Auction Defender :: eBay Auction Tracking, Bidding and Sniping

- added high bidder feedback information
- updated bid history for private auctions
- added handling of pages where eBay returns "Page No Longer Available"
- fixed a problem with new beta style of eBay pages.

- updated high bidder and bid history page parsing
- fixed an issue with bid history pages for dutch auctions
- fixed import from seller for multiple page results
- updated seller rating
- updated parsing of ebay live auction pages
- fix for possible program crashing
- added a warning dialog when placing a bid over Buy It Now price

- updated browser extension to work with FireFox 3.0.1
- fixed an issue wtih bid counts on dutch/buy it now auctions.
- updated parser of bid history pages
- added optional grid lines and fonts to the auction grid, fixed encoding issues displaying some special characters.
- added right-click menu item to manually change status of closed auctions (won/lost) per user request.

- FireFox 3.0 extension (compatability upgrade, it is recommended to close your browser while upgrading)
- fixed a problem importing multiple auctions from search results pages due to eBay website updates.
- updated item refreshing to correct a seller/feedback issue
- updated manual item refresh to include bid history/number of bids.
- added a "View log" option to the auctions right-click menu for an item-specific log.

- fixed seller feedback showing as zero due to eBay website changes.
- updated bid algorithm
- added "last import" column to to scheduled import dialog
- fixed double-click in scheduled import dialog
- updated minimized/maximized state per user request
- fixed minor error removing ng profit/loss columns from the auction grid
- fixed license date format in "About" window
- fixed option to shutdown computer after bidding

- fixed an issue with Mature Audiences categories due to eBay website update.
- updated messages/log when eBay returns errors that buyer requirements are not met.
- updated program messages when eBay returns errors due to "technical dificculties".
- minor internal logic and log improvements.

- fixed an issue incorrectly identifying some auctions caused by eBay website update.
- fixed a problem with the Mature Audiences category caused by eBay website update.
- updated log/messages at bid time.

- fixed an issue with some "Attention buyer" forms at bid time.
- fixed a Vista issue with the trial version showing "expired" under some versions.
- fixed possible Vista auto-update problem for limited user accounts.
- updated the default eBay user algorithm when using multiple eBay ids.

- fixed eBay login cookie for usernames with special non-alphanumeric characters.
- updated bypassing of possible "Attention buyer" form when bidding.
- updated Firefox plugin under Windows Vista.
- upgraded setup/update files

- fixed a potential early closed status on some open auctions.
- fixed number formatting in status bar times.
- updated bid dialog for items imported after the user has bid outside the program.

- updated import functionality for new eBay search result pages.
- added "week" user setting to the Date/Time formatting by user request.
- increased space for eBay/refresh times in the status bar.
- updated AD to remember the main window size between sessions.
- added advanced user setting to specify refresh interval in the last 5 minutes before bid.
- updated algorithm for user bid history parsing on closed private/lot auctions.
- fixed path for sound files with new installations.
- fixed a bug with the program crashing if grid columns are added and moved before saving.
- added an extra check at bid time for eBay login status.
- added hotkey to enter bid dialog from grid when using only the keyboard.
- added settings to change registration email and view license expiration date to help menus.

- added handling for additional eBay error messages, like "transaction blocked".
- updated "fixed price" and "auction" style detection algorithm.
- AD logo no longer displays when starting the program minimized.
- updated item selection to remain after sorting.
- added file size in the "Restore" dialog.
- added warning for maximum bid above "Buy it Now" price.

- added "manufacturer recalls" and other "attention" form processing to be able to snipe special auction types.
- increased days to be able to refresh auctions to 60, included date errors.
- added a view filter for items specifically with "no bid group" by user demand.
- added processing for eBay error form for users without a linked valid PayPal account.

- fixed a critical bid error caused by eBay login form change.
- fixed ebay seller fees import caused by eBay website change.
- corrected a minor spelling error with backup .adf files.

