Auction Tools

Munnin is an eBay auction browser, that simplifies and streamlines auction searches. It provides advanced search features and compact search results, that can be managed and filtered in various ways. In addition, the program offers features that can warn you of questionable sellers and high shipping costs. Other features include category browsing, favorite searches, watch items, bid reminder and more. The trial version has several features disabled.

ezList for eBay offers you a simplified interface to create a basic eBay listing. Instead of going through the multi-step eBay process to create a new listing, this program provides a single form page that includes payment methods and pictures. Your listings are automatically saved and can be re-listed later or used as templates for other items.

Bayside Sniper is an easy-to-use and effective auction tracking and sniping program for eBay auctions. It is capable of placing bids at the last few seconds of an auction (Sniping) and also offers a variety of additional features that make bidding at eBay more convenient and efficient. You can keep track of any number of auctions, and add new items by simply copying the auction ID to the clipboard while surfing the eBay web site. It also offers NIST time synchronization, auto update of auction items, multiple user and category support and alerts when items change. The color coded display allows you to easily recognize the status of each auction. Additional features include quick access to search results, auto-dial, item archiving , and more. The works well and comes with many useful and convenient features at a reasonable price.

AuctionSleuth finds and identifies auction items that are available for immediate purchase or that are just about to close. It allows you to list items that were just added to eBay and Yahoo and have a "Buy Now" option available or that are near "End of Auction". You can specify dozens of custom search terms, so that only items that interest you are included in the reports. Each item can have a minimum and maximum price, as well as detailed search criteria. The results are displayed in a grid view, and organized by auction type and site. It can optionally alarm you by email, sound or popup. In addition to search and monitoring, AuctionSleuth also includes bid sniping functionality, which enables you to place a (hopefully) winning bid, just before the auction ends. Additional features include time synchronization, unattended operation with auto-dialup and AOL login and more.

AuctionNavigator is an Bidding, Sniping and Tracking program for eBay auctions. It offers support for auction sniping by placing your maximum bid(s) at the last second, increasing the chance of winning an auction. In addition the program includes features to manage your purchased items and current bids, and also includes a browser interface to find items on eBay, which can be quickly added to your auction list via right-click menu. Additional features include time synchronization with official eBay time, printable reports, detailed logging and more.

Max-Bid-Timer is a simple bid sniper for eBay auctions that can automatically place your bid at a precise time (e.g. a few seconds before closing). The program can synchronize your PC time with online time servers to make sure that your system time is accurate. You can place bids on multiple items, but this requires you to run multiple instances of the program. Max-Bid-Timer lack many of the features offered by other sniping tools, but is easy to use and inexpensive.

DesktopAuctionTracker is a simple ticker that runs on your desktop and lists the details and status for any number of eBay auctions you want to monitor. To add an auction item, you simply enter the associated eBay auction ID. The ticker tape can be resized and displayed anywhere on the desktop.

BayGenie eBay Auction Sniper Pro is a bid sniper and auction tracking tool for eBay. It can automatically place bids during the last seconds of the auction, increasing your chances to win the item. You can set the maximum amount you want to bid, and also create bid groups, allowing you to bid on multiple auctions for the same item, and automatically cancel outstanding bids (for the same item) if one of them was won. Other features include eBay time synchronization, integrated browser, import/export and more. BayGenie eBay Auction Sniper Pro supports 19 eBay global sites, including eBay US, Canada, Germany and United Kingdom.

Fast Photos is a photo editor, especially designed for auction sellers. It lets you enhance, resize, crop, optimize and upload your product images from a single interface. You can also add watermarks, add borders, drop shadows and create eBay gallery thumbnails. The program comes with step-by-step interface to select and process your images. Great for editing you auction images without having to fiddle with a full-blown graphics editor.

FotoKiss is an auction photo editor that makes it easy to prepare and use digital photos for an auction listing, shopping cart, photo gallery or catalog - even if you have no experience with photo editing. The program uses an easy to understand interface that lets you select, enhance and optimize any image for your auction listing. You can use pictures from your local folders or import them via scanner or digital camera. Once you have optimized your image, you can generate HTML links, upload the photo via FTP or save it to disk or clipboard. FotoKiss can be used for any Internet publishing purpose, and is also optimized for eBay sellers. Additional features include zoom cropping, adding a photo frame or text, eliminating excess white space (when resized for eBay specifications), transfer speed calculator and more. A nice program that allows anyone to create better looking auction photos, which could result in better presentation and more sales.

Dominant Ad Creator allows anyone to create HTML page auction ads from various templates, without the need for any HTML coding. Just enter your product details, select the template to use and create your product page. You can also add images, a shipping cost calculator and automatically upload your page to an FTP server or submit it directly to eBay. Additional features include some text and document effects, 20 customizable templates and a built-in image uploader.

eAuction Watcher, is a user friendly Windows tool dedicated to auction management on the Internet. Basically it helps you quickly retrieve current information on the items you are interested in. eBay, Yahoo, Amazon, CNET, Excite, iBazar and Aucland are supported.