A profile is a way to save commonly used information so that it can be easily loaded into the lister page, saving you the trouble of entering the same information over and over again each time you create a listing.

First, you have to decide if you want to create profiles for each of the individual profiles we have available: Item Details, Marketing, Shipping, Checkout, Seller Details (used only when you use a template), and Auto-Relist .

1. Start by clicking on the Profiles tab.
2. Because Seller Details profiles and Auto-Relisting profiles can also be included when creating an Item Details profile, we recommend creating these profiles first.
3. Click on the Seller Details Profiles link and fill in the Payment, Shipping, About Us, Terms of Sale and Contact Us information you would like to have show up within the template on your listings.
4. Click on the Auto-Relist Profiles link and set-up your preferences on how you would like your listings to automatically relist after they close. Items relisted through Auctiva will be eligible for reimbursement of eBay relisting fees according to eBay rules and regulations http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/relist.html.
5. Click on the Item Details link and enter any information in that section that you'll want to load into each of your auctions. Most of the information in the item details section will vary from listing to listings, so take care to only enter information you want to include in all your listings including templates, Seller Details and Auto-relisting profiles. Once you have filled out this information, name your item details profile and save.
6. Click the Marketing Tools link on the profiles page. Check the box next to each of the eBay marketing options you would like to use in your listings, name your marketing tools profile and save. Remember that the ($) means that eBay charges a fee for that service.
7. Click the Shipping link on the profiles page and enter your shipping information. Name your shipping tools profile and save.
8. Click the Checkout link on the profiles page and fill out your checkout information. Name your checkout profile and save.

Once you have saved all of these profiles you need, you can combine them into a master profile.

1. Hover your mouse over the Profiles tab and click on the Master link
2. Select each of the 4 profiles you just created from their respective pulldown menus
3. Name your master profile, and save

You can load your master profile or any individual profile at the beginning of creating your listing and all the profile information will be loaded into the lister. Just select your master profile from the master profile pulldown menu at the top right of the lister page and click Load.

You can also load your master profile initially by using the Create a listing from Master Profile link, which can be found under the Listings tab. Just select the appropriate master profile from the pull down menu and click load and the lister page will load complete with all of the information contained in the master profile.

An Auto-Relist profile allows you to set your preferences regarding when and how certain listings should be relisted to eBay when they close. Once set, items using an Auto-Relist profile will automatically relist on eBay based on your preferences.

1. Hover your mouse over the Profiles tab and click on the Create New link in the Auto-Relisting section.
2. In the "I Want to Auto-Relist if:" section, choose when you would like to have items relist. It is up to you when you would like to have your items relist. Perhaps you only want to apply this auto-relist profile when an item sells because you have a lot of them in stock, or maybe you want apply it when doesn't sell in order to get an eBay relisting credit. This is the section where you set those parameters.
   • "Any items have sold" applies when you have sold at least one item on a listing with this auto-relisting profile associated.
   • "All items have sold" applies when you have sold all items on a listing with this auto-relisting profile associated.
   • "None of the items have sold" applies when you have not sold any items on a listing with this auto-relisting profile associated.
3. In the "When I Auto-Relist" section, choose if you would make any changes to your listings when you relist items.
   • Most people will want to relist without making changes to the listings. However, you can choose to lower the start price, change the listing duration and change the quantity, though these choices are not typical and require more planning.
   • You can choose any combination of the three changes we offer. You will have to specify "Any items have sold", "All items have sold", or "None of the items have sold" for each requested change.
4. In the "Recurrence: When to Start and Stop Auto-Relisting" section, choose when you would like to start and stop these relisting preferences on your closed items.
   • Most people will want to relist immediately after a listing ends and continue until cancelled. However, you can choose specific start and stop criteria, though these choices are not typical and require more planning.
   • In the "Start Auto-Relisting" section, you can choose one start criteria.
   • In the "Stop Auto-Relisting" section, you can choose any combination of the three choices we offer. If you do not provide stop criteria, this profile will continue auto-relisting indefinitely.
5. Give your Auto-Relist profile a meaningful name and save.

Note: Remember that this is a profile so it can be acting on many listings simultaneously.

Seller Details profiles contain information ranging from 1 to 5 different categories; you decide which categories to include:

• Payment
• Shipping
• About Me
• Terms of Sale
• Contact Us

The elements you choose for your Seller Details profile will each appear as a different section in your listings template.

Note: You must be using a template for Seller Details to show on your listing.

1. Hover your mouse over the Profiles tab and click on the Create New link in the Seller Details section
2. An interface will appear with a tab for each section
3. Type within the box any information concerning the section you are in
4. Click the Next button, or move through the sections using the tabs
5. Click the Save and Exit button; you will be prompted to give your Seller Details profile a name before saving and exiting
6. Tip: If you wish to leave a particular section out, simply don't type anything in the box. Sections you leave blank will not be included on your template.

1. You must first choose a template to use before a Seller Details profile can be inserted into a listing
2. Once a template has been selected, choose your Seller Details profiles from the drop-down menu on the right
3. Enter a Template Title in the box provided if you wish; this title will appear as part of the template. If you do not specify a Template Title, your eBay title will be the default.

Read step-by-step instructions for creating a Checkout Profile to easily add your checkout preferences to future listings. Get full details in our "Create a Checkout Profile" tutorial.

Learn how to save your shipping preferences so you can easily add this information to your listings with a few clicks. Auctiva lets you create as many Shipping Profiles as you need. Learn how in our "Create a Shipping Profile" tutorial.

Save the marketing features you use most, such as bold and international visibility, so you can quickly add them when you create new listings. Read details in this tutorial.

Save your payment, shipping, About Us, Contact Us and Terms of Sale information by creating a Seller Details Profile, and add this information to your listings with a few clicks. Get full details in our "Create a Seller Details Profile" tutorial.

Save your payment, shipping, About Us, Contact Us and Terms of Sale information by creating a Seller Details Profile, and add this information to your listings with a few clicks. Get full details in our "Create an Item Details Profile" tutorial.

Enter criteria so your items can automatically be relisted if they don't sell. Get step-by-step instructions in our "Create an Auto-Relist Profile" tutorial.

Learn how to combine your Profiles into a Master Profile, so you can enter all your listing information with just a few clicks. Learn how to create multiple time-saving Master Profiles in our "Create a Master Profile" tutorial.

See firsthand how to create all of Auctiva's time-saving Profiles to quickly add the information you use most to your listings, reducing your workload. Full details in our "Introduction to Profiles" video tutorial.