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5th March 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.114

Some enhancements in this release...

  • The search for additional items on eBay in Price Tracker will now exclude in its results any items that are already present in the selected Price Track.
  • Added guidance notes to the Price Tracker windows.
  • Further enhancements to the Pie Charts in the Detailed Overheads report to exclude any items at zero amount.
  • The tree control no longer expands all parent items on start-up of the application providing a tidier display.
  • Fixes a bug in the eBay CSV file import where apostrophes were not handled properly.
  • Fixes a bug in the eBay CSV file import where the item descriptions were frequently imported against the wrong item number.

For users who have installed an earlier version of AuctionX2 simply run uninstall from the AuctionX2 directory on your PC, download and install the latest version to the same location. All your imported data and images will be retained following the upgrade. If you have purchased a key this will also continue to work following upgrade.


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4th March 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.113

Some enhancements in this release...

  • Changed the way the pie charts in the Detailed Overheads and Profit Cost reports are displayed to help prevent labels from overlapping each other.
  • Reduced the size of the dialog boxes used to display the Detailed Overheads and Profit Cost reports.

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26th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.112

Some fixes in this release...

  • Fixes the progress bar not updating in PriceTracker as data is imported.
  • Resize of the Trends Graph in PriceTracker so that the x-axis label 'Month' is correctly displayed.
  • Ended items i.e. those with no bids and past their end date are now counted in PriceTracker.
  • Removed the cancel button from the PriceTracker progress bar as this is no longer required.

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25th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.111

PriceTracker !

  • This release see the re-launch of our market analysis module PriceTracker which works for ebay.co.uk, ebay.com and ebay.de

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23rd February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.110

Support for eBay Germany www.ebay.de in this release plus new features...

  • www.ebay.de eBay Germany now supported by AuctionX2.
  • www.paypal.com/de now supported by AuctionX2.
  • Extended the options dialog to allow www.ebay.de to be selected.
  • All browse item links now support www.ebay.de if configured.
  • The PayPal shortcut link now supports www.paypal.com/de if configured.
  • eBay CSV and PayPal CSV import routines updated to detect and support German files.
  • Applied a fix to the import of auction types in the eBay CSV import.
  • Applied a fix to the eBay Refunds tab to correctly list eBay refunds that don't have a corresponding item in the sales ledger.
  • Extended Stock Management to automatically update new imported sales items with a purchase price based on the stock item's unit price.
  • Added a button the Edit Stock Item dialog to allow purchase prices in sold items to be applied manually as well.

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16th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.109

A fix to the budget graph...

  • This release contains a fix to the budget graph. Overheads for each month recorded in the purchase ledger are now deducted from the actual profit line in the budget graph. Any refunds for the month are added back to the profit line.

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14th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.108

A further improvement to the PayPal file import...

  • This release contains a further improvement to the PayPal CSV file import.

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12th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.107

A fix to the PayPal file import...

  • This release contains a fix to the PayPal CSV file import which was not always mapping paypal data to the correct sold item(s).

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11th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.106

A new addition to reporting in this release...

  • The Sales Price Trends Report allows you to view the changes in pricing that your items are fetching. This allows you to monitor and find those items which are performing badly, those which are performing well and also allows you to work out the best pricing for any fixed price or ButItNow listings in the future.

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6th February 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.105

The New Stock Management Module is released...

  • A new Stock Management tab and shortcut menus allowing you to track and manage your sales inventory, prompting you to reorder and ensuring you never run out of the items you sell.
  • Changed the default filter year to 2010 for new installations.
  • Increased the size of the drop down lists in the Add Overheads dialog to improve ease of use.
  • A fix to the Profit By Auction Type Graph to now include Buy It Now sales in the 'Fixed' category after importing your eBay invoice(s).
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20th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.104

Some fixes in this release...

  • All of the links in AuctionX2 now operate with any installed browser not just Internet Explorer.
  • The main AuctionX2 application no longer maximizes itself on startup.
  • We have updated the Quick Start Guide to help with the downloading of PayPal CSV files into AuctionX2.
  • Our thanks to ChrisB at PowerSellersUnite for suggesting these changes...
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17th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.103

More Organiser and Calendar features added in this release...

