john Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You give this program a list of ebay searches in a text file and it searches the vinyl section and posts the matches to a google spreadsheet. It will then wait a specified amount of time and search again. I have it set to search every hour and just check the spreadsheet periodically throughout the day. See gif. Note that gif is ~ 30 seconds because it takes about 10 seconds per search (working on speeding that up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 i just use discogs. idk if im understanding this completely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Ez-pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Maybe. I typically just refresh my followed eBay searches on the app several times daily. Cos of the addiction, er hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Maybe. I typically just refresh my followed eBay searches on the app several times daily. Cos of the addiction, er hobby. me too, but I hate searching on the phone and the desktop version followed searches sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I regularly tip $5 when I order one beer at the bar. I would not spend $5 on this. vinyl addict, tvham, Cloudsbelow and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Shark Tank worthy idea right here, I could see Cuban getting behind this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Didn't that Virgil dude keep all the money from that collective thing or something? FlippingOut and cambionic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Nope, no I would not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 me too, but I hate searching on the phone and the desktop version followed searches sucks I have my new saved search results delivered to my email every morning like clockwork. Try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'd buy some fried dumplings instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The last idea I saw that had me this excited was the vertical turntable... ...or maybe the Netflix of vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 id buy 2 tacos and be as happy as a bug snug in the rug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klefki Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 What you are selling is a feature. I'd pay $1.99 for this at the most IF it worked well and had a proper GUI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Wouldn't buy it myself but I do applaud you on creating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 The eBay app for iOS (and I'm sure Android) sends push notifications when there's a new listing in your saved searches. Also there's an IFTTT channel that will do a general search and do whatever you want with the data, you can save it to a Google Doc, send a text message, turn on a lamp if you have smart bulbs, etc. So, probably zero dollars. tape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 What you are selling is a feature. I'd pay $1.99 for this at the most IF it worked well and had a proper GUI. I think this is probably the most accurate. There are various ways to track this now, most of them free. You'd have to really, really nail the execution to get people to use it. Even then, I dunno how many paid versions you'd get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRINCE Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 dethrock and aju2streets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 It'll still return a shitload of non-vinyl until eBay enforces that shit. Not your fault though. Klefki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerohacker Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Shark Tank worthy idea right here, I could see Cuban getting behind this. I'm out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 You would have to flesh this out a lot more into a legit app. Side note for other programming nerds: gotta love some python! You still in school or already work somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I regularly tip $5 when I order one beer at the bar. I would not spend $5 on this. You got that Bruce Willis money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheComebackKid Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Would not pay 5$. I know Python so I would just write a script myself that does this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Wood Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 The way the Ebay app works now, you can get instant or so-called push notification on hundreds of records within minutes of their being listed, if you set it up that way. Works great. They pop up faster than email notifications. + They come through no matter what you're doing with your iWhatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Would not pay 5$. I know Python so I would just write a script myself that does this Pretty much this for me. If it was something I wanted, it'd just do it myself. Probably be easy to add on modules for discogs and Amazon too. I also rarely pay for software (OSS user almost exclusively), so I would have trouble paying for this at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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