6 Ways to List with manyfastscan

6 Ways to List with manyfastscan


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Create a Manifest Group, and a Manifest before you start listing items.
There are 6 methods or modes for listing in manyfastscan. 

  1. UPC Mode – Scan standard UPCs, FNSKUs, and ASINs using your device’s camera. Bluetooth scanners are also compatible (see Scan Settings to enable)

  2. AI Photo Lookup – Snap a photo and let AI find item data. Great for identifying items and items with no packaging.

  3. Share from Retailer App – Share product details directly from the retailer's mobile app or website.

  4. No UPC (Manual) Listing – Manually input item info when no barcode is present and our AI will generate a description.

  5. Copy from Previously Listed Item – Copy entries from past manifests. Available in Create NOUPC Listing screen.

  6. Item # (Number) Mode – Use vendor-specific or warehouse item numbers. Also used when scanning Amazon LPNs & Items from an Uploaded Manifest (see Uploading a Manifest)

Note: 5 of these methods or modes will automatically generate your title and description. manyfastscan will also remove all mention of the words "Guarantee" and "Warranty" from the listing/scanned items.

If the first method does not work, see Retry.

1. UPC Mode: This is the most used method with manyfastscan.

      Note: If you are bringing in Liquidations, Returns, or Overstock, you will spend 90% of your time in this mode.

Step 1. Tap on the giant plus sign on the bottom of the screen. This will open your barcode scanner.

Step 2. scan the barcode, UPC, FNSKU, ISBN, or Asin.


Step 3. Rapid Fire Photos: After your scan, your camera will automatically open and reopen your camera for rapid fire photos.
Note: There is a setting that allows you to change these settings. 
Note: There are three icons at the bottom of the photo capture screen.
  1. Take Photo: Circle center bottom of screen
  2. Use Photo: Tap this after you have taken a photo
  3. Cancel: Tap this when you have taken all photos

Removal of Background Steps:
  1. Click on the "Batch Removal of Background" icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
  2. You can Select all, or Select images individually.
  3. Tap "Use Selected Photos"
  4. Tap "Next" to proceed to the "Add Details" screen.
  

Step 4. Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document
Step 5. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."
Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the "Barcode Mode"

2. AI Photo Lookup: Snap a photo and let AI find item data. Great for identifying items and items with no packaging.


Step 1. Tap on the (Camera with Star) icon at the top of your screen next to your Manifest Name.
      Note: This will open your AI Photo tool. Image below in step 2.

Step 2. Snap a photo with your AI Photo Lookup and choose "Use Photo"
      Note: you have two options at the bottom of your screen. These options may look different on an Android Mobile Device.
  1. Retake
  2. Use Photo

Step 3. As soon as you choose "Use Photo" you will have a spinning "Search" result.
      Note: Once the "Search" is resolved, you will have a list of results.
 

Step 4. Filter your Results, or Scroll Down below the image and Click "Add"
 
Step 5. Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document.
  1. All modes of creating a product listing lead to the "Add Details Screen." Follow the same process.
Step 6. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."

Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the AI Photo Lookup Method/Mode.

3. App Share Mode:

Step 1. Download the desired Retailer App, and click on it from your mobile device.


Step 2. Search for the item you are looking for on the Retailer App.


Step 3. Scroll down through the search results and click on the desired result.


Step 4. Click on the "Share" icon. (A square with an arrow exiting). This will share to manyfastscan.

Step 5. Click on the "manyfastscan icon" to share to manyfastscan.

Step 6. Click "Add Item" at the bottom of your screen.


Step 7. Photo Screen: Take photos, or click next to move to the "Add Details" screen.
      Note: If you don't take photos, the photos available from the retailer will be used. 
      Note: The "Data Available" is shown at top of your screen with pricing details.

Step 8.  Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document.
  1. All modes of creating a product listing lead to the "Add Details Screen." Follow the same process.
Step 9. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."


Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the App Share Mode.

ALTERNATELY: You can share a URL from your browser in the item number mode in order to share from a retailer.

Step 1. Click on the "3 Dot" menu at the bottom right of screen, then click on the "Item # Mode."
Step 2. Paste the URL from your Browser in the "Item #" Field.
  1. Select the appropriate retailer.
  2. Click enter.

Step 3. Your product listing is created.

