as of late has been on features to facilitate buyer and seller efficiency, security, and success. We will return to performance enhancements shortly.

Enthusify

11-10-2012, 06:49 PM

We are excited to announce a massive update:

User group access and fee customization!

You can determine whether or not a usergroup can sell an item in the marketplace.
You can specify the transaction fee you wish to retain keep from each transaction, per usergroup.

To take advantage of this feature:

Sign into the vBulletin admin control panel -> Usergroups -> Usergroup Manager
Click “go” to edit the desired usergroup
The second section, Enthusify, has a toggle that controls whether or not that usergroup can sell.
There is also a field to enter a fee. Type in a number (max of two decimals) that represents the % fee you’d like to collect from each successful sale. Do NOT include the % sign.
Save.
Note: These fields will be applied according to the PRIMARY usergroup that each user belongs to. If a user’s primary usergroup cannot sell an item, but is a member of a usergroup that can sell, the fee from the secondary usergroup will apply.

New Or Best Offer (OBO) system!

When creating a listing, a seller can indicate if he/she would like to accept best offers for the item.
If a seller is accepting offers, buyers can submit an offer from the item’s info page.
Using the messaging system, a seller can send a buyer a link to a unique checkout page that corresponds to a special price for the item.
Sellers can cancel offers they’ve sent to buyers.

Usability enhancements!

Improved email copy, layout, and design for sellers when their item sells.
Improved email copy, layout, and design to notify a member that someone messaged them via the marketplace.
Improved the image upload process and user interface for a seller creating a listing.
Various improvements to buttons, forms, and backgrounds.
Various minor improvements to the messaging system.
Various minor bug fixes.

Thread prefixes!

vBulletin threads created by Enthusify now work with an existing plugin (made by JamesGunner at vBulletin.org (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=233364)) that allow you to append a prefix to threads posted to a subforum.
The necessary files and instructions are included in the latest Enthusify zip package.
Be an awesome member of the vBulletin community and click “MARK AS INSTALLED” here to give JamesGunner credit for his plugin (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=233364).

Postbit template

You can optionally add a link to your member's postbit template that links to the member's items for sale in the marketplace.

lazytown

11-15-2012, 04:18 AM

Add seller/buyer feedback ratings and I would be willing to install this on a couple of big boards.

Enthusify

11-15-2012, 05:36 PM

Add seller/buyer feedback ratings and I would be willing to install this on a couple of big boards.

It is on its way. Tomorrow evening at the earliest. Early next week at the latest.

Naijasite

11-15-2012, 09:29 PM

Please i just email you, send me market id and privet key.

Thanks in advance

lazytown

11-16-2012, 01:27 AM

I noticed the performance issues on several live sites I visited -- whatever you can do in this regard would be a big improvement. Offloading as much as you can to the forum servers would probably help (instead of everything coming/going directly from the enthusify servers). Put more into the plugin and on the forum owners site (example: pictures). Just send/receive text from enthusify and nothing else.. That would help performance massively. If nothing else, at least use a CDN for the pictures if they remain on enthusify, which should take less than a couple hours to set up and will remove huge bandwidth loads off your server.

14 Day escrow seems crazy, especially if 95% of your audience is based in the US.. 7 Days would be the absolute max. It should really just be once the buyer/seller confirm receipt, funds are released manually. Also I would think about using paypal and applying fees for special sections.

VIDEOS in ads would be awesome! It could just be a video embed from youtube (why reinvent the wheel). Perhaps charge users extra for more than 1 picture, or the ability to include a video? Extra for listings that can show up on forum home, etc? Again, you wouldn't have to create any video upload/playing software, just allow customers to insert youtube embed links (nicely).

Has there been a change in the ability for admins to create categories and/or options per category? This is important -- almost necessary really.

Keep up the good work!

Enthusify

11-16-2012, 02:20 AM

I noticed the performance issues on several live sites I visited.

Yes - we are aware of sub optimal page load times. We are working on some performance enhancements. Thanks for the suggestions. Much appreciated.

14 Day escrow seems crazy, especially if 95% of your audience is based in the US.. 7 Days would be the absolute max. It should really just be once the buyer/seller confirm receipt, funds are released manually. Also I would think about using paypal and applying fees for special sections.

For all intents and purposes, the escrow is until the buyer/seller confirm receipt. Following the completion of a successful sale, the buyer and seller receive emails reminding them to notify Enthusify when the transaction is complete in order to speed up the final transfer of funds. Anecdotally, well over half our buyers notify us to transfer their payment well before the 14 day mark.

VIDEOS in ads would be awesome! It could just be a video embed from youtube (why reinvent the wheel). Perhaps charge users extra for more than 1 picture, or the ability to include a video? Extra for listings that can show up on forum home, etc? Again, you wouldn't have to create any video upload/playing software, just allow customers to insert youtube embed links (nicely).

Cool thought. This wasn't on our product roadmap. I added it. The ideas you enumerate here would certainly be implemented as settings seeing as how many of our partners do not want to charge members listing fees of any kind. Other partners are interested in tools to implement and collect listing fees.

Has there been a change in the ability for admins to create categories and/or options per category? This is important -- almost necessary really.

The categories are highly customizable. However, Enthusify has to administer them for the forum. Enthusify can update the categories remotely. Edits and updates can be implemented right away.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for taking the time to share these suggestions and for the kind words. Now go live with us so we can prioritize your requests! ;-)

Enthusify

11-20-2012, 08:52 PM

Enthusify just shipped a bunch of new features. No action is required to upgrade to these features. The new features automatically populated to live installations of the Enthusify classifieds software.

New features:

Seller feedback system! (see screen shot below)
Improved clarity around required fields.
Updated various transaction emails to make them more clear.
14 day reminder to a seller that a listing is live. Reminder directs seller to update the listing if it has sold elsewhere.
Bug fixes:

FIXED: In list view of search results, images were not centering in big monitors.
FIXED: Seller profile pages images were not scaling properly.
FIXED: Marketplace link in Seller profile was not linking properly.
FIXED: Threads are updating a seller's post count.
FIXED: Buy Now button in threads was sometimes breaking.

Coming next:

Improvements to the photo uploader to improve usability and to work properly on iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Android devices.
Big project that will take some time - the ability to create threads in different sub forums depending on the sub category selected by the seller.

142404

lazytown

11-25-2012, 03:45 AM

Question: Is it only feedback for sellers and not buyers?

Enthusify

11-25-2012, 06:57 PM

Question: Is it only feedback for sellers and not buyers?

At this second, that is correct. The feedback system just collects and records feedback for sellers. We will release a buyer feedback tool shortly.

Enthusify

12-21-2012, 10:07 PM

Major upgrade to the Enthusify classifieds plugin for vBulletin coming soon!!! Get ready for version 2.0.0. We keep shipping. The changelog (https://docs.google.com/a/enthusify.com/document/d/1g7bDP7Xg-hnqCrJiZiT2FGQ9-ZLRi0osUQffO7oDNmM/edit) tells the story.

Enthusify

12-28-2012, 11:03 PM

Today's release of the Enthusify vBulletin classifieds plugin version 2.0.1 reminds me of this quote:

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
- Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

New features include:

When an item sells, the plugin updates the thread version of the listing with a 'sold' status.
When a seller edits a listing, the plugin updates the thread version of the listing with the new information.
A buyer's email receipt from a purchase now includes the seller's email address.
There is now a point-and-click way to redirect the 'Post New Thread' button of any subforum to the plugin.
The plugin can now route a listing to a designated subform based on the category the seller assigned to the listing.
Significant 'under the hood' changes should eliminiate the need to update 'classifieds.php' in the future.
An option to reorder categories.
And more. Find more details in the changelog (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g7bDP7Xg-hnqCrJiZiT2FGQ9-ZLRi0osUQffO7oDNmM/edit).

