vBulletin Marketplace Mod - by Panjo

[Enthusify]

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

[bing11]

thanks

[v123shine]

5 star from me. Nice mod.

[3raq4all]

Possible way the inauguration.?
There are 3 files!

[Black Tiger]

Seems like a cool mod.

But I would also like to now what the 3 XML files are for.
There is no explanation about those.

[Enthusify]

I would like to know what the 3 XML files are for.

Black Tiger - Thanks for the question. Good question. There is more information about the three files in the Enthusify vBulletin classifieds installation instructions (https://docs.google.com/a/enthusify.com/presentation/d/1Iv4GCacjOWHERdAvYuOrdNeDPnuspp4iXVFFcvwcZDA/present#slide=id.g629609f_2_0).

In summary...
1. The main file is Enthusify's Product XML file used to add the templates, settings and options used by the marketplace plug-in
2. One file is another product XML file that the marketplace plug-in depends upon in order to add the navigation to the main forum navigation menu. This file is required for vB 4.1.x and earlier as vB 4.2 has Navigation Manager.
3. The last file is used for backwards compatibility with vBulletin v3.x.x and is not necessary for vBulleting v4.x.x installations (as outlined in the installation instructions)

[Black Tiger]

Ik heb vBulletein 3.8.7 so then I have to use all the files.
Sorry for the question. I'd seen the instructions, but thought it was a kind of movie and had not seen that there were more pages you can choose from.

However, I'm doubting if I'm really going to install it now I read this:
between the cloud-hosted classifieds environment
I think more people might be interested to know what exactly is cloud-hosted and where that is hosted?

[daveaite]

FYI...

We Retain a 10% Performance Fee -

Each time you sell an item to a buyer, Enthusify retains a 10% performance fee. Enthusify retains 10% of the sum of the listing price and the shipping price.

[Black Tiger]

Oke sorry, then this is nothing for my forums.
I only have a forum for mainly Dutch and Belgian users and our "for sale" part of the forum is just for local users who needs to sell their satellite receiver or some other small stuff.

In that case we keep it at our current sale forums with prefixes.

Thank you for the information.

[Enthusify]

I think more people might be interested to know what exactly is cloud-hosted and where that is hosted?

The raw listing data and the photos associated with the listings are stored in Enthusify's hosting environment. Enthusify is a payment card industry data security standard (PCI-DSS) compliant system. The system meets all the strict security requirements required to process credit card transactions. Enthusify hosts with Amazon Web Services (http://aws.amazon.com/).

[Enthusify]

FYI... Enthusify retains a 10% Performance Fee

This first release of the software retains a flat 10% of the sale price of an item if the buyer and seller use the built-in payment processing. Enthusify splits that fee with the forum owner. For example, if a buyer buys an item for $100 USD, the seller will receive $90. The forum owner will receive $5.

We are currently working with our beta partners to design a more flexible fee structure. Elements of the forthcoming release include...

A tiered fee structure than decreases as the selling price increases.
The ability to customize fees for each usergroup.
The ability to choose what you charge above Enthusify's minimum fees.

Enthusify's minimum fees go toward covering credit card interchange fees, security, customer service, and continued software development.

The current flat fee is 9%-37% less than what a seller would incur trying to sell on eBay+PayPal. The forthcoming tiered fee will yield even more savings for forum members.

[Black Tiger]

Thank you for the information!

[Enthusify]

I only have a forum for mainly Dutch and Belgian users and our "for sale" part of the forum is just for local users who needs to sell their satellite receiver or some other small stuff.

Thanks for considering the plugin. At this time Enthusify natively supports the English language and the USD currency. Support is forthcoming for other languages and currencies.

We have some geographically focused partners who use the tool to beautify their listings. Sellers indicate their preferred payment or communication method. It is not required to run payment through the tool. It is merely a convenient option for some.

[Enthusify]

I just updated post #6 with a bit more clarity and specificity.

[Enthusify]

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

You can check out a demo of the vBulletin classifieds mod here:
Ski Lodge Forum (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:
NSX marketplace at NSX Prime (http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/classifieds.php)
Porsche marketplace at Planet-9 (http://www.planet-9.com/classifieds.php)
Yamaha FZ8 marketplace (http://www.fz8-forum.com/forum/classifieds.php)
Pet classifieds at Green Poochie (http://greenpoochie.com/forums/classifieds.php)

[hpidriver]

I would love to use this mod, however 14 days to release payment for goods is simply unacceptable for my members. If I already have my own payment processing system, is there any way to not use the Enthusify credit card processing?