Congratulations, you have shared a URL from a Retailer in order to create a product listing in manyfastscan.

4. No UPC Mode:

Note: This is the only mode that requires you to manually enter a title. The description will be generated by our AI derived from the words in the title and photos.

Step 1. Click on the "3 Dot" menu at the bottom right of screen, then click on the "No UPC" Mode.

Step 2. Click on "Take Photos"
      Note: The camera will automatically reopen for rapid fire photos.
 
Step 3. Once photos have been taken, you can click on each photo and remove background if desired.


Step 4. Enter Quantity, Title, and any Extra Details for AI Hint, then click Generate AI Description.


Step 5. Your AI Description has been created based off images, title, and extra hints.


Step 6. Set desired details if any.
  1. Brand
  2. Model
  3. Color
  4. Retail Price
  5. Department Dropdown
  6. Category Dropdown
Once finished choose to Feature/Not Feature the item, then click Next. 
      Note: You do not have to fill in any of these details if deemed unnecessary.

Step 7.  Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document.
  1. All modes of creating a product listing lead to the "Add Details Screen." Follow the same process.
Step 8. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."


Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the No UPC Mode.

5. Previously Listed Item Mode:

Note: This mode will allow you to search your library of previously listed items and pull the title, and description. It is a great shortcut if an item came in a box last week, but this week is not in a box.

Step 1. Click on the "3 Dot" menu at the bottom right of screen, then click on the "No UPC" Mode.


Step 2. Click on the magnifying glass which signifies the "Previously Listed Item" search mode.


Step 3. Type in the description of the Previously Listed Item.
  1. Search
  2. Highlight Desired Result
  3. Click "Add" at the bottom of the screen.

Step 4. You have now pulled up the "Previous Title and Description."
  1. Review the Previous Details: Title & Description.
  2. Select images if any need changed.
  3. Click Next at bottom of screen.

Step 5.  Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document.
  1. All modes of creating a product listing lead to the "Add Details Screen." Follow the same process.
Step 6. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."


Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the Previously Listed Item Mode.

6. Item (#) Number Mode: 

This mode will allow you to scan item numbers from retailers that use their own internal Point of Sale(POS) systems. These retailers often use an internal barcode that is not a UPC.
      
Step 1. Click on the "3 Dot Menu" at the bottom
  1. A new menu appears. Click the top option "#" in order to enter item Number Mode.


Step 2. You are now in Item # Mode.
  1. You must select a retailer from the drop down.
  2. You may type the item number in, or scan it with the + Sign at the bottom of the screen.


Step 3. Scan an item number.


Step 4. Take photo's or skip to next screen and use stock images. Click Next
 
Step 5.  Add Details Screens: See more info at bottom of document.
  1. All modes of creating a product listing lead to the "Add Details Screen." Follow the same process.
Step 6. Your item is now in your manifest. You can see it's "Thumbnail" image, and "Lot Number."


Congratulations, you have now listed an item using the "Item Number Mode"

Add Details screen:

Once you have taken your images you will be taken to the screens for adding details.
Note: you can add the following details on this page: (starting from top of page going down)
  1. Exclude from Sort Buckets? - See "Sort Buckets" Knowledge Base Article.
  2. Conditions Drop Down: Here you can set the conditions of an item from New, New(Other), Open Box - Tested, Open Box - Not Tested, etc...
    1. Note: You can change, add, or expand these in General Settings.
  3. Quantity: example: if you have 12 of an item in a box.
  4. Notes: add explanatory notes for your customer/bidder to read before description.
  5. Starting Price: Add a starting price, or leave for the "Default Starting Price"
    1. Default Starting Price can be configured in settings.
  6. Vendor Code: Ideal for tracking which vendor the item came from(Also great for consigners) 
  7. Condition Buttons
    1. In Packaging? Yes/No
    2. Assembly Required? Yes/No/ N/A
    3. Damaged? Yes/No/Unknown
      1. Note: you may add a "Damage Description" in a field that opens if you click "Yes" to Damage.
    4. Functional? Yes/No/Unable To Test/ N/A
    5. Missing Parts? Yes/No/Unknown/ N/A
      1. Note: you may add a "Missing Parts Description" in a field that opens if you click "Yes" to Missing Parts.
  8. Flag For Review(Circle): Check this if you want management to review listings and have them in an easy to find list in your Manifest.
  9. RED Not Featured/GREEN Featured: If you want an item to be easily found for advertising purposes before your auction. This Featured/Not Featured will download the thumbnails in a secondary folder.
  10. Item Preview: Preview your item/listing/lot number.
  11. Save And Print: Saves your item and prints.
    1. Note: If you have not connected your printer, you will be prompted to do so.
  12. Save: Save only function, will not print lot number.

