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You can use Strider to track your favorite eBay auctions. Here is how to do it:

  1. Go to the eBay advanced search page.
  2. Enter your search string. Read about the advanced search commands you can use to tailor your search so that it returns only relevant results.
  3. Click the Search button.
  4. Scroll to the bottom of the list and locate the Tools section. It should look like this:
  5. If Strider is set as the default application to handle feeds, click the button. A new bookmark will be automatically added to your collection. If Strider is not set to handle feeds, click and drag the button to the Strider's list of bookmarks at the location you want it.
  6. Select Show Info from the News menu.
  7. In the Info panel that appears, click the eBay Feed Provider checkbox. By setting this, Strider will handle this bookmark differently than with other bookmarks. When refreshing such bookmark, Strider will update the description of all headlines for this bookmark that are archived and will flag them as unread. This way, you can always get the most recent bid price and the number of bids.
  8. Depending on your search, a large number of headlines might be returned. If you don't want to keep a large number of read headlines, you can change the persistence of the headlines for this bookmark. Uncheck the Use Global Persistence Preferences checkbox in the Info panel. The settings in the Headlines Persistence will become active. You can change the Forget Headlines after setting for something like 2 hours. If you change the numeric value, make sure you press Enter after changing the value to save it.
  9. Finally, when you find a headline about an item you want to track, click the headline in the list and choose Archive Selected Headlines from the News menu.

Now, you can enjoy your favorite eBay searches right from Strider!