Hi, I'm getting a few sales from my ebay links...not big stuff. Just wondering where I can find out what people bought by clicking on my link?
I made a tool that does exactly that - here Just download a report from CJ, the rest is pretty simple
yup that tool rocks. wondering if i can ask if you used the ebay api to build that tool? I ask because i just hooked up with the api area of ebay and it really looks confusing. Is it really worth while to spend the time learning all this ebay api stuff? i dont really know what all you can do with it. Im doing ok with the ebay ek and flex tool but this also has its limitations. I also wonder if you could pull the winning bidder info from within the tool itself? Or will this tool be for sale for personal use? awesome job Kerosene!! Jeff
It doesn't use the API. I tried to use/understand the API and failed It just uses the ebay auction ID (which is actually inside the CJ report), and pulls in the item description etc using a PHP script. It's incredibly inefficient, but it works. I haven't thought about pulling in the bidder info, it can probably be done though. What's the use in knowing the bidders ID?
I was thinking maybe i could use that info for running a contest for the user that wins the highest number of auctions. Maybe this would help entice my newsletter readers to bid/buy more often? Just a thought. Jeff
I'll have a look at the script and see if it can be done. Isn't it against the CJ/eBay TOS to encourage bidding by offering prizes/money etc?
well im not sure about that... but i would look into it and get permission before i do it.... for sure.
Every ebay transaction has the auction # in the details which can be pulled by downloading the csv/excel file. So you can do it manually to check to see what auction and basically who bid, etc.
Could you use the CSV file to find out what the most active auctions are? That would be a great help in determining what is selling on ebay.
And to think I was just asking my wife tonight what was selling good on eBay (she is a frequent seller). Thanks Kerosene!
Thanks Bryce Any suggestions are welcome - I'll be doing some tinkering with the CJ/ebay report tool this week.