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Q:I signed up for an account but never received a confirmation email.I forgot my password, how can I sign in?I tried to login but it says my account is not valid.How do I change my password?Why is my new password not working?
Answer:
Q; I signed up for an account but never received a confirmation email.^^ Back TO Top ^^Emails are automatically sent from our system within 60 seconds of registration. Not receiving a confirmation email is usually due to spam filtering, either by your ISP or settings on your computer.
You may want to check your spam or bulk mail folders, to see if your activation email was routed there. You will also want to make sure virnetbid@virnetbid.com is in your allowed senders list.
If you continue to have problems receiving the activation email, you may need to create a new account and use a different email address. Yahoo and Gmail email addresses work very well with our system.
Q; I forgot my password, how can I sign in? ^^ Back TO Top ^^A; On the LOG IN page is a "Lost Password" link. Click that link to be directed to a form to request a new password. Fill in your email address and username to have a new password emailed to you.
VirNetBid staff does not have access to your password for security reasons. Requests via email for this information will be answered with the details listed above for requesting a new password
Q; I tried to login but it says my account is not valid. ^^ Back TO Top ^^When trying to login and you receive a username not valid error means one of two things:
1) You have mistyped your username. Try logging in again, and be sure you spell your username exactly as you used to register.
2) We have deleted your account for failure to provide complete and/or accurate contact information. We screen all new registrations. If we find a registration with missing or invalid contact info, we automatically delete the account.
It is the user’s responsibility to enter complete and accurate information when registering. The majority of registrations that we automatically delete are due to users not entering their complete name. First name only is not valid contact info. The second major factor that results in account deletion is entering an invalid phone number. A valid phone number where you can be reached is required for all members.
Q; How do I change my password?^^ Back TO Top ^^
If you have forgotten your password and requested a new password, we recommend that you change this once you sign in.
You can change your password in the Members Area
- Click on Personal Information under My Account in the left hand menu
- Enter your new password in the space provided
- Click Update
NOTE: When choosing a new password be sure to choose something that is easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess. Do not use any of your contact information or your username for a new password.
Q; Why is my new password not working? ^^ Back TO Top ^^
You have requested a new password via the "forgot password" form on the LOG IN page AND this password is not working...
There are usually two reasons for this:
1) You are using the copy/paste feature on your PC to transfer password data. This does not always work, so you will need to hand enter the password exactly as it appears in the email you received.
2) Refreshing/reloading the password request page after submitting, or sending multiple requests for a new password. Only submit a new password request once, then wait for the email. The email is sent immediately by us, but sometimes mail providers have a delay for spam filtering purposes, or other reasons.
If you are using msn.com or hotmail.com email address this email may automatically go to your Junk Mail box due to their spam filtering technology.
NOTE: We do not recommend using msn.com or hotmail.com email addresses for use on our site, as you will most likely not receive emails from our system or they will be lost in your Junk Mail folder.
Q;
How do I open a Store?I just opened a Store. Why are my previously listed items not appearing in my store?What are Meta Tags and do I need them for my store?
A;How do I open a Store?Setting up your own store is quick and easy...
Step 1 - Name your Store
Step 2 - Purchase your Store Subscription
- Go to the Members Area
- Click "Subscription Setup" under the My Store menu
- The "My Store - Main Menu" screen will appear
- Your "Store Status" should appear "Disabled" in red font
- Click "Enable Store"
- Select the Store Subscription you desire
- Click the "Proceed" button
- A Pop-Up Box will appear asking if you wish to proceed with these changes
- Click "Ok"
- Click on the "PayPal - Click Here to Proceed" link and pay for your Store Subscription
- Your store will be activated once PayPal payment is received. Now all you have to do is start selling!
I just opened a Store. Why are my previously listed items not appearing in my store? Sorry,
items that were listed before you opened a Store will not automatically
be transferred into your own store. You will have to manually move each
item into your store.
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Go to Members Area
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Click the "edit auction" link next to the item you want to add to your store
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Your item listing will appear
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Click on the "Previous Step" button at the bottom of the page
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The "Choose Where To List The Item" menu will appear
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Select "Both" then Click "Next Step"
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Continue clicking through all steps until your item has been relisted
Congratulations! Your item will now appear on the listing pages and in your Store.
What are Meta Tags and do I need them for my store?Meta Tags are
HTML codes that are inserted into the header on a web page, after the
title tag. Meta Tags main purpose is providing meta document data to
search engines. This is how search engines, such as Yahoo or other, find and
list websites. For example, if I type "VirNetBid Auctions" into Yahoo their
search engine will look for all Meta Tags with the words "VirNetBid" and
"Auctions" and bring up the best results.
You do not need to include
Meta Tags in your Store Description unless you are a very serious
seller and want to attract attention to your items not only from the VirNetBid members but also from world wide web users. You can use Meta Tag
generator websites such as AddMe.com to create Meta Tags for your store.