[Enthusify]

14 days to release payment for goods is simply unacceptable for my members. If I already have my own payment processing system, is there any way to not use the Enthusify credit card processing?

We have an upcoming release that will reduce the 14 day escrow. We plan to release a feature that will allow the buyer and seller to confirm the transaction is complete in order to trigger the release of funds. Interestingly, for some of our partners with more international audiences, 14 days is not enough.

While the payment processing system is embedded into the tool - nothing about the tool requires a buyer/seller to use it. A seller could indicate in his/her listing that PayPal payment or some other form of payment is preferred.

You are welcome to install the plugin and try it out. There is a way to install the plugin and test it without exposing it to your membership.

[Enthusify]

Bug identified.

We just pinpointed a bug for users of IE8 and IE9. Users in those browsers can not add photos to their listings. We are working on a fix.

New fee!

I am excited to announce that we reduced our fee to 3% per successful transaction for our beta partners. A forum owner can charge anything he/she wants on top of that.

[SamirDarji]

Chad, it was great to great to meet you at ForumCon and I look forward to checking out the new demo and trying Enthusify out on my site. :)

For those of you that have large, nationwide forums, a product like Enthusify or Styckyd will revolutionize the moderation of your classifieds sections. I've met both founders of the respective systems and they're both well-versed with what our needs are as forum administrators and the markets we serve.

[Enthusify]

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

[Enthusify]

We released the latest version of the vBulletin classifieds mod. 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. Updated: August 2, 2012.

[Enthusify]

We released a new feature today that allows you to add a widget to your forum that highlights the listings in the enthusify-powered marketplace. Here is a screen shot of the widget from the Acura NSX classifieds section (http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/classifieds.php):

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

[Blueracer66]

Interesting, I see the front end working on 3.8.7. Would there be a branding-free option?

[Enthusify]

Interesting, I see the front end working on 3.8.7. Would there be a branding-free option?

At this time we do not have a branding-free option.

The search results page and the listing pages contain a 'badge' in the upper center space and a 'badge' in the lower left corner. There are some security reasons we do that. Most forums don't have a SSL (secure socket layer). In order to provide buyers and sellers with secure transaction pages, we use our SSL over the enthusify.com domain. The badges serve as a way for your member to know that they are on the same platform. The system also kicks out automated emails related to buying and selling. For example, when a seller's item sells, the system emails the seller to let them know about the successful sale. Those emails come from Enthusify's mail server. We thus want the member to recognize the email as valid and not spam.

Based on requests from our partners we do have an upcoming release that will introduce more co-branding opportunities. The emails and SSL pages already reference the parent forum by name.

We understand the desire for even more branding options - but the more design flexibility we provide the less reliable the software becomes as it becomes difficult to test across multiple versions of vBulletin running with multiple combinations of plugins running in multiple kinds of server environments. Hence some of the imposed uniformity.

Here is what the co-branding looks like:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/09/31.jpg

[Kevlar21]

Nice, by any change would this work for vb 4?

[Enthusify]

Nice, by any chance would this work for vb 4?

Absolutely! The Enthusify classifieds plugin for vBulletin works in vBulletin 4.x:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=285283

You can see the Enthusify marketplace mod running in 4.x here:
http://www.pro-touring.com/classifieds.php

Just shoot us an email with your forum URL so that we can issue you a marketplace id and security key that you need to run the plugin. (chad@enthusify.com)

[Kevlar21]

Thanks a lot, been waiting for something like this in ages.

I will try it out sometime :)

[Enthusify]

New vBulletin classifieds plugin (http://enthusify.com/partners) release today from Enthusify.

The latest version of the plugin, 1.4.3, can optionally create a new thread for each listing in the Enthusify marketplace in a subforum of your choice.

This release also fixes a few bugs and provides some performance enhancements.

[Enthusify]

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

[Enthusify]

You can find new features in Enthusify's vBulletin classifieds mod:
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 tile view.

