Hello - Sorry this explanation is so long but its a Complex problem thats rather hard to explain -- I have tried to give good documentation for what I see.
I've worked on this issue for Sometime. I've been fighting with it for more than a year. It Causes partial pages to display for my listing and Forces me to let all my store items expire every 30 days and have no other listings at that expiration point so that I can Sync and restart my Turbo Lister. I have been trying to work with Ebay Turbo Lister Help. They have sent me here saying that the problem is NOT with Turbo Lister. I'd appreciate any input. I'm baffled. This problem is causing me to not be using my store and not be listing anything else until I can cure it.
I use photobucket as a Photo Host - They provide a Direct HTML Link and an HTML Code Link to access the stored photos. Here is an Example of the Code Link.
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Mstuf/SunshinyDaysVHS001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
I Create my Desctiptions and add the above photolink to the middle of the description. If I open description builder and Save - it Changes the img's in the code to IMG and modifys the code.
When the item is Uploaded it appears on line just fine -- but the code that appears in the Active Listings Area of Turbo Lister under Active Auctions displays a Broken Photo Link and something is telling Ebay to insert its TL Advertisement at that point and it Cuts of my Description at that point. -- When I Sync Turbo Lister with Ebay -- The Broken Listing is Inserted and Thus it leaves me with no photos and no text in the bottom half of my Listing.
It doesnt happen to all -- only some - Usually about 40% of a Batch. Its not always the First Photo that Breaks the Code.
I have been using the same Template for many years with Background and Text with Store Links etc. Turbo Lister Help suggested that the remedy was to remove the Background and Text Color HTML from My Listings. I did so and it still happened. I then Created a Listing with NO HTML - Not even a Line Break Tag - only the two photos and it still happens.
The Description was done in the Window of the TL Item Creation Screen.
I Typed:
Just Using Plain Text to see whats happening - I am using NO HTML other than a Photo link - Edited to try plain.
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Mstuf/SunshinyDaysVHS001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> </a>
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Mstuf/SunshinyDaysVHS002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> </a>
I have followed it with Text that would be the remainder of the Auction. After Opening it in Description builder to see what it looked like and Saving it -- the Code appears as
Just Using Plain Text to see whats happening - I am using NO HTML other than a Photo link - Edited to try --- <A href="http://photobucket.com" target=_blank><IMG alt=Photobucket src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Mstuf/SunshinyDaysVHS001.jpg" border=0></A> <A href="http://photobucket.com" target=_blank><IMG alt=Photobucket src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Mstuf/SunshinyDaysVHS002.jpg" border=0></A> I have followed it with Text that would be the remainder of the Auction. Note that the Photo Links are Rearranged and that the img's are changed to IMG's.
After Uploading the Listing -- it appears on Site Correctly - The Description that is Returned to my Active listing area of Turbo Lister is
<TABLE cellSpacing=28 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top>Just Using Plain Text to see whats happening - I am using NO HTML other than a Photo link - Edited to try plain --- <A href="http://photobucket.com" target=_blank>><BR><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=2>Powered by <A href="http://pages.ebay.com/turbo_lister/">eBay Turbo Lister</A><BR>The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. </FONT>
<CENTER></CENTER></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
So at this point it appears Correctly online but NOTE that the Code is Broken at the Photolink and that ebays TL Ad has been inserted. I use the Synchronize Button -- It passes the shortened code in the active Listing to site and my listing then has NO PHOTO and No Text that came after the Photos. Heres what appears
Link If I would have replaced the IMG with img in the second example - before Uploading - and then done the same Sync routine, The listing does not display this Malady.
Link Granted - I could just do a Find and Replace IMG with img and I do, but something always sneaks through. I have done that SO MANY Times yet during editing and just preparing my listings - the IMG's just keep sneaking in. There may be other editing Scenarios that are doing it that I havent found yet.
If I replace the Description window in the Active Listing with original code and Sync -- all is again OK. ( But what a Hassle to check and repair 1800+ listed items )
I have 1800 items needing to be listed - but am hesitant to start knowing that this problem exists. The sync feature cannot be used because then every item would need to be opened and checked.
I replied back to Turbo Lister Help after they suggested that I remove Background Color and Text Color -- and after I removed ALL HTML except the Photolink
Turbo Lister Help said:
Thank you for writing back. I do appreciate your concern about the html issue being an eBay issue.
However, I must tell you that the Listing Tools team does not support
html issues except for some very basic issues. html was not developed
by eBay, it is a universal language; nevertheless, eBay recognizes that
some sellers do have questions about their html and that's why they
created a discussion board to give members some help.
I'm just telling you that your issue has gone beyond our expertise here
at this team. Your best resource at this point is the eBay html
discussion board. If we knew html inside and out here on this team,
we'd have been glad to help you further. I'm sorry for the
inconvenience.
I believe that this is a Turbo Lister Issue but Ebay does not --
Any Ideas Appreciated !!