So my wife broke the old Canon A530 that was with us for about 4 years. Now it was the time for me to get a new digital camera.
Canon A series are affordable and produce high quality images. I loved the old A530, but it has this issue I hated. The flash recharging time is so long ( 5 secs ) that it is annoying when you need to take several shots continuously with the flash on. Another issue is that the size is much bigger (bulkier) than the similar class cameras from other manufacturers.
So I decided to go with the SD series. It is said that SD series cameras are much faster charging flash after each shot which is true. And decided to go with SD850 IS, but didn’t want to spend more than $200. But SD850IS was $229 at Amazon which was one of the lowest prices I could find. So I accidentally started looking for it in the Ebay. You know, I never used Ebay before and it was bit uncomfortable first but after few trades, I decided to search for SD850IS in Ebay.
So I won mine at about $113 + $6 shipping. Total about $120. At that time, I though it was a great deal even if it was a used one.
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If you visit Ebay time to time, why don’t you try Ebay Desktop ? It is Adobe AIR application and I really do not like to install additional software platform, but it’s worth it. If you don’t have Adobe AIR, probably it will be automatically installed.
Ebay Desktop presents probably the most efficient interface for browsing auction items , and see all the statistics in a single windows! You can browse the item from the Ebay Desktop and add it to the JBidWatcher to win the bid successfully!
Ebay Desktop
I wanted to buy a new camera. Current Canon A530 ’s battery door is broken. I started with Ebay looking for the spare battery door part for my camera first. But have changed my mind to search for a more recent model - A560. The LCD screen of A530 is too small anyway and wanted to have that 2.5 inch LCD of A560.
Practically this was my first time hunting for an item in Ebay. And I found it very hard to go up against all these people to bid for the good values. Especially, all these remaining times are not suitable for me to monitor all day long.
When the bid ends in between 9AM and 5PM, the only thing I can do is to bid on the item on the previous night since I have to work during the day time. And this is a serious disadvantage not being able to monitor the exact moment when the auction ends. It is said that you have higher chance to win that auction if you bid into right before the auction ends.
So I have searched the google and some popular DIY sights such as Lifehacker and luckily I found and tried JBidWacher the first time and really love it! You know there are too many craps out there so called and they even cost you. But JBidWatcher has all the functions that I needed such as multiple item monitoring and Snipe function.
What is a Snipe? You can set a maximum amount you desire to pay for the auction item using Snipe menu. Then JBid will bid few seconds before the auction ends within the maximum limit. The default is 30 seconds. Let’s say if your maximum amount $10 and the last bid amount was $5 , JBid will bid with the next mimimum amount (for example $6 ) instead of $10 just 30 seconds (can be changed) before the bid ends.
Also there is Multiple Snipe function that monitors similar items together and JBid stops checking other items when you win one of the items. But I have not tried this function yet.
It would be nice if there were some kind of FireFox plugin or software that helps to add items into the JBidWacher. You need to copy and paste the auction number of the item manually to monitor.
But all in all, this is one of the best Ebay Monitoring Software.
It’s a java based application, so you can run it on Windows , Mac, and Linux. Just make sure that you have the latest Java runtime installed.
JBidWatcher
So my wife broke the old Canon A530 that was with us for about 4 years. Now it was the time for me to get a new digital camera.
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