[Enthusify]

Awesome news. We released an update to the Enthusify vBulletin classifieds plugin today. New features include:
1) A gallery view of the listings
2) Better page load times through more efficient photo handling
3) A bug fix for IE users

[Enthusify]

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.

[Enthusify]

Administrators no longer need to contact Enthusify for listing moderation. Today, Enthusify released self-service marketplace moderation tools for the Enthusify vBulletin classifieds plugin.

[Enthusify]

Great news, we just released a frequently requested feature:
Seller profile pages. These 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

[Enthusify]

If Oprah were here she would say, "You get a feature and you get a feature and you get a feature."

We are excited to announce more payment transfer options for sellers in the latest release of the Enthusify plugin. Now sellers can select between PayPal, Check, or Direct Deposit. Sellers can also bypass the plugin's embedded payment processing and protection service and chose to manage payment on his/her own.

Here is a screen shot of the choices a seller sees when he/she is creating a listing:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2012/11/33.png

[Enthusify]

Enthusify has rolled out a lot of new features in the last few days we have more coming in the next few weeks. Have you seen the Enthusify classifieds mod for vBulletin lately? Take a look!

Here is an animated tour of Enthusify's vBulletin classifieds mod (http://enthusify.blogspot.com/2012/11/vbulletin-classifieds-mod-by-enthsify.html).

[Enthusify]

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.

[Enthusify]

By popular demand, Enthusify now contains a seller feedback system.

New features:

Seller rating 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.


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[al2thero]

thanx

[Enthusify]

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.

[dizzynation]

Question - Lets say i get your add-on. At ANY POINT do the users have to leave my site to another domain?

[Enthusify]

Question - Lets say i get your add-on. At ANY POINT do the users have to leave my site to another domain?

Yes. For transactional pages that require SSL for security or PCI (payment card industry) compliance, the user is taken to a new page. The checkout page is an example of a transactional page that requires SSL (a secure socket layer).

You can check out the experience at any of our partner sites. Go here:
Porsche marketplacehttp://www.planet-9.com/classifieds.php
Click on any item. Click the "Buy Now!" button. You will see that we take the user to a secure page that is not hosted on your domain but references your domain.

[dizzynation]

Yes.

Darn.

Looks like you have a great product. Credit card use online is dropping while paypal/google is rising and have secure payment (On Page) transactions. i would buy your product if users didn't have to leave my the website they were purchasing on.

Best of luck

[Enthusify]

Looks like you have a great product. Credit card use online is dropping while paypal/google is rising and have secure payment (On Page) transactions. i would buy your product if users didn't have to leave my the website they were purchasing on.

Thanks for your kind words about our marketplace mod.

For the sake of clarity, we have the same 'on page' experience as PayPal or Google. If you don't have a SSL cert, you can't offer 'on page' check out. In the same way you might offer a PayPal powered 'check out' button and that button takes you to a new secure page, we too offer a 'check out' button that takes you to a new cobranded page. Google, PayPal, and we HAVE to do that in order to encrypt the payment information. If you have an SSL cert - that is another story.

[Enthusify]

Awesome news. Enthusify shipped a bunch of frequently requested features today. We warmly welcome version 2.0.1 of the marketplace plugin for vBulletin.

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).

[dizzynation]

Thanks for your kind words about our marketplace mod.

For the sake of clarity, we have the same 'on page' experience as PayPal or Google. If you don't have a SSL cert, you can't offer 'on page' check out. In the same way you might offer a PayPal powered 'check out' button and that button takes you to a new secure page, we too offer a 'check out' button that takes you to a new cobranded page. Google, PayPal, and we HAVE to do that in order to encrypt the payment information. If you have an SSL cert - that is another story.

Paypal does have an on page checkout now, Any chance if you guys can mod a version to use this method I would be very interested in purchasing, my filmmaking community is looking for a for sale section badly

[Enthusify]

Paypal does have an on page checkout now, Any chance if you guys can mod a version to use this method I would be very interested in purchasing, my filmmaking community is looking for a for sale section badly

We will see what we can do. We desire to move as much functionality under the vBulletin umbrella as possible while keeping the system PCI (payment card industry) compliant. The issue is the triangulation between the vBulletin platform, SSL, and browsers.

