ImplementedMake a HipStamp API Available
Curious if there is a plan to include the API features, such as using a "COMMAND" field in the bulk uploader to do mass edits or deletes based on private ID fields, or if we can send calls on a chron job and have the system respond, such as taking an item off sale when it sells on my personal website (that's not synched)?
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An API will likely be made available eventually, but it's not a high priority at the moment.
.. I'll have to see if the zero quantity listing appear and just state out of stock, or if they are filtered out and don't even display.
1. Notice of a sale from HipStamp
2. Run a process to import new orders. (The key is the Private ID)
3. Insert or import the order into SixBit using either SQL or the SixBit API
4. Process the order in SixBit.
For now this would require all listings to be imported through eBay Sync. Bulk loading of listings directly into HipStamp may be an option if the bulk uploader is reasonably similar to the one in BidStart. However, I am not expecting to be able to export from SixBit into HipStamp withoiut having to write some code. For now, eBay will have to be used as the gateway.
There's Postage Setup, which defines where you want to ship to, and what your zones / groupings are. By default this is just Domestic (your own country) and Everywhere Else. If you removed Everywhere Else you would only ship domestically, and then could add a Zone for "Europe" and add all the European countries you wanted into that zone.
Then there's Prefilled Fields (Default Values), which is the same as what's on the bidStart Sync page. And that's just your default shipping rates for each Zone, and what's also on each listing / when you edit a listing.
Compared to bidStart the Postage Setup Locations are basically bidStart's Domestic, 2nd Tier, and International - but they're completely customizable.
It is a little confusing having two. There's a reason we do, which doesn't really apply when you import from bidStart though. That being instead of setting shipping rates you can also just use a shipping calculator. Though in that case you wouldn't set rates, but still need to set where you ship to.
If all that's a little confusing - I know! It's super flexible, but I definitely want to make it more intuitive.
I apologize for any confusion. You can rest assured that it's easy to ensure you have a 100% match to your bidStart store here, including ensuring any sold items do not remain listed here. I sent you, and other sellers, and email with this information earlier today. However, I'll reach out to you again via email to ensure you received it.