FannBlade

12-28-2012, 11:20 PM

Great update!
Thanks

MagicPID

01-04-2013, 08:33 AM

I just started using Enthusify with my forum and so far everything is going great. Chad has been a real help as well.

Thanks guys!

Hornstar

01-05-2013, 12:47 AM

live demo has errors:

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xili4n

01-08-2013, 11:24 AM

What I've seen looks pretty good, but I need to know how much it is.
I want the system offered to my users for free. pretty much just a listing.
Can't find any prices anywhere.

LifesGreatestGift

01-16-2013, 02:09 AM

Its a big iframe to the dev site. dislike.

Enthusify

01-16-2013, 04:04 AM

Its a big iframe to the dev site. dislike.

Not exactly. You didn't look closely enough.

There are a variety of functions that we run in an iFrame. That is for two main reasons...
1) To provide AJAX UI that vBulletin doesn't natively support
2) To provide some of the necessary layers of security for PCI compliance.

You will find that the plugin syncs data between the iFrame and native thread posts in your forum.

You will find that you use your vBulletin admin tools to customize a variety of settings like fees, permissions, and routing listings to designated subforums.

You can see more here:
http://prezi.com/lf8y0nih4lvk/vbulletin-classifieds-plugin-by-enthusify/

Also check out this partner site:
iFrame version of marketplace: http://elightbars.org/classifieds.php
Thread version: http://elightbars.org/f87/

Let us know if you want an activation id to take the plugin for a tes drive.

Enthusify

01-16-2013, 04:07 AM

What I've seen looks pretty good, but I need to know how much it is.
I want the system offered to my users for free. pretty much just a listing.
Can't find any prices anywhere.

Enthusify is 100% free for the forum owner. Forum owners can optionally choose to charge a fee for each successful transaction.
Members can use Enthusify 100% free.
Sellers have a choice to optionally use Enthusify to collect, verify, and transfer a buyer's payment. The fee for that optional service is a 3% final value fee. Meaning, if a seller lists and item for $100 and chooses Enthusify to collect, verify, and transfer payment, the seller will receive $97.

xili4n

01-17-2013, 10:48 AM

Aha.. Ok.

So basicly this is 100% free for forum owner AND user
except when the seller/buyer decides to use Enthusify for payment.
Then you will make money, else nothing. ?

Enthusify

01-17-2013, 04:33 PM

Aha.. Ok.

So basicly this is 100% free for forum owner AND user
except when the seller/buyer decides to use Enthusify for payment.
Then you will make money, else nothing. ?

That is correct.

LifesGreatestGift

01-19-2013, 01:46 AM

Not exactly. You didn't look closely enough.

There are a variety of functions that we run in an iFrame. That is for two main reasons...
1) To provide AJAX UI that vBulletin doesn't natively support
2) To provide some of the necessary layers of security for PCI compliance.

You will find that the plugin syncs data between the iFrame and native thread posts in your forum.

You will find that you use your vBulletin admin tools to customize a variety of settings like fees, permissions, and routing listings to designated subforums.

You can see more here:
http://prezi.com/lf8y0nih4lvk/vbulletin-classifieds-plugin-by-enthusify/

Also check out this partner site:
iFrame version of marketplace: http://elightbars.org/classifieds.php
Thread version: http://elightbars.org/f87/

Let us know if you want an activation id to take the plugin for a tes drive.

I like the script, but I would want to be able to use it as follows:

No money is exchanged online, it would be similar to craigslist. Users would post their guns for sale, and other local users would message if interested, then it is up to them to make a face-to-face sale.

imported_stefan

02-12-2013, 09:01 PM

Interesting concept. So I have an german speaking community. Is that a problem?

Can I change the language?

imported_stefan

02-12-2013, 10:06 PM

the data of the users and the products is storred in my db or in your db.
The fotos are storred where?

Enthusify

02-13-2013, 08:51 PM

Interesting concept. So I have an german speaking community. Is that a problem? Can I change the language?

As of today, 2/13/13, the plugin just supports english and transactions in the US dollar. We anticipate support for more languages and currencies in the next 6 months.

Enthusify

02-13-2013, 08:53 PM

the data of the users and the products is storred in my db or in your db. The fotos are storred where?

We both get a copy of the data for the listings. That is necessary so that the Enthusify plugin can sort and filter results and connect buyers with a checkout page to pay for an item. We store the photos to help reduce your hosting cost for the photos. If you ever want to uninstall the plugin, we can provide the photos.

imported_stefan

02-14-2013, 03:11 PM

Thanks a lot. I hope to see it in the future also for the european market.

Just one more question:

The most solutions gave up after a while and so my concern is, if you don't pay your server I will loose this solution very fast.

Is there a backup strategy for installing it locally on my server if you don't want to work in the future?

I don't mind paying you a fee for the payment stuff, but never to know if your server is running or not is not really a thing which I like :-).

You want to take away my server load which makes you being a good friend to me, but this is also my nightmare. That I depend now not only my server, I know depend on two servers.

I also like the idea never to uprade my software because its installed on your server but in this case I open my server totally for you, right?

A kind of wish would be to have your solution also as a backup on my server in case you guys don't want to run the business anymore.

Sorry, but I saw so many genious solution just flipping away to soon and I had quite a lot of work because of that ;-).

Stefan

xlguy

02-14-2013, 03:35 PM

Enthusify

02-15-2013, 12:31 AM

Is there a backup strategy for installing it locally on my server if you don't want to work in the future?

Yes.

I also like the idea never to uprade my software because its installed on your server but in this case I open my server totally for you, right?

It might help to show an example. Here is the Enthusify plugin powering the marketplace on this site:
http://elightbars.org/classifieds.php
The plugin "injects" a copy of each listing into a designated subforum(s). Thus, you end up with a back-up copy in thread form. If you have the plugin installed, the thread version of the post and the Web 2.0 version of the post in the plugin sync. When an item sells, both versions update. Here is that same marketplace in thread version:
http://elightbars.org/f87/

The Enthusify marketplace plugin for vBulletin can route the thread version of the listing into corresponding subforums depending on the category assigned to the listing for larger sites with marketplaces broken into different subforums.

Enthusify

02-15-2013, 12:36 AM

I've been begging him for a standalone (self-hosted) solution for ages :)

I would happily pay a decent amount to purchase the software and then a set annual renewal fee, it could be way more than vBulletin as the classifieds bring in money. However, IMO, they are focusing on the wrong model trying to get a % of sales.

We appreciate your on going support!

In case it isn't clear, when a seller lists an item for sale, the seller chooses whether he/she wants to collect payment or whether he/she wants Enthusify to collect, verify, and transfer payment. There is no fee if the seller chooses to process the transaction. Enthusify's fee is currently a flat 3% - which is less than PayPal for transactions under $300.

evershawn

02-18-2013, 01:05 AM

uninstalled this about as quickly as I installed it. I vote it for worst mod of the year, stay away. These guys are just trying to steal a buck. Don't waste your time with this like I did.

Enthusify

02-18-2013, 01:23 AM

uninstalled this about as quickly as I installed it. I vote it for worst mod of the year, stay away. These guys are just trying to steal a buck. Don't waste your time with this like I did.

evershawn - did we issue you a marketplace id? did you ever actually install it? what did you not like? we have a lot of very satisfied partners. We handle hundreds of transactions a week. In the last four weeks, sellers completed over $350k in successful sales. And, buyers and sellers can use the plugin completely fee free.

evershawn

02-18-2013, 01:56 AM

And with most honest plugins you can use the software's lite version simply by adding a tag in your footer and not having them middle man all of your deals for you. Very intrusive and misleading.

