I know that a lot of people get frustrated because oftentimes it isn't feasible for Myibay to import shipping costs, usually because the seller is using a variable cost. Until either eBay changes something that allows Myibay to more easily obtain shipping cost information, or the Myibay devs figure out a way around this, why not let "Shipping" be a field that users can manually edit if no shipping cost information is received from eBay? Maybe even alter the color the text of the shipping cost field if the information has been put in manually, or add an asterisk next to the field's value.

I don't know about everyone else, but this would really help me out! Thanks for all the hard work put into this application; it is appreciated.

That's definitely a good idea, but...
How would like it to be implemented to keep the interface simple and easy for those who don't need it?
The problem is that about 5% of users really want this so other 95% should not be frustrated and confused by this extra option.

That's a very valid concern; you don't want added features to turn off even the minority of your users. You could make the feature disabled by default, and users such as myself would have to go to Settings/Interface to turn it on via a checkbox. Assuming the users enabled the feature, here's what I was thinking it would look like (click to see full size):



If Myibay DID import shipping cost data from eBay, any attempts to alter the shipping cost field could cause a dialog box to pop up asking the user if he or she is sure they want to change the value of the field. What do you think?

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Let me discuss it with my designer and other users to get a better opinion on that.
I'm definitely considering this feature.

Thanks for your consideration. I think I should add that at a later date, this feature could prove to be VERY helpful for those users who use Groups, a feature that I think everyone can find useful. If you need any more input on the subject, let me know; I'd love to help.

I support this idea. Good.

Just make it editable! Whats so confusing about that? I doubt there are very many unsophisticated users using this site anyway! Is that field even involved in the actual snipe?

crazedpro wrote:
Is that field even involved in the actual snipe?

It's not involved into sniping.
Are you going to edit it for all items so I can remove retrieving shipping information completely?

What's the word on the implementation of this feature? Any news yet? Not trying to pester; we're all very appreciative of the hard work done by the myibay team. Just curious.

Matthias777,
That will be coming in the next version.
There is no ETA yet as it will include a several cosmetic bug fixes, which are still being developed.

Sashka wrote:
Matthias777,
That will be coming in the next version.
There is no ETA yet as it will include a several cosmetic bug fixes, which are still being developed.

Fantastic! Thanks so much, Sashka. I admit that in addition to the reasons stated in my original post, I had an additional reason for wanting this feature implemented.

Since you will now have the ability to edit shipping prices, accurate shipping costs can be seen in the Shipping column in the main/group view. This allows the implementation of another feature, one that will greatly simplify group sniping. Please see my new thread here.

Sashka wrote:
Matthias777,
That will be coming in the next version.
There is no ETA yet as it will include a several cosmetic bug fixes, which are still being developed.

Any idea when that next version will be?

Matthias other idea at https://www.myibidder.com/forums/viewtopic/3233/my-snipe-shipped-cost-enter-one-snipe-value-for-an-entire-group-including-shipping-costs/ will be great, too!

Deina,
This is still in pending ToDo list, but unfortunately this is not a higher priority right now due to mobile development.
I understand this topic was brought up long time ago, but it seems like this was pushed more than I originally expected.

Just wanted to post and say thanks to Deina for bringing this back up. To Sashka, it may have been a long time since I initially posted this thread, but we (users) are still eagerly awaiting the implementation of this feature!

I moved it to a higher position in the ToDo list. Although, I can't guarantee it, but hopefully that will speed it up a little.
Thank you for reminding.