Auction Product Type

Hi Rob

I have just finished the updates I mentioned, there were also a few other bugs I found which have been squashed (like not displaying a bid if it was under £1).

I will add your suggestion #1 and #3 and submit it tomorrow. Ref #2 do you mean the copy feature?

Kind Regards

Dave

Hi guys, does anyone know how to change the auction to an other way round? For example I have something for 1000, but bidders placing less( 900, 800 etc) and one of them who place minimal price then he win ?

Thank you in advance.

Hi Dave,

Before I respond, here's a question: I'm ready to update the store from v1.3.9 to v1.5.0. Are there any issues with the auction module I should know about before I apply this update?

Now, to your question. I wrote:

Bug 2: Moving a product from auction to fixed price, or fixed price to auction. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this, short of manually deleting the product, and then manually adding it back in. You can use the "move" function, but that merely moves the product from one category to another, while maintaining its fixed or auction characteristics.

After further testing, here is a more detailed description of the problem:

1. I have an art site, selling paintings. Some of the artists have subcategories: Auction and Fixed Price. If you decide to change a product's status from auction to fixed price, or from fixed price to auction, there's no way to do it by using either the move or copy function. If you use either of these functions, the status details go with it. In other words, an auction product moved to a fixed price subcategory takes it's auction details with it. The same is true for copying or moving a fixed price product to an auction subcategory. In that case, when viewing the product details in Admin, the auction fields are not available, so there is no way to "convert" the product.

2. Another bug discovered this week: If you have a subcategory of products (a particular artist's paintings, for example), and there are no subcategories beneath it, you can't add subcategories without deleting all of the products first. I don't know if this is a Zen Cart issue, or an auction module problem, but it's pretty irritating.

Thanks,

Rob

Davx:

Hi Rob

I have just finished the updates I mentioned, there were also a few other bugs I found which have been squashed (like not displaying a bid if it was under £1).

I will add your suggestion #1 and #3 and submit it tomorrow. Ref #2 do you mean the copy feature?

Kind Regards

Dave

Just installed this package. It works without any noticable issues as yet, however it has altered the layout of the general non auction product pages.

It used to be that when viewing a product category it would display 2 columns of products, now it is a single product column, although the system is still set to 2 columns, also the Auction table header for the module displays on every product listing page at the top, just below the filter section?

Hi there new to Zen and looking for a bit of much needed help with the Auction. I have installed all the files and ran the SQL patch. In Admin everything seems fine except there is no sidebox option and when I have added a product to the Auction category and included reserve price etc nothing will display on my site. No auction display, no sideboxes or auction info of any kind? I've looked again and again at the installation guide and tried reinstalling already. As I have said auction manager etc is there in Admin so I just cannot find where I have gone wrong http://www.proquip.ie/index.php?main_page=product_auction_info&cPath=1&products_id=1 If anyone can help I would really really appreciate it

Hi Dave,

Are you still scanning this forum? It would help me tremendously if you could possibly answer my questions, and if you plan to fix any of these bugs in the near future and can provide a "guesstimate" for when it might be done, it would relieve some of the strain.

Thanks,

Rob

Rob Wood:

Hi Dave,

Before I respond, here's a question: I'm ready to update the store from v1.3.9 to v1.5.0. Are there any issues with the auction module I should know about before I apply this update?

Now, to your question. I wrote:

Bug 2: Moving a product from auction to fixed price, or fixed price to auction. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this, short of manually deleting the product, and then manually adding it back in. You can use the "move" function, but that merely moves the product from one category to another, while maintaining its fixed or auction characteristics.

After further testing, here is a more detailed description of the problem:

1. I have an art site, selling paintings. Some of the artists have subcategories: Auction and Fixed Price. If you decide to change a product's status from auction to fixed price, or from fixed price to auction, there's no way to do it by using either the move or copy function. If you use either of these functions, the status details go with it. In other words, an auction product moved to a fixed price subcategory takes it's auction details with it. The same is true for copying or moving a fixed price product to an auction subcategory. In that case, when viewing the product details in Admin, the auction fields are not available, so there is no way to "convert" the product.