  • A new Today's Reminders dialog is now shown for today when you launch AuctionX2 allowing you to page through any tasks you have set-up earlier in the Calendar.
  • Some small fixes to the display of task information when double clicking on days in the Calendar.

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16th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.102

New Organiser and Calendar Feature...

  • The latest release of AuctionX2 provides an Organiser and Calendar which allows you to schedule important tasks related to your online business. In addition to this you can also view daily sales figures across the calendar and filter these from the main panel.
  • To see a screenshot of the new Organiser feature in AuctionX2 please click here.

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6th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.101

A new feature and some further fixes in this release...

  • We have added a 4th tabbed page for Postage Tracking. This will list and filter postage tracking details against sold items and allow you to easily browse to the item on eBay.
  • A fix to the tabs to ensure the currently selected tab remains highlighted after a filter change.
  • Fixed a problem where View Totals was jumping to the Purchase Ledger in error.
  • Improvements to various warnings and messages within the application.

6th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.100

Some bug fixes in this release...

  • The minimum and maximum sale price and price trend amounts found in the Update Item dialog now display the correct values for each item.
  • Fixed the selection and recording of postage details again found in the Update Item dialog.
  • Added to the list of postal service providers and services.

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5th January 2010 - Software Release v.1.1.0.99

Some enhancements and new features in this release...

  • Updated the default search year to 2010 for any new installations.
  • Added a new eBay refunds tab and page view showing you all your refunded payments from eBay.

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15th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.98

A fix in this release...

  • We have corrected a permissions problem in this release that was causing problems running AuctionX2 on Vista and Windows7 machines.

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14th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.97

Some new features in this release

  • We have added sales price trend information to each item's history in the sales ledger. This lets you know if an item is currently rising or falling in final sale price.
  • Some further user interface improvements.

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13th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.96

Some new features in this release

  • We have added a new item history pane to the Update Item dialog which shows you the following stats on a selected item (maximum sale price, minimum sale price, average sale price, number of items sold, last sale date).
  • We have extended the menu to include Update Item, Enter Purchase Cost(s) and Enter Supplier(s) against selected sales ledger items. These options can still be found in the right click and left click pop-up menus.
  • Some further user interface improvements and guidance.

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10th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.95

Some new features and also some improvements in this release

  • A brand new feature in this release is a 110,000+ word dictionary and keyword spell checker that will check all your sold item listings making suggestions where appropriate on how you can improve your keywords. This is especially useful if you relist items or sell similar items and want to improve their keyword item descriptions to increase visitors on eBay.
  • The spell checker will also make suggestions on the use of capital letters in certain words to emphasise listings and again attract more visitors on eBay.
  • Fixed the menu icons that were mixed up in the previous release - apologies to everyone on version .94 for this oversight.
  • Improved the presentation of the bottom panel of search criteria.

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9th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.94

Some new features in this release

  • We have added new search criteria to the main application window. You can now filter on items with photos and buyer ids. As always wildcards and partial strings are accepted e.g. buyer id 'laz' will find 'lazarus_90' and 'allazer22'.
  • Optimized search speed on the sales ledger page.
  • Added icon buttons to the View Gallery Photo dialog box.

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7th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.93

Some improvements and fixes in this release

  • Upgraded the ChartDirector components to version 5.0.
  • Changes to the Gallery Photo feature to retain the browsed file location when you add extra photos, saves having to browse to the same location each time you want add more photos to AuctionX2.
  • Fixed a bug which could have crashed the application when the new Profit by Auction Type Graph is launched.

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5th December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.92

A New Quick Start Guide in this release...

  • We have added a new Quick Start Guide to our website which can also be linked to from AuctionX2.
  • Slight modifications to improve prompts to the user in the AuctionX2 interface.

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2nd December 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.91

New graphs in the this release and some enhancements...

