GarageSale 7 Beta 35 Released

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Dear GarageSale Users,

Beta 35 of GarageSale 7 is available for you to download from this URL (or by using the built-in updater if you are already running an earlier beta version GS 7):

https://downloads.iwascoding.com/downloads/GarageSale_7.0b35.zip

In case you are planning to use this GarageSale Beta release in production, please make sure you have working have a backup system (e.g. Time Machine) in place.

What’s new since the last Beta release

  • listing validation is not triggered by changing an event’s start date or removing a listing from an event in the Scheduler window
  • package dimensions can be specified in the Shipping panel if a shipping policy is selected
  • the “Remove category after duplication” preference works now
  • the outline view in Orders mode shows the number of additionally purchased items when preferences are set to show buyer name instead of listing name. Previously this number was only shown when the preference was set to show the purchased item’s title.
  • improved German localization

What’s new in GarageSale 7

  • completely modernized interface with instant error reporting
  • can import listing drafts from the GarageSale Scout app on iPhone
  • a new custom database engine, which hopefully deals better with large amounts of data and allows us to adapt to eBay changes more quickly
  • GarageSale 7 does away with the template/auction differentiation - it only offers listings, which can either be running or not
  • a new Orders sections which shows information about purchased items and buyers
  • Reports can generate diagrams in addition to text tables
  • automatic update of eBay category information as needed
  • listing design are now optimized for mobile devices
  • local live validation of most eBay errors in new “Preflight” panel
  • listing images can be edit using image editing apps installed on your Mac and with image editing extensions
  • listing images can be copied and pasted between images
  • support for barcodes on the variation level
  • you can copy specific settings from one listing and paste them into other listings
  • added a preference setting ‘Load Flash’ to prevent Flash plugin crashes
  • inventory items can be exported and imported
  • you can now set the quantity of 'Good ‘til cancelled’ listings to zero to mark the item “out of stock” (you need to enable the ‘Out of Stock’ feature in your selling preferences on eBay’s website)
  • when selling cars on eBay Motors or eBay UK, there is no a dedicated field for the vehicle ID (VIM or VRM)
  • the ‘Import from My eBay’ command now downloads large images from existing eBay listings
  • can automatically generate SKU for your variations
  • much more

System Requirements

  • GarageSale 7 requires OS X 10.10 or later

Upgrades and Pricing

GarageSale 7 is a paid upgrade from any previous version of GarageSale. The upgrade costs €/$ 19.99. During the public beta phase the GarageSale 7 upgrade is available for €/$ 16.99. Upgrade licenses are only available from within GarageSale 7.

If you purchased your GarageSale 6 license directly from iwascoding after August 1st 2015, you are eligible for a free upgrade to GarageSale 7. GarageSale 7 will offer you a free license once you start the purchase flow within the application. Unfortunately this free upgrade is not available for customers who bought GarageSale from the Mac App Store.

The full price for GarageSale 7 will be €/$ 39.99.

Migrating from GarageSale 6

  • GarageSale 7 has a new application identifier and uses its on database and 'Application Support folders, so you can run it along side GS 6 without side-effects
  • it should import your GS 6 library and your accounts (this process may take a while upon first launch)

How to import your GarageSale 6 library again

Sometimes there a bugs discovered and fixed in the component that migrates your GarageSale 6 library to GarageSale 7’s new format. If the bug effects you, here is how to run to import process again:

  1. Export any listing you created in GarageSale 7 and want to keep
  2. Quit GarageSale 7
  3. Rename the folder at ‘Library/Containers/com.iwascoding.garagesale7’ in your home directory to something like ‘com.iwascoding.garagesale7-old’
  4. Restart GarageSale 7
  5. Import any listings you exported in step #1

What’s still missing

  • localized user interface for languages other than English
  • a user manual
  • fixes for yet undiscovered bugs

Thanks for using GarageSale,
Ilja on behalf of the iwascoding team

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Not sure if new bug or not, but trying to edit item specifics with a job lot of books in category "Books & magazines/collections & lots/books’, and I can’t add, remove or edit special attributes box. Other ones seem to work ok.

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Beta 35 crashes every time I duplicate a listing that is currently posted on eBay. It’s fine with completed and unposted listings.

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Thanks for the heads up. We found a bug, that caused the “Duplicate” command being available for listings contained in smart groups. Choosing duplicate for a smart group listing crashes GarageSale, so the command will be disabled for the next release.

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I’m new to GarageSale – just bought a copy today. Just a quick suggestion. I’d find it really helpful if the Font, Font Size and Font Color toolbar icons could display the font in use, the size in pixels and the current color rather than just icons. It would save me having to click and consult the drop-downs to check. Would you consider implementing that?

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You should be able to press Command-T, which brings up the font panel, showing exactly the information you requested.

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Thanks, Ilja, that’s a great tip. And I’d still love you to implement my suggestion so that I don’t have to have an additional panel open in order to see what font I’m using.