Everything tagged Tools
Third-party tools, whether they're still alive in 2026, and what they cost.
7 posts- OCT 9
Why free eBay alert tools stop taking new sign-ups
Item Alert closed registration after eBay declined to raise its API limit. Why fast alert tools hit that ceiling, and what an hourly check trades away.
7 min read · Alerts, Tools, How eBay works
- JUL 26
Free eBay deal hunting tools in 2026, checked one by one
Nineteen eBay deal-hunting tools older lists still name, checked one by one. Goofbid and BayCrazy are gone, and Terapeak is now Seller Hub's Product research.
12 min read · Tools, Price research, Deal hunting, Reselling, Alerts
- JUN 22
eBay allows sniping. A snipe won't get you a cheaper price.
eBay allows bid sniping, software included. A snipe only lowers your price when the other bidder would have raised theirs. Plus what three sniping tools cost.
8 min read · Auctions, Tools, Deal hunting
- JUN 12
eBay has no price history chart. Here's what you can check instead.
eBay has no price history chart, and no tool can show you prices from before tracking started. Here's why that's structural and not an oversight.
10 min read · Price research, How eBay works, Tools
- JUN 10
eBay stopped documenting its search operators. Here's what still works.
eBay documented three search operators until 2018 and documents none today. Buyers disagree on whether they still work, so here's how to test any of them.
9 min read · How eBay works, Deal hunting, Tools, Alerts
- JUN 8
How to calculate eBay sell-through rate from free data
Sell-through rate is sold listings divided by active listings on one eBay search. Both counts are free to read, and there's no price anywhere in the answer.
10 min read · Reselling, Price research, Deal hunting, Tools
- MAY 27
eBay's own help page tells you to search misspellings
eBay's own auction tips tell buyers to search misspellings. Why a typo can lower an auction price, which typo tools still work, and how to make your own list.
9 min read · Deal hunting, Tools, Buyer protection