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 03:42 AM

Here is My list of Real world Questions that Either I saw some mentions of but I was sending an E mail so I will list my questions as if
That is still what I am doing...

Ok I could spend a few hours reading all of the concerns of others and all of the responses you have made...

I started at the beginning at started reading and this is close to what I want...

First I want an integrated system like this, I am running VB4.2 Patch 3

Next I do not charge anything on my site but would not mind making a residual small fee for something like this...

The first concern I have is Can I charge members for transactions on my site like with increments... Is it scalable?
0-100= 1.50
101-999 = 3.00
1000-up =10.00

Next do they still have to pay 3% overhead because that is a big killer ..(I see where they can decide to pay outside of Your service)
I see where you stated 3% later in page 8...
(but now I also see Shawn's reply...If they opt for pay pal it should bypass your system not be routed through it...
I guess I will offer to buy a version as I described but AS I stated I want no outside anything...)

I would prefer they be able to use pay pal...(I see that was mentioned as an option) So how are you making money for this if they do that?

How long is the shortest time before the funds are released in the system,
Pay pal uses and instant payment plan with a dispute that can after resolution be returned to the seller...same as Ebay since they are both owner by PP

Ok so say, I do not like the payment options and do not want outside sources on my board and I only want members to be able to sell to other members and I do not want any links not even in a footer...or adds since I am strictly against that...(from outside sources)

Have you considered selling a Version where the site owner alone can have everything I mentioned?
without being in your system? Just the software with all customizing options I am mentioning now.

With the drag and drop the integration into V bulletin with my own choices allowed for check out, since If I use a pay pal system they again will mediate all of the transactions and no matter what the outcome I can allow the re-listing like e bay without monetary responsibility, back to me if a charge gets reversed?

Ok, I like the platform for the reasons it is clean and efficient right now, I have a trading place set up with individual states more like a
Craigslist thing and it is huge...

I assume you are using a listing index of items,
Could I offer these features like , based on location broken down by states and have the item list a post in the proper states so users can narrow down items they could drive to and pick up in person?

Can they also narrow down a search to find the quickest delivery time / pricing like Ebay does? and Craigslist regional?

Ok that should do for me at this time...

My Last Question is for EverShawn...
What do you mean exactly please clarify...if they are not involved in the transaction since you could go member to member and you could also use Pay Pal to complete?

I am just trying to wrap my mind around this one a bit better before I jump in...:confused:

Thanks for any responses from anyone...

evershawn

02-18-2013, 03:51 AM

My Last Question is for EverShawn...
What do you mean exactly please clarify...if they are not involved in the transaction since you could go member to member and you could also use Pay Pal to complete?

I am just trying to wrap my mind around this one a bit better before I jump in...:confused:

Thanks for any responses from anyone...

Even for Paypal, the money will be going to their paypal first, they take their piece then send the funds after they've held on to it for a while. They have their hands in to everything with the ruse that this is just a great deal with enhanced security! It is nothing more than passing a far more enormous fee off to the end user.

I think it's very misleading, intrusive and super expensive if you consider how much they take. I'd rather use something that I have control of.

In fact, are they even suppose to be putting PAID mod's here? This is a for profit / paid mod, there is no 'free' version. This should be removed from this site and marketed with adwords or something like everyone else does that tries to sell paid or for profit mods for VB.

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 03:55 AM

Thanks for that super quick reply I was editing it based on more reading and you popped in...

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 03:56 AM

Report the post to admin if that is truly the case.

Enthusify

02-18-2013, 02:22 PM

And with most honest plugins you can use the software's lite version simply by adding a tag in your footer and not having them middle man all of your deals for you.

Perhaps we need to do a better job describing this plugin. I'll review the language to make sure everything is clear. We are aware that many plugins have a lite version. This plugin gives you and your members a PCI (payment card industry) compliant marketplace that can optionally process payments. That can't be accomplished with a tag in your footer. It also can't be accomplished without a middle man that processes payments. All transaction data has to travel over a SSL (secure socket layer). Thus far, none of our partners have had an SSL certificate. They all rely on our SSL cert for the encryption of the transactions and any other sensitive data.

This plugin is 100% free for forum owners. A seller can use this plugin 100% free if he/she chooses to collect a buyer's payment through another tool. There is a fee for a seller if a seller chooses to use the plugin to collect, verify, and transfer a buyer's payment. There is a fee for the seller if the forum owner chooses to implement listing, promotion, or final value fees. This plugin optionally enables a forum owner to initiate a new source of revenue generation.

Enthusify

02-18-2013, 02:39 PM

First I want an integrated system like this, I am running VB4.2 Patch 3

This will work on your instance of vBulletin

Next I do not charge anything on my site but would not mind making a residual small fee for something like this... The first concern I have is Can I charge members for transactions on my site like with increments... Is it scalable?
0-100= 1.50
101-999 = 3.00
1000-up =10.00

It sounds like you are describing a listing fee. If I understand correctly, you want a seller to pay $1.50 for the first 100 items he sells and $3 for the next 999 items he sells... At this second, this plugin does not support listing fees. A listing fee feature is coming in about 4-6 weeks from today (2/18/13).

At this moment, the plugin supports final value fees that you can customize at the usergroup level. For example, if you have "new members" and "donating members," and if a new members sells an item for $100, you can optionally charge some % of the final sale price, like 1% or 0.5%. And if a "donating member" sells an item for $100, you can optionally charge a different % of the final sale price like 0% or 0.1%.

Next do they still have to pay 3% overhead because that is a big killer ..(I see where they can decide to pay outside of Your service)
I see where you stated 3% later in page 8...
(but now I also see Shawn's reply...If they opt for pay pal it should bypass your system not be routed through it... I guess I will offer to buy a version as I described but AS I stated I want no outside anything...) I would prefer they be able to use pay pal...(I see that was mentioned as an option) So how are you making money for this if they do that?

Example... a seller sells an item for $100 on your site. The buyer pays with a credit card. The seller chooses to use Enthusify to collect, verify, and transfer the buyer's payment. The seller chooses to have the buyer's payment deposited to his PayPal account. Assume you choose collect a 0.5% final value fee on all successful sales. The seller will receive $96.50. Enthusify will collect $3 - most of which goes to credit card interchange fees. You will receive $0.50. The seller will NOT incur additional PayPal fees.

How long is the shortest time before the funds are released in the system, Pay pal uses and instant payment plan with a dispute that can after resolution be returned to the seller...same as Ebay since they are both owned by PP

Within a few minutes.

Have you considered selling a Version where the site owner alone can have everything I mentioned? without being in your system? Just the software with all customizing options I am mentioning now.

At this time, for the reasons I mentioned in a post above... PCI compliance, SSL encryption, we are not working on a version that is standalone. The costs to develop such a system would be too great for most community owners.

With the drag and drop the integration into V bulletin with my own choices allowed for check out, since If I use a pay pal system they again will mediate all of the transactions and no matter what the outcome I can allow the re-listing like e bay without monetary responsibility, back to me if a charge gets reversed?

Sorry - I am not sure what you are asking here.

Ok, I like the platform for the reasons it is clean and efficient

Thanks :-)

I assume you are using a listing index of items,
Could I offer these features like , based on location broken down by states and have the item list a post in the proper states so users can narrow down items they could drive to and pick up in person?
Can they also narrow down a search to find the quickest delivery time / pricing like Ebay does? and Craigslist regional?

