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Ability to add Self-hosted images

With the latest version of M2E Pro you get to choose an image upload mode in Sell on eBay > General

You can select from 3 available options:

  • Automatic - if you try to upload more than 1 image for an Item or particular Variational Attribute, the EPS-hosted mode will be used automatically. Otherwise, the Self-hosted mode will be used automatically;
  • Self-hosted - all the images are provided as direct links to the images saved in your Magento;
  • EPS-hosted - all the images are uploaded to eBay EPS service.

Understanding the differences in functions of the modes helps will help you select the most suitable option.

  • In the Self-hosted mode the load on your server can be significantly increased. Each time the images are shown to buyers on eBay Item Page, they are uploaded from your server. However, during the List/Relist/Revise actions M2E Pro sends only a link to the image, so the process is quite fast.
  • When the EPS-hosted mode is used, all the images shown on eBay Item Page are taken directly from eBay, so the Performance of your server is not affected. Yet, this process is rather slow and the time of actions running is increased, as only one image can be uploaded onto eBay at a time. For example, if you are trying to list a Configurable Product that contains 5 variations and each variation has 5 images in it, it . It could take up to 6 minutes to Revise a single Item. Thus, the update of your inventory can become a very time-consuming process.
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Please be very careful selecting an option for the image upload mode to prevent Performance decrease.

  • Automatic mode is created to maintain balance between the server performance and the speed of actions running.

These settings play a major role in the process of Item Listing. The settings are applied when the first image is uploaded and either the Self-hosted mode or EPS-hosted mode is chosen. After the List action is complete, the Items remain connected to one of the modes until they are not Stopped and Relisted on eBay. The mode cannot be changed due to eBay API restrictions.

Amount of pictures for each Variational Attribute

In the latest version you can upload up to 12 images for each variation. Necessary settings can be specified in Description Policy.

Images may also be selected from a Magento attribute whose value contains an absolute URL.

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Note: Text, Multiple Select or Dropdown Attribute types can be used. The Value of the Attribute must contain absolute urls. In Text type Attribute urls must be separated with a comma.
e.g. http://mymagentostore.com/images/baseimage1.jpg, http://mymagentostore.com/images/baseimage2.jpg

Ability to use an International Shipping Rate Table for eBay Canada (French)

The new M2E version has been improved with an option to specify settings for International Shipping Rate in Shipping Policy for Canada (French) eBay site.

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Note: The Shipping Rate Table should be previously created directly on an eBay site, after which the provided values can be used by M2E Pro.

Ability to set up the Extended Holiday Returns option for eBay Canada (French)

In the previous versions there was no option to specify settings for Extended Holidays in Return Policy for Canada (French) eBay site.

However, this setting is available in the latest version.

Freight Shipping for Canada (French)

In the updated version, an option to use a Freight Shipping Type has been added to Canada (French) eBay site.

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