| Auction Management Systems |
| If you plan to place one or two ads a week, you can probably keep up with your activities with a scratch pad, but if you plan to run lots of auctions or try to make a living from the online auction marketplace, you are definitely going to need a professional management system. There are many management systems available, but there are only a few we haved tested and like. |
| PC Resident Programs Software programs loaded in your hard drive. Disadvantage: You have to be at your computer to use the system. Advantage: They're faster than online systems and give you a little more control. |
| Auction
Commander Pro $19.95 Mark lives in beautiful Honolulu and still finds time to keep this program totally up to date with free upgrades coming through by email on a regular basis. This is the program we settled on when we first decided to go with a management program. It has quite a few features, and did save us some time. It comes up a little short in a few areas, and if you are planning to become an eBay power seller, you should really consider A.I.D. or Auction Trakker. |
| A.I.D.
- Auction Information Database $29.95 You can control and monitor all your online auctions with their Auction Information Database™! A.I.D. It was created to make the lives of bidders and sellers easier. They offer a Free Demo Download! |
| All
My Auctions $29.95 All My Auctions allows you to retrieve listings with one click. It also automatically organizes listings and identifies items needing attention. |
| Auction Trakker $39.95 This is auction management software at it's best! Full integration with eBay allows the Auction Trakker to monitor and track your auctions with the click of the mouse. Timber Creek Software's Auction Trakker was awarded a five star rating from ZDnet. It is also expandable to a complete inventory control system. |
| Easy
Auction $39.95 eBay auction management software for buyers and sellers. Pretty limited. You would do better with A.I.D or Auction Trakker. |
| kAuction Auction Management
Software $39.95 This seller created auction management software to help handle all of his selling chores more efficiently. He's now made it available for sale. |
| My
Auctionmate $48.00 Software allowing users to submit auctions, contact winners, and otherwise manage and automate eBay auctions. Of the many auction assistant tools available none come close to fully automating your daily tasks as MyAuctionMate software does. They offer a 20 day free trial of the software. |
| Shooting
Star $49.95 A complete tool for buying and selling on eBay...from start to finish. From creating and listing auctions, to sending email and feedback, plus much more! Download a FREE 30-day evaluation copy. |
| Online Management Systems All of the tools reside online... not on your hard drive. Disadvantage: They can be confusing and somewhat slow at times. Advantage: They are always up to date, and you can access them from anywhere. |
| Andale $8.95/mo to $169.95/mo These are the folks that offer you free counters on eBay. They offer a few other management tools as well. Their site confuses me, and their pricing scares me, but they seem to be kicking some behind. Must be their tie in with eBay. |
| AuctionHelper Variable % with $10.00/mo minimum They have developed a series of auction management tools to automate the time-consuming components of the online auction business allowing sellers to increase their efficiency and productivity. |
| AuctionWatch $12.95/mo to $250.00/yr Pretty pricey, but very popular. One of the most complete programs available. You can download their Sales Manager Business Edition (SMBE) that allows you to do most of your work offline. Sell more and save time with SMBE by performing your sales management tasks in bulk from your computer's desktop without having to be constantly connected to the Internet. You must connect up with AuctionWatch when you're ready to complete all the tasks, but it's pretty quick at that point. |
| Collector
Online $19.99/mo to $74.99/mo A web-based database that allows online sellers to catalog an unlimited number of items, format auction listings, send items to multiple auctions, generate sales reports and much more. They are heavily tied in with if not partially owned by eBay. |
| Spare
Dollar $4.95/mo Simpleand inexpensive with just enough tools. |
| Trak Auctions $6.99/mo to
$4.99/mo long term They offer auction tracking for eBay sellers and buyers, counters, schedule uploads, automatic relisting and credit card processing. It is completey Web-based and useable from anywhere on the Internet. |