At this time we offer the following sorting and filtering options...
Filters:
Show "Active" listings
Show "Sold" listings
Show listings without images

Sorting options:
Date posted
Price
Item name

You can customize the categories to align with the organization needs of your marketplace. You can route the listings into designated subforums dependent on the category the seller assigns to the listing.

-Chad 1 (424) 272-0291 - google voice number - it rings a few of us at Enthusify

Enthusify

02-18-2013, 02:45 PM

Even for Paypal, the money will be going to their paypal first, they take their piece then send the funds after they've held on to it for a while. They have their hands in to everything with the ruse that this is just a great deal with enhanced security! It is nothing more than passing a far more enormous fee off to the end user.

For transactions under $300, a seller incurs lower fees using Enthusify than PayPal. A seller doesn't incur both Enthusify and PayPal fees. Enthusify fees: 3%. PayPal fees: 2.9% + $0.30

Total fees to complete a transaction with Enthusify if you sell an item for $100: $3.00
Total fees to complete a transaction with PayPal if you sell an item for $100: $3.20
PayPal fees are 6.7% higher for a $100 sale.

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 03:31 PM

That does not answer my questions...????

Enthusify

02-18-2013, 09:45 PM

That does not answer my questions...????

Inspector G - Did you see above? Post #113? I answered your questions one-by-one. Did I fail to answer one of your questions? Which one(s)?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2404994&postcount=113

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 09:52 PM

My Bad man sorry about that...I see it..
Blind I am

Inspector G

02-18-2013, 10:09 PM

OK,
I was again asking about the listing fee as an Option...
( i did see what you said that's cool I will check it out when you update this thread) since I would rather charge a rate for that .

And the numbers, I guess I should have added dollars signs to them 1-100 and such...
but I thought I was talking about money, I should have been clearer..

I will wait and see how it all comes out in your next release then see...

I do not like a Big brother grabbing cash,
I do understand development cost Look at V bulletin and sites in General..

But I do not quite get the SSL reference I am on SSL, with a Certificate...
also and pay pal link to their site is encrypted, so I really do not see a problem...to add a Logo to click to go secure...

The deal would be...
I could have a merchant account using Pay pal, and they also help set this up as a secure payment process or you will not be selling things like that.

To say, because you had to do the research,
I see templates mods all over the place in here,

You just have a way to route back, seems simple strip it down and sell it for forums to choose,
If the service you provide... is leaps and bounds above what I could do on my own site with no outside intervention ,
Then of course I would Opt in to the game..I would think It would sell itself.

But in the end we all care about our end users here, for the most part, or why even bother with a VB board...
we could all stick some HTML up and sell items and create stores..

I will keep and eye on what happens here and watch the others and decide for my self at a later date...
But I do appreciate you answering my questions and for the response altogether...
Thanks again...

evershawn

02-19-2013, 02:35 AM

For transactions under $300, a seller incurs lower fees using Enthusify than PayPal. A seller doesn't incur both Enthusify and PayPal fees. Enthusify fees: 3%. PayPal fees: 2.9% + $0.30

Total fees to complete a transaction with Enthusify if you sell an item for $100: $3.00
Total fees to complete a transaction with PayPal if you sell an item for $100: $3.20
PayPal fees are 6.7% higher for a $100 sale.

Paypal's MAX fee would be 2.9% + transaction fee, but that has a range depending on how much business you do through them and what type of account you have. Plus if you use the Paypal debit card 1% of that is reimbursed and you can get Paypal fee's as low as 1.9% if you do volume.

The added advantage of Paypal is that you have control over your money and you have it instantly as well as many options to control security and what sorts of payments to accept and reject.

I don't want to argue who's a better payment processor but when you're profiting from your product and offering here, you're breaking the rules. You don't have a version of your product that you're allowing people to use without you getting your hands all up in their business, that's the point.

SwollenCranium

02-19-2013, 04:38 PM

BirdOPrey5

02-21-2013, 01:08 PM

I don't want to argue who's a better payment processor but when you're profiting from your product and offering here, you're breaking the rules. You don't have a version of your product that you're allowing people to use without you getting your hands all up in their business, that's the point.

An Administrator has already verified this mod is allowed.

The mod is free for admins to install- the mod itself is not "for sale" - it is free. That was the reasoning provided.

Obviously you can choose to use it or not, but the discussion on whether it is allowed is closed.

If you have feedback on this policy please make a post in the site feedback forum. This thread is not for discussion of site policy.

Thank You.

SwollenCranium

02-22-2013, 12:55 PM

1) Seller profile pages.

4) Moderation tools for forum administrators and moderators

g) The ability for an admin to choose to display relevant listings from eBay from within Enthusify

I can not locate any of those features ^^. Is this yet another thing that can only be controlled from your side of the mod?

Also, the "post new thread" upon item listing is a no go as well. I have two listings and no threads associated with them.

And..

I seem to remember there being a feature talk about cross forum listings. In other words, is my classified showing up other places.. and if so why am I not seeing other forum's classified sections?

Enthusify

02-25-2013, 10:32 PM

I can not locate any of those features ^^. Is this yet another thing that can only be controlled from your side of the mod?

Also, the "post new thread" upon item listing is a no go as well. I have two listings and no threads associated with them.

And..

I seem to remember there being a feature talk about cross forum listings. In other words, is my classified showing up other places.. and if so why am I not seeing other forum's classified sections?

You asked about the following features:

1. Seller Profile Pages
This is live and implemented. Click here (http://swollencranium.com/forums/classifieds.php?p[mshow]=listing&p[id]=kitty-hat-for-infants-8156) to view an item that's for sale in your marketplace.

If you click on the sellers name, you'll go to the seller's marketplace profile. You can directly access the profile of the seller from the above example here (http://swollencranium.com/forums/classifieds.php?accountid=4025&p[accountid]=4025).

4. Moderation tools for form administrators and moderators.
You are a moderator for the SwollenCranium marketplace. To moderate live listings, go to your marketplace and click on "My Marketplace Tools -> My Active Listings" in the top right. If you'd like to designate another user as a moderator, please contact us directly.

g) The ability for an admin to choose to display relevant listings from eBay from within Enthusify.
This was on an old list of features that were "coming soon." Since we originally made that list, we have prioritized 100% of our development on the features that our partners have requested. Because this has not been a priority for our current partners, we have revised its position on our development queue.

- Automatic thread creation for new listings.
We have spoken via email about how this is configured. I have registered an account at TheSwollenCranium to confirm that this is working. I can test this on your installation as soon as my account is approved by a moderator. This feature has been rigorously tested and has worked for thousands of listings across multiple partners.

- Cross-listing of items.
Because every site is different, this is configured on a per-marketplace basis. This is the first time I'm hearing of this with regards to SwollenCranium. We'd be more than willing to talk to you about what kinds of listings you'd like to appear in your marketplace over email.

----
Generally speaking, every marketplace is different. Different communities have different needs and almost everyone has limited resources and time. We reduce the administrative burden of the administrators and moderators by configuring some things for them. This is why all of our partners have a point person at our company that they can work with to meet their specific goals. From our experience, this is more efficient than teaching new people a new system. However, we do intend, sooner rather than later, to put the full toolset in the hands of our partners.

In the case of SwollenCranium, you can reach Juan Vasconez at juan@enthusify.com at all times to answer your questions. While questions are encouraged, this thread isn't meant to go over your specific configuration. As you've seen already, we have been extremely responsive to your needs over email.