  • Two new graphs are included in this release - the Annual Sales by Auction Type and Profit by Auction Type Graphs provide valuable information on the best types of auction sale to use (Fixed Price, Best Offer, Store or Auction).
  • Enhancements around the Photo Archiving feature to check items have photos loaded before allowing viewing and retrieving.
  • Added the Photo Menu section to the tree view together with new icons.
  • Re-ordered the list of reports in the tree view to be the same as the reports menu for ease of use.

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30th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.90

Some important fixes in this release...

  • Fixes a problem for US users where dates were not importing correctly from the import of the eBay Sales CSV file - this meant sales data could appear in incorrect months in reports.
  • All of the column headings in the Purchase Ledger view can now be clicked on to sort the list.
  • The following Purchase Ledger entries now import from the eBay Sales CSV file - PowerSeller Discount, Picture Manager Fees, Blackthorne Pro and Store (Premium).
  • Best Offer Final Value Fees are now being correctly imported from the eBay Sales CSV file.
  • A rounding error in the Profit By Pictures Bought Report has now been resolved.

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23rd November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.89

Photograph Archiving and Management...

  • Small change in this release to ensure that larger gallery photos imported into AuctionX2 are scaled to fit the dialog window when being viewed.

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22nd November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.88

Photograph Archiving and Management...

  • This release of Auction X2 contains a brand new set of photograph features including an archive, search and retrieve facility. Designed to allow you to store all your eBay gallery photos and retrieve in the future for fast relisting.
  • Bug fix to ensure all entered overheads are displayed in the Purchase Ledger tabbed view.

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13th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.87

The New Keyword Analysis Graph...

  • This release of Auction X2 contains a new graph report - Profit By Keyword Analysis. The report analyses the most frequently used keywords in your sold items by profit made. This can help you to tailor item descriptions when listing to maximise profit.

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12th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.86

Filtered Budget Reports

  • The budget graph will now also allow you to filter by search criteria. This will allow you to create specific annual budgets for products for example DVDs. You can then filter your data by DVD and run the DVD budget graph to track your business progress.

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10th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.85

Faster Reporting !

  • We have optimised the generation of all the reports in this release of AuctionX2. Reports now display at least 60% faster than previous releases.

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9th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.84

Some fixes in this release.

  • Fix to prevent the PayPal import from incorrectly updating relisted items - this was affecting the Returning Buyers Report.
  • Includes eBay Selling Manager subscription fees in the supplier look-up list.
  • The Edit Supplier dialog now hides the built-in purchase ledger suppliers.

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8th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.83

Some new functionality in this release.

  • Added back in the Full Inventory Report which shows running counts of all sold and unsold (or currently listing items).
  • Fixed the Annual Sales Graph to now include unsold and currently selling items.
  • Ensures that the edit item and select supplier functions in the sales ledger don't list purchase ledger suppliers for selection as these don't apply.

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4th November 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.82

Some important changes in this release.

  • The eBay invoice import will now import more subscription fees to the purchase ledger including Sales Manager Pro, Sales Reports Plus and Shop subscriptions.
  • Any credits in the eBay invoice imported are now shown on the purchase ledger and deducted correctly.
  • Fixed a bug to the eBay invoice import of purchase ledger entries for ebay.com users.

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31st October 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.81

Some important changes in this release.

  • Added ability to import multiple sales of the same item.
  • Added a Purchase Ledger Tab to allow you to view your overheads for example Selling Manager Pro subscription fees.
  • Extended the tabbed view column headings to allow different columns for each new tabbed view.
  • Added a delete overheads right click pop up menu to the purchase ledger screen.
  • Renamed Location to Supplier throughout AuctionX2.

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23rd October 2009 - Software Release v.1.1.0.80

Some important changes in this release.

  • The Profit Cost and Overheads Analysis Graphs when displayed as a pie chart now shows all amounts correctly rounded.
  • We now provide a telephone helpdesk number details of which can be found on our support page.
  • All data is now imported directly from both your eBay monthly invoices and your PayPal history download CSV files.

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