Shopify Marketplace Connect

I LOVE Codisto LINQ!!! This is one of those apps that I get extremely excited about. I have been a Shopify business owner for two years. However, I just opened stores on eBay and Amazon this year. To me, eBay and Amazon are a headache to list tons of products. I have always had a large inventory. And it can be frustrating because Amazon and eBay have so many ridiculous rules just to list your items. I got a lot further with my eBay store after finding an app to help me import from Shopify. But that still left Amazon and I dreaded having to list thousands of items on Amazon.

I researched and many people wanted to know if there was an app that would import TO Amazon and many shut them down, saying that was impossible bc of all of Amazon's rules.

I knew there had to be something out there to make people like me have an easier experience of listing onto Amazon. Sure enough, I found LINQ, I have products inserted into Amazon now and I can't wait to publish my listings and start selling.

The only complaint I have is that I wish the monthly fee had a lower amount option for up-and-coming business

But, I will pay the $29/mo because of all the features LINQ offers.

Thank you LINQ creators! You are saving an already busy and frazzled entrepreneur from a plethora of tasks I would have to do if LINQ didn't exist.

We have been using Codisto for many years on Magento and Woo Commerce but now using it with Shopify. It is really easy to set up and connect with Ebay and Amazon and the support is great, get an answer straight away. Recommend this app if you want an easy way to connect to other market places.

This app does work but required some learning phase. I have spent some time to learn the app, and the 5 stars are given to the supports who were very helpful especially Mariz. He helped me taken care the ebay templates back and forth and eventually solved all issues. Most other app support who told you "I would get back to you in email with your issue," but they never did. Mariz not only did get back to me in timely matter, also a working solution to my issue. He well deserved this 5 stars honor.

easy to use once you get used to the "excel style" layout. for the most part the app syncs and lists things superbly and would recommend.

for the price, the pros outweigh the couple annoying cons that we've experienced thus far.

Works a lot better now the app follows Shopify design guidelines. The new pricing structure is a lot clearer.

There are a few things which could use some improvement.

---Amazon---
1. Variants are too dependent on their parent for key information.

Amazon treats each variant as a stand-alone product. When sending listing information for variants there is not enough flexibility to alter specific attributes for each child.

Example: Item Package Quantity is set on a parent level. However, our variations include 'pack sizes' offering a discount when ordering multiple items. It would be preferred to set this attribute on a variant level.

Another example: Bullet points are set on a parent level. For variants like 'StyleName' we may want to enter unique bullet points at a variant level to highlight key features of that specific variant.

2. Variations can only be mapped to the exact value & layout from Shopify.

For some of our products, we need to map variation values to specific amazon friendly values. For example: 'ItemPackageQuantity-Color' variation. In our store, we call the value 'Blue / Pack of 1'. However, Amazon requires '1 / Blue'. The only way to achieve this is to reorder the variations in Shopify and change all the values to Amazon-friendly ones.

This was done very well in Amazon by Codisto. You simply entered the variation values on each child before creating the variation. I don't know why the app is trying to map from Shopify. It's more complicated than it needs to be and causes issues. Just let us enter the values manually on a child level.

-- eBay --
1. Variation problems

eBay does not allow a variation layout to be changed once the listing is created. This causes problems when you need to rearrange values to meet Amazon's guidelines. This would be solved if we could manually map the Amazon values as mentioned above.

Or even better, if eBay variations could be joined together under one variation heading.

For example:
Variation Name: 'Choose Options:'
Values: 'Pack of 1 / Blue', 'Pack of 2 / Red'.

Many other integrations offer this to prevent eBay errors when adding or removing variations.

-- Bulk Edit --
1. There is no way to bulk edit to 'blank'. Sometimes I'd like to simply unset a value. Not all values are required by Amazon.

2. Sometimes I would like to override mapping on a specific value on a specific product without having to unmap every product. Instead of a strict 'map to value', could there be a 'default to value'.

3. Coloured Columns: The colours on Codisto were helpful to find the right column, especially when you are working with so many of them. Setting column colours is something that should be available across Shopify.

4. Bulk editing variant. There is currently no way to bulk edit variants. This means you have to painstakingly click through each one to check values and alter them. Which is made worse by my next point.

-- General --

1. The loading times are quite slow between pages. This means when you are working on your entire catalogue you spend more time loading pages than making edits. Especially on variants. This would be much improved if variants could be bulk edited.

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Overall, I'm looking forward to seeing how the app improves now it's part of Shopify. I just hope that the customer service live chat remains funded as it's really fast and helpful. Additionally, I'm really hoping this doesn't become another third-party marketplace app which Shopify discontinues.

Support is wonderful. Very explanatory. I totally love the experience and opportunity to work with them!

Pretty good app.

Pros: When your FBM order fulfills in Shopify, it notifies Amazon and fulfills on Amazon on autopilot.

Cons: You have to manually "send" the order from Codisto to Shopify for your FBM orders. (you can choose to auto send everything, but then all your FBA orders would flood your store).

I have had the app in my shop and linked to Ebay for two days. My shop has been around for 2 years. As of today, my shop is blocked! I have not yet received a reply from support. I cannot recommend this app.

I have made 2 sales on it in just a few days. Definitely works! Thank you!

Jason D is the man. Super helpful and knowledgeable. They are always very quick and respond in a professional manner while providing great service.