Dear GarageSale Users,
the second beta release (a feature complete version for preview and testing) of the upcoming GarageSale 8.4 is available for you from this address:
https://downloads.iwascoding.com/downloads/GarageSale_8.4b2.dmg
We initially had more features planned for the 8.4 version, but eBay is now requiring a different kind of access token (OAuth, which is only supported in GarageSale 8.4) for the product search API.
This is forcing us to release a fixed version quickly to all users. Otherwise our users would remain stuck with a broken feature, something weâd like to avoid.
Whatâs new in this beta version
- fixed a crash when category search returned a single result (e.g when searching for a category id)
- category panel now displays category id when the category was deleted by eBay
- category id for deleted categories is shown in Inspector
- GarageSale will not add âmobile descriptionâ tags to description, if description already contains that tag
- âReveal Originalâ command is enabled for overview items outside of smart groups (probably needs a better name now)
General Notes about GarageSale 8.4
GarageSale 8.4 will be the first GarageSale version that support eBayâs new authorization method (OAuth), which is required to access any of the new APIs that eBay recently released (e.g. getting managed payment status, sending offers to watchers, attaching videos to listings).
Once you refreshed your eBay access token in GarageSale 8.4 from the Accounts section of the Preferences window, GarageSale will be able to ask eBay, if your account has managed payments enabled. If so, it wonât nag you to select a payment method or payment profile anymore.
If you are switching back to GarageSale 8.3.6, after having refreshed your token in GarageSale 8.4, youâll will need to refresh your token in GS 8.3 once again.
Whatâs new in GarageSale 8.4
- fixes âProduct Searchâ feature, which broke through an eBay API change
- Order section: New context menu entries in the order outline view to change order state (e.g. âshippedâ) for selected orders
- GarageSale will prevent you from starting auction-style listings, when the auto-cancel feature is enabled
- Attributes window: enabled âautocompletesâ option for certain attributes (e.g. âArtistâ attribute in LP/Records section)
- Synching: re-worked conflict algorithm to reduce the number of times the Conflict window appears
- added AppleScript command to manipulate shipping weights
- various crash fixes
- text entered in the âuser propertiesâ area of the inspector is now searchable
- new smart group rule for searching âuser propertiesâ content
- GarageSale generates a âmobile summaryâ from the first 800 characters of your listing description when uploading listings, which does not include GarageSaleâs version identifier string
- the âReveal Originalâ command is available from the overview context menu (middle area) in the listing section
- the number of images used in a listing is shown in Editor mode
- added new Preferences settings (under eBay > Advanced) that prevents automatic switching to âLiveâ view when listings are started
- âCondition descriptionâ attribute can be removed from a listing with the Revise command
- fixed font size issues in Shipping options panel
- fixed problems with importing specifics from XML files
- when GarageSale is already running, images dragged onto its Dock icon will get added to active listing
This changes allow users to group similar listings using the same user property entry, and use smart groups to keep track of such item groups.
Thanks for using GarageSale,
The GarageSale team