AuctionMate Pro for eBay

AuctionMate Pro is your constant companion for your eBay activities on the Palm Pre and Pixi. You get an instant and complete overview of your buyings and sellings and can buy and place bids. You are notified if your watched items are ending soon or if you are outbid, you can read your messages and use much more functions on the way.

Click here to install the app on your device.

There is also a free version of AuctionMate available.

HP TouchPad

AuctionMate Pro for eBay is now compatible with the new HP TouchPad. If you use AuctionMate on your phone, it will be automatically installed on your TouchPad. Details will follow soon.

Features

  • eBay, the webOS way
    Access everything you need for mobile interaction with eBay, with a native Palm Pre app.
  • All features of the free version of AuctionMate and in addition, the following Pro features:
  • Pro: Advanced search
    Besides basic search terms you can search by category, price and auction type.
  • Pro: Notifications
    (Beta Feature) AuctionMate Pro notifies you if you are outbid, a watched item is ending soon or in case of other important events.
  • Pro: Messages
    You can read your messages and flag or delete them.
  • Pro: Reminders
    Access your eBay reminders in an easy way.
  • Pro: Seller details
    You always get an overview about the reputation of the seller.
  • Pro: Calendar integration
    You can transfer an auction into your calender to make sure you will not forget it.

Changelog, Frequently Asked Questions

How it works

Connect AuctionMate with your eBay account

When first launching the app, AuctionMate asks you to be connected with your eBay account. Tap on the connect button to open an eBay web site which asks you to log in. Tap on "I agree" to create the connection between eBay and AuctionMate. This procedure is enforced by eBay and ensures the security of your eBay account (details).

If you have problems to connect your eBay account within the app, you can also connect your account via your PC or Mac. In this case, AuctionMate can create an eMail with a link. If you follow this link on your desktop computer, the connection process is started.

If you don't want to connect your account you can still search for items on that page.

Home Screen

After connecting your account you are directed to the application home screen which will welcome you from now on whenever you launch AuctionMate.

This screen presents an overview over your eBay activities. You can see the number of items in each section for watching, buying, and selling. Tap on a button to display the corresponding list.

If you have any reminders, a notice is display in the upper right corner. Tap on the notice to show the list of reminders.

You may enter a search term on that screen and press "enter" or tap on the search button to search for an item on eBay. The advanced search can be reached by tapping on the advanced search button.

Messages can be display by tapping on the lower right button. The number of unread messages is displayed in the button.

AuctionMate automatically updates this screen and the lists whenever you make changes from within the app. To update manually, simply tap on the update button on the lower left.

Lists

The lists in AuctionMate contain the same items as the lists on your My eBay page. The list gives you an overview over the most important properties of an item.

Tap on an item to open the detail view for that item.

You can navigate to the next or previous list by tapping on an arrow in the list title bar. Or tap on the title to jump directly to a different list.

If the watchlist is shown, you can remove an item from that list by swiping that item to the left or right out of the list.

In the list of search results, you can change the sort criteria of the search results. Just tap on the lower right button and choose the sort criteria.

Display items and bidding

The item detail page displays all relevant information about an item. You can switch to the image view or display the item description using the buttons on the bottom of the screen.

A status bar below the item title displays important information such as that you're watching that item or if you are the high bidder.

If the item is not on your watch list you can add it to the list by tapping on the watch icon on the lower left on the screen.

If you want to place a bid only in the very last second the update button may help you to keep track of that item.

Tap on "place bid" to open the bidding dialog. In this dialog you may enter your bid and tap on the green button. A new dialog will appear that displays the exact amount and the item name and asks for confirmation. Your bid will be placed after you tap on that button.

If the item features a buy it now option you can buy the item by tapping on the corresponding button. If more than one item is available, a dialog will ask for the number of items you want to buy.

Tap on the "..." button on the lower right to access more functions for this article:

You can open the eBay article page in the web browser.

Add a calendar entry for the article to remind you when the auction ends.

Open the profile of the seller.

