Online auction tools
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Online Auction tools is application software
, that can either be deployed on a Web server
or a Desktop
. This software is used by customers of online auctions such as eBay
or Oztion
.
Online Auction companies have opened up their applications to third party application developers to extend the capabilities and increase revenue. API interfaces were developed using XML
which enable third party developers to build applications that use the back-end of the online auction.
This software enable tools such as:
Tools that allow consumers to place last minute bids
Auction sniping is the process, in a timed online auction (such as on eBay), of placing a winning bid at the last possible moment (often seconds before the end of the auction), giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. This can be done manually, or by software. The software can be designed for the purpose running on a bidder's computer, or for an online Internet sniping service, where the software agent is run from a website. Use of a service is stated to decrease the failure rate of the snipe, because the website is expected to have more reliable servers and Internet connection with lower and less variable delay in sending data (latency) enabling the bid to be placed closer to the deadline, even arriving within the last second.
A bid sniper is a person who, or software agent which performs auction sniping.
and Auctiva
.
provides the auctioneers to develop their own auction system with the tools & service provided in the system. The system now adopts the Web 2.0 compatibility and able to match with the new data structures and technologies. This will help the entrepreneurs to step in the business of E-com.
Application software
Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
, that can either be deployed on a Web server
Web server
Web server can refer to either the hardware or the software that helps to deliver content that can be accessed through the Internet....
or a Desktop
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
. This software is used by customers of online auctions such as eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
or Oztion
OZtion
Quicksales is an online auction site based in Australia, and the second largest auction website in Australia. According to the site there are more than 750,000+ items available for auction or purchase and as of 15 September 2009 there are over 430,298 member accounts.-History:The OZtion website...
.
Online Auction companies have opened up their applications to third party application developers to extend the capabilities and increase revenue. API interfaces were developed using XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
which enable third party developers to build applications that use the back-end of the online auction.
This software enable tools such as:
Auction Snipers
Auction SnipingAuction sniping
Auction sniping is the process, in a timed online auction , of placing a winning bid at the last possible moment , giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. This can be done manually, or by software...
Tools that allow consumers to place last minute bids
Auction sniping is the process, in a timed online auction (such as on eBay), of placing a winning bid at the last possible moment (often seconds before the end of the auction), giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper. This can be done manually, or by software. The software can be designed for the purpose running on a bidder's computer, or for an online Internet sniping service, where the software agent is run from a website. Use of a service is stated to decrease the failure rate of the snipe, because the website is expected to have more reliable servers and Internet connection with lower and less variable delay in sending data (latency) enabling the bid to be placed closer to the deadline, even arriving within the last second.
A bid sniper is a person who, or software agent which performs auction sniping.
Auction Listing Tools
Services that aid in listing items on auction sites like eBay, such as VendioVendio
Vendio Services, Inc. is an American Internet software as a service company that provides sales management software by subscription. A majority of customers use Vendio for its eBay auction management program and eBay applications...
and Auctiva
Auctiva
Auctiva is an eBay auction management system, founded in 1998 by Jeff Schlicht. Schlicht, a software engineer, wrote a program to automate the task of placing listings on eBay...
.
Auction Portal Software
Auction Portal SoftwareAuction software
Auction software is application software that can be deployed as stand-alone software for commercial and/or charity live and silent auctions, that handles all aspects of conducting an auction. This software provides users the ability to register bidders, clerk sales, and cash out bidders...
provides the auctioneers to develop their own auction system with the tools & service provided in the system. The system now adopts the Web 2.0 compatibility and able to match with the new data structures and technologies. This will help the entrepreneurs to step in the business of E-com.