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Juan Vasconez
Head of Product @ Enthusify

SwollenCranium

02-26-2013, 11:29 AM

In the case of SwollenCranium, you can reach Juan Vasconez at juan@enthusify.com at all times to answer your questions. While questions are encouraged, this thread isn't meant to go over your specific configuration. As you've seen already, we have been extremely responsive to your needs over email.

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Juan Vasconez
Head of Product @ Enthusify

LoL ..

How about this. In the case of Swollencranium.com you can count this thing uninstalled. Go ahead and remove me from your side of this massively, tethered modification.

I don't know about other admins but I like to have much more control of my site and the things running through my site.

The questions I asked are pertinent to the administering of my Vbulliten site and my questions were modification specific not site specific. So asking them here is the place they obviously need to go.

I'm glad you fully described the things you did. I would have hated to find out this stuff later on as more folks started listing items.

Good luck with that. :up:

xlguy

02-26-2013, 11:32 AM

I really think they should just sell this plugin as a self-install with perhaps an annual license fee. Most webmasters prefer keep control of the whole process and that would free them up to implement their own payment processors in their own countries, or just via PayPal.

Enthusify

03-01-2013, 11:18 PM

Massive update. That is the best way to describe the latest version of the Enthusify plugin that we just posted here. Want to take the Enthusify marketplace plugin for a test drive? Just drop us an email at info@enthusify.com and request a marketplace id.

1) Modified the ?Mark As Sold? feature for improved insight into marketplace behavior.
2) Modified the ?Cancel Listing? feature for improved insight into marketplace behavior.
3) The search filter ?Show listings without images? is now unchecked by default.
4) Improved how the plugin resizes if the window size changes.
5) Admins can now ban users from accessing the marketplace based off of email address.
6) Admins can now ban users from accessing the marketplace based off of I.P Address.
7) Fixed a bug where feedback appears multiple times if a user has connected to more than one marketplace.
8) All the pages that are accessed from the ?My Marketplace Tools? button now open in the same window instead of a new window.
9) Added a paid promotion option that lets users link keywords in the forum to their listing.
10) Added search functionality and pagination to the ?My Listings? page.
11) Added a badge in various parts of the marketplace that lets buyers know if a listing comes with Enthusify?s buyer protection.
12) Added a new search filter that limits results to listings using Enthusify?s buyer protection.
13) Updated the security of the page where sellers create listings.
14) Added a badge that proves we are SSL certified by GoDaddy to our checkout pages and listing creation.
15) Fixed a one-time bug for users that connect the same email to multiple Enthusify marketplaces.
16) Fixed a bug that left a space for the item image on the checkout page, even when the item has no image.
17) The ?forum username? field can now be used to match purchases with connected user accounts.
Useful for leaving feedback and for the upcoming ?My Orders? page.
18) Fixed a bug where users wouldn?t see any results if they made a search that returned fewer result pages than the amount of pages they had already navigated.
19) Fixed a bug where edits to listings by mods reassigned the owner of the automatically generated thread.
20) Fixed a bug where purchases of offers did not reflect the offer price if the payment was not being processed by Enthusify.
21) Sellers can now collect payment with Enthusify and receive a buyer?s payment on the same day.
To do this, they need to authorize a valid credit card.
This is reflected in all the communication buyers and sellers receive surrounding a listing.
22) If a thread is generated for a new listing, the success page will now link to the newly created thread.
23) If a thread is generated for a new listing, the ?Listing is Live? email also links to the thread.
24) If an admin visits the ?Who?s Online? page, the location column will say ?Enthusify Plugin? for users that are in the marketplace.
25) Made more updates to the listing creation process. (Improved the workflow / clarity)
26) Updated the ?Success? page that sellers see when they successfully create an item.
27) Updated the email the seller receives when his item sells. References where the seller is in the process and what to do next.
28) New users can now set their Enthusify account emails when they connect from the forum.
29) Significantly updated the listing creation process.
Added a ?Step 4? which is exclusively about how payment is collected and transferred.
Sellers can choose between collecting payment via Enthusify or on their own.
Sellers can now edit their PayPal email address.
Sellers can optionally provide us with feedback if they don?t use Enthusify to process payment.
Coming soon: Sellers will be able to opt into immediate payment transfer if they use Enthusify.
30) Sellers can use the ?enter? key in the descriptions to start a new line.
31) Added a toggle to ?My Active/Sold Listings? for moderators to switch between all the items for sale, and just their own.
32) Improved how users can switch between an item?s multiple images
33) Added a ?Report Item? tool below the item description.
When someone clicks this, an Enthusify staff member will receive a notification email.
34) Added ?Advanced Search? to the marketplace.
Users can now filter out listings without images, listings that are sold, and listings that are live.
Users can sort listings by post date, price, and Item title.
35) Buyers can now specify their forum username when placing a purchase.

lazytown

03-05-2013, 12:57 AM

Enthusify

03-05-2013, 04:36 AM

Nice to see you continuing to work on this.. However, I have a big complaint. Someone from your company is spamming forums (using the "contact us" form) trying to promote your mod and claiming a ridiculously high revenue for the forum owner.. This "contact us" is seen by all the mods.

Thanks for the kind words and for the heads up on the 'contact us' form communication. We learn about forums that might be a good fit for the marketplace mod in a variety of ways. When we learn about a site that might be a good fit and when our schedule permits, we do attempt to reach a forum's owner. As for an inbound communication that contains a revenue estimate, we attempt to use data from compete.com or quantcast.com and data from our existing partners to give a forum owner a sense of the fee-based revenue potential in the case that is of interest. The Enthusify plugin is 100% free for buyers, sellers, and forum owners. Some sites optionally choose to collect listing fees or final value fees through their classified sections. Many owners wonder what kind of revenue they can expect through such fees.

dizzynation

03-05-2013, 05:00 AM

lazytown

03-05-2013, 06:09 AM

The contact us form is not for solicitations, and on our site it states it will go to all mods. So therefor it is spamming in my opinion.

lazytown

03-05-2013, 06:11 AM

..... Some sites optionally choose to collect listing fees or final value fees through their classified sections. Many owners wonder what kind of revenue they can expect through such fees.

Are you saying your software supports such features as listing fees?

tpearl5

04-20-2013, 12:09 PM

Are you saying your software supports such features as listing fees?

would like to know this as well.

My forums are setup with two separate for sale/classifieds sections. One is for members and the other is for paid listings and aren't usually selling one specific product to one person. The for sale forum is free for members.

Enthusify

04-20-2013, 04:03 PM

Are you saying your software supports such features as listing fees?

Today, April 20, 2013, we do not have a listing fee feature. That feature should be live in a couple of weeks. It is a high priority on our product roadmap.

Enthusify

04-20-2013, 04:07 PM

My forums are setup with two separate for sale/classifieds sections. One is for members and the other is for paid listings and aren't usually selling one specific product to one person. The for sale forum is free for members.

Today, the plugin supports the optional collection of a final value fee on successful sales. You can set the fee per user group. Thus, when user group A sells an item you get 2% of the sale and when user group B sells an item you get 0% of the sale. (or any fractional % you want)

Example: Seller sells an item for $100. Seller belongs to a user group with a 2% final value fee collected by the forum. The seller gets $95. Enthusify gets 3% ($3) to cover credit card interchange fees and its service. The forum gets 2% ($2). The seller gets $95.

Dstephan

04-22-2013, 07:59 PM

Enthusify

04-22-2013, 08:54 PM

This is something I definitely would use if:
-I pay for the mod and there are no final value fees for forum members to Enthusify. This is a total deal breaker, I won't even install as a demo if this isn't addressed.
-Integrated Paypal payment.
-I need to control the categories.
-We already have years of transactions - admin needs to be able to adjust feedback to reflect past transactions.
-Many of our transactions are pre-orders where the seller/artist needs the funds to create the items.