Read Description Flag/Button

The Read Description "Flag" is a Button that can be clicked on to put a red "Read Description" on the first thumbnail of the image.

Where is it found? On the "Add Details" page during the scanning process.
Image below:

Here is what it looks like inside your Manifest with a "Read Description" selected.

Here is an image from a live auction online with a "Read Description" Flag selected.


When is it used? It is best to flag something with a "Red Description" when it is damaged, or there is something specific you wish your customer/bidders to review in the images.
Generally you will add "Notes" or "Damage Description" during the scanning process on the "Add Details" page.

Turn on Pricing Screen in Scan Settings - How To

Step 1. When you login to manyfastscan, you will be on the Dashboard.




Step 2. Click on the 3 bar menu in the upper left hand corner of the screen.


Step 3. Select "General Settings" then "Scan Settings"


Step 4. Scroll down to "Skip Pricing Screen on New Scan?" 

      Note: By default the toggle will be set to "on" showing green.

Step 5. Turn the toggle to the "off" Gray position, and click update at the bottom of the screen. 

Step 6. Once your pricing screen is turned on, you will see this step in your "Add Details" and "Conditions" Page.



Perfect Data & Photos

How does manyfastscan provide you with perfect data and photos? We provide you with some great internal tools that make it so you don't have to go outside of the program to get you work done. You will never have to use another program again, we've got it all in one place.

AI Title Shortening: Many auction/ecommerce platforms have a "Title Character Limit", our app allows you to set those limits on both the account level, and user levels. A few examples below.
    1. eBay: 80 Characters
    2. HiBid: 50 Characters
    3. iBidder: 80 Characters
      These "Title Character Limits" will force long titles of products to trail off with a ... and then paste the remaining title into your description. Our AI Title Shortening neatly fixes that problem. 

General Settings > Account Settings: Enable
General Settings > Scan Settings: Title Length - Downloads & Title Shortening


AI Description "Cleansing": Our AI automatically removes any mention of Warranty and/or Guarantee! One of the most important, and accidentally overlooked parts of the liquidation/returns/overstock industry is the removal of guarantees. We do it for you.
Photo Editor w/ AI Background Removal: Our app includes all the tools you need in order to edit your photo's. 
  1. Individual & Bulk Removal of Background: Remove backgrounds of all photos at once, or individually.
  2. Add Icons: Quickly and easily add arrows, squares, circles, or free draw, to bring buyers attention to areas of import.
  3. Photo Attributes: Change hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast, of an image. 
  

  
Special NOTE
Photo Crop requires you to tap the "Check Mark" to confirm. Or you can Delete. Pictured below.

Retry Scan


If you have scanned an item but it has not pulled information you can quickly click the "Retry" option to have manyfastscan find it with the following options:
  1. Retry with MFSEngine: This option will force manyfastscan's internal engine to look for the information again.
  2. AI Photo Lookup: This option will use our robust "Artificial Intelligence" engine to look for the information again.
  3. Share URL - Retailer: This option will allow you to open up a retailers app on your mobile device and search for the item, then share it with manyfastscan.
Step 1. Slide thumbnail of image to the left and click on the orange magnifying glass.

Step 2. Choose one of the three options.

What happens next? - with MFSEngine Search?

Retry with MFSEngine: This action will redo your search within the manyfastscan database searching for results. 

  1. A "Success" message will appear when found. 


What happens next? - with AI Photo Lookup

  1. Your camera will open so you can search using the ai photo method. Refer to additional details in 6 ways to scan.
  2. AI photo lookup will provide you a list to choose from. 

What happens next? - with Share URL Retailer?

  1. You will be prompted to open a retailers app, from there you search for your item by keywords. Refer to additional details in 6 ways to scan.
  2. If you do not have any retailer apps downloaded, you will need to download them. 

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