- fixed imports from "My eBay" due to eBay website changes.
- fixed possible auction hanging in the grid.
- fixed possible two instances of AD starting with Windows.
- updated error logging.
- updated bid history recognition for private listings.
- updated all http calls to minimize number of communication errors.

- added bold column option for any column in the auction grid.
- added hotkey for eBay time synchronization per users' request.
- updated auctions parser to reflect minor eBay website changes.
- updated import functions.
- updated sleep/suspend mode support.

- added partial support for waking up computers from suspend mode as needed to place bids.
- fixed an incorrect "outbid" message for some auctions cased by recent eBay website changes.
- corrected number of bids for private auctions.
- updated custom refresh times for bid groups.

- updated program to reflect eBay website change in high bidder and closed auction winning price.
- updated "auction refresh countdown" in status bar to reflect custom group refresh times.

- fixed eBay time synchronization problem, due to eBay website change
- added "restore" option for auctions file
- added limit to maximum working threads
- program now saves last view filter upon restart
- registration issues fixed
- import improvements for international users
- fixed statistics for signin time
- fixed possible issue with deleting bids after item is removed from the program

- fixed custom flags (broken in version 1.9.4.0)
- fixed trial period problems (showing "expired" trial period incorrectly to some users)
Note: If you have a problem with the automatic update from version 1.9.3.9, redownload/install the program from the setup file (it should retain all settings/auctions).

- added seller profit columns, with automatic eBay fees calculation.
- fixed parser errors in program caused by eBay website changes today.
- fixed empy "Item description" column for items with subtitle caused by eBay website changes.
- fixed auctions with no visible "End Date" as per the new eBay store item listings.
- changed program setup for Vista compatability
- changed program settings location to allow limited user accounts to save settings/searches/blocked sellers.
- fixed IE import button in Windows Vista (requires installation from the setup file).
- miscellaneous internal improvements and updates.
Note: If you have a problem with the automatic update, redownload/install the program from the setup file (it should retain all settings/auctions).

- added grid color for items user is selling
- fixed a Windows 2000 import from search issue
- added 12/24hr time format choice for end date
- added import option for closed "won" auctions from my eBay.
- fixed number of "bids" for single item fixed price auctions.
- fixed auto-delete function to be called periodically (every 12h).
- updated logic for time synchronization with eBay before bidding.
- added more fields to the event log filter options.

- updated eBay forms encoding to allow for non-ASCII eBay passwords.
- fixed possible crash condition on "Auction ending" alert while refreshing the same auction.
- fixed Buy It Now auctions to show one bid if bought, rather than 0 bids.
- other minor internal updates.

- updated cookie handling to avoid possible signin errors
- updated "Import from My eBay" dialog to allow multiple selections
- improved "Import from seller" and "Blocked sellers" dialogs

- added conversion rates for different currencies - tooltips in the grid now show approximate prices in the user's local currency.
- fixed an issue with importing from "My eBay".
- updated the "Import from seller" dialog
- updated the "Blocked sellers" dialog
- right-clickiing to block sellers in the grid now opens the "Blocked sellers" dialog

- fixed a bug causing the program to display a message that it has expired to some registered users.
- added a "delete auctions" option in the blocked sellers dialog.
- changed some messages and minor internal improvements.

- fixed a recent bug (since build 1.9.3.2) causing possible program crash after bid.
- fixed a problem highlighting Buy It Now auctions with multiple quantity in the grid.

- fixed a bug causing program crash when deleting items while being refreshed.
- added "mature audiences" categories support (default user must have them enabled).
- fixed a possible "unrecognized auction status" logged when preparing bids.
- improved program start time.
- minor internal updates.

- major update in the eBay signin process to automatically activate only when necessary.
- removed eBay signin from import dialogs where not required.
- fixed a potential signin error when preparing bid in some rare cases.
- updated eBay web page parser.
- some changes to program messages and logs.
- added more information to the error logs for troubleshooting purposes.
- internal code improvements.

- added a "Blocked sellers" filter to mass-imports, so one can exclude auctions from unwanted sellers.
- added more information to error logs for troubleshooting purposes.
- some minor text updates.