[Enthusify]

Today we are excited to release a massive update to the Enthusify marketplace plugin for vBulletin. Below find a list of 35 new features and fixes. A major thanks goes out to the thousands of buyers and sellers who use the tools and give us a steady flow of feedback. Thanks also to the many forum owners who tell us how we can help them improve service, grow revenue, increase engagement, and eliminate disputes.

Want to take the plugin for a test drive? Download it here and email info@enthusify.com for an activation code.

*) 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.
*) Sellers can use the ?enter? key in the descriptions to start a new line.
*) Added a toggle to ?My Active/Sold Listings? for moderators to switch between all the items for sale, and just their own.
*) If a thread is generated for a new listing, the ?Listing is Live? email also links to the thread.
*) If an admin visits the ?Who?s Online? page, the location column will say ?Enthusify Plugin? for users that are in the marketplace.
*) Made more updates to the listing creation process. (Improved the workflow / clarity)
*) Updated the ?Success? page that sellers see when they successfully create an item.
*) Updated the email the seller receives when his item sells. References where the seller is in the process and what to do next.
*) New users can now set their Enthusify account emails when they connect from the forum.
*) Improved how users can switch between an item?s multiple images
*) Added a ?Report Item? tool below the item description.
When someone clicks this, an Enthusify staff member will receive a notification email.
*) 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.
*) Buyers can now specify their forum username when placing a purchase.
*) Modified the ?Mark As Sold? feature for improved insight into marketplace behavior.
*) Modified the ?Cancel Listing? feature for improved insight into marketplace behavior.
*) The search filter ?Show listings without images? is now unchecked by default.
*) Improved how the plugin resizes if the window size changes.
*) Admins can now ban users from accessing the marketplace based off of email address.
*) Admins can now ban users from accessing the marketplace based off of I.P Address.
*) Fixed a bug where feedback appears multiple times if a user has connected to more than one marketplace.
*) All the pages that are accessed from the ?My Marketplace Tools? button now open in the same window instead of a new window.
*) Added a paid promotion option that lets users link keywords in the forum to their listing.
*) Added search functionality and pagination to the ?My Listings? page.
*) Added a badge in various parts of the marketplace that lets buyers know if a listing comes with Enthusify?s buyer protection.
*) Added a new search filter that limits results to listings using Enthusify?s buyer protection.
*) Updated the security of the page where sellers create listings.
*) Added a badge that proves we are SSL certified by GoDaddy to our checkout pages and listing creation.
*) Fixed a one-time bug for users that connect the same email to multiple Enthusify marketplaces.
*) Fixed a bug that left a space for the item image on the checkout page, even when the item has no image.
*) 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.
*) 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.
*) Fixed a bug where edits to listings by mods reassigned the owner of the automatically generated thread.
*) Fixed a bug where purchases of offers did not reflect the offer price if the payment was not being processed by Enthusify.
*) 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.
*) If a thread is generated for a new listing, the success page will now link to the newly created thread.

[bada_bing]

We are looking at this product as it looks very nice and you guys have been great with keeping it up to date.

Question regarding profits... I need a bit more clarification on how conmission is being collected here. Examples

If a members decides to place an item for sale and chooses to collecte via paypal only do you guys charge a fee for that transaction since paypal is already chargeing a fee?
If a member chooses to sell an item and only accepts CC like Visa and discover how does he get paid once the buyers pays with his CC and does that cost the seller 10% of the sale for you
Guys to process that payment for them? Out of the 10% we (the forum owner) gets 5% of that correct?

Just trying to figure out the overall expense because if the seller only accepts Visa and how much does this end up costing the seller, can you give a break down on the fees

Seller is selling an item for $100 and only accepts paypal ?

Seller is selling an item and only accepts major CC card?
How does the seller get paid?
What are the charges to process and sell the $100 item
When does the seller get paid?
What is the refund process and what protection does the buyer have?

[Enthusify]

To put the following answers in context I should note one thing first. At this time, the Enthusify plugin just has a "final value fee" revenue collection/generation feature. Listing fee and promotion fee features are coming soon. In fact if you visit one of our partners today, you are bound to see us testing those forthcoming features.

If a members decides to place an item for sale and chooses to collecte via paypal only do you guys charge a fee for that transaction since paypal is already chargeing a fee?

