Keeping up with your eBay
October 2, 2007 on 12:16 pm | In Features | 5 Comments
I was on eBay the other night, bidding on an item I just had to have, when I noticed a message that said “Get mobile or IM alerts”. Hmm, that sounded handy so I clicked on the IM link to see what would happen…
eBay took me to a page where I could select which IM service I wanted to get alerts on. They can send you a “watching item ending alert” and/or an “outbid alert” via Yahoo! Messenger, AOL, Skype, or Windows Live Messenger. I selected Yahoo! Messenger and it then took me through a process where I linked my Yahoo! Messenger ID with my eBay account.
The next day, I got an alert in Yahoo! Messenger, letting me know that I had been outbid (I also got the standard “You’ve been outbid” email from eBay). I clicked the link in the alert and it took me right back to the listing page so I could enter a new bid.
Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 users can also get the free eBay plug-in. It sits in your Yahoo! Messenger window and gives you up-to-the-minute information on eBay items you’re watching or that you’ve bid on. Plus it has a handy search tab so you can quickly find an item a friend might mention over IM.
So if you’ve ever groaned in frustration over a lost eBay auction, try out these tools to put Yahoo! Messenger to work for you.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
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Comment by markj — October 2, 2007 #
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm,well if this works like the rest of yahoo i wouldnt waste my money period….. there would be something screw up either it not take ur bid and get it through in time and youd be upset then or possible send a bigger bid than you had typed in wow thats really scarry to think you would want to rely on yahoo to do you good. from what i have seen myself there is no way i would chance it ive seen to much of yahoo screw ups…sorry not for me’
Comment by johnm12666666666666666 — October 3, 2007 #
I used Ebay plug-in among others and it does come in handy. It’s actually one of the five I use the most.
Off-topic: Yahoo Messenger is acting up today, it doesn’t want to connect at all. Does that mean Yahoo for Vista is on its way?
Comment by Mike — October 3, 2007 #
It does seem to work, I had several notifications so far for items I bid on and was watching. But yeah since they have a reputation of allowing exploits with msgr and their chat rooms who knows if it works 100% bullet proof. Id hate to soley rely on it and end up losing something if it didn’t work.
Comment by ebaystatus — October 7, 2007 #
sarah did you win the item you were bidding on?
Comment by kevin — October 7, 2007 #