- changed all Daylight Savings calculations not to rely on Windows to compensate for older OSes.
- fixed a bug when deleting auctions with conditional bids dependent on them.
- added eBay time synchronization before bidding (only if time has't been synchronized recently).
- added logging of time synchronization differences.
- added the ability to include shipping in total bid for group/multiple bidding.
- fixed a bug logging "unknown status" instead of "auction ended" in some cases.
- added seller feedback in the "Import from seller" dialog.

- added "Location" and "Ships to" columns to the program grid per users' request.
- updated Bid dialog with "Location" and "Ships to" fields, changed links to seller and bid history.
- fixed sellers' feedback positive percentage display in program.
- fixed grid sort by "Total" cost.

- added support for eBay Poland, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and India.
- fixed outbid alert after cancelling a bid.
- added mouse back/forward capability for the integrated browser
- updated background logic/parsing.
- improved support for auctions with eBay SMI (Safeguarding Member IDs)

- fixed an issue with the "import from seller" dialog and multiple ebay pages.
- fixed logic for cancelling bids in bid groups for private auctions.
- updated the "default" user setting to have a check mark when adding a single user.

- fixed an issue with multiple/group bid.
- improved mass import backend.
- added bid group to the browser import dialog.
- added optional alert on new scheduled import items.
- added total (high bid + shipping) column to the grid per user requests.
- added support for long non-standard URLs to the internal browser.
- decreased HTTP request timeout when bidding.

- improved eBay page parsing for advanced search imports.
- fixed number of auctinos limit on import from the program dialog.
- fixed long URL import.
- added an optional dialog when importing search results from the browser button to specify a number of auctions.
- added the ability to have no "default" user in the options and bid dialog.
- fixed reserve price auctions logic to properly reflect closed auctions where reserve has been met.
- fixed program logic to default to "buy" if the auction "Buy it Now" price equals the "Bid" price.
- fixed an issue with 1.9.1.1 where some auctions without "Buy it Now" price would default to "Buy" bid dialog.

- improved eBay page parsing for better accuracy.
- improved "reserve price", "private", and "unknown" auction logic.
- added "reserve price not met" icon and tooltips to the auction grid.
- fixed internal program logic to cancel conditional bids if unknown auction status.
- custom shipping is now correctly saved between sessions.
- improved the import algorithm and added ability to exclude some auctions to the dialog.

- improved eBay page parsing for better accuracy.
- major change in the background processes to reduce RAM/CPU usage and synchronize all events properly.
- fixed sorting by bid group.
- fixed a small bug when importing items user has bid on.
- added highlighting of won auctions for multiple item listings.
- added a feature to delete login cookies and re-attempt bidding if it fails for some reason.
- a number of minor internal updates.

- updated ebay login.
- changed program auto-update process to be more robust.
- added another timer to avoid possible time difference between ebay synchronizations.
- minor internal updates.

- fixed a possible login issue with passwords that contain special (non-alphanumeric) charaters.
- added program handling for seller shipping restrictions to specific countries.
- minor eBay page parsing improvements and bug fixes.
- improved check for running duplicate programs.

- updated bid dialog.
- fixed potential incorrect ebay motors high bidder status after placing a bid.
- fixed potential auction status issue after cancelling a bid and reentering.
- updated item selection after import of auctions using buttons.
- other minor improvements.

- added optional custom shipping. User can now modify the auction shipping to reflect preferred method.
- added tooltips to the grid with total cost (including shipping).
- added program handling for "Digital delivery" shipping method.
- added program handling for possible "Attention buyer" pages before placing bids.
- added the ability to customize the internal browser home page.
- changed the "Options > Connection" menu to "Internet" and added browser settings to it.
- other minor internal improvements.

- added multiple/group bidding - allows for placing the same bid on multiple auctions.
- added "cancel pending bids" to bid group properties.
- added "find seller" to the Find dialog.
- updated selected item after deleting auctions from the grid.
- added ability to paste price into bid dialogs with "CTRL+V".

