This is the section that will access our half million card database and help you make sportscard listings. The best way to use this is to sort the cards you are entering by set, and then add the numbers from the set screens described below. After that, apply some defaults, a little further editing if desired, and finally transfer to the Item Manager for posting to their final destination. It really is that easy, but do read the step information, because there are a couple of nifty little features that you might miss!

• Make a Sportscard List: This is the first step to making a Sportscard List. You start by selecting the Sport, Year, and Company for the Card Set Selector. The selector will return a list of available sets for your choices. Select one of the sets that you want to enter card numbers for and proceed. 
  

• Enter Card Numbers: On this screen enter the card numbers for the set you are working on. Verify that you are in the right set by looking at the title at the top of the page. Enter your card numbers one per line like this:




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and so on. When you have finished adding the numbers for this set, send your numbers in at the bottom of the box you are typing in.


• Verify Card Numbers: The next screen will access the database, and create a title line for each listing. Don't worry, you can edit this later. If there are one or two items in the list that you don't want, just uncheck them before saving. If you are happy with the list you have entered, save your list. If you don't save at this point, nothing will be added. 
  

• Once a list has been added, you can repeat this process for as many times as needed. We do recommend that you add all of the cards at one time before moving to the Edit Section.
  

• This may be one of the most important things we mention in the Sportscard Section: When your list was saved in the list making section, we took a little liberty by making an Image File Name for you. If you don't like what we did, you can edit it, or take it out. But if you are providing a scanned image for each of your listings (and by golly you should!), then we have done the work for you. If you name your scanned pictures in the manner we do, you will never have to enter an image for any auction listing, because it will be automatic. We do this by taking the year and the number of a card, and adding .jpg to the end of it. So a 1998 Whatever #123 would have the Image File name as 1998123.jpg already entered for you. Now this system can be a little flawed if you have two 1998 #123's from different sets, so you might have to make an adjustment here or there. But we feel this is rare, and it is better to have a simple system.
  

• Apply Defaults - A close second in the Most Important Things to know: The first thing to do after creating a Sportscard List is to use the Apply Defaults section on the Edit Sportscard Listings menu. At the least, you will want to set the categories for the site you plan to post your items to in the end. You may also set a number of fields where they will apply to all items in your list. This section is a major time saver, and will limit the amount of further editing that you need to do.




Call this the planning ahead department. One of the main reasons for the Apply Defaults feature is that if you plan your auction ahead of time, you can actually completely edit all items in one fast step. Obviously, to do this would require some common ground between all items. Specific years, teams, or our favorites, same condition. In cases like these, the same description will apply to all items, the categories will be set for you, and the only thing you will need to do is start the items at the same price. Of course you don't have to do an auction this way, but at some point you will be making decisions based on the number of listings that you can create in a period of time. And running a common them auction is absolutely the fastest way to list a lot of auctions in the Sportscard Manager.


• Make List to Edit: Edit Sportscard Section, main menu. After creating your lists, and applying the default information to all items, you may edit each item in your list. You determine how many items you want to edit at the same time. The reason for this is because some computers can handle more information on  a screen, and the fewer times you need to change pages the faster the job will be completed. If you have already started you may choose a record number to start with as well.




Another of the powerful aspects of the Sportscard Manager are the preloaded descriptions for card attributes. You may choose from our list of descriptions for color, centering, grades, corners, and guide value. If you do not wish to include that information, just skip that field. The final process that gathers up each items information and creates the items' description has been designed to look good with all, some or none of the information provided.



With each individual item the number of characters currently  in your title is displayed. The limit for eBay listings is 45 characters. Other sites will vary.


• When you have completed editing the individual items, you may choose the View All link to see an overview of all items in your list. Individual items may be removed from this screen. You may click on the title to bring the individual item to the edit screen. 
  

• After completing your editing and you have determined that the items are ready to go, they must be transferred to the Item Manager. You will find a link to Transfer Sportscard List on the Main Menu, and on the Edit Sportscard Menu. 
   

• After transferring your list to the Item Manager you have completed the Sportscard Manager steps. Your items will not be removed unless you remove them with the link provided on the Edit Sportscards menu. We do this in case you make template changes in the Item Manager that don't work out the way you planned. This way you can remove them from the Item Manager, and transfer the items from the Sportscard Manager again without missing a step.