Do I have to leave my computer on during the auctions?

GarageSale
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In the Inspector window, it says you have to leave the computer on for GS to upload the auctions to eBay (obviously).
But I just want to make sure that once the auctions are loaded, I can turn off my computer without screwing anything up and can still monitor and edit auctions if necessary.

I searched the manual, FAQ and this forum but found no answer. THANK YOU for any answers.

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Hi bruhed,

you only have to keep your Mac running if you’re about to schedule-start listings with the GarageSale scheduler.
Please see the help here:
http://wiki.iwascoding.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Scheduling_Auctions#GarageSale.27s_built-in_Auction_Scheduler

Regards, Kristian

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Hi, Kristian–

Thanks for the quick and courteous reply.

Yep, that’s what I was talking about in my initial query. But it doesn’t mention anything about “after” the auctions have started running. Can I turn it off *after *the schedule has begun and all have started running on eBay? I’m going out of town and have to shut down after the start date.

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Hi,

of course you can turn your Mac off if no listings are about to start.

Regards, Kristian

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Thanks, Kristian. But it’s not mentioned in the manual and it’s hardly “obvious” because some programs will log one out when the connection is lost, which is why I was asking. I’d rather ask and be sure than not ask and find out the “obvious” wasn’t true, LOL!

Thanks again.

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Hello again–I scheduled auctions last night to run this morning, and clicked “enable event.” They did not run. I noticed I had my hard drive set to go to sleep after a few hours. The computer was on and GS was open. Does the HD have to also be “awake” for GS to upload?

Thanks again,
MIke