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Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:29:50 -0000

By item-level entry, I mean a way of listing items that has a picture associated with each item and lists the item description next to the picture. Paragraph-level is the archaic way of listing an auction by simply providing a big block of text that has items separated by a comma or dash or tilda or some other weird character. We've all seen the old sale bills:

dresser ~ toolbox ~ wagon ~ gun safe ~ tractor ~ combine ~ Ford truck

An example of an item-level listing is anything with Internet bidding. Internet bidding requires item-level. Proxibid or purplewave.com have good examples of item-level listings. AuctionZip has examples of paragraph-level listings.

We as auctioneers can do better, we must do better and we will do better.

Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

Aaron Traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:24:11 -0000

I can't believe I forgot that part. It's crucial to find a standard set of naming conventions for images that includes letters and numbers and the few characters you mentioned. Anything outside of that is asking for trouble and headaches. More importantly, if it isn't necessary - and things like ampersands ($) and pounds (#) and slashes are NEVER necessary - why try to use it?

Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

Joe Abal — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:40:40 -0000

Aaron,what is an example of your item level entry? Are you referring to a spread sheet listing? i just want to make sure I understand your terms.Could you refer me to an example.

Nice article,good info. Why would a Kansas farm boy play music at a bar called Aggieville that's located in Kansas? Isn't an Aggie a Texas dude?

Joe Abal
Keep up the good work. Thank You for your efforts.

Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

Stuart Bain — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:38:09 -0000

Don't forget... spaces and punctuation in filenames are not a good thing unless it is a dash, period, or underscore. This ESPECIALLY applies to content you plan on uploading to be used on the web.