Ebay Saved Searches alternative?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:50 am    Post subject: Ebay Saved Searches alternative? Reply with quote

Stupid Ebay's Saved Search is never working for me -_- ... I just found out that I missed a really rare item, again (and it was gone for very cheap)...
Any recommendation about a bot that could automate Ebay searches (let's say daily searches, or even hourly) and notify by email if something is found? If such thing exists?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't help, but ebay search really s..... for example I must suscribe a VPN account to have an US server and so I can see almost all the auctions I search in US ... but not all and I still don't understand why?!

if there may be something worse, it is the search for objects on Taobao, which is 10 times worse than that of Ebay
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't tried it (although I may now I know it exists), but http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory&subgroup=12&page=details&solutionId=1486&forum=5100100803 looks good
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2019 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

isa-d wrote:
I can't help, but ebay search really s..... for example I must suscribe a VPN account to have an US server and so I can see almost all the auctions I search in US ... but not all and I still don't understand why?!

if there may be something worse, it is the search for objects on Taobao, which is 10 times worse than that of Ebay


Yeah, that is really annoying too, I know that many results are hidden from searches for some reason...
Who knows if there is actually a SL7QB somewhere that I am not seeing due to this...

How can a company, which only purpose is to make money, fail on making features that makes them money?

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I haven't tried it (although I may now I know it exists), but http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory&subgroup=12&page=details&solutionId=1486&forum=5100100803 looks good


Thank you, I will give it a try...
The "Ebay Site" option makes me a bit paranoid... If I have to add a search for every site...

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Half the time i search now I get HTTP 400 server errors, especially if you are using any search filters
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like Automated Searches works at least much better than the Ebay's Saved Searches, got some Emails (and nothing from Ebay!)...
Now, as what I am looking for are pretty rare, few successful results are not enough to conclude if it works very well, but I will continue using Automated Searches...

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd forgotten about this Smile Got too many bills to catch up on before I set up loads of searches though Smile
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