See Also

  1. Adding Notes to an Item
  2. Adding Inventory Information on an Item
  3. Adding Weight and Dimensions to an Item
  4. Adding an Item from an Item Template
  5. Adding an Item from Scratch
  6. Creating Items
  7. Deleting Items
  8. Duplicating Items
  9. Entering Listing Upgrades
  10. Entering eBay Listing Information
  11. Entering eBay Shipping Information
  12. Entering Payment Information
  13. Importing Data into SixBit
  14. Saving an Item as an Item Template
  15. Entering Title and Description
  16. Entering an Allocation Plan
  17. Entering Etsy Information
  18. Entering Product and Shipping Info
  19. Entering Tags and Materials
  20. Entering Categories and Attributes
  21. Entering Item Specifics
  22. Entering eBay Catalog Information
  23. Adding Items in Bulk
  24. Printing Inventory Labels
  25. Adding Pricing Information to an Item
  26. Adding Product Information to an Item
  27. Editing Items
  28. Entering Categories
  29. Managing Pictures on an Item

Entering Item Data

All of the information about each item being sold will be entered into an item record, on the Item Window.  The data can be entered manually, or by choosing the item from a site catalog using the Item Research Tool.

 

To open an existing item record:

  1. Open the Sell Items mode.   How?How? From the Mode selector in the lower left, choose Sell Items.
  2. Select the item in the grid.
  3. Click the Edit button on the Create tab on the ribbon.

 

To open a new item record:

  1. Open the Sell Items mode.   How?How? From the Mode selector in the lower left, choose Sell Items.
  2. Follow the steps in Adding an Item from Scratch, or Adding an Item from an Item Template to create and open a new item record.

 

Master vs. Site Specific Fields

SixBit is a multi-channel eCommerce(Electronic Commerce) - the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet. selling solution.  That means it is designed to list items on many different eCommerce sites and not any one in particular.  When dealing with multiple eCommerce sites, we must take into consideration the different fields and values that each site requires as part of its listing process.

 

For example, there are some fields that will be the same for all sites.  The weight of an item doesn't change no matter what site it gets listed on.  Likewise, the pictures of the item are the same for each site too.  Fields that apply to multiple sites are referred to as master item fields.

 

The master item information includes:

 

Some fields are different from site to site.  Category is a good example.  Although an item does not change, the category structure that is set up on each site is different.  Therefore, the item record must provide a way to enter the category for each site that requires a category.  Title is also another example.  On eBay, you may use abbreviations like VHTF (Very Hard to Find) or NIB (New In Box) in your title, but that might not be acceptable or normal practice on other sites.  Fields that apply to only one site are referred to as site specific fields.

 

The site specific information you will enter includes:

 

When looking at the Item Window, notice that we have included all of the master item fields at the top, and all of the site specific fields on a tab strip at the bottom.  Each supported and enabled site will have its own tab.  Examples for eBay and Etsy are shown below.