If a members decides to place an item for sale and chooses to collect a buyer's payment via PayPal, Enthusify does not charge the buyer or seller a fee for that transaction. The seller creates the listing for free. The buyer pays the listing price to the seller via PayPal. PayPal collects their fees.

If a member chooses to sell an item and only accepts CC like Visa and discover how does he get paid once the buyers pays with his CC and does that cost the seller 10% of the sale for you Guys to process that payment for them? Out of the 10% we (the forum owner) gets 5% of that correct?

If a member chooses to have Enthusify collect, verify, and transfer the buyer's payment to the seller, then the seller will incur Enthusify's 3% final value fee and whatever fee you the forum owner add to that. Let's say you want to collect 2% from every successful transaction, then, when a seller sells a $100 item, the seller will get $95, Enthusify will get $3 (most of which goes to credit card interchange fees, and the forum owner will get $2.

Enthusify transfers the seller's $95 to the seller via PayPal (fee free), check, or direct deposit.

Just trying to figure out the overall expense because if the seller only accepts Visa and how much does this end up costing the seller, can you give a break down on the fees.

Seller is selling an item for $100 and only accepts paypal?

Seller will get: $96.80

Seller is selling a $100 item and only accepts major CC card via Enthusify?

Seller will get: $97.00 (assuming the forum is NOT charging a surcharge)

How does the seller get paid?

If the seller wants Enthusify to collect and verify payment, Enthusify transfers the buyer's payment to the seller via PayPal (fee free), check, or direct deposit.

What are the charges to process and sell the $100 item

See above.

When does the seller get paid?

See above.

What is the refund process and what protection does the buyer have?

If a seller collects payment from a buyer via PayPal, Enthusify does not offer any dispute resolution service or protection.

If a seller collects payment from a buyer via Enthusify's payment processing service, then Enthusify offers dispute resolution and full refund protection for up to 14 days. A buyer can extend the 14 day protection period by notifying Enthusify that there is an issue. You can review our terms of service (see section 11) (http://enthusify.com/terms) to learn how we handle different kinds of disputes that may arise.

[Enthusify]

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.

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.

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

[Panjo]

"Good news everyone."

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/11/15.jpg

Panjo now supports a variety of currencies, including:
USD, GBP, AUD, CAD, EUR, SGD

You can read more about Panjo's recent enhancements to its vBulletin classifieds plugin (http://panjo.com/partners) on the Panjo blog (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com).

[Panjo]

As of today, 11/12/13, Panjo supports the following currencies:

Australian Dollar | AUD
Canadian Dollar | CAD
Czech Koruna | CZK
Danish Krone | DKK
Euro | EUR
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD
Norwegian Krone | NOK
New Zealand Dollar | NZD
Pound Sterling | GBP
Singapore Dollar | SGD
Swedish Krona | SEK
Swiss Franc | CHF
U.S. Dollar | USD

You can browse links to live Panjo marketplaces (http://panjo.com/examples) here.

[Tyran1]

vB 3.8. ??

[Panjo]

vB 3.8. ??

Yes, Panjo is fully compatible with 3.8.x. You can download the Panjo classifieds plugin for vBulletin (http://panjo.com/partners) on this page or go here (http://panjo.com/partners).

[Panjo]

Panjo released a set of updates to the vBulletin classifieds plugin:
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)

[Panjo]

Extend your seller's reach to buyers' mobile phones. Panjo released v1 of a mobile app for browsing and buying on an iOS device. You can download Panjo's mobile app and explore what sellers are selling across the Panjo network. Browse forum classifieds (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/panjo/id741184746?mt=8) through Panjo's new mobile app.

link to download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/panjo/id741184746?mt=8

[Panjo]

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.

[Enthusify]

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).

[Panjo]

All kinds of good stuff from Panjo:

There is a new feature to 'require payment processing.' (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-vbulletin-classifieds-plugin.html)

There is a new feature to collect listing fees (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/05/listing-fee-feature-arrives-in-panjos.html).

Redesign of the marketplace is coming. This includes new designs for the main marketplace gallery (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/06/panjo-previews-new-plugin-designs.html) and the listing detail pages (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/07/preview-new-listing-detail-page-design.html).

There is a new 'relist' feature (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-feature-relist-item-for-vbulletin.html) for sellers.

