Become an eBay Sniper with a Firefox add on!
Now I’ve been using this gem for a few years now with great results.
The add on is called Biet-o-Zilla, but I am not 100% sure that it is still under development, but I know it works.
The only place I could find it was here.
It’s a foreign language site, but you can click on the install on the right side to download the XPI file.
How it works is this:
Go into the settings and add your eBay account information, you can test it to make sure it works.
Enter in the item number in the right section, then the section where it says for your bid, then click on the last minute(you can set the amount of time before the auction ends the bid is placed in the settings)button. I set mine for 15 seconds before auction end because when I had it set lower, the bids were not accepted by eBay and I lost out on a few items much to my dismay.
At the specified time, the bid will be placed and hopefully you win!
Now one caveat.
Firefox and BOZ needs to be open and you need an internet connection for this all to occur. This is not a service, rather just a sniper app for you.
I know personally I’ve bought an $800 Canon Rebel for $570 with it and a set of $1200 ice hockey goalie pads(I do have a hobby besides the internet! ;-) ) for $167!
Play around with it and happy sniping!
PS: The buttons look funky on the image because the skin I have for Firefox messes with the way the buttons look.
Edit: For the not so brave who want a english solution that has been around for a while check out our own Admin’s experiences with Auctionsniper.com here. Note this is a service and not a free app like above. What do you guys use to win auctions? I know you aint doin it on the up and up! klgeeeeee
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about 4 years ago
I love it Sloth! I knew it would happen sooner or later but we did a story on how to win ebay auctions using a similar tool – auction sniper. I added a link to it at the bottom of your post.
I have been using it for a few years already and it is not only awesome it got me my dell x300 for 454 dollars – yes U.S.!
Great solution for all them kidz that used to beat me @ the auctions.
WHOS LAUGHING NOW OLDLADDDE93??
about 4 years ago
Here is the description translated from German to English via BabelFish: (if it helps)
Short description:
Offer o Zilla makes an administration of eBay Artikellisten (several member accounts possible) and automatic deliveries possible of “load minute requirements”.
Note:
Suitably for offers with the option “immediately do not buy”.
Application must be available at the time of the auction end actively and an InterNet connection.
After § 10 the AGB of ebay.de is forbidden “the delivery data processing processes automated by requirements by means of”. The use of offer o Zilla takes place therefore on own risk. The adhesion for damage of jedweder kind and their consequences (e.g. not successful requirements) is in principle impossible.
Author: Philippe Goetz
Translator: Armin C Schneider
about 4 years ago
The BidNinja eBay Sniper works well.
It’s completely free. Online too, so your machine doesn’t have to be on.
about 4 years ago
thanks Daniel anything else you can tell us about it. AtA readers love free. I believe the saying is
free is for me!
about 4 years ago
Sorry…wont use BidNinja. Their TOS is not in depth enough. Last thing I need is people getting my email and giving it to spammers or trying to use it for phishing.
about 4 years ago
How did you make it show in English in your screenshot?
about 4 years ago
Bryan:
Try this link for the English version.
Karl passed along your request for help, let me know if this doesn’t work because I can always just email you my XPI and it will work.
Get me @ rtroth at gmail.
about 4 years ago
Thanks Sloth – Just tried it and works like a charm. I like the idea of not having to rely on a service.
I grabbed a mispelled a power cord for my Dell X1 – it was LATTITUDE and I snatched it for a little over 5 bucks! Much better than the 70 bucks from Dell!
Have I told you – That you are the Man??
about 4 years ago
You know there are people who make a living out of catching auctions with misspellings, and then relisting them correctly and profiting.
about 4 years ago
bietozilla just ceased to work for me. i had earlier also version problems multiple times, but now completely gone. firefox 2.0.0.7 and bietozilla 0.8.3.1 do nothing together.
maybe ebay just blocked it, as they have this own crap “ebay companion” extension now.
about 4 years ago
ninjaadmin,
To be honest, I’m actually the creator of the site. It’s been up for about 3 years, and has bid grouping, sms alerts, a 2 click bidding tool, and international support. All free!
slothman,
Is there something specific you’d like to see in the TOS? I’d be more than happy to create something more detailed for our users as I’m committed 100% to user privacy.
Daniel
about 2 years ago
I liked Biet-o-Zilla because it was unique among other firefox sniper add-on, that it is free and doesn’t require any online sniper services. However, it hasn’t been updated for almost a year now. It seems that my only choice is try some shareware, but I realy don’t want to, because they are not cheap and some even have annual fee and worst of all, they all require IE, which I have un-installed long time ago.
I just find out this new Add-on, JoyBidder,
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10917
The screen shots look good. Has any one tried it yet?