Thanks for the note. It looks like you are interested in the mod for sideshowcollectors.com? I see you are using iTrader. We can import legacy iTrader ratings for sellers.

You can add, edit, and delete categories, subcategories, and category attributes.

There are no problems using the system for pre-orders.

Sellers can use the mod 100% fee free.

Feel free to email me: chad@enthusify.com

Dstephan

04-23-2013, 06:28 PM

Enthusify

04-23-2013, 07:11 PM

Yes, it can be 100% fee free, which means the forum owner also collects nothing from the transaction. I want to be able to collect 1 or 2% from the transaction, but 10% is incredibly unreasonable and that scale of a fee is why sellers use my site rather than ebay.

It's great that you can import feedback from itrader- but we have feedback from before itrader I'd also like to incorporate.

Ah, maybe you read an old post or saw some old pricing. We don't charge a 10% final value fee. If you want to collect 1-2%, this plugin can do that for you. This plugin allows you to set a fee on a usergroup-by-usergroup basis.

We should be able to import feedback from other sources. So long as you can give us a spreadsheet with usernames and feedback, we should be able to import it.

Dstephan

04-24-2013, 04:50 PM

The live demo doesn't seem to be working - I would like to try it.

Enthusify

04-24-2013, 04:53 PM

The live demo doesn't seem to be working - I would like to try it.

Sorry about that. Yes, we are doing some upgrades today and the demo environment doubles as a test environment. Drop me an email and I can direct you to some sites to kick the tires. You can also install the plugin locally in "demo mode." chad@enthusify.com

penguinboy888

05-01-2013, 03:18 AM

Enthusify

05-01-2013, 03:29 AM

Piece of crap. I really don't understand why they are allowed to have a listing on this site when they don't give everyone a Market Id. I think with this attitude this is a big risk for using them for your classifieds. Better to use PhotoPost or vbcover software.

Thanks for this feedback. At this time, the plugin only supports listings in USD (US dollars) and can only process payments in USD. Penguinboy, to the best of our understanding, your site needs currency support beyond USD. That feature is coming soon. We had to start somewhere with this plugin. We are thrilled that you are so interested in the plugin. We regret that it can't do everything that every community owner wants... yet. As our change log (https://docs.google.com/a/panjo.com/document/d/1g7bDP7Xg-hnqCrJiZiT2FGQ9-ZLRi0osUQffO7oDNmM/edit) demonstrates, we are rapidly adding to the plugins capabilities on a weekly basis. We take all community owners' input seriously. And have to prioritize all requests for this free plugin. We are happy to supply a marketplace id to anyone who wants one. At the same time, we want to make sure we can add value to the communities using the plugin.

penguinboy888

05-01-2013, 09:54 AM

That is not what your email to me says. You will only give this to companies in the US. If trades are done on my site it's done by Expats in US dollars. Again I wonder why this thread is allowed on this site if users can use it for free. Again for less bs it's better to use PhotoPost Classifieds or vbcovers product. Once I have time to review both I will purchase one or the other. I really have trouble understanding why you are allowed to post on this site when you pick and choice who can use your product.

penguinboy888

05-01-2013, 09:57 AM

Sorry my mistake they only want to deal with large partners.

Hi Derek,

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we'll be able to help you in the foreseeable future. Our focus right now is on working with a few large partners in the US. Once the product matures, we'll be able to properly serve international customers.

We've added you to our contact list and will be reaching out when you when we're ready. We're very sorry we were not able to help you out today.

Sincerely,
Juan Vasconez
Head of Product @ Enthusify

Enthusify

05-02-2013, 03:35 AM

Sorry my mistake they only want to deal with large partners.

This plugin provides a community running on the vBulletin software platform with PCI (payment card industry) compliant payment processing. For the time being, that requires us to manually issue marketplace IDs for communities who want to use the plugin. We are working on a fully automated self-service set up for forum owners. In the meantime, we get lots of requests from around the world for the plugin. At present, as has been stated above, the plugin displays prices in US dollars and if a seller chooses to use the included, optional payment processing, the plugin processes payments in US dollars. It also displays many options in English only. Our initial review of your site led us to believe that we wouldn't be able to add value to your community. We did not realize that your site for expats in China would be in English and would transact in US dollars. Thus, the Enthusify plugin would work for your community. You seem to have moved on. We are sorry we made a few false assumptions and misjudged the value we could provide to your community. Please know that if you want a marketplace id you are welcome to have one. We were simply trying to look out for your time.

Enthusify

05-10-2013, 02:51 PM

New features:

You can now subscribe to automatic updates for future releases of the Enthusify vBulletin plugin. Today, if Enthusify releases a feature with tight vBulletin integration, it often requires a vBulletin admin to update the plugin. With the auto update feature, you automatically get the latest version of the vBulletin plugin and always benefit from the latest features and bug fixes. With this enhancement, Enthusify can now deploy features you requested to more tightly integrate the marketplace into vBulletin without any administrative overhead on your part.
We added a toggle to the “Enthusify Settings” to allow you to opt out of Automatic Updates.
We added a link in the “Listing Details” to the corresponding thread for that item in the forum.
New users can now hit “enter” to connect their account once they submit their email. Previously a user had to click the continue button with a mouse click.
We increased account registration security. We eliminated a feature that allowed a member of two forums on the Panjo network to connect his/her account without email verification. The lack of an email verification step could have resulted in a nefarious user finding a way to compromise a seller's listings.
The Postbit link option in the “Enthusify Settings” has been significantly improved.
The "Items for sale" link in a member's postbit template only displays if a member has an item listed for sale in the marketplace.
Existing sellers will need to cancel, mark as sold, sell an item, or list something new for sale in order for their link to activate.

Bug fixes:

Fixed a conflict with the plugin “The Image Resizer” that prevented the “Buy Now” button in the thread post versions of the listings from connecting a buyer to the checkout page.
Fixed a bug where the “list view” and “grid view” buttons sometimes didn’t work
Fixed a bug that impacted the loading location of 'lightboxes' for rare browser/screen resolution situations.
Fixed a bug that asked some sellers to connect their PayPal account even if the seller was not using Enthusify to collect, verify, and transfer payment.
Fixed a rare rounding error in “Item Has Sold” emails that sellers receive.
Fixed an issue that was blocking the thread post versions of seller's listings due to title limits, image upload limits, or character limits.
Fixed an issue that was placing the thread post versions of seller's listing in the moderation queue by the built-in vBulletin moderation filters. This fix does not necessarily address moderation filters from third-party plugins.

Please keep your input coming. We love delivering the features you request.

MoveOver.cc

06-05-2013, 07:21 AM

Hi,

I have a colour issue with my dark style I am using and the following area is too dark -

"Published on Wed, 22/05/2013 - 14:22pm"

Please advise on how to change this colour.

Thanks

http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/pictures/classifieds1.PNG

Greeksgal

09-12-2013, 03:12 PM

Does this work with 4.2.1??

Panjo

09-12-2013, 03:38 PM

Does this work with 4.2.1??

Yes! The plugin works with 4.2.1. Drop us an email if you have any questions specific to your site. info@panjo.com

Greeksgal

09-15-2013, 09:28 PM

I just tried importing the .xml files and it says that it's not compatible with 4.2 and only works with versions up to 4.1.12, this was the product-extended_navigations-v1.xml

I'm using version 4.2.1

Greeksgal

09-18-2013, 08:36 PM

Panjo

10-04-2013, 11:37 PM

Okay, so got a reply via email from someone at Enthusify and it works with VB4.2.1 but you only have to install the one .xml file which is the product-enthusify file.

