Auction Tools

Prospector Lite is an advanced search tool and auction sniper for eBay, that makes it easy to track and find bargains that you are interested in. You can create detailed search queries, using keywords, exclusions, and other filters, even with support fro regular expressions. The searches can be saved and organized into custom categories, so that you can easily refer to them later, using the latest eBay results. Prospector Lite also offers server based sniping services that enable you to place last minute bids, even if your computer is not turned on. The Lite version is limited to 30 searches a day, and 15 snipes a month, which should be plenty for most users. If you need more searches, you can upgrade to the Pro version.

Pricepirates is a handy price comparison tool that enables you to compare prices for products between available eBay listings and offers in a variety of regular online stores via Shopping.com, as well as Amazon Marketplace. The program provides a very efficient way to find the best offers for what your looking, and also includes features to track and manage the results. It support for advanced eBay search options, item preview, personal watchlist, favorite searches, optional email notifications, price statistics and more. The tabbed interface allows you to easily switch between results. Pricepirates is compatible with US and international eBay sites.

Buyertools Reminder is an eBay bid manager and sniping tool that enables you to keep track of items you are interested in, and also place bids up to a few seconds before an auction ends, using the built-in auction sniper. It can remind you of closing auctions by sound popup window or text message alert to your cell phone. In addition, you can organize your auctions into custom groups, and automatically stop any auto-bids (for the group) if an item in the group has been won. This allows you to place bids on different auction, without risking to win the item more than once.

Desktop Bidder is an auction sniper for eBay that enables you to place automatic bids on selected items within a few seconds of auction closing. The program integrates a web browser interface that allows you to browse for auctions, place new bids and track the status of previous bids. If you are planning to bid on multiple auctions for the same item, you can take advantage of bid groups, which enables you to automatically cancel all outstanding bids once the item is won in one of your grouped auctions. Other features include import of your eBay watchlist, search bookmarks, auction notes, support for international eBay sites and more. The free version limited to 10 snipes per month. Upgrades are available for higher or no limits.

myTimeZone for eBay is a handy add-on for Firefox, that automatically converts dates on eBay auction pages to your local time zone and custom display formats dates to be more readable. You can choose from different time/date formats and also choose to substitute dates with `Today` and `Tomorrow` whenever applicable and add the name of the day of the week to the date. myTimeZone for eBay automatically adjusts for daylight savings time. Another feature allows you to add an additional column to eBay search results showing each item`s TOTAL price (including shipping), making it easier to compare item prices. The program supports eBay US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia.

mYspike is an enhanced eBay search tool, that allows you to find items on eBay, using an interface that provides you with various sorting, search and view options that extend the functionality of the regular eBay search. You can browse search results , using a sortable list display, mark items to watch, save searches and even manage your own auctions or bids with eBay integration. mYspike also includes a handy bargain finder that allows you to spot items based on category, price and auction end time. An advanced search feature lets you filter results based on include/exclude keywords, as well as price range. Other features include DirectBid, integrated browser display, and searching across multiple eBay sites.

AuctionSieve provides a convenient way to find bargains on eBay faster, than using the regular web interface. It allows you to quickly retrieve the results (with pictures) for a specified search term or category and filter through the auction results by using keywords to include or exclude. You can save the searches, as well as your keywords, so you can quickly apply them as filter for other searches. In addition, the results can be filtered by end date, new auctions, as well as columns.

SaleHoo Alert is an eBay auction monitor for wholesale lots. You can set it to alert you of any lots that match your keywords and price range, and the program will alert you if it finds any listings. The program supports several international eBay sites. Other features include automatic checking, system tray and sound notification, and proxy support.

AScrape (Auction Scrape) is a tool for monitoring ebay auctions. The program sits on your desktop and "scrapes" auction information from the ebay website. You provide AScrape with the ebay item numbers of the auctions youd like to monitor, and AScrape does the rest. You can also select your timezone and see when auctions will end in your local time. The program can be very handy for frequent eBay bidders, however it s interface is very primitive and needs some work.