- added "Email Bug Report" function to the Help menu.
- updated error logging format.
- fixed an minor issue with capitalization of ebay IDs in the program not maching that on eBay.
- minor internal changes.

- fixed eBay signin errors, prompted by changes to the eBay login process.
- fixed an issue with the internal browser Javascript error popups in some versions of Windows.
- updated the program to correctly parse some pages with a previous proxy bid.
- updated/added to logging of errors.
- removed an advanced user setting for timing of ebay login before placing bids.
- updated the registration dialog, fixed an issue with it not opening a web browser.

- changed the eBay time GMT offset to reset to default in the program settings.
- fixed a 1.8.0.0 issue with incorrect program time after some PC power-saving/hibernation modes.
- fixed a 1.8.0.1 bug with thread refresh time showing auctions as closing early for non-US ebay sites.
- fixed a delay with importing auctions ending in less than 15 minutes when "Ending soon" alerts are set.
- fixed double refreshing of some auctions after import.

- added optional integrated browser !
- changed internal time functions to correctly identify all time zones and international eBay sites.
- program will now delete old files in its temp directory.
- fixed the hot key to correctly open the "Flag" menu.
- fixed a bug with scheduled imports on program strart.
- added imported action logging.
Note: Please make sure the "GMT offset" is correct for ebay time (not local time) in "Tools>Options>General".

- added Firefox extension for importing auctions easily.
- added alert for auctions ending soon.
- changed log end time to correspond to the selected eBay site.
- added an option to display the "End Date" column in local instead of eBay time.
- added auto-delete option of old closed auctions after a specified time period.
- added "Flags" column to mark auctions with custom icons for easy identification.
- added option to automatically import scheduled imports on program start.
- added option to minimize instead of closing the program when clicking [X].
- added "Ctrl+A" menu to select all auctions.
- added a link to the AD website in the Help menu.
- added a dialog when changing user password to apply it for all pending bids.

- added ability to buy "fixed price" and store items directly from the program.
- added ability to buy multiple quantity fixed price items.
- included tooltips/additional indications for "immediate payment required" auctions.
- program now deletes cookies if unsuccessful login due to communication errors.
- added to error logging.
- fixed an issue with sellers column not displaying all sellers.
- fixed an issue with scheduled import if the time is set to 0

- updated the "import from search" dialog to support a third type of eBay URLs properly.
- added a "View seller's other auctions" button to the Import dialog.
- changed the tab order in the import dialog, and some internal logic fixes
- added an option to sort auctions after mass importing.
- mass importing to a bid group no longer changes the view filter to that group
- fixed a potential issue with the "Add to bid group" button in the Import dialog.
- fixed a possible double refreshing of auctions after mass import.

- NEW! Scheduled import - you can specify for any type of import to be performed automatically on a schedule.
- redesigned the import menus, added even more import options.
- eBay signin session information and cookies are now deleted on program restart to eliminate possible login issues.
- updated the eBay sign in process.
- password mismatch (between the password set in options and the one in the bid dialog) is now logged.
- updated the way the automatic adf backup file is overwritten in case of crash and possible auction data corruption.

- NEW! Conditional bid support - specify certain conditions to be met before a bid is placed.
- changed alert on won/closed auctions when importing to the program after placing a bid.
- added message to alert when placing new bids if the bid group winning limit is already reached.
- added "Ctrl+C" and menu item to copy auction numbers to the clipboard.
- changed the default order and width of the new "PayPal" column.
- fixed an issue with the Import button being greyed out by default in the "Import from My eBay" menu.

