Bidder Toolbox - The Complete, User-Friendly eBay Search and Bidding Application

What is Bidder Toolbox?

Bidder Toolbox is an eBay search and bid application for either the casual eBay user or the seasoned professional to make the task of the search as fun and as easy as possible. With this application, the user has the ability to create custom search lists with the potential to search categories from 14 different international eBay sites.

Sites that are supported by Bidder Toolbox:

United States
Canada,
United Kingdom
Australia
Austria
France
Germany
eBay Motors
Ireland
India
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Switzerland

Search results can be tagged for future review and tracking. Any bids that are placed are instantly saved for future review and tracking. The application has its own web browser to make viewing auctions and placing bids simple. Everything you need for an easy and satisfying eBay experience is self-contained within the application. The application is FREE to use. There are no flashy annoying banner ads to get in the way of your searching. Just download and install and you are ready to start searching eBay. If you are not already an eBay member you can get signed up through the application. It's that easy.

Download 32 bit version: 1.2.14

Download 64 bit version: 1.2.14

Screenshot Main Menu

Screenshot Search eBay

Screenshot Saved Searches

Screenshot Web Browser

Bidder Toolbox Demo Video

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Bidder Toolbox Demo Video

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Download 32 bit version: 1.2.14

Download 64 bit version: 1.2.14

Directions for installing program
User's Guide
Features
System Requirements
Tips for Creating a Good Search

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News Items:

July 5, 2010 - Added a new version, v1.2.14 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
June 10, 2010 - Added a new version, v1.2.13 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
March 19, 2010 - Added a new version, v1.2.12 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
July 2, 2009 - Added a new version, v1.2.11 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
June 10, 2009 - Added a new version, v1.2.10 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
May 2, 2009 - Added a new version, v1.2.7 for both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows.
December 31, 2008 - Added a new version, v1.2.5. The holidays have kept me from getting the new User Guide done. Maybe after this weekend.
December 29, 2008 - Added a new version, v1.2.4. Still working on the new User's Guide. I should have it ready in the next couple of days.
December 23, 2008 - Added a new version, v1.2.3. ***Please note*** users upgrading from v1.0.15 will need to delete all files before installing new version. There were some design changes affecting the backwards compatibility. A new User's Guide will be forth coming in the next few days.
December 17, 2008 - Totally changed the way searches are created with a new, more user-friendly interface. Multiple concurrent searching was added so now you can have several search lists running on eBay.
August 24, 2008 - Created Lists of popular search terms on the web and on eBay. The terms lists can be easily created with Bidder Toolbox.
August 9, 2008 - Updated to version 1.0.15 .
August 6, 2008 - Secured eBay's certification for the application.
August 5, 2008 - Updated to version 1.0.14 implementing the action items required by eBay for their application certification process.
July 24, 2008 - Website is looking good and version 1.0.13 is ready for testing.
July 18, 2008 - New website updates and a new version. I'm working on the user guide and screen shots.
April 12, 2008 - Bidder Toolbox is now available for alpha testing. I will be updating the program and website as time allows. Soon I will be setting up an instruction page for the application. Please email all bugs and crash reports to me at aworkman@tampabay.rr.com. Please copy the contents of any crash dialog detail that may occur while testing and describe the steps taken to make the program crash. More to come....

Features:

Enjoy an advantage over other buyers that have to use eBay's single-search-term, single-search-category capability.
Create numerous searches without having to save them on eBay.
Create detailed multi-term multi-category search lists.
Search for items using category lists from other international eBay sites:
- Australia
- Austria
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- eBay Motors
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Keep track of an auction's progress.
Keep track of your active bids.
Filter results from previous search sessions so you don't have to view old results.
Enjoy more detail in the list of returned search results than with eBay.
Be able to exclude or include specific sellers in your searches
It's easy and fun to use but the best feature is that...
It's FREE!

Bidder Toolbox is designed to run according to the following system requirements:

High-speed Cable or DSL internet connection a must!
Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating system.
Pentium 3 or equivalent Athlon or better CPU.
512MB of RAM or better.
1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher.
Microsoft's .Net Framework 2.0 or higher.

Directions for installing program:

Download file and save to a directory of your choosing.
Unzip the downloaded file.
Double-click the setup.exe file.
Follow the installer instructions.
Double-click on the desktop icon to get started

Tips for Creating a Good Search:

To avoid confusion Use words and groups of words related to a specific subject matter. Don't choose a broad topic like "guns" or "coins" or "books". Be more specific: "flintlock pistols" instead of "guns" or "Roman Republic Denarius" instead of "coins" or "murder mysteries" instead of "books". Creating many specific lists will help to keep your searching organized.
When creating your list of terms, avoid using very generic words like "wow", "rare", "mint" or "used". Use descriptive words with other subject type terms. For example, don't use the word "rare" by itself. Doing so would cause the search application to return hundreds if not thousands of useless results. Be more specific: "rare flintlock rifle" instead of "rare".
When using the "search Title and Description" option take into account the chances that the words you choose can be found in totally unrelated auctions. Try to be as specific as you can and use more than two or three words for this option.
Wherever possible use exact phrases to help narrow down the number of results you get. If the phrase may be too long take out words like "the", "and", "of", "that" and use the "all words" option.
To get more results returned use the "all items" option as opposed to "store only" or "auction only" or "fixed-price only" options.
When looking for specific items, use different spellings of the word or words in your search list. This can include the word or words in several foreign languages or using many common misspellings. You can get a leg-up on the competition by covering all the bases.
To aviod long search times, keep the list of terms in the 15 to 25 range and the number of specific categories in the 5 to 10 range.
When searching for titled items like records, movies or books, use the "exact phrase" option and break up the title into a couple different terms. Another method would be to use the "all words" option and leave out the small words like "of", "the", "and", "or" etc. and include the name of the group or author.
Don't be too shy to include categories from eBay's foreign sites. Not everyone lists their items through eBay US. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the category lists of other countries and use them to get an edge in your search.
Use specific as opposed to general categories in your search. Only use general categories if a likely specific category cannot be found for your search term.
Fine tune your list after viewing the results. You may find that your list of terms returns auctions that are totally unrelated to what you're after. Look for the common factors in those auctions and use the "exclude words" or "exclude sellers" options for the particular search term.

Have a good search tip? Email me at aworkman@tampabay.rr.com with your tips and a username you'd like to go by and I will add them to the list and give you credit.

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