EbayBidderTool
For power
bidders
Current Release: EbayBidderTool.083beta.jar
Status:
beta
What
is EbayBidderTool?
EbayBidderTool
is a search engine/browser for eBay.
It allows for very complex searches, and filters on retrieved searches.
It’s for finding what you want to bid on quickly. A search can be preformed on any subcategory with similar
options to eBay’s advanced search page.
The data downloaded from eBay can then be filtered on the fly. This is useful for attempting to filter out
misplaced items, and items that have an eye catcher in the title so that it
shows up on your search even if it isn’t even remotely what you wanted.
Search Page Screenshot:
Watch Page Screenshot:
Platforms
In theory all platforms, its java! It’s tested on windows 98, and windows
2000. I’d test more, but those are the
platforms I have access to.
Features:
·
Able
to search eBay with an interface similar to eBay’s advanced search page.
·
Can
limit search to any eBay category.
·
Can
filter searches on the fly. Filters use
a similar syntax to eBay’s search page.
·
Filters
can have wild cards.
·
Filters
can be on title and description separate or together.
·
Filters
are hierarchal – children filters must match the parent filter.
·
Filters
can display all the results of their children in addition to their own.
·
Filtering
is available on seller, or on min/max price in home currency.
·
Filtering
available on feedback rating and # bids.
·
Display
money in any number format.
·
Money
can be displayed in any currency supported by yahoo finance.
·
Displays
money in your home currency, uses yahoo for the conversion rate.
·
Place
Bids including snipe, bidding at the last minute.
·
Download
bids not placed by EbayBidderTool from my eBay.
·
Set
watches which periodically update. The
closer to the end the more frequent.
·
Place
bids in your home currency, rather than the auction currency.
·
Sorting
for the tables are available for Title,Time, Bids, or Price fields.
Why
doesn’t hidden text get ignored?
Hidden text violates eBay’s
listing policy. If I were to allow you
to ignore it that would do nothing to stop this practice. Please contact eBay if you find an auction
that has hidden text.
What
do the auction types mean?
·
Reserve(Y)
– reserve met
·
Reserve(N)
– reserve not yet met
·
Dutch(X)
– dutch auction where X is the quantity in the auction.
·
Buy
Now Only – no options to bid
·
Normal
– bidding enabled, may have buy now.
What
do these icons mean?
·
-- seller has indicated to eBay that there
is a picture available. Note: if the icon is not present there may be a
picture, but there as no indication on the search page.
·
-- seller has indicated a buy now price.
What
do the colors mean?
·
Black
– you have not done an action on this item.
·
Red – you are not a high bidder on this item.
·
Green – you are a high bidder on this item.
·
Purple – you have a snipe on this item. No Bid has been placed yet!
What
do the symbols in parentheses for the current price mean?
The format is as followed: $P(BRD). $ is the currency, P is the rice, B is the number of bids,R is reserve not yet met, and D means dutch. The D will not be shown if it is not dutch. The R will not be shown if the reserve is met, or the auction has no reserve.
Examples 4 bids:
·
Normal
Auction or Reserve(Y): $123.45(4)
·
Reserve(N) :
$123.45(4R)
·
Reserve(N),
and Dutch(8 items) : $123.45(4RD)
·
Dutch(8
items): $123.45(4D)
What
do the symbols in parentheses for the max bid mean?
The format is as followed: $P(*D). $ is the currency, P is the price, * means you are the lowest high bidder in a dutch auction, D the number of items you bid on in a dutch auction.
Examples:
·
Normal
Auction, Reserve, Buy Now: $123.45
·
Dutch
8 items requested : $123.45(8)
·
Dutch
8 items low high bidder: $123.45(*8)
What
is the syntax for search/filter strings?
EbayBidderTool uses the same syntax as eBay’s search
engine.
EBay command help: http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/search_commands.html
What
are the wildcards for the filter strings?
·
*
-- 0 or more characters
·
?
– 1 character
·
#
-- 1 digit
·
@
-- 1 non digit