- added support for additional currencies (program now supports 16 different currencies)
- added a "PayPal" column to the auction grid, indicating auctions that accept PayPal payments
- added a separate menu for importing auctions from eBay seller
- added custom refresh timing in the bid group menu (large groups can be set to refresh at larger time intervals)
- the default user is now selected in the import auction menus
- program can be maximized properly
- importing auctions where the high bidder is in the program highlights the line properly
- the "View" drop down window size is now retained between sessions

- added an optiion to adjust the "End date" column in the grid to match local eBay sites
- updated the randomization algorithm for auction refresh times.
- program now creates a backup of the currently used .adf file, in case of corruption
- edit/delete bid group buttons are now enabled if the selected auction is in a bid group
- fixed an issue with muting some alerts
- added parser handling for errors in reading auction end time

- added an optiion for users to choose whether to synchronize PC clock
- added group information tooltip to the icon in the auction grid
- added tooltip and link to the bid group properties from the grid column.
- added status information about bid groups in the "Group properties" dialog
- adding new bid groups now does not change the view filter
- slowed down the .adf file access rate to reduce possibility of corruption in case of PC crashes
- fixed an issue when adding users withtout passwords
- fixed a remaining possible time zone issue
- fixed an issue with bid groups winning number being reset after program restart
- fixed a parser error with closed fixed price items with "best offer"
- fixed a possible infinite loop condition when importing auctions that can't be recognized by the program

- split the "outbid" alert into separate alerts (on refresh, and at auction close) for more flexible user control.
- added option for user to supress text alerts
- added recovery algorithm in case of failed eBay login due to communication errors
- fixed a bug where recently registered users using 1.4.9 version may receive an incorrect "trial expired" message.
- fixed a bug with incorrectly displayed Australian time when ebay.au is selected as the default eBay site.
- changed eBay time synchronization in program to be a separate timer from the PC internal clock
- increased HTTP timeouts for slower internet connections to reduce communication errors.

- updated algorithm for bid groups to avoid conflicts with auctions closing at the same time. If you're using bid groups upgrading is highly recommended
- added more descriptive log messages for bid groups actions
- added "new bid group" sub-menu item for more intuitive adding of bid groups per customers request
- increased ending thread wait timer while auto-updating the program
- changed the default order of columns in the auction grid
- changed eBay timer to use main program thread to further optimize memory/resources use
- changed "Time to Bid" and "Time Remaining" date/time format to mimic eBay's search result pages time format

- added ability to edit users, and save a default user for bidding/importing (when using multiple eBay IDs)
- added parser handling for eBay auctions with "Item Unavailable -- Seller Currently Away"
- updated splash screen to be independent of user font sizes
- fixed possible setup error when installing over a running version of the program, and/or browser
- fixed sorting of the auction grid after importing multiple items, then changing the view filter

- changed the Options>Users dialog not to close when user clicks ENTER.
- changed wording in the "About" dialog and the splash screen for clarity.
- added a tooltip to the eBay/refresh times in the program status bar.
- other minor internal code optimizations.

- fixed minor issue with number control in the "Place Bid" dialog
- fixed bug double-adding first new group.
- changed program not to start minimized on first installation.

- added subtitles of eBay items as tooltip in the "Item Description" column
- updated help file to address small functionality changes with recent versions
- updated image display in "Place bid" dialog to variable height, to mimic eBay's display more accurately
- changed "My max bid" control in the "Place bid" dialog to allow for better mouse integration
- fixed a small issue with possible crash under Windows 9x when program is set to shut down Windows after placing all bids

- changed mass-import dialog wording for clarity
- fixed a small issue with closed/lost auctions refreshing after being closed
- changed IE toolbar to a single icon rather than separate toolbar
- added Quick Start Guide to program Help menu

- updated setup screens for new installation
- updated Quick Start Guide and documentation
- fixed licensing issue on newly installed Windows XP machines when registered by non-administrator.

- fixed an issue refreshing some auctions due to eBay site changes.
- improved mass import dialogs
- some internal algorithm improvements for better processing of auctions.

- updated parser to address changes to the eBay website.
- changed text headings of the Auction Grid Columns menu.
- added Auction Grid Columns menu to the top text program menus for easier access.
- changed wording and the title of the Place Bid dialog.

- updated parser to address changes to the eBay website.
- new splash screen and updated logo.
- added a warning on shutdown when there are pending bids.
- updated algorithm for time synchronization with eBay when program can't connect to server.

- older builds of the program are considered obsolete, or internal, and not part of this revision history.
- skipped versions are internal builds with minor changes/improvements.