Whats the best eBay auction software?

November 15, 2006 1:50 PM

What is the best eBay auction management software?

I recently started an eBay consignment business, real small, just me.

What would be the best auction management software? I have looked around, and downloaded a few, but I can't find anything thats not crap.

Suggestions hive mind?

posted by Blandanomics to computers & internet (5 answers total)

Mac or Windows?
posted by unixrat at 2:50 PM on November 15, 2006

If you are using a Mac I hear good things about iSale
though I haven't used it personally.
posted by meta87 at 3:05 PM on November 15, 2006

My mom and her friends use Auctiva and they all swear by it. However, my mom and her friends are novices when it comes to computers, and I haven't used or even looked at the software in action, if it is indeed software and not just a web app.

Apparently it only works with Firefox 2.0 or that other new browser, what's it called?
posted by dozo at 3:14 PM on November 15, 2006

Windows.

I have linux, but who am I kidding?
posted by Blandanomics at 3:22 PM on November 15, 2006

There's a comparison chart on the excellent auctionbytes website.

IMHO, eBay Seller's Assistant Pro (now Blackthorne Pro) is the best solution for a small/medium consignment business.

However, patience is required, Blackthorne is non-intuitive, clunky, .Net Framework and Access based.

The Blackthorne user community on eBay is useful.
posted by Fins at 7:53 PM on November 15, 2006