I have a question though...I've installed, I've emailed for my marketplace ID but cannot find any option of adding a listing...Do I have to wait for the marketplace id before that option becomes available or am I going blind and missing something?

Greeksgal - yikes, you posted this days ago and we didn't seem to get an email alert. If we haven't already helped you, download the latest version of the plugin, version 4.2.2. There is a new self service wizard to get the plugin running. Don't hesitate to email info@panjo.com if you have any issues.

Lee

10-29-2013, 02:50 AM

Hello all

Question, we have a simple classified ad section already using VB 4.x

Will this system work with the threads we already have going? Or is it a completely new system and will not work with what we already have?

Thanks in advance.

Panjo

10-29-2013, 04:03 AM

Question, we have a simple classified ad section already using VB 4.x

Will this system work with the threads we already have going? Or is it a completely new system and will not work with what we already have?

The Panjo classifieds plugin works with the legacy classifieds ad section you already have going. Post launch, when a seller goes to your legacy classifieds subforum and clicks the 'new thread' button, the seller will land on an upgraded listing creation form. Once the seller creates a listing, the listing will appear not only in the plugin, but also in your legacy classifieds sub forum. The instance of the listing in the legacy sub forum is the instance that search engines index.

Panjo

11-01-2013, 11:08 PM

For sites not based in the United States - Panjo is launching support for more currencies next week (the first week of November).

Today, Panjo supports $USD. Coming up next:

Euro - EUR
Pound Sterling - GBP
Singapore Dollar - SGD
Australian Dollar - AUD
Canadian Dollar - CAD

All Panjo partners will automatically get these updates. You can feel free to install the Panjo marketplace plugin (http://panjo.com/partners) this weekend and you will automatically get these updates next week.

Panjo

11-07-2013, 04:03 PM

Panjo announces the release of support for more currencies in its vBulletin classifieds mod. The Panjo marketplace plugin (http://panjo.com/partners) now (or will shortly) supports: U.S. Dollar, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, & the Euro.

Panjo

11-12-2013, 06:45 PM

Spangle

11-29-2013, 08:52 PM

TheLastSuperman

11-30-2013, 06:53 PM

Whoa ...

" How quickly does Enthusify fund the seller?

Enthusify funds a seller fourteen (14) days after a buyer purchases the seller's item. This escrow period helps protect buyers and sellers. "

Yeah .. good luck with that.

Is this still in play? I know in general and in most states there are varying laws that allow a 3 day cancellation period, it's iffy of course but something is at least there in certain scenarios. I sell products and services that I'm used to being payed for promptly, the services offered are like that of a Doctors Office where a little plaque hangs on the wall or near the desk "Payment Due when services are rendered" and to me 14 days despite "buyer/seller protection" is not acceptable in regards to how I would want to use this and I feel many others feel the same way - I'm not here to cheat people and we should be allowed to receive payment promptly not a fortnight later :p.

If this is still enforced, is there a upcoming version where the site owners can specify the number of days? 3 versus 14 as a prime example... let me know and thanks for your time.

Edit: Also another example; If I sell a style, then the buyer cancels on day 13/14 they still have the style files and can install and run it on their website... so this "escrow" can protect a seller how at that point in time? I would then be responsible for taking legal action so in the end it truly does nothing but band-aid a persons feeling of security in a sense am I wrong here or what is your take on this Panjo team... why 14 days?

Panjo

12-06-2013, 10:55 PM

Couple of question.

1) I have this bundled with my version of VB4.2.2, do I need to enable this to receive the updates, or should I update vis the download in this thread.

2) As I am in the UK, at what point will the USD/? exchange rate be calculated, members will need to be warned as it could be a large amount on high value items

Answer 1) When you upgrade to vB 4.2.2, you have Panjo reinstalled, however it is disabled by default. You need to enable Panjo by going through the 3 step set up wizard. Once you do that, you should automatically get Panjo updates unless you opt out of the updates (which is an advanced Panjo setting).

Answer 2) If a UK seller lists an item in ? and a US buyer purchases the item using dollars, the exchange rate is calculated by PayPal at the moment of purchase. That is the point funds transfer.

Panjo

12-06-2013, 10:59 PM

"Enthusify funds a seller fourteen (14) days after a buyer purchases the seller's item. This escrow period helps protect buyers and sellers." Is this still in play?

No, the 14 day payment delay is not still in play. That was from an earlier beta of the mod.

Marketplace transactions completed via the payment processing embedded in Panjo transfer the funds instantaneously. Panjo uses PayPal for payment processing. Panjo walks buyers and sellers through all the necessary steps and data collection to maximize buyer and seller protections.

Panjo

12-06-2013, 11:11 PM

Panjo updates:
1) Panjo released a new marketplace home page design
2) Panjo released a new 'list view' mode in the marketplace home page
3) Panjo reduced the marketplace load time by 45%
4) Panjo started powering the 'location' field with Google maps API. This will enable a forthcoming 'search by location' option.

Learn more about Panjo updates on the Panjo blog (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/search/label/Panjo%20software%20update)

Markos

01-16-2014, 11:14 AM

Panjo

01-20-2014, 03:47 PM

Have i read this right that panjo askes the seller for a 5% donation 30 days after the item has sold

and when a user on my forums posts up a add instead of it posting a pound sign it puts 3:.&34 or something like that lol

Panjo does not ask the seller for a 5% donation 30 days after the item sells. That is bad information. I believe you are referring to the fact that as a forum owner, you can use Panjo to set a transaction fee that you wish to collect on a usergroup-by-usergroup basis. Example: You have two usergroups, A & B. You want usergroup A to use the marketplace fee free. You want usergroup B to pay a 1% transaction fee for successful sales. When a seller from usergroup B sells an item for $100, the payment processing system collects $1 from the seller and transfers it to you, the forum owner. That fee is optional and set by you, the forum owner.

It sounds like you installed and trailed the plugin? If you can point us to the # sign bug, we would be happy to have a look. We are not aware of any special character display/rendering issues at this time. This would be an unknown bug.

Give us a call if you have any questions: 1 (424) 272-0291

Panjo

01-20-2014, 03:50 PM

Panjo announces 7 new features...
1) Buyers can now set how many listings they want to see at a time.
2) Buyers can now limit search results to a radius from a location.
3) Buyers can now set a min and max price range on search results.
4) Buyers can now limit search results by age.
5) Each listing now has a view counter.
6) Sellers can now more easily opt into and out of PayPal payment processing services.
7) Sellers now have more controls over the display and distribution of their listings, especially on mobile devices.

RichieBoy67

01-20-2014, 03:52 PM

Can this be used as an Ebay network affiliate store?

Panjo

01-20-2014, 04:09 PM

Can this be used as an Ebay network affiliate store?

Short answer yes. Longer answer, if that is your primary goal, you may want to look at other options. The mod is not optimized for that purpose. Give us a call if you have any questions related to that: 1 (424) 272-0291

Enthusify

02-19-2014, 10:28 PM

Once again, lots of major updates to the Panjo classifieds plugin for vBulletin. Get all the details on the Panjo marketplace blog (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/search/label/Panjo%20software%20update).

appsfinder

06-12-2014, 07:30 PM

not displaying in my Postbit please advise how to fix

Panjo

06-14-2014, 12:37 PM

Can this be used as an Ebay network affiliate store?

Update: Yes, there is now an option to use the Panjo classifieds plugin for vBulletin (http://www.panjo.com/partners) to run an ebay network affiliate store.

