[RESOLVED]some small issue

[Wajo357]

http://shmax.com/product_details/9728/commander
Above the second chart.... the word "Version)" is bleeding into the next line. Also, why is my price not being used for appraisal? Finally, how do we change the search for the ebay criteria, because it is picking up KM-01, not KM-01X.

BTW, how does a normal user change the search keywords for the ebay results? So KM-01X page doesn't get KM-01 auctions and pricing data...

[Tripredacus]

http://shmax.com/product_details/9728/commander
Above the second chart.... the word "Version)" is bleeding into the next line. Also, why is my price not being used for appraisal? Finally, how do we change the search for the ebay criteria, because it is picking up KM-01, not KM-01X.

BTW, how does a normal user change the search keywords for the ebay results? So KM-01X page doesn't get KM-01 auctions and pricing data...

The "bleed" is because the amount of data is longer than the maximum pixel width of the "box" the text is in.

Also, I think user prices aren't used until there is a minimum number of user prices entered into the system. I think it uses Ebay prices (if it can find auctions that is) if that minimum isn't yet reached.

[shmax]

http://shmax.com/product_details/9728/commander
Above the second chart.... the word "Version)" is bleeding into the next line. Also, why is my price not being used for appraisal? Finally, how do we change the search for the ebay criteria, because it is picking up KM-01, not KM-01X.

BTW, how does a normal user change the search keywords for the ebay results? So KM-01X page doesn't get KM-01 auctions and pricing data...

The "bleed" is because the amount of data is longer than the maximum pixel width of the "box" the text is in.

Also, I think user prices aren't used until there is a minimum number of user prices entered into the system. I think it uses Ebay prices (if it can find auctions that is) if that minimum isn't yet reached.

Right on both counts. I'll see if I can do something about the price history chart layout--worst-case scenario is I have to use ellipses.

Like Trip says, we don't use user-supplied data for the public appraisal data unless we have at least 5 data points (when including eBay points), but it should still use your input data when computing the value of your own collection. Is it not doing so?

And finally, I'll have to sit and debug the KM-01 thing--the blacklist should be catching it and tossing it out. If it isn't, it's a bug and I should be able to fix it.

Thanks much for the bugs!

[shmax]

Right on both counts. I'll see if I can do something about the price history chart layout--worst-case scenario is I have to use ellipses.

I tried removing the "shmax.com user price paid bleah bleah bleah" copy from the chart title, and added it back as a y-axis label. Seems to do the trick--what do you think?

[Wajo357]

better... thanks

[shmax]

Finally, how do we change the search for the ebay criteria, because it is picking up KM-01, not KM-01X.
BTW, how does a normal user change the search keywords for the ebay results? So KM-01X page doesn't get KM-01 auctions and pricing data...

I dug into this matter. There were 3 issues:
1. sku product ids weren't being added to the big master blacklist. I've fixed this.
2. When comparing auction terms to the greenlist for each product, word boundaries were only applying to the front of a word, but not the end. So, because we had "km01x" in the greenlist, the term "km01" was being cleared as greenlit. As an experiment I'm now enforcing word boundaries on both the front and back of each term, which will fix this case but probably harm others. We'll just have to keep an eye on things.
3. Auctions selling km-01x tend to include a lot of other terms that were getting caught by the blacklist, such as "commander x", "hearts of steel", and even "shattered glass". I have no idea what any of that stuff has to do with this toy, but I added them to the greenlist via the eBay search terms, so we're now getting some data points for this item.

Whew. That seems to take care of everything in this list, so I'ma gonna close this bug, then go take a nap. I advise you all to do the same.

[Wajo357]

thanks. What I was saying earlier was the functionality for a user to manipulate the eBay greenlist/blacklist for items themselves.

[shmax]

thanks. What I was saying earlier was the functionality for a user to manipulate the eBay greenlist/blacklist for items themselves.

Bugs notwithstanding, you already can through careful manipulation of the "eBay search terms" input. Using eBay's search syntax, you can manually subtract words (using the minus sign), add alternative words (by or'ing terms together with parenthetical groups), and mark words as related, but not required for searching (by making an or list with those terms that also includes one of the required terms). The system is a bit of a fail because I'm currently the only one who really understands it, so it'll need to be rethought at some point. It'll happen.

[Wajo357]

where is the eBay search terms input?

[shmax]

where is the eBay search terms input?

Modiy any product record, and look for the widget called "Ebay Search".

[Wajo357]

where is the eBay search terms input?

Modiy any product record, and look for the widget called "Ebay Search".

thanks. I thought I tried looking before this thread was created and I couldn't find it. I must have missed it.

[Tripredacus]

where is the eBay search terms input?

Modiy any product record, and look for the widget called "Ebay Search".

thanks. I thought I tried looking before this thread was created and I couldn't find it. I must have missed it.

It was a bug that was fixed in the past month or two, where only mods and admins could see that option. So its "new" to us regular users lol.