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

[paintplaye]

Ok yes i got it going but for some reason now I can't make categories etc. in the admin panel. Anyone help?

[rooney72]

Originally Posted by Hades-1

how? i see no categories in adminCP

I am suspecting it is the latest version of vbulletin which is not allowing categories. The thing is that once you enter details without categories it stalls and goes back

[paintplaye]

Ok everyone i figured out how to have the add catagories in the control panel. What you need to do is download version 9. That is the version that does not have flaws. I hope that helped.

[military-space]

The mod works great with one little hitch that I am hoping is easily fixed:
When the auction ends, it is not notifying the seller or the bidder that the auction has ended and whos the lucky bidder. Is this just a bug on my end?

I am running vbulletin 3.6.8 PL2 on PHP 5.x and MySQL 5.x Windows Server 2003

[indie2industry]

Originally Posted by military-space

The mod works great with one little hitch that I am hoping is easily fixed:
When the auction ends, it is not notifying the seller or the bidder that the auction has ended and whos the lucky bidder. Is this just a bug on my end?

I am running vbulletin 3.6.8 PL2 on PHP 5.x and MySQL 5.x Windows Server 2003

It shows up via Private message. It not publicaly viewable. The bug I'm seeing is when someone click's "buy now", it only shows the highest bid. So if you're selling something for $300, someone else bids $450, but the "buy it now" is $800; if "buy it now" is clicked, $450 will show instead of the $800 "buy it now".
Not a good thing

2. the private message shouldnt give our addresses unless specified.

3. The Admin CP should have an option to clear old auctions

4. Paypal support

Thats about it for me. I clicked install but if these update were made, I'd be more than obligated to give a donation also

[indie2industry]

And I cant seem to find this message ANYWHERE to change it..


Looks like you have successfully installed VBay! I hope you enjoy it!



This page can be edited by editing the vbay_main phrase To do list:
Trader reputation
Buy it now feature


I cant seem to locate the "vbay_main phrase"

EDIT: nevermind, found it.

[military-space]

Originally Posted by indie2industry

It shows up via Private message. It not publicaly viewable. The bug I'm seeing is when someone click's "buy now", it only shows the highest bid. So if you're selling something for $300, someone else bids $450, but the "buy it now" is $800; if "buy it now" is clicked, $450 will show instead of the $800 "buy it now".
Not a good thing

2. the private message shouldnt give our addresses unless specified.

3. The Admin CP should have an option to clear old auctions

4. Paypal support

Thats about it for me. I clicked install but if these update were made, I'd be more than obligated to give a donation also

as I said before, it might be an issue just related to my system, but wanted developer input or input from someone else that has had the same issue or had the issue and resolved it. It is NOT pming anyone seller or buyer of a completed auction, or of winning bid.

[masterweb]

Installed, i'll let you know my feedbacks.

[yaworski]

Originally Posted by indie2industry

It shows up via Private message. It not publicaly viewable. The bug I'm seeing is when someone click's "buy now", it only shows the highest bid. So if you're selling something for $300, someone else bids $450, but the "buy it now" is $800; if "buy it now" is clicked, $450 will show instead of the $800 "buy it now".
Not a good thing

2. the private message shouldnt give our addresses unless specified.

3. The Admin CP should have an option to clear old auctions

4. Paypal support

Thats about it for me. I clicked install but if these update were made, I'd be more than obligated to give a donation also

I had problems with auctions where there were bids and "but it now" such as:
1. User can give minimal price higher than "buy it now".
2. When you place a bid higher than "buy it now" it still can be used (maybe "buy it now" should be hidden when the first bid is placed which is higher than minimal price?).
3. When there is minimal price it is not possible to buy through "buy it now".

In my forum I only left "buy it now" as possible option (modified template to hide auction type radio buttons, and modified vbay.php to override type to be always 'buyitnow').

Originally Posted by military-space

as I said before, it might be an issue just related to my system, but wanted developer input or input from someone else that has had the same issue or had the issue and resolved it. It is NOT pming anyone seller or buyer of a completed auction, or of winning bid.

PM is sent to both parties by scheduled task every 10 minutes.

[PoliceOff.Ass.]

Thank you sir.