Panjo

06-14-2014, 12:39 PM

not displaying in my Postbit please advise how to fix

Can you shoot us an email at info@panjo.com? With your forum URL and this problem? We can more quickly diagnose it and prescribe a resolution.

Most frequently this is caused by vestige bad code in your forum's template.

keyla31

12-19-2014, 04:20 PM

I am not able to upgrade, I am running 4.2.2 p3 and when this product is active the cms is not able to save or create article, when it is disabled it can but theres error code showing up on from page, and when I try to uninstall the browser disconnects, please help/

Enthusify

02-11-2015, 09:25 PM

Panjo has released an update (http://panjo.com/partners) to its vBulletin classifieds mod (http://panjo.com/partners). You can find details on the Panjo blog (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2015/02/latest-release-includes-new-plugin.html).

Highlights:
- A "Your Account" link has been added to Marketplace Tools dropdown.
- This new "Your Account" page allows users to connect their PayPal account to become a Panjo Verified Seller, view/edit additional account information, and view Marketplace stats.
- The "Your Listings" page UI has been refreshed to make it easier for users to edit listings, close listings, and mark items as sold.
- Users can close or mark multiple items as sold and tab between items "For Sale" and "Sold.

Enthusify

03-30-2015, 06:16 PM

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you guys know that we pushed out a bunch of great improvements to the Panjo vBulletin classifieds mod (http://www.panjo.com/partners). These improvements DO NOT require updating the plugin. Here are some highlights:

- pressing "Back" in the marketplace will not result in users having to reset their sort & filter settings.
- we fixed an issue where certain pages were resizing incorrectly
- some users reported problems on the receipt page after making a purchase. Those issues have been fixed.
- there is a typo on some listings that use calculated shipping that would read "TDB" instead of "TBD." New listings will now show "TBD" correctly.

You can read about all of our new updates in this blog post (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2015/03/released-panjocom-improvements-to.html).

scottct1

06-01-2015, 05:35 PM

Panjo

06-01-2015, 06:17 PM

Is there a Panjo plugin for vBulletin 5 yet? Or is this dead?

I went to the website and clicked on http://www.panjo.com/partners#downloadModal on the Panjo site and it quickly flashes and removes box.

As of this moment, 6/1/2015, Panjo does not have a community marketplace plugin for vBulletin 5. Panjo has a new option that allows community owners to build community marketplaces on Panjo.com. Panjo has a variety of options to integrate those community marketplaces with a vBulletin 5 install via XMl, JSON, and RSS. Here are some examples of community marketplaces on Panjo.com:

Audi community marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/audizine)
Camping community marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/bushcraft-usa)
Surfing community marketplace (http://www.panjo.com/p/inertia)

Contact chad@panjo.com via email if you want Panjo to launch a community marketplace for you.

BirdOPrey5

06-01-2015, 07:33 PM

Can Panjo be added via an IFRAME? That would likely be the easiest option for VB5 if it is available.

Panjo

06-01-2015, 08:11 PM

Can Panjo be added via an IFRAME? That would likely be the easiest option for VB5 if it is available.

That is also a possibility. We haven't seen that kind of implementation or done that ourselves.

BirdOPrey5

06-02-2015, 04:52 PM

That is also a possibility. We haven't seen that kind of implementation or done that ourselves.

If anyone want to tries there is already an IFRAME guide on vb.com - http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/blogs/joe-d/3932613-

Enthusify

09-16-2015, 08:03 PM

Panjo just released a major update to the architecture of the marketplace plugin. Check the main thread post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=285283) for details.

markoroots

01-12-2016, 09:36 PM

The real problem of this plugin is that it can't run like a standalone plugin. Must work in iframe... For this really few people install it on their forums. Too me I have the same problem....

MarkFL

01-12-2016, 10:22 PM

The real problem of this plugin is that it can't run like a standalone plugin. Must work in iframe... For this really few people install it on their forums. Too me I have the same problem....

Many APIs must run in an inline document, but this doesn't prevent them from being useful on web pages (including vB pages). :)

In order for the developer to be able to address the issue you are having, you will likely get more prompt help if you can show explicitly (links, screenshots, etc.) where and under what circumstances it is not giving you the desired results. ;)

markoroots

01-13-2016, 07:58 AM

Panjo

01-13-2016, 07:57 PM

The real problem of this plugin is that it can't run like a standalone plugin. Must work in iframe... For this really few people install it on their forums. Too me I have the same problem....

We did a major rework of the plugin in September 2015. Here is the abridged version of how it works:

1) vBulletin forum installs Panjo plugin and configures a customized community marketplace.
2) A customized community marketplace is now running on Panjo.com.
3) When a member of the forum creates a listing in the community marketplace AND connects his/her Panjo account to a participating partner forum, Panjo creates and maintains thread posts for the listings.

You can browse some of the participating vBulletin forums (http://www.panjo.com/) at Panjo.com

Panjo

01-13-2016, 08:14 PM

The problem is that no one want have an open interface (API) of a third part site on the own forum.
The plugin should work alone on our forum and just the name of the plugin (Panjo) is an advertising of Panjo site, I think that this is just enough to advertise Panjo.
If our clients must make a registration on panjo site to have an account on our forum is really ridiculous. We don't want programs in Iframe on our site.
I really don't know why vb put this iframe plugin on our site by default and after say on them official site also that them don't know how the plugin work. Also this is ridiculous. Don't you see that no one use this plugin??? Do you ask yourself the why??

In the last 30 days (December 2015), 600k individuals used the plugin across ~100 vBulletin partner marketplaces. They created thousands of listings. Buyers purchased $4M USD in products, parts, and accessories.

Why in the world is Panjo architected the way it is?! Panjo has been powering marketplaces for vBulletin partner communities for nearly five years. In that time we have learned a lot about the services and benefits buyers and sellers value most. In order to provide the most secure and cost effective (Panjo is free for communities) product, Panjo has arrived at an architecture as follows:

1) Partner gets a dedicated, customized community marketplace on Panjo.com
2) When a seller connects a Panjo account to a participating forum, the seller's listings generate thread posts on that forum.
3) Panjo synchronizes the data between the community marketplace and the forum.

Why take that approach?

a) mobile users: Panjo develops each screen in three versions: desktop, tablet, and mobile. When Panjo was operating a more feature-rich iFrame, it was expensive and buggy to try to deploy an exception buyer and seller experience in a responsive design.
b) work flow: Let's say you are a seller and your item just sold. When you get an email notification about the sale, you want to accept or reject the payment depending on a number of factors (location of buyer, availability of item, familiarity with buyer). Panjo can send transactional emails to buyers and sellers that provide links that auto log-in the user to reduce friction and steps.
c) QA (quality assurance): Let's say Panjo is once again shipping new features (like we do every Tuesday). It is near impossible to insure the quality of those features when they are deployed to 100s of iFrames inside 100s of versions of vBulletin that could be using 100s of permutations of plugins that could be hosted on 100s of different server environments. We hated deploying a feature that might be buggy for a set of users. It was near impossible to QA a feature when the environment it would live in existed in 100s of permutations.
d) There are lots of product, security, user benefit, and community benefit reasons Panjo exists in the architecture it does.

We are proud of our legacy and on going progress constantly improving an exceptional peer-to-peer marketplace experience for our members.

Here are what some members have said recently:

"Great service, where honest professional transactions can occur. Listing is user friendly, even for us older folks. Thanks"
"No fee, easy setup, item sold very quickly. Excellent UI and overall positive experience."
"The items are of good quality and the members seem to be polite"
"It works and it's painless and easy for both parties. It's nice to be able to just get notification that you have payment there's a provision to put tracking info and there's record of conversations great place to conduct business"