jBidWatcher is a Java-based application allowing you to monitor auctions you’re not part of, submit bids, snipe (bid at the last moment), and otherwise track your auction-site experience. It includes adult-auction management, MANY currencies (yen, pound, dollar [US, Canada, Australian, and New Taiwanese], Swiss Francs, and euro, presently), drag-and-drop of auction URLs, a unique and powerful ‘multisniping’ feature, a relatively nice UI, and is known to work cleanly under Linux, Windows, Solaris, and Mac OS X from the same binary. Currently it is only implemented for eBay, but it is abstracted suitably to work with any online auction site with a minimum of changes. It is under active development, and issues are quickly responded to. Bug reports and feature requests are always welcome, as are praise and complaints.
What’s new:
Version 2.0b2:
* A tab menu in the menu bar for configuring your tabs
* An activity and log viewer (rudimentary right now)
* A parameter for both running on a USB drive, and multiple users
* A light freshening of the UI through new icons and other small changes
* Links to related web tools (forums, for example)
* Platform-specific features (Installer on Windows, new UI library on OS X)
* There’s a ‘Test Login’ button on the eBay configuration tab!
* A clear indicator of current login status in the toolbar
* A thumbnail column
* Indian Rupee support
* Much better parsing, including fixes for most major current problems
