Everything tagged Tools
Third-party tools, whether they're still alive in 2026, and what they cost.
6 posts- JUL 26
Free eBay deal hunting tools in 2026, checked one by one
We loaded 19 free eBay tools on July 29, 2026. Goofbid and BayCrazy are gone, Terapeak was renamed, and several of them beat us at their own job.
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 in writing, software included. Proxy bidding means a snipe changes who gets to react and not what you'll pay. Live 2026 tool costs.
10 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 report all three still work, and here's how to test any of them.
10 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 bidding strategy page tells buyers to search typos. Which misspelling tools still work in 2026, checked, and why the discount isn't measured.
9 min read · Deal hunting, Tools, Buyer protection