2. Another bug discovered this week: If you have a subcategory of products (a particular artist's paintings, for example), and there are no subcategories beneath it, you can't add subcategories without deleting all of the products first. I don't know if this is a Zen Cart issue, or an auction module problem, but it's pretty irritating.

Thanks,

Rob

Rob

Apologies about the delayed reply. I have been in the process of moving jobs so haven't had much time and overlooked this. I am waiting on a new laptop to arrive, had to give my work one back, once I have this I will be back with you.

First I will be fixing the copy/change features, this could do with a complete overhaul but its my top priority. I have also made a note of the other features you wanted and will start on those once this is done.

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards

Dave

Leslie,

The first step would be to make sure that all files have been uploaded correctly, also make sure that you have renamed any directories accordingly and are uploading in BINARY mode not ASCII.

Please let me know if after this you still require help.

Kind Regards

Dave

I need to disable the "units in stock" listing on the auction page, so it does not show this value at all. Disabling it in the rest of the cart doesn't seem to affect the auction converted products. Any ideas?

I found the solution in Catalog - Product Types - Auction - Page Layout.

This said, there's some odd empty space displaying on the page, with five or six blank lines between the starting bid and the minimum bid increase, and more blank lines between the "log in to place bid" button and the description. Any way to shorten this up and remove some of the blank lines?

Hi Dave,

It's been just about a month since we last spoke. Is there anything we can do at this end to move these fixes forward? Is it a matter of dollars? We do have a budget, after all. Would that help grease the wheels?

Best regards,

Rob

Davx:

Rob

Apologies about the delayed reply. I have been in the process of moving jobs so haven't had much time and overlooked this. I am waiting on a new laptop to arrive, had to give my work one back, once I have this I will be back with you.

First I will be fixing the copy/change features, this could do with a complete overhaul but its my top priority. I have also made a note of the other features you wanted and will start on those once this is done.

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards

Dave

coolscrapbook:

Question: Can an auction be resintated after it ends? I can't seem to get this to work for me. One of my auctions ended iwth a bid, and I cannot reset again. Does that mean I have delete and create a new one?

I have the same issue - any fix for it?

Dave,

I'm reaching the desperation stage for these issues. I've offered to pay for your help, but I getting only silence. Isn't there some way we can move things forward?

Thanks,

Rob

Hi Rob

Mega apolgies mate, I have had a lot going on here, changing jobs/moving house etc.

I will try and get to this at the weekend or before if I can.

Kind Regards

Dave

Just found this thread
Without having to read 65 pages
Does this work?
And will it work with v1.5?

thanks

Dave

I've installed the Product auction module but there is no Auction manager option either under the configuration or tools in admin. What is goig on? I get no errors running the Install sql script.

thanks

I did some more research on my test site which is local and saw that if I go to Catalog - Categories/Products and select my Auction category and select Propducts- Auctions and can enter the information for the auction but stil have no AUction Manager. what happened, why can't I get the Auction Manager to load?

I am having a problem with this module. I can add an auction product to the auction category created. There is no Product Auction or AUction Manager in Admin - COnfiguration. I received no errors when the istal sql script ran.

WHat is going on? How am i going to know if the appropriate emails are sent out when the auction ends?

I am attaching of my phpmyadmin for the configurtion_group table. In it, it has Auction Manager, but the auction manager does not appear anywhere in Admin. WHat file(s) control the admin options so I can try and find out what is going on and fx it?

thanks in advance

dfontana:

I am having a problem with this module. I can add an auction product to the auction category created. There is no Product Auction or AUction Manager in Admin - COnfiguration. I received no errors when the istal sql script ran.

WHat is going on? How am i going to know if the appropriate emails are sent out when the auction ends?

Which version of Zen Cart are you using.