Major Additions - VBay! Transform your vbulletin into an auctionhouse!

VBay.

This will add an auction section to your bulletin!

If you want to donate to me click the link over there ---------------------->

I am open to suggestions, bugs, comments, insults, and anything else you might say to me at the time :P

To do list:
*use forums/categories/subforums for your auctionhouse.
high bidder userid -> username
*" in description cuts the description at that point
add buyer name
fix pm formatting
add more currencies
intergrate with trader ratings
add paypal api
bidder usergroups
*hot auctions on main < - Available with addon (wont be packaged in vbay)
admin editing auctions
*set up for use with forum commenting.
*fix amount of days an auction can be posted (more than 2 char)
ability to prune old auctions
make sure buy it now is using buy it now price, not bid.
allow admin ability to specify bid/buyitnow/both overrides.

* = Completed.

Features:
Full BBCode support.
Specification of everything, Money Auction length ECT.
Image uploader for auctions.
Closed auction section.
3 auction types, bid, buy it now, or both.


To install
Upload files, and import product as usual
Make a new usergroup and call it the sellers usergroup, do what you want with this group (allow people to request addition maybe?)
Go to vbulletin options and into vbay, set the usergroup id of the sellers group you just made.


To upgrade
re upload all files
import new product
REVERT YOUR TEMPLATES

[blackmamba16]

As for the lack of options and features, this still is a beta product and im still working on adding new things!

X-cuse me, I didn't really see that ist still BETA.

anyway, great plugin. I'd be happy if i would get an PM when my auction ends, where i can see the buyer and price for example.

[VSDan]

I installed the mod, and now get this error in frontend:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:
select * from forum_vbay_items where completed='0';

MySQL Error : Table 'hostbox_turnkeysites.forum_vbay_items' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Date : Tuesday, January 8th 2008 @ 09:25:10 PM
Script :
Referrer :
IP Address : 64.59.144.87
Username : admin
Classname : vb_database

No surprise as I do not see vbay tables in mysql database after I imported product via vBulletin Admin (v3.6.8). Any ideas?

[mystic10]

i have question the information they asked i told my members make them falase as we are using to trade within the site and not shipping anything anywhere...however once the bid in vbux is placed i cant close the auction how come please guide

[Dabbi]

This seems like something my members might really enjoy (mostly eBay sellers or x sellers). When do you expect to have this out of beta?

Thanks in advance!

[vNew]

Hi, Blaine:

Just waded through 70+ pages of this thread.

I also visited some sites that installed vBay.

Here is a suggestion:
It would be very helpful to list the last few bid amounts and their respective bidders' names, up to say 10 bids, or at least 5 bids.

That would make the bidding more informative and interesting, and will likely encourage more participation and hence more bids. As you may know, people tend to be more willing to participate when they see more details and information. Psychologically, it creates more confidence and trust, and therefore less inhibition and greater willingness to participate i.e. to bid.

You're making good progress towards a final stable release. Great work! And I wish you godspeed!

Regards.

[Blaine0002]

Originally Posted by VSDan

I installed the mod, and now get this error in frontend:



No surprise as I do not see vbay tables in mysql database after I imported product via vBulletin Admin (v3.6.8). Any ideas?

reinstall and tell me if it happens again

I updated btw.

[inciarco]

What Features have been Included on this Last Update??

My Best Regards!!

[Blaine0002]

i sent out an update
check your emails
something along the lines of

fixed pms
fixed the IE bugs
general bugfixes

added the ability to sort auctions by name end time and price

oh and allowed it so you can set shipping and stuff to 0

[Lacessit]

Thanks for the update Blaine, will check it out later this week.

[mred]

I'm observing this nice modification for our rc-forum.

The reasons I still cannot use VBay are the following missing base functionallity:

• edit auctions
  category, price, shipping ...
• reactivate completed auctions
• delete completed auctions from database
• display total number of completed auctions
  in categories of completed auctions

Please give us first all required basics that we can use the module, later you can think about advanced features.

Thanks and regards
Edgar