[Panjo]

Representatives from Panjo, Tapatalk, vBulletin, Vanilla Forums, and Solve Media each gave three minute pitches followed by three minutes of questions from judges. Once the presentations were complete, the conference attendees were able to ask questions and vote for their top pick. Following the pitches, questions, votes, and deliberation, the judges declared Panjo the 2014 ForumCon Tech Fest Winner!

You can watch Panjo's presentation on the ForumCon YouTube channel (http://youtu.be/eQPgfKmVeFk?t=26m47s).

Expert Judges:
Brian Glick, Entrepreneur and Former Google+ Communities Product Manager
Crista Bailey, CEO Texture Media
Pius Uzamere, Lead Engineer at The Information

You can read about ForumCon 2014 Tech Fest here (http://www.viglink.com/blog/2014/06/30/forumcon-2014-highlights/).

You can see the trophy here (http://panjo-marketplace.blogspot.com/2014/06/panjo-wins-2014-forumcon-tech-fest.html).

[markoroots]

Guys sincerly reading your installation guide, i don't know what to think...
Why you ask to disable the vbulletin protections???
And why the plugin doesn't work of default in https??????????????????????

These are your instructions to install the plugin:

Disable The Apache Module Mod_Security

Symptom:

You are getting a message when creating or managing your Panjo marketplace that says:
There was a problem getting your forum info.



What is causing this?

There are a few potential causes of the above problem, but in 95% of cases, it is because you are running an apache module called “Mod_security” which is known to cause problems with vBulletin. (For this reason, Internet Brands, the developers of vBulletin, have even created a diagnostic tool to detect the more serious issues caused by this module.)

What is this module for?

The short answer is that it exists as a backup for insecure code on your site. vBulletin is secure by default. An example for potentially insecure code would be custom code written by inexperienced vB developers.

Here is a link with a more thorough answer:
http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/modsecurity/what-is-modsecurity-and-why-is-it-important

How do I disable this module?

In most cases, the module has been enabled by your vbulletin hosting company and can only be disabled by them. You will need to contact them to get this resolved.

In some cases, you may be able to disable it with cPanel. Here is a link that can walk you through that if that option is available: http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/error-numbers/406-error

Alternatively, you may be able to disable it by modifying your .htcaccess file. Here is a link that can help you with that. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12928360/how-to-disable-mod-security-in-htaccess-file

However, we strongly recommend that you contact your host, since the cPanel and .htcaccess solutions have not worked for sites where the module was enabled by the host.

How will my forum be affected if I disable it?

It protects against a certain type of vulnerability if the developer writing the code on your server (vB devs or plugin coders) don't know how to make it safe. It has the unfortunate side effect generating false positives and blocking some secure scripts. If it's gone it will stop doing both of these things. This generally only matters to you if you're running insecure, custom code.
Other Recommendations

1. Make sure your site-clock is accurate.

Time-zone does not matter, but if we make a request at 5:09pm PST and your site says its currently 5:45pm PST, the request will fail.

2. Make sure the plugin is accessible to logged-out users.

The plugin is located at your forum root. (Example: http://www.yoursite.com/classifieds.php)

The reason for this is that our servers will be treated like logged-out users and can’t communicate with the plugin if a login is required for that page.

3. Make sure that cURL is enabled.

4. The plugin will not work if https is enabled site-wide.

The Panjo plugin operates in an iframe and needs to have a certificate FTP’d into your site for HTTPS to work on it. Unfortunately, certificates have to be renewed regularly, which makes it unfeasible for us to implement at this time.


I'm a little bit confused...

[Panjo]

We are excited to share that we redesigned the Panjo classifieds plugin for vBulletin thanks to the input of forum owners and the millions of buyers and sellers who use the service.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=150595&stc=1&d=1412200850

[markoroots]

Someone delete all my/our posts. great.

[Panjo]

Someone delete all my/our posts. great.

what happened? Can you please email me at chad@panjo.com?

[ozzy47]

Someone delete all my/our posts. great.

No one deleted your post, you posted in this mod, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=300901

[markoroots]

Ahh ok, sorry..
because I loose many time to write to the Panjo's developers.

[Enthusify]

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]

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).

[Enthusify]

Massive update to the Panjo marketplace plugin. Tons of long requested features are now available. See: http://www.panjo.com/partners