Mozilla working on Firefox Companion for eBay

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Mozilla working on Firefox Companion for eBay

by Brad Linder Apr 16th 2007

It looks like Mozilla and eBay are working together on a new Firefox add-on that will work with the online auction site. The Firefox Companion for eBay is in private alpha at the moment, but you can sign up to be a tester.

The add-on will let Firefox users manage eBay auctions directly from their browser. Of course, you usually usually use a browser to access eBay, but we're assuming the new program will be some sort of eBay toolbar for Firefox, allowing users to manage their own auctions as well as search for other's auctions on eBay.

If you've set eBay as your homepage, this is probably the right tool for you. But with everyone from Google to StumbleUpon vying for toolbar space in your browser, an eBay add-on wouldn't be at the top of our priority list.

[via CyberNotes]

Tags: ebay, firefox

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brandon said 12:02AM on 4-17-2007

Sounds interesting.

-signs up-

dfgfd said 7:50AM on 4-17-2007

Jewelry suppliers

Phatman said 11:40AM on 4-17-2007

I wonder if this will only be a tool for sellers. I'd be nice to have a utility where I could specify my bid amount, auction number, and when the bid should be placed.

Howard said 5:35PM on 4-24-2007

Phatman,
The tool you're describing already exists. It's called JBidWatcher (JBidWatcher.com) and it's free. It should run on all platforms as it was built on top of Java.

Ana said 4:08PM on 4-25-2007

I recently started using an eBay toolbar for Firefox that I found at http://myeBayFox.com

It's the coolest thing!

Besides from the toolbar it blocks ads and includes a script in the toolbar that shows thumbnails for all searches. The page looks a lot more organized and I can keep track of my auctions in an easier way. It definitely makes the eBay experience a lot easier!!

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