An eBay store widget for MySpace

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An alternative to eBay ToGo widgets

So you saw the pretty eBay Store wigdets you can make at eBay To Go. You walk through all the steps, get it all set up, copy and paste it to your MySpace page, and then...

...it just sits there, looking pretty, but has no clickability!

What is the point of having a scrolling gallery of your current auctions and store items if nobody can click on them and buy stuff from you?

Well, I have the solution for you, in just 10 easy steps.

How its done 

  1. Go to your eBay store and view it as you were a customer (click on the red door next to your name anywhere on the eBay site ).
  2. Scroll down to the very bottom of your store, right click on the orange RSS button and copy the link location for your RSS feed.
  3. Click this link to visit The Springbox, where you can make an Express Widget.
  4. Paste that link you just saved from your store into the Enter feed or blog URL box. Click on Submit.
  5. Configure your widget to look how you want. You can even incorporate multiple stores into one if you wish, just paste in the link from the orange RSS button from each store.
  6. When you have your widget looking how you'd like, click on Publish my widget.
  7. Create an account (if you haven't already) and click on the Register and Publish my Widget button to get your MySpace code.
  8. Click on the MySpace icon to get the code that works on MySpace.
  9. Click in the box and copy the code, and paste it in whichever section of your MySpace profile you want it to appear.
  10. And there you have it! A gallery of your eBay items that users can see AND click through to!

Want to see it in action? 

Here is a list of MySpace users already using the widget!

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Pssst... Want your page added to the list? Drop me a line with the URL and I will hook you up!

Did you like this lens? Any other suggestions for marketing your eBay Store on MySpace? 

Starria wrote...

you rock! I've been looking at ebay widgets all day and couldn't find one I liked. I used widgetbox but I'm sure the principal is the same! Thanks again for your great tip! (ps, I use blogger. to see it in action.. stop by my in progress blog: http://lunaarcana.blogspot.com

ReplyPosted January 07, 2009

rubberduckproductions wrote...

in reply to heathershelpdesk It will be next to your user id if you have an ebay store. If you don't, I don't think ebay creates RSS feeds for sellers who do not have stores so it wouldn't work for you.

ReplyPosted December 02, 2008

Lensmaster

heathershelpdesk wrote

I can't find the red book beside my name. can you help me out? Please send response to heathershelpdesk@yahoo.com
thanks!

Reply Posted December 02, 2008

rubberduckproductions wrote...

The URL for The Springbox is http://www.thespringbox.com/express/getFeed/, or it can be accessed by clicking the link in #3

ReplyPosted July 28, 2008

Lensmaster

Gene wrote

got the rss feed but which is the url

Reply Posted July 28, 2008