Notifications (beta feature)

AuctionMate Pro notifies you about important events of your articles. Therefore you must only activate the notifications in the preferences.

As a buyer, you will be notified about these events:

  • You are outbid
  • A watched item is ending soon
  • You have won an article
  • You have lost an article

As a seller, you are notified about these events:

  • An auction has ended
  • An article has been bought
  • One of your articles received a bid
  • You have sold an article
  • You have not sold an article

These notifications are displayed the way you are used to from SMS or eMails. If a new notification is available, the AuctionMate icon is displayed on the lower right of you device. A tap on this icon displays the notification. There you can see how many unread notifications are available and also the latest notification. Tap on the AuctionMate symbol on the left side to show the list of notifications. Tap on the text on the right to directly jump into the article.

In the list of notifications you can also jump directly into the article. In addition you can delete a single or all notifications.

Messages and reminders

AuctionMate Pro shows your eBay messages and reminders.

To access your messages, tap on the envelope symbol on the lower right of the home screen. There you can also see the number of unread messages.

By tapping on the button, the list of your folders is displayed and for each folder you can see the number of unread and the total number of messages. Tap on a folder to open it.

In the list you can see all messages of the folder. Unread messages are display in a bold font. In addition, the sender name and the send date and time of the message are displayed. If a message is marked, a flag symbol is displayed beside the message. Tap on a message to read it. You can delete a message by swiping it to the left or the right out of the list.

Here you can read the complete message. If a message belongs to an article, you can directly open the article by tapping on the article number on the upper right. If eBay allows it, you can answer the message. Therefore, a browser card opens where you can enter your answer. By tapping on the flag symbol, you can mark a message. A tap on the trash deletes the message.

Reminders are displayed in several cases, e.g. if you must leave feedback for an article. You can display the list of reminders by tapping on "reminders" on the upper right of the home screen. The list shows you an overview of your reminders.

Advanced search

You can reach the advanced search by tapping on the lower search button on the home screen.

In this formular, you can enter a search term. You can choose whether you only want to search in the title or also in the description.

Additional options are:

  • Main category of the article (sub categories will be supported soon)
  • Article type (Auction, buy it now, shop)
  • Condition (new, used)
  • Sort order of the results

Furthermore, you can configure the price range of the articles.

Seller profile

The seller profile can by reached via an article which the seller is selling. Tap on the "..." button and choose "seller profile". Here you can see all information which eBay displays about the seller.

You get an overview of the positive, neutral and negative ratings of the past and also an overview of ratings by different criterias like article description or shipping costs.

Furthermore, a list of comments for the seller by other users are shown.

Preferences

Tap on the AuctionMate application title to open the menu and preferences.

If AuctionMate is connected with your eBay account the account name is displayed here. Tap on that name to delete the account settings from AuctionMate. If you do that, AuctionMate can no longer access your eBay account.

In the preferences dialog you can also select the eBay country site that is used by AuctionMate. By default, the appropriate site is derived from your phone settings. You can override this selection by choosing a different site. This selection affects the language of eBay messages and the marketplace for searches.

Activate the notifications which inform you about important events of your articles. You can also configure, how often AuctionMate should check for new notifications.

The option "Remove immediately" configures that articles in the watchlist are directly removed from the watchlist by swiping to the left or right. If this settings is deactivated, you must confirm that you want to remove the swiped article.

Notes about the connection with eBay

To use all features of AuctionMate you need to connect the app with your eBay account. This can be done from the start screen if the app is not connected with an account. During the connection procedure eBay will ask for your eBay username and password. The web page that asks for your account data is an eBay website. AuctionMate never gets access to your eBay password. The password is not saved inside the application.

By logging in and accepting the connection eBay creates a token that is used by AuctionMate to interact with your eBay account. This connection can be deleted at any time directly from your My eBay page.

This procedure is enforced and required by eBay to ensure your accounts security. AuctionMate is certified by eBay to use this mechanism. You may refer to our terms and licensing page for further details.

Updates

This app checks on startup if updates are available. If there is an update